Category: State
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These are the most expensive contested elections in the Arizona House
Elections for all 30 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold a 31-28 majority heading into the election. This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the House of Representatives. This information comes from candidate reports to the Arizona Secretary of State covering…
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Campaign finance deadline today in Indiana
Candidates and organizations involved in Indiana’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 21, 2022. The general election will take place in Indiana on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Indiana? Twenty-five of the 50 seats in the Indiana State Senate All 100 seats in the…
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Cisco Aguilar (D), Jim Marchant (R), Ross Crane (L), and Janine Hansen (I) are running for Nevada secretary of state on November 8, 2022
Cisco Aguilar (D), Jim Marchant (R), Ross Crane (L), and Janine Hansen (I) are running for Nevada secretary of state on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Barbara Cegavske (R) can not run for re-election due to term limits. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this race is “arguably the most important on the statewide ballot in November,…
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Campaign finance deadline today in Arizona
Candidates and organizations involved in Arizona’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 15, 2022. The general election will take place in Arizona on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Arizona? All 30 seats in the Arizona State Senate All 60 seats in the Arizona House…
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California governor vetoes unemployment insurance for undocumented immigrants
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill on September 28 that would have extended unemployment insurance benefits to undocumented immigrants and those in the country illegally under what was called the Excluded Workers Pilot Program. Newsom cited the price of the program as the reason for his veto. About 140,000 undocumented workers would have…
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Campaign finance deadline today in Texas
Candidates and organizations involved in Texas’ statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 11, 2022. The general election will take place in Texas on November 8, 2022. What state-level offices are on the ballot this year in Texas? All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate All 150 seats in the Texas House…
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers receives $26.1 million, with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin as top donor
In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to campaign finance reports made to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, the governor received $26,110,543 in total contributions and spent $23,324,064 between January 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. Evers is running for re-election in…
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Texas Gov. Abbott receives $69.5 million this cycle, with S. Javaid Anwar as top individual donor
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Texas Ethics Commission, the governor received $69,538,463 in total contributions and spent $68,042,038 between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Abbott is running…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf raises $55,402, with PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC as top donor
According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023. Gov. Wolf is a member of the Democratic Party and first assumed office in…
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Ohio Gov. DeWine receives $15 million, with Ohio Republican State Central & Executive State Candidate Fund as top donor
Editor’s Note: This article incorrectly listed the Ohio Republican Party as a top donor to Gov. Mike DeWine, with donations totally more than $520,000. Those donations should have been attributed to the Ohio Republican State Central & Executive State Candidate Fund. In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine is the number one fundraiser in state politics in…