Category: State
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California State Assembly District 54 special election set for July 20
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 54 seat in the California State Assembly for July 20, 2021. The seat became vacant after Sydney Kamlager (D) was elected to the California State Senate on Mar. 2. The primary is on May 18, and the filing deadline is on March 24.
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New Jersey Governor announces nomination of state supreme court justice
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced on March 15 that he would nominate Rachel Wainer Apter to the New Jersey Supreme Court. She will replace Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, who is retiring on Aug. 31. Wainer Apter has served as a director with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, a counsel to the New…
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 60 special election set for May 18
Election officials have scheduled a special election for the District 60 seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on May 18, 2021. The seat became vacant after Jeffrey Pyle (R) resigned on Mar. 16 due to health issues. There are no primaries, and candidates will be nominated directly by political parties.
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Pennsylvania 60th House District Rep. Jeffrey Pyle (R) retires
Pennsylvania state Rep. Jeffrey Pyle (R) announced his immediate retirement on March 16, citing health issues. CBS Pittsburgh reported that Pyle was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2005 and had recently suffered a stroke. Pyle was first elected as state Representative in 2005 and was re-elected seven times, most recently in 2020. He has also…
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Special election for Virginia Senate district on March 23
A special election is being held on March 23 for District 38 of the Virginia state Senate. Former Radford City Councilwoman Laurie Buchwald (D) and Tazewell County Supervisor Travis Hackworth (R) are running in the general election. The seat became vacant after the death of A. Benton Chafin (R) on Jan. 1, 2021, from complications…
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Mississippi becomes second state to open vaccinations to everyone over 16
All Mississippi residents over the age of 16 became eligible for vaccinations statewide on March 16. Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced the change in a tweet on March 15. Before the change took effect, residents aged 50 and older had been eligible for vaccinations since March 4. Mississippi is the second state to open vaccinations…
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Filing deadline passes to run for school board in Oregon
On March 18, 2021, the filing deadline passed to run for school board in eight school districts in Oregon. Candidates filed to run in the following districts: Beaverton School District Centennial School District 28J David Douglas School District Parkrose School District 3 Portland Public Schools Reynolds School District 7 Salem-Keizer Public Schools Scappoose School District…
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Indiana governor appoints Holli Sullivan as secretary of state
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) appointed state Rep. Holli Sullivan (R) as secretary of state on Feb. 16. She succeeds Connie Lawson (R), who announced earlier this year that she would be resigning due to health and family reasons. Sullivan will serve until the office’s next scheduled election in November 2022. Gov. Mitch Daniels (R)…
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Minnesota GOP to elect new chair in April
Last week, we brought you a story about conflicts within the Democratic Party of Nevada. Today, we turn to a similar event in Minnesota, where two party leaders are engaged in a race for party chair. In April, the Republican Party of Minnesota will hold an election for party chair. Two-term incumbent Jennifer Carnahan is…
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Arizona supreme court justice schedules retirement
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould has scheduled his retirement for April 1, 2021. Gould’s replacement will be Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s (R) sixth nominee to the seven-member supreme court. Under Arizona law, justices on the Arizona Supreme Court are selected through the assisted appointment method for six-year renewable terms. Following the initial appointment, judges…