Tag: State leg
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Wisconsin Rep. Taylor appointed to succeed Karofsky on Dane County Circuit Court
Gov. Tony Evers (D) appointed Wisconsin State Assemblymember Chris Taylor (D) to the Dane County Circuit Court on June 11, replacing Jill Karofsky, who was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 7. Taylor said she plans to continue to serve in the state legislature until just before her swearing-in on the court August…
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Turzai Resigns
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (R) resigned from the legislature on June 15 to take a job in the private sector. He was first elected as a state Representative in 2001 and had announced in January that he would not run for election in 2020. Turzai had served as Speaker of the House since January…
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Kentucky and New York to hold state legislative and judicial primaries
Kentucky and New York are holding regularly scheduled primaries for state-level offices on June 23. In Kentucky, there are primaries being held for 19 state Senate seats, all 100 state House seats, one state supreme court seat, and one state intermediate appellate court seat. A special general election is being held in District 26 of…
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South Carolina to hold 11 primary runoffs for state legislative seats on June 23
South Carolina is holding primary runoffs on June 23, 2020, for races in which a candidate did not receive a majority of votes in the primary on June 9. Eleven races will be on the primary runoff ballot, including nine state House seats and two state Senate seats. The two state Senate primary runoffs include…
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8,413 major party candidates filed for 2020 state legislative elections
In 2020, 3,952 state legislative seats are up for regular election in those states, compared to 3,925 in 2018. 8,413 major party candidates—4,047 Democrats and 4,366 Republicans—have filed to run for state legislature in 32 states where filing deadlines have passed, compared to 8,900—4,486 Democrats and 4,414 Republicans—in 2018. Elections in open seats tend to…
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Candidate filing period to end for state legislative offices in Rhode Island
The filing deadline to run for state legislative offices in Rhode Island will pass on June 24. The primary is scheduled for September 8, 2020, and the general election will be held on November 3, 2020. In Rhode Island, prospective candidates may file for the following offices: State Senate (38 seats) State House (75 seats)…
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Dexter appointed to Oregon House of Representatives
The county commissioners of Washington and Multnomah Counties appointed Maxine Dexter (D) to the Oregon House of Representatives on June 12. Dexter succeeds the late Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D), who died May 15. Dexter represents District 33 in the state House, a position for which she is already running. She won the Democratic primary on…
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Candidate filing period ends for state executive and legislative offices in three states
The filing deadline has passed to run for state executive and legislative offices in Connecticut, Florida, and New Hampshire. The deadline passed for Connecticut on June 11. For Florida and New Hampshire, it passed on June 12. Candidates filed for the following state executive and legislative offices: Connecticut: State Senate (36 seats) and State House…