Category: Federal
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2024
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from March 2, 2024, through April 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 44 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 5.1,…
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All candidates for U.S. House Texas District 32 Republican primary runoff complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the May 28, 2024, Republican primary runoff election for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District — David Blewett (R) and Darrell Day (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Here are the candidates’ responses…
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Biden has successfully appointed 190 federal judges through April 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 190 Article III federal judges through April 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through…
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Joe Biden (D) has second-lowest Cabinet turnover among 21st century presidents
Joe Biden (D) has the second-lowest Cabinet turnover among presidents who have served since 2001. Four of Biden’s Cabinet secretaries and Cabinet-level appointees have resigned so far in his administration. George W. Bush (R) saw the lowest Cabinet turnover as of April 8 in the fourth year of his presidency, at three Cabinet-level resignations. Barack…
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Federal Register weekly update: 13 presidential notices in first week of April (2024)
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From April 1, 2024, through April 5, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 2,010 pages for…
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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Michigan
Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Michigan of all presidential candidates, taking in $2 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Trump raised $204,400 in February. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Michigan, with $1.15 million since the start of the campaign and $293,593 in February. In February…
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Haley campaign outraised Trump campaign in Wisconsin
Before ending her campaign, Nikki Haley (R) raised the most money from Wisconsin of all presidential candidates, taking in $973,323 since the start of the campaign cycle. Haley raised $339,823 in February. Donald Trump (R) has raised the next most from Wisconsin, with $810,523 since the start of the campaign and $106,431 in February. In…
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Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024. Fifty-five candidates are running for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 30 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 3.9 candidates per district, lower than the 5.9 candidates per district in 2022 and the 5.5 in 2020. This is the first election…
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Trump campaign has outraised Biden campaign in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump (R) has raised the most money from Pennsylvania of all presidential candidates, taking in $2.59 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Trump raised $233,118 in February. Joe Biden (D) has raised the next most from Pennsylvania, with $2.3 million since the start of the campaign and $403,973 in February. In February…
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Biden campaign has outraised Trump campaign in Washington state
Joe Biden (D) has raised the most money from Washington state of all presidential candidates, taking in $3.31 million since the start of the campaign cycle. Biden raised $608,096 in February. Donald Trump (R) has raised the next most from Washington, with $1.83 million since the start of the campaign and $227,260 in February. In…