Category: State
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Thirty-four of 37 Pennsylvania State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $1,536,878. The…
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Forty-three of 54 Pennsylvania House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as…
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Mississippi lawsuit challenges state’s legislative districts
The Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and five Mississippi voters filed a lawsuit in federal district court on Dec. 20 challenging the state’s newly enacted legislative district map. The suit alleges that the boundaries the legislature enacted in March 2022 violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act and “illegally dilute the voting strength of Black…
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Nine of 15 Texas State Senate committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 18-13 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount…
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Sixteen of 31 Texas House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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Rouse, Adams running in Jan. 10 special election for Virginia State Senate District 7
Aaron Rouse (D) and Kevin Adams (R) are running in the January 10, 2023, special general election for Virginia State Senate District 7. The special election was called after the previous incumbent, Sen. Jennifer Kiggans (R), resigned on November 15, 2022, after being elected to represent Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. Rouse, a former NFL player,…
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Eleven of 17 Ohio State Senate committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for 17 of 33 seats in the Ohio State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 25-8 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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Eighteen of 25 Ohio House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 64-35 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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Former justice, three circuit court judges vying for open seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jennifer Dorow, Daniel Kelly, Everett Mitchell, and Janet Protasiewicz are running in the nonpartisan primary for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Feb. 21, 2023. The filing deadline is Jan. 3. A nonpartisan general election will be held on April 4. Justice Patience Roggensack’s term will expire on July 31, 2023. Roggensack…
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Thirteen of 20 North Carolina State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 28-22 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…