Category: State

  • Results in the five Texas House Republican primaries with the most candidate fundraising

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    Republican primary elections for 124 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 124 seats up for election in 2022, 56 had a primary election with more than one candidates. Across all contested Republican primary elections, candidates raised $21.6 million. Incumbents raised an average of $362,608…

  • Disclosure Digest: An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.  An overview of the arguments on donor disclosure and privacy As part of our coverage of donor disclosure and privacy, Ballotpedia created a taxonomy of arguments supporting and opposinsg each side of the policy debate. The arguments…

  • Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency rule

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the latest Supreme Court activity in challenges…

  • Fifty-one state legislative districts will be without major party competition in North Carolina this year

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    The number of uncontested state legislative districts in North Carolina grew from 14 in 2020 to 51 this year. Uncontested districts lack major party competition, meaning candidates from only one of the two major parties filed to run. Democrats are effectively guaranteed to win 10 districts, and Republicans are guaranteed 41. Both major parties will…

  • Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner running in Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Kurt Schrader and Jamie McLeod-Skinner are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The general election is set to take place on Nov. 8, 2022. The filing deadline was March 8, 2022. Schrader has represented the 5th District since 2009, but the district’s boundaries changed as a…

  • These 10 Wisconsin donors gave over $5.2 million

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    In Wisconsin politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $48.5 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $5.2 million, or 11 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Wisconsin state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…

  • These 10 Virginia donors gave over $17.2 million

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    In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $465.5 million in total donations between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $17.2 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Virginia state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…

  • These 10 Texas donors gave over $23.7 million

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    In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $375.3 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $23.7 million, or 6 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Texas state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…

  • These 10 Pennsylvania donors gave over $22.1 million

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    In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $308.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $22.1 million, or 7 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Pennsylvania state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…

  • These 10 Ohio donors gave over $2.3 million

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    In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $64.2 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $2.3 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual donors to Ohio state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs)…