Tag: State executive
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Grant leaves Florida legislature for state executive role, ends re-election bid
Florida state Rep. James Grant (R) ended his re-election campaign for his District 64 seat on August 12, resigning from the state legislature in order to take a position as the state’s chief information officer. Grant was first elected to represent the district in 2012, having previously represented District 47 in the 2011-2012 legislative session.…
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Voters decide state executive and legislative races in five states
Four states held statewide primaries on August 11, 2020: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Georgia also held a primary runoff on the same date. Georgia’s primary election took place on June 9, 2020. When no candidate earned a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters advanced to the runoff. There were…
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Hawaii voters decide state executive, legislative primaries
The statewide primary election for Hawaii took place on August 8. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. Candidates ran in elections for the following state offices: Office of Hawaiian Affairs (four seats) • Incumbent Dan Ahuna won the election outright for Kaua’i and Ni’ihau Resident Trustee after receiving more…
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Heart of the Primaries 2020, Democrats-Issue 30 (August 12, 2020)
This week: Working Families Party endorses Markey, Schiff endorses Kennedy; Local Sunrise coalition retracts Morse endorsement in MA-01; Outgoing Rep. RoseLee Vincent endorses Giannino in Mass.’s 16th Suffolk District House primary On the news Where do Democratic and progressive pundits and commentators disagree? Each week, we bring you excerpts that highlight differing views. On the…
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Mason confirmed as New Hampshire Fish and Game executive
The New Hampshire Executive Council confirmed dairy farmer Scott Mason as the New Hampshire Executive Director of Fish and Game on August 5. Governor Chris Sununu (R) initially appointed Mason on June 10 of this year. Mason will serve a term ending in March 2024. He succeeds three-term executive director Glenn Normandeau, whose third and…
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Molly Gray wins Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary in Vermont
Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Debbie Ingram, and Brenda Siegel in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Vermont. With 68% of precincts reporting, Gray had received 45% of the vote. Ashe was second with 32%. Siegel and Ingram each received less than 10%. Incumbent Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman (D/P) is running for governor, leaving…