Category: Federal
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Nebraska filing deadline passes to run for U.S. congressional offices
On March 2, the non-incumbent filing deadline passed for candidates to run for elected office in Nebraska. The incumbent filing deadline passed on February 18. One U.S. Senate seat and three U.S. House seats are up for election in the state. The Class II Senate seat currently held by Ben Sasse (R) is up for…
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22 of 149 congressional primaries on Super Tuesday advance to primary runoff
Five states held statewide primaries on March 3, 2020: Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. In those states, 22 congressional races advanced to primary runoffs. Nine are Democratic primary runoffs, and 13 are Republican primary runoffs. Alabama saw the highest percentage of primaries advance to primary runoffs. Of the six primaries on the ballot,…
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Federal Register weekly update; lowest weekly page total since first week of January
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. From March 2 to March 6, the Federal Register grew by 1,268 pages for a year-to-date total of 13,474 pages. Over the same…
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Congressional primaries in Mississippi on Tuesday
One of Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seats and all four of the state’s U.S. House seats are up for election this year, and the congressional primary is scheduled for March 10, 2020. All five races include the incumbent running for re-election, and four of the races feature a contested primary between one or both major parties.…
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OIRA reviewed 44 significant rules in February
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 44 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in February 2020. The agency approved one rule without changes and approved the intent of 36 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew seven rules from the review process. OIRA reviewed…
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What happens to Democratic delegates allocated to withdrawn candidates?
Seven Democratic presidential candidates have been allocated at least one pledged delegate each. Three have withdrawn from the race: Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar. What will happen to their delegates? The Delegate Selection Rules for the 2020 Democratic National Convention include two provisions dealing with the binding of delegates to the candidates they…
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Siegel and Gandhi advance to TX-10 Democratic primary runoff
Mike Siegel and Pritesh Gandhi advanced to a Democratic primary runoff election for Texas’ 10th Congressional District on March 3. With 97% of precincts reporting, Siegel received 44.0% of the vote, and Gandhi received 33.1%. Shannon Hutcheson was in third with 23.4%. The runoff will be held May 26, 2020. The winner of the primary…
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Winegarner and Jackson advance to Republican Party primary runoff in Texas’ 13th Congressional District
Josh Winegarner and Ronny Jackson advanced to a May 26 Republican runoff from a field of 15 candidates in Texas’ 13th Congressional District. As of 1:50 a.m. Eastern Time on Mar. 4, 99% of precincts had reported. Winegarner led with 39.8% of the vote, followed by Jackson with 20.2% and Chris Ekstrom with 15.5%. President…
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Davis defeats Leeder in Texas’ 21st Congressional District Democratic primary
Wendy Davis defeated Jennie Lou Leeder in the Democratic primary for Texas’ 21st Congressional District on March 3, 2020. As of 12:48 a.m. ET, 19% of precincts had reported. Davis led with 84.1% of the vote to Leeder’s 15.9%. Davis will face incumbent Rep. Chip Roy in the general election on Nov. 3, 2020. Davis…
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Hightower, Carl advance to Republican primary runoff in AL-01
Bill Hightower and Jerry Carl advanced to a Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Hightower received 37.8% of the vote and Carl received 37.3% with all precincts reporting. Chris Pringle received 20%. The runoff will be held on March 31, 2020. A candidate needed more than 50% of…