Author: Emily Aubert
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Former City Council members Gallego and Valenzuela face off in Phoenix mayoral runoff
Former Phoenix City Council members Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela are facing off in the mayoral runoff election for Phoenix on Tuesday. They were the top two vote-getters in the special election on November 6, 2018, when neither candidate surpassed the 50 percent threshold to win outright. Gallego received 44 percent to Valenzuela’s 26 percent…
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Two more presidential contenders are in, four top Democrats are out
There are sixteen notable presidential candidates and 86 weeks to go until November 3, 2020. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) entered the race last Friday, calling himself “the only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation’s number one priority.” On Monday, John Hickenlooper (D), the former governor of Colorado, also announced that…
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Neubauer receives six-figure boost in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee announced Monday that it was giving $350,000 to two local organizations—Together Wisconsin Acts and Black Leaders Organizing Communities—to support Lisa Neubauer in the nonpartisan race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (D), who founded the group, is also set to travel to Wisconsin for…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court race features two new biographical videos on the opioid crisis and civil rights
Appellate judges Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer have both released their first campaign ads in the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Hagedorn discussed the adoption of his daughter, Lily, who was born addicted to opioids. He has focused on the opioid crisis on the campaign trail, saying, “The heroin and meth epidemics are…
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Jumaane Williams wins New York City public advocate election
Jumaane Williams, a New York City councilman representing parts of Brooklyn, won the New York City public advocate special election on February 26. He defeated 16 other candidates in the nonpartisan election, receiving about 33 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns. He will be the city’s fifth elected public advocate. The previous public…
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North Carolina State Board of Elections orders new election in state’s 9th Congressional District
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously on February 21 to order a new election in the state’s 9th Congressional District following four days of hearings on alleged ballot tampering and election fraud. The state Board will set the date for the primary and general election, unlike the nearby 3rd Congressional District,…
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Sanders raises nearly $6 million in first 24 hours of presidential campaign
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) raised nearly $6 million in the first 24 hours of his 2020 presidential campaign, marking a record total for 2020 candidates with his initial fundraising haul and the number of donors—223,000—who contributed. Sanders, who came in second in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary with 46 percent of pledged delegates,…
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2018 election lingers in Phoenix with mayoral race runoff
The November 2018 elections aren’t done yet. A runoff in Phoenix’s mayoral election is taking place on March 12, 2019, between former Phoenix City Council members Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela. They were the top two vote-getters in the nonpartisan special election on November 6, 2018, although neither candidate surpassed the 50 percent threshold to…
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Former astronaut Mark Kelly will run in U.S. Senate special election in Arizona; Republicans hold 22 of 34 seats on 2020 Senate map
Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly (D) announced Tuesday that he is running in the 2020 special election for U.S. Senate in Arizona to complete the term of the late John McCain (R). Kelly became active in politics and gun violence prevention after his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D), survived an assassination attempt in 2011.…
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North Carolina gets new state board of elections with NC-09 investigation still pending
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed three Democrats and two Republicans to the new North Carolina State Board of Elections: Stella Anderson (D), David Black (R), Jeff Carmon III (D), Bob Cordle (D), and Ken Raymond (R). Cordle was elected chairman of the board Thursday. Reaching a conclusion in the 2018 election for North Carolina’s…