Author: Jane Scharl
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Early voting begins in Nashville special election
On January 23, early voting began in the special election for the Nashville Metro Council’s District 29 seat. The election is on February 12, 2019. Four candidates filed to run for the vacancy: Nicola Lamattina, Delishia Porterfield, Constance Smith-Burwell, and Vicky Tataryn. The District 29 seat was previously held by Karen Johnson, who was…
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Colorado State Rep. Jeff Bridges selected to fill state Senate vacancy
State Rep. Jeff Bridges (D) was selected by a vacancy committee to represent Senate District 26 following Sen. Daniel Kagan’s (D) resignation on January 11, 2019. Kagan had previously served in the state House of Representatives, representing District 3 from 2009 to 2016. He did not seek re-election in 2016 because of term limits, and…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) sworn into office
On January 8, 2019, Ron DeSantis (R) was sworn in as Florida’s 46th governor. DeSantis succeeds Rick Scott (R), who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, as governor. His lieutenant governor is Jeanette Nunez (R). DeSantis is a former United States Representative from Florida. He defeated Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) in…
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Democrats win majority in Colorado State Senate and gain trifecta control
Colorado state legislators were sworn in on January 4, 2019, and for the first time since 2012, Democrats gained control of the state Senate. Since Democrats also maintained control of the state House and the governorship, the outcome of the 2018 election made Colorado into a Democratic trifecta. A state government trifecta exists when one…