Category: Federal
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OIRA reviewed 73 significant rules in July
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 73 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in July 2020. The agency approved nine rules without changes and approved the intent of 62 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew one rule from the review process. One rule…
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Five states hold congressional primaries on August 4
On August 4, Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington held statewide primaries. A total of 48 congressional seats—45 U.S. House seats and 3 U.S. Senate seats—were on the ballot. In the races for those 48 seats, 41 incumbents advanced to the general election, two incumbents lost to challengers, and five incumbents did not run for…
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Diana Harshbarger wins 16-candidate TN-01 Republican primary
Diana Harshbarger defeated 15 other candidates in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District’s Republican Party primary on August 6, 2020. Incumbent Rep. Phil Roe (R), first elected in 2008, is not running for re-election. Harshbarger received 19.2% of the vote, followed by Timothy Hill with 16.8%, Rusty Crowe with 16.1%, Josh Gapp with 14.2%, and Steve Darden…
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Rep. Jim Cooper defeats two challengers in TN-05 Democratic primary
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D) defeated Keeda Haynes and Joshua Rawlings in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District Democratic primary on August 6, 2020. With 52% of precincts reporting, Cooper received 56.6% of the vote to Haynes’ 40.8% and Rawlings’ 2.6%. No Republican candidate filed to run for the seat, so Cooper will appear on the November…
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Hagerty wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
Bill Hagerty won the 15-candidate Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee. With 31% of the vote reporting, Hagerty had received 52.5% of the vote and Manny Sethi had received 37.9%. George Flinn Jr. was the only candidate with more than 3% of the vote. Incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander (R), first elected in 2002, did…
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Hawaii to hold congressional primaries August 8
The statewide primary election for Hawaii is on August 8, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on June 2. Voters will elect one candidate from each of the state’s two congressional districts to serve in the U.S. House. Candidates are competing to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Hawaii’s primary…
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Four states to hold congressional primaries August 11
Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin are holding congressional primaries on August 11. One U.S. Senate seat and 22 U.S. House seats are up for election across the four states. Primary candidates are competing for a spot in the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Connecticut, five U.S. House seats are up for election…
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Bush defeats incumbent Clay in Democratic primary rematch in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District
Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. Bush received 49% of the vote to Clay’s 46%. Clay is one of seven incumbent representatives who have lost in primaries in 2020. Bush challenged Clay in the district’s 2018 primary, which Clay won with 57% of the…
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Tlaib defeats Jones in Michigan’s 13th District Democratic primary
Incumbent Rep. Rashida Tlaib defeated Brenda Jones in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary. With 90% of precincts reporting, Tlaib had received 66% of the vote to Jones’ 34%. The primary was a rematch. Tlaib and Jones ran against one another in both the regular and special election primaries in 2018. Jones defeated Tlaib in…
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Incumbent McSally receives Republican nomination in Arizona’s special U.S. Senate election
Incumbent Sen. Martha McSally defeated Daniel McCarthy and write-in candidate Sean Lyons in the Republican special primary election for U.S. Senate in Arizona on August 4, 2020. The special election was called to fill the rest of the 2017-2022 term that John McCain (R) was elected to in 2016. McCain died of cancer on August 25, 2018. Gov. Doug…