Category: Federal
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June 2 election review: Congressional primaries
Eight states and the District of Columbia held congressional primaries on June 2, 2020. Fifty-two seats were on the ballots, including five U.S. Senate seats, 46 U.S. House seats, and one nonvoting U.S. House seat. Cumulatively, 288 candidates were on the ballot. Forty-six incumbents were on the ballot, 22 of whom were Democrats and 24…
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Five states to hold congressional primaries on June 9
Congressional primary elections will be held in Georgia, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, and West Virginia on June 9, 2020. • In Georgia, voters will select one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate and 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from the state’s 14 congressional districts. The candidate filing deadline for these…
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Congressional candidate filing period passes in five states
The filing deadline to run for Congress has passed in Alaska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Minnesota. The filing deadline was on June 1, 2020, for Alaska, Kansas, and Wisconsin. For Hawaii and Minnesota, the filing deadline was June 2. Prospective candidates filed for the following congressional offices: Alaska • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S.…
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Teresa Leger Fernandez wins Democratic primary in New Mexico’s 3rd District
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) defeated Valerie Plame (D), state Rep. Joseph Sanchez (D-40), and four other candidates to win the Democratic nomination for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. Fernandez received 41.8% of the vote to Plame’s 22.9% and Sanchez’s 12.8% with 70% of precincts reporting. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote. Fernandez…
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Rosendale wins Republican primary for U.S. House in Montana
State Auditor Matt Rosendale (R) defeated five other candidates including, Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (R), to win the Republican nomination for Montana’s at-large U.S. House seat. Rosendale received 48.4% of the vote to Stapleton’s 33.2% with 94% of precincts reporting. None of the other four candidates—Joe Dooling, John Evankovich, Debra Lamm, or Mark McGinley—received…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for May
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from May 2, 2020, to June 2, 2020. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS • Vacancies: There have not been any new judicial vacancies since the April 2020 report. There are 74 vacancies out…
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Trump has appointed second-most federal judges through June 1 of a president’s fourth year
Donald Trump has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 197 Article III federal judges through June 1, 2020, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Jimmy Carter (D). The Senate had confirmed 228 of Carter’s appointees at this point in his term.…
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SCOTUS issues opinions in five cases
On June 1, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued rulings in five cases argued during its October 2019-2020 term: Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment LLC (Consolidated with Aurelius Investment v. Puerto Rico, Official Committee of Debtors v. Aurelius Investment, United States v. Aurelius Investment, and…
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Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rejects appointments clause challenge to Puerto Rican debt board
On June 1, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not require members of the Puerto Rican Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) to face confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The Appointments Clause gives the president authority to appoint officers of the United States, subject to confirmation…
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OIRA reviewed 56 significant rules in May
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 56 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in May 2020. The agency approved 13 rules without changes and approved the intent of 40 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew three rules from the review process. OIRA reviewed…