Year: 2024
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Suhas Subrmanyam defeated 15 other candidates in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District
Suhas Subramanyam (D) won the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District on Jun. 18, 2024. Subramanyam won 30.3% of the vote. Dan Helmer (D) finished in second place with 26.8% of the vote. Atif Qarni (D) received 10.6% of the vote, Eileen Filler-Corn (D) received 9.3% of the vote, and Jennifer Boysko (D) received…
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Florida expands work requirements for SNAP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed House Bill 1267 on June 13, 2024, expanding work requirements for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The legislation mandates that individuals aged 18-59 must participate in the SNAP Employment and Training program for 40 hours per week, with exemptions for those living with children or who…
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Hung Cao wins the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Virginia with 64.3% of the vote
Hung Cao (R) won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Virginia on June 18. Cao received 64.3% of the vote. Eddie Garcia (R) received 10.0%, and Scott Parkinson (R) received 9.8%. Chuck Smith (R) and Jonathan Walker Emord (R) also ran in the primary. Cao will face incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D) in the…
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House Judiciary Committee report alleges organizations colluded to force ESG policies
The House Judiciary Committee released an interim report on June 11 alleging that several organizations, investors, and asset managers colluded to force American corporations to adopt ESG policies. The report specifically referred to Ceres, Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and the Big Three asset…
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Abortion-related amendment restored to the ballot in NY, joining four other states where abortion is confirmed on the ballot—CO, FL, MD, and SD
Voters in 11 states could vote on abortion-related measures in Nov. 2024. Ballot measures are certified in five states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, and South Dakota. On June 18, a New York state appellate court restored the previously certified New York Equal Protection of Law Amendment to the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024. On May…
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Two candidates are running for Vermont’s At-Large U.S. House seat—the fewest since 2016
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Vermont was May 30, 2024. Two candidates are running for Vermont’s one U.S. House district—one Democrat and one Republican. Seven candidates ran in 2022, six candidates ran in 2020, and five ran in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings: Vermont and…
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Fewest open state legislative seats in New York since 2010
Seventeen of New York’s 213 state legislative seats up for election in 2024 are open, meaning no incumbent filed. This is the fewest for the state since Ballotpedia began tracking these figures in 2010, and newcomers are guaranteed at least eight percent of the legislature next year. New York has 35 contested state legislative primaries…