Tag: Republicans
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Texas Republican Party places 13 nonbinding advisory questions on the March primary ballot
The Texas Republican Party has placed 13 nonbinding advisory questions on the March 5 primary ballot. The Texas Democratic Party does not plan on placing any questions on primary ballots this year. The last time they did was in 2020. An advisory question is a type of ballot measure in which citizens vote on a…
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Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican party committees in October
As of Oct. 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a combined $255 million and spent $230 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $211 million and spent…
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Democratic party committees end September with almost twice as much in cash on hand than Republican party committees
As of Sept. 30, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $229 million and spent $205 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $194 million and spent…
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House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee
House Republicans on September 14 passed four new bills opposing ESG out of the Education and Workforce Committee, bringing the total number of ESG bills passed out of committee this year to seven. The move followed the lead of the House Financial Services Committee, which advanced its own slate of bills opposing ESG in August.…
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Democratic party committees maintain lead over Republican counterparts in fundraising and spending
As of August 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $198 million and spent $181 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $170 million and spent…
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Republican governors sign letter opposing ESG investing in state pension plans
Nineteen Republican governors signed a letter on March 16, 2023, calling for state-level action to oppose the consideration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in the investment-related decisions of state pension plans. The letter aimed to respond to President Joe Biden’s (D) stated intent to veto a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that…
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Democratic party committees maintain lead on Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising
As of July 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party raised a cumulative $178 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party raised $151 million. The three Democratic committees are the Democratic National…
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State lawmaker political party switch snapshot
One hundred seventy-three (173) state legislators have switched political parties since 1994, according to analysis by Ballotpedia. Forty-seven (47) state senators and 126 state representatives have switched parties. State lawmakers who switched from Democrat to Republican: 83 State senators: 24 State representatives: 59 State lawmakers who switched from Republican to Democrat: 23 State senators: 8…
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RNC and Wisconsin GOP seek to intervene in absentee voting lawsuit
On Aug. 8, the Republican National Committee, the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and GOP chapters in Rock and Walworth counties filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s absentee voting laws. The Elias Law Group, which describes itself as a “mission-driven firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change,”…
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54.94% of state legislatures are Republican, 44.35% Democratic
At the end of July 2023, 54.94% of all state legislatures in the United States are Republican while 44.35% are Democratic. There are 7,386 state legislative seats in the country. Democrats hold 853 state Senate seats and 2,423 state House seats, gaining two seats overall since last month. Republicans hold 1,110 state Senate seats and…