Author: Mandy Gillip
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Iowa Governor appoints fourth supreme court justice
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) appointed attorney Matthew McDermott to the Iowa Supreme Court on April 3, 2020. McDermott succeeded Acting Chief Justice David Wiggins, who retired on March 13, 2020. McDermott was the governor’s fourth nominee to the seven-member supreme court. At the time of his appointment to the state supreme court, McDermott practiced…
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SCOTUS takes up case concerning Federal Tort Claims Act
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case in its October 2020-2021 term concerning the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The case, Brownback v. King, came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. In 2014, James King violently resisted arrest after being…
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Kansas governor announces supreme court appointment
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) appointed Judge Kenyen Wall to succeed Justice Lawton Nuss on the Kansas Supreme Court. Nuss retired on December 17, 2019. Wall is Kelly’s second nominee to the seven-member supreme court. Kenyen J. “K.J.” Wall was a partner at the Forbes Law Group when he was appointed to the Kansas Supreme…
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February 2020 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 52.3% Republicans, 46.8% Democrats
February’s partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States shows 52.3% of all state legislators are Republicans and 46.8% are Democrats, which is consistent with January 2020. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats…
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Filing deadline passes for special election in New York’s 27th Congressional District
Candidates interested in running in the special election for New York’s 27th Congressional District had until February 20, 2020, to file. The special general election is scheduled for April 28, 2020. Ballotpedia will provide a full candidate list once the state has released the official candidate filings. The special election was called after Chris Collins…
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Pennsylvania statewide filing deadline passes on February 18
The filing deadline to run for elected office in Pennsylvania is on February 18, 2020. In Pennsylvania, prospective candidates may file for the following federal and state offices: • 18 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives • State auditor general, attorney general, and treasurer • 25 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate and 203…
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January 2020 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 52.2% Republicans, 46.8% Democrats
January’s partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States shows 52.2% of all state legislators are Republicans and 46.8% are Democrats, which is consistent with December 2019. Also as of the end of January, Republicans hold a majority in 59 state legislative chambers, and Democrats hold the majority in 39 chambers. One…
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Filing deadline passes for Ohio candidates
On December 18, the major-party filing deadline passed to run for elected office in Ohio. Candidates filed for: 16 seats for the U.S. House of Representatives; Six seats on the State Board of Education’ 16 seats in the Ohio State Senate; 99 seats in the Ohio State House; Two Ohio Supreme Court justices; and 21…
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Oklahoma governor appoints supreme court judge in wake of resignation
Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick vacated his seat on the court on April 10, 2019, when he received commission to become an Article III federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. On November 20, 2019, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Dustin Rowe to succeed Wyrick on the…
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Ballotpedia covering 2,983 seats up for election on November 5
On Tuesday, 27 states are holding elections for 2,983 seats within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. Regular elections are being held for 2,894 seats, and special elections are being held for 89 seats. Here is a breakdown of the type and number of elections Ballotpedia is covering on November 5: There are no congressional seats up…