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Bustle
March 26, 2018
Keith Ellison (D-MN) became the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006, but there's never been a Muslim woman elected to serve on Capitol Hill. ... More than 30,000 women in total have reached out to Emily's List, a group that trains pro-choice Democratic women to run for office, since the 2016 election.
Portage Daily Register
March 26, 2018
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce secretly raised and spent $33 million between January 2006 and December 2017, the Democracy Campaign reported, most of it on broadcast ads to support conservative Republicans and to smear their Democratic opponents. Walker has been the top beneficiaryÃâà...
Rewire
March 26, 2018
Every GOP senator along with four Senate Democrats—Sens. Joe Manchin (WV), Claire McCaskill (MO), Debbie Stabenow (MI), and Joe Donnelly (IN)—last month voted for the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act,” introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). The vote came amid Senate debate on how toÃâà...
The Nation.
March 22, 2018
Newcomer Deborah Ross also lost a Senate race to incumbent Richard Burr that year, even though the party poured resources into her campaign. .... After then–Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean rebuilt the party infrastructure through the 2006 and 2008 election cycles, he was rewardedÃâà...
New Mexico In Depth
March 15, 2018
Businessman and Democrat Shri Thanedar has nearly $6 million in contributions, mostly from himself, according to his year-end campaign statement. Whitmer previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and as state senator from 2006 to 2015, where she led her party.
The Detroit News
March 12, 2018
Democrats have a problem. Yes, psephologists and other students of political history will tell you that Republicans, being the party of President Donald Trump, are the odds-on favorite to lose congressional seats in this the first mid-term election of the Trump-era. But deep and persistent divisions within theÃâà...
Missourinet.com
March 8, 2018
The widening gap in the Axios poll could motivate other Republicans on the national level to direct more money into the Missouri race. After filing paperwork on the first day to run for the 2018 election, Hawley still hasn't become the Republican nominee as Missouri holds its primary election on August 7th.
Center for Public Integrity
March 6, 2018
From left to right: Michelle Lujan Grisham, running for governor of New Mexico, Gretchen Whitmer, running for governor of Michigan and Sharon Fairley, .... could be a repeat of 1992, “the year of the woman,” when more women ran for Congress than ever before and the number of female senators tripled.
CNN
March 6, 2018
Peter Roskam, who came into Congress during the Democratic wave of 2006, may face a tight race in his Clinton-won district of Chicago's west suburbs. A loss for Rep. ... Bob Casey could face a tough re-election if Republicans raise enough money and run a strong campaign in the commonwealth.
Pew Research Center
March 1, 2018
In addition, one Democrat (John Conyers of Michigan) resigned late last year, and his seat won't be filled until Election Day in November – making a total of ... not to seek re-election to the House this November, 20 are running for other offices instead – 11 for the U.S. Senate, nine for governor of their state.
Governing
February 28, 2018
Gary Herbert, who has been elected three times, the first time in a special election to replace Jon Huntsman, who resigned to become ambassador to China. The only two ... As a result, he was able to parlay his popularity as governor into an easy victory in a U.S. Senate race in 2010. He was "very popularÃâà...
POLITICO Magazine
February 23, 2018
It's a huge opportunity for Democrats to regain the losses of 2010. In 2010, Democrats lost six Senate seats, 63 House seats, six governors, and 729 state legislative seats. And the biggest problem for Democrats was that was the election cycle before reapportionment and redistricting. This has been a lostÃâà...
Politico
February 23, 2018
Even if 2018 is a wave election for Democrats, Republicans could still come out holding on to Nevada's governor's mansion, where Sandoval remains ... Still, a Democratic victory is far from certain, and former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz and 2006 Senate nominee Ned Lamont are competing in aÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
December 31, 1999
Democratic voters in Bloom Township on Tuesday will decide a tense, three-way race for the party's township committeeman. ... DeLuca filled a vacancy created when George Scully became a Cook County judge, and Hutchinson was picked when Debbie Halvorson won election to Congress. "Sen.
Detroit Free Press
December 31, 1999
LANSING — When the bartender yells "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here," at 2 a.m., people partying in Detroit might get a two-hour reprieve under a bill introduced in the state Senate. Last call at bars in Detroit's central business district would be extended to 4 a.m. on weekends andÃâà...
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