Author: Corinne Wolyniec

  • Heather Meyer assumes office as Kansas state representative

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    Heather Meyer (D) assumed office as the representative for District 29 in the Kansas state House on Sept. 7. The Johnson County Democratic Party appointed Meyer to the district on Aug. 24. The district became vacant on Aug. 29 when former state Rep. Brett Parker (D) resigned to accept a job offer. Meyer will serve…

  • Abe Hudson Jr. resigns from Mississippi state House

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    Mississippi state Rep. Abe Hudson Jr. (D-29) resigned on Aug. 30.  “Serving in this capacity has been one of the highest honors and proudest accomplishments of my life,” Hudson said in a video he posted to Facebook. “I believe that my transition will allow both the Mississippi Delta and I to grow. Furthermore, it will…

  • Christine Goodwin assumes office as Oregon state Representative

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    Christine Goodwin (R) assumed office as the representative for District 2 in the Oregon State House on Aug. 25. Commissioners from Douglas, Josephine, and Jackson counties appointed Goodwin to the seat on Aug. 12. The seat became vacant in July when former state Rep. Gary Leif (R) died of cancer. Goodwin will serve the remainder…

  • New Mexico Secretary of Education Ryan Stewart resigns

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    Ryan Stewart resigned as New Mexico’s secretary of education on Aug. 20, citing health issues in his family. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) first appointed Stewart to the position in August 2019. Stewart said he would continue serving at the Public Education Department in an advisory role.  Lujan Grisham announced on July 29 that former Los…

  • Keith Hayashi assumes office as interim superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education

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    Keith Hayashi assumed office as interim superintendent of Hawaii’s state department of education on Aug. 1. The Hawaii State Board of Education in June appointed Hayashi to serve as the interim superintendent, after outgoing superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced she would not seek a contract renewal. Hayashi will serve in the role until the Board selects…

  • Hawaii governor appoints Linda Ann Ha‘i Clark to state House of Representatives

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    Hawaii Governor David Ige (D) appointed Linda Ann Ha‘i Clark (D) to the District 13 seat of the Hawaii state House on July 23. The seat became vacant in June when Ige appointed former state Rep. Lynn DeCoite (D) to the Senate to succeed Jamie Kalani English (D). Clark will serve the remainder of DeCoite’s…

  • Kentucky state Rep. John “Bam” Carney dies

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    Kentucky state Rep. John “Bam” Carney (R) died while in office on July 17, 2021, due to long-term health issues.  Carney was first elected to represent House District 51 in 2008. He most recently won re-election in 2020, defeating Richard Steele (D) 78.6% to 21.4%. He was elected as state House majority leader in 2018…

  • Maryland State Delegate Keith Haynes retires

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    Keith Haynes (D)—who was first elected to the state legislature in 2002—retired from the Maryland House of Delegates on July 15. Haynes most recently won re-election in 2018 after running unopposed in the primary and general elections. “After 18 1/2 years of service, I am retiring from the Maryland House of Delegates as of July…

  • Kathryn Hackett King appointed to Arizona Supreme Court

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    Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) appointed Kathryn Hackett King to the state supreme court on July 8. The seat became vacant in April when former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew W. Gould retired. King is Gov. Ducey’s sixth nominee to the seven-member supreme court. At the time she was appointed, King was a partner at…

  • Alaska Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger retires

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    Alaska Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger retired on June 30. Former Gov. Sean Parnell (R) appointed Bolger to the state supreme court in 2013, and voters retained him in 2016 with 57% of the vote. When he retired, Bolger was the court’s chief justice, a position he had held since 2018. Bolger is the only…