Author: Emily Aubert
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Cruz and Clinton won Iowa caucuses in first 2016 presidential primary contest three years ago
Three years ago, Iowa was preparing for the first primary contest of the 2016 presidential election on February 1. More than 180,000 turned out to the Republican caucuses, smashing 2012’s turnout record by 60,000 people. Sen. Ted Cruz took the top spot with 27.6 percent of the vote and eight delegates. Donald Trump came…
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) expected to appoint new state election board this week; NC-09 election results remain uncertified
A revamped North Carolina State Board of Elections is expected to go into effect on or after January 31, 2019, following the dissolution of the old board last month. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) will appoint three Democrats and two Republicans to the board from a list of nominees provided by each state party. Democratic…
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Sen. Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential run
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) became the seventh Democratic elected official to enter the 2020 presidential race, announcing her run Monday on Good Morning America. She was first elected to the Senate in 2016 after previously serving as California’s attorney general. Harris joins former Obama Cabinet member Julian Castro, former Rep. John Delaney (Md.), Rep.…
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Tom Marino (R) to resign from U.S. House next week, special election to be called in PA-12
Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), who has served in the U.S. House since 2011, announced Thursday that he will resign from Congress on January 23, 2019, to pursue a job in the private sector. Marino served as the state co-chair for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 and was briefly a nominee to head the…
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Three high-profile Democrats announced their 2020 presidential intentions last week
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) said Friday that she planned to run for president in 2020. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro (D), who formed an exploratory committee in December, also made a formal announcement of his candidacy on Saturday. Earlier in the week, Democratic activist and founder of NextGen Climate…
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Florida and California top total state party revenue for both Democratic and Republican parties between 2011 and 2017
The Democratic and Republican parties maintain state-level affiliates in all 50 states. The parties primarily raise money through contributions, which they later use to support electoral candidates and general party administration. Democratic affiliates in Florida and California—which is a Democratic state trifecta—had the highest total state party revenue between 2011 and 2017, followed by…
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Kentucky governor to face at least seven challengers in 2019
Democrats and Republicans are lining up to challenge Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) in his 2019 re-election bid. The incumbent closed out 2018 with a 34 percent approval rating—the lowest of any governor who is set to remain in office after the 2018 midterm elections. Four Democratic candidates have announced they are running for…
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Democrats hold on to Wexton’s seat in VA State Senate, setting up battle for control of state government in November
State Del. Jennifer Boysko (D) defeated former state Del. Joe T. May (R) in the special election for Virginia State Senate District 33 on Tuesday. Boysko received 69.8 percent of the vote to May’s 30.1 percent. This was the highest margin of victory in the district since 2003, when William Mims (R) ran in…
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Two state appellate judges file for Wisconsin Supreme Court, spring election will influence control of the court
Lisa Neubauer and Brian Hagedorn, both sitting judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, filed to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court seat currently held by retiring Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Abrahamson, the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was appointed to her seat by a Democratic governor more than four decades ago.…
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Warren forms presidential exploratory committee and Iowa team
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced Monday that she had formed a presidential exploratory committee, joining former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro (D) in taking the first steps towards a possible presidential run. Warren has brought on several experienced staffers to her Iowa team from the Clinton, Obama, and Sanders campaigns:…