Author: Avery Hill

On January 7, 2020, North Carolina State Senator Floyd McKissick (D) resigned his seat after representing Senate District 20 for 13 years. McKissick stepped down to accept an appointment to the North Carolina Utilities Commission made by Gov. Roy Cooper (D). The North Carolina Utilities Commission is a seven-person executive board in the North Carolina…

Massachusetts State Representative Jennifer Benson (D) resigned on January 8, 2020, after representing the 37th Middlesex District for 10 years. Benson resigned from state House to lead the Alliance for Business Leadership, a non-partisan coalition of business leaders focused on economic development in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A special election to fill the 37th Middlesex…

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) appointed businesswoman Jessica Castleberry (R) to fill the vacant District 35 state Senate seat on December 31, 2019. Castleberry assumed office on January 1, 2020, and her term will end on January 11, 2021. Castleberry’s appointment came after former state Senator Lyndi Santo (R) resigned effective December 31, 2019.…

Colorado State Senator Lois Court (D) announced that she will resign from the Colorado State Senate on January 16, 2020. Court is currently representing state Senate District 31. She announced her resignation after discovering she is battling a rare disorder—Guillain-Barré syndrome—which caused her hospitalization on December 31, 2019. A replacement will be appointed by a…

New York State Senator Bob Antonacci (R) resigned on December 31, 2019, after representing Senate District 50 for 11 months. Antonacci resigned after winning a five-way race for a spot on the New York State Supreme Court in November 2019. Antonacci’s first bid for political office was in 2014 when he ran unsuccessfully for New…