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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) appointed businesswoman Jessica Castleberry (R) to fill the vacant District 35 state Senate seat on December 31, 2019. Castleberry assumed office on January 1, 2020, and her term will end on January 11, 2021. Castleberry’s appointment came after former state Senator Lyndi Santo (R) resigned effective December 31, 2019.…

Former Maryland State Senator Ulysses Currie (D) died on December 27, 2019, at age 82. The late lawmaker’s wife, Shirley Gravely-Currie, cited the cause of death as advanced dementia. Currie had most recently represented Maryland State Senate District 25. Currie’s health declined during his final years in the legislature, and he chose not to seek…

The statewide filing deadline to run for U.S. Congress in Mississippi is on January 10, 2020. In Mississippi, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate (the incumbent, Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), has announced that she is filing for re-election) • U.S. House (four seats) The primary is scheduled for March 10, and…

Governor Larry Hogan (R) appointed former Delegate Charles Sydnor III (D) to the Maryland State Senate on December 30, 2019. Sydnor previously represented District 44B in the House and is now representing District 44 in the Senate. The Senate seat was left vacant due to the resignation of Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D), who resigned on December…

Colorado State Senator Lois Court (D) announced that she will resign from the Colorado State Senate on January 16, 2020. Court is currently representing state Senate District 31. She announced her resignation after discovering she is battling a rare disorder—Guillain-Barré syndrome—which caused her hospitalization on December 31, 2019. A replacement will be appointed by a…

The filing deadline to run for elected office in Kentucky is on January 10, 2020. In Kentucky, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House (six seats) • State Senate (19 seats) • State House (100 seats) • State Supreme Court (1 seat) Ballotpedia is also covering local elections…

Washington State Representative Jeff Morris (D) resigned from the legislature on Jan. 6, 2020, after representing the 40th District for over 20 years. His replacement, Alex Ramel (D), was sworn in on the same day. Morris resigned to take a position with Schneider Electric, a Fortune 500 company. He called the job “a dream opportunity.”…

A special Democratic primary was held on January 7 for District 34 of the Michigan House of Representatives. Cynthia Neeley defeated nine other candidates to win the Democratic primary with 29% of the vote. She will face Republican Adam Ford in the special general election on March 10. The seat became vacant on November 11,…

On January 7, 2020, Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers announced his retirement effective June 1, 2020. Justice Stowers was appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court in 2009 by Governor Sean Parnell (R), and he was retained by voters on November 4, 2014. He served as chief justice of the court from June 2015 to…

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) appointed appellate attorney Catherine Connors and Maine Superior Court Justice Andrew Horton to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Connors and Horton were the governor’s first and second nominees to the seven-member supreme court. Pending confirmation from the Maine State Senate, they will succeed Justices Jeffrey Hjelm and Donald Alexander. Connors…