Year: 2022
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Facebook was paid $194,180 from Michigan campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In Michigan, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $194,180 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.27 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Michigan Secretary of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 20, 2022, here are the top candidates…
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New Mexico sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House since 2016
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in New Mexico this year was March 24, 2022. Eight candidates are running for New Mexico’s three U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and four Republicans. That’s 2.67 candidates per district, less than the 6.3 candidates per district in 2020 and the five in 2018. Here are…
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Primary watch: number of contested state legislative primaries is up 38% compared to 2020
There are 38% more contested state legislative primaries this year than in 2020, including 77% more Republican primaries and 18% more top-two/four primaries. Democratic primaries are down 7%, These figures include elections in 20 states that account for 2,476 of the 6,166 state legislative seats up for election this year (40%). A primary is contested…
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Percentage of New Mexico state legislative incumbents facing primaries at its highest since 2014
Twelve of the 57 New Mexico state legislators running for re-election—eight Democrats and four Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 21% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 45% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. While there are fewer incumbents in contested primaries this year than in 2020 (12, down from…
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New York court adopts new congressional, state senate maps
New York enacted new congressional and state senate districts on May 20, 2022, when Justice Patrick McAllister ordered the adoption of maps drawn by redistricting special master Jonathan Cervas. New York was apportioned 26 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, one fewer than it received after the 2010 census. These…
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Prosecutors, public defender running in primary for Office 67 of the Superior Court of Los Angeles county
Three candidates—Fernanda Maria Barreto, Ryan Dibble, and Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes—are running in the nonpartisan primary for Office 67 of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The top two vote-getters will advance to the November general election. While the race is officially nonpartisan, meaning candidates will appear on the ballot without party labels, all three candidates…
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Facebook was paid $2.68 million from Texas campaign accounts
In Texas, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $2.68 million from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.59 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission between Jan. 1, 2021, and [most recent date], here are the top candidates…
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Facebook was paid $78,960 from North Carolina campaign accounts; other states reported millions
In North Carolina, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $78,960 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.18 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the North Carolina State Board of Elections between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 30, 2022, here are…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,446 pages added
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From May 16 through May 20, the Federal Register grew by 1,446 pages for a year-to-date…