Year: 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court to determine the regulatory jurisdiction of the EPA under the Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency in an order released on Jan. 24, 2022. The case concerns the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). If a majority of justices interpret the CWA in the same way, then…
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Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: Will you be our valentine?
Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Will you be our valentine? Incumbent and two challengers running in Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Early voting begins today in Texas primaries Will you be our valentine? As a trusted friend of Ballotpedia, we know you love to stay up to…
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Texas filing deadline update: 2022 to have the most contested Republican state legislative primaries in at least eight years
The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in 2022 in Texas was Dec. 13, 2021. State legislative elections will take place in all 31 Texas State Senate districts and all 151 Texas House of Representatives districts. In all, 461 candidates filed for those 181 districts, including 269 Republicans, 192 Democrats, and…
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Incumbent David Holt wins Oklahoma City mayoral election
The nonpartisan mayoral election for Oklahoma City, Okla., was held on Feb. 8. The candidate filing deadline was Dec. 8. Incumbent David Holt defeated Frank Urbanic, Carol Hefner, and Jimmy Lawson. Holt received 59.8% of the votes. Though the office is nonpartisan, Holt has identified as a Republican. The runoff election, scheduled for April 5, was…
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Washington enacts new legislative districts
Washington enacted new legislative districts on Feb. 8 when the Washington State Senate approved an amended version of a map proposal drafted by the Washington State Redistricting Commission. The maps will take effect for Washington’s 2022 state legislative elections. Washington’s four redistricting commissioners each released their proposed state legislative maps on Sept. 21, 2021. The…
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Ballotpedia's Daily Brew: State government trifectas at the Super Bowl
Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: State government trifectas at the Super Bowl A look at next week’s school board recall in San Francisco Three-fourths of Alabama state legislative districts are contested by only one of the two major parties State government trifectas at the Super Bowl This Sunday, Feb.…
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Kansas adopts new congressional map after legislature overrides gubernatorial veto
Kansas enacted new congressional district boundaries on Feb. 9 when both chambers of the state legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's (D) veto of a redistricting plan the legislature passed. Kansas was apportioned four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map…
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Washington enacts new congressional districts
Washington enacted new congressional districts on Feb. 8 when the Washington State Senate approved an amended version of a map proposal drafted by the Washington State Redistricting Commission. Washington was apportioned 10 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 9
February 10, 2022 In this issue: Pennsylvania GOP votes not to endorse in statewide primaries and an endorsement divide in TN-05 Trump, other Republican officials and influencers divided over Tennessee U.S. House endorsement Though the filing deadline for U.S. House candidates in Tennessee is almost two months away, prominent Republican officials and influencers have already…