Author: David Luchs

  • Daily Brew: October 28, 2021 – Battleground preview week day #4: Cities

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 28, Brew.  Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: This is the final full week ahead of the Nov. 2 general elections. Each day this week, we will be bringing you previews of battleground races at all levels of government. Here’s our schedule for the week:…

  • Your questions answered via Ballotpedia’s candidate survey

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    Welcome to the Thursday, October 21, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Expansion Project brings your questions to candidates in six cities How many state legislative vacancies have opened this year? Ballotpedia has the numbers San Francisco school board recall elections scheduled for…

  • The latest on redistricting: Final deadlines approaching in California and Connecticut

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 20, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California and Connecticut set final deadlines for redistricting U.S. Reps. David Price (D), Michael Doyle (D), announce retirements SCOTUS accepts two cases to 2021-2022 merits docket California and Connecticut set final redistricting deadlines As…

  • State race spotlight: Virginia House of Delegates District 66

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    The Virginia House of Delegates is one of three state legislative chambers holding general elections this year. All 100 seats are up for election, with Democrats defending a majority for the first time in more than two decades. Today, Ballotpedia identified 22 battleground districts based on four criteria. Sixteen battleground districts met one of those criteria…

  • Ultra-local race spotlight: Sequim, Wash., city council

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 13, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Three city council candidates in Sequim, Wash., complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey Redistricting updates: Arkansas Legislature approves new congressional district maps, plus developments in Iowa, Ohio, and Virginia Two months remain until the first…

  • Tracking state vaccine mandates for healthcare workers

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, October 6, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: A look at statewide COVID vaccine mandates for healthcare workers An update on the Cincinnati city council’s emergency ordinance changing the text of Issue 3 A preview of Ballotpedia’s state-level Virginia campaign finance analysis…

  • So far this year, 19 members of Congress have announced their retirement, on par with recent odd-numbered years

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    So far this year, nineteen members of Congress have announced they will not run for re-election in 2022, in line with the average number in other recent odd-numbered years. The 19 members who have said so far they will not seek re-election include three members of the U.S. Senate and sixteen members of the U.S.…

  • Reps. Billy Long, Conor Lamb announce they will run for Senate next year

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    U.S. Representatives Conor Lamb (D-Penn.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) both announced last week that they would run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Lamb will run for the seat currently held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R). Long will run for the seat currently held by Sen. Roy Blunt (R). Toomey and Blunt are both retiring.…

  • RNC outraises DNC for first time since March

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    The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last month for the first time since March, according to July 2021 campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on July 20. Last month, the RNC raised $16.3 million and spent $13.4 million, while the DNC raised $11.2 million and spent $8.0…

  • How much did your governor make last year?

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    Eighteen states paid their governor more last year than in 2019, according to the Council of State Governments’ Book of the States. Gubernatorial salaries in 2020 ranged from a low of $70,000 in Maine to a high of $225,000 in New York, with the average governor making $145,370. In the 18 states where a governor’s…