Author: David Luchs
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Joe Biden led Democratic presidential candidates in pageviews last week, Kamala Harris rose to second in 2019 pageviews
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Joe Biden's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,185 pageviews for the week of July 21-27. Biden's pageview figure represents 9.5% of the pageviews for all Democratic candidates during the…
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One week until Mississippi gubernatorial primaries
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) is term-limited, leaving his seat open in this year's gubernatorial election. Republican and Democratic party primaries will take place Tuesday, August 6, to select gubernatorial nominees. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., and state Rep. Robert Foster will appear on the Republican…
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President Trump vetoes three resolutions related to arms sales, bringing his veto total to five
President Donald Trump (R) vetoed three congressional resolutions limiting sales and export of Paveway laser-guided bombs July 24. Senate Joint Resolutions 36, 37, and 38 were introduced by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on June 5, 2019. They prohibited elements of a June 3 proposal involving export of the Paveway II and Paveway IV laser-guided…
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Tobacco age increased to 21 in Delaware, New York governor signs bill to do the same
A Delaware law increasing the tobacco age restriction from 18 to 21 took effect Tuesday, making Delaware the ninth state to raise the age restriction to 21 since 2015. Gov. John Carney (D) signed the increase into law on April 17 after it passed the state House by a 25-16 vote and the state Senate…
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Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at the age of 99
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday at the age of 99. Stevens was appointed to the court by President Gerald Ford (R) in 1975 to succeed Justice William O. Douglas. He was Ford's only appointment to the court. Stevens served until assuming senior status in June 2010, after which President Barack…
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Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announces resignation
U.S. Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta announced he would resign from his cabinet position, effective July 19. President Trump nominated Acosta to serve as Secretary of Labor on February 16, 2017. Acosta was confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 2017, and sworn in the following day. Deputy Secretary of Labor Pattrick Pizzella…
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Last week, Kamala Harris led Democratic candidates in Ballotpedia pageviews for the first time
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Kamala Harris' campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,678 pageviews for the week of June 30 - July 6. Harris' pageview figure represents 9.1% of the pageviews for all Democratic…
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Marianne Williamson leads Democratic candidates in pageviews after first presidential debate
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Marianne Williamson's (D) campaign page on Ballotpedia received 12,172 pageviews during the week of June 23-29. Williamson's pageviews represented 8.3% of the pageviews for all Democratic presidential campaigns during…
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June party fundraising: Republicans lead national and Senate committees, Democrats lead House committees
Gaps in fundraising between Republican and Democratic party committees in the 2019-2020 campaign cycle widened according to June campaign finance reports. The Republican Party leads in national and Senatorial committee fundraising. The Democratic Party leads in House committee fundraising. Here's a closer look at the numbers from each committees' June filings: The Democratic…
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Oregon Senate Republicans are currently out of state. What is a state legislative walkout?
On June 20, 2019, the 11-member Republican minority of the Oregon State Senate did not come to a scheduled legislative session to discuss HB2020, a cap-and-trade bill. With only 18 Democratic members, the chamber fell short of the 20 members needed to take official action on the bill. Although Senate President Peter Courtney announced on…