Edward William Brooke III was an American politician of the Republican Party,who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate,he served as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967. Following his election in 1966,he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. Born to a middle-class black family,Brooke was raised in Washington,D.C. He graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1948,after serving in the United States Army during World War II. Beginning in 1950,he became involved in politics,when he ran for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. After serving as chairman of the Finance Commission of Boston,Brooke was elected attorney general in 1962,becoming the first African-American to be elected attorney general of any state.
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body,composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives,composed of 98 Representatives,and the upper Washington State Senate,with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts,each of which elect one senator and two representatives.
The Maryland Republican Party is the Maryland state branch of the Republican Party (GOP),headquartered in Annapolis.
Gerald Cardinale was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021,representing the 39th Legislative District. He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. At the time of his death,he was the second-most senior senator in the state,behind Richard Codey,who also came to office in January 1982,but had served in the General Assembly since 1974. Cardinale was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984,1988 and 1992 and served as a Delegate to the New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee in 1983.
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky Senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont,and the current U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,he has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over three decades,and is only the second Democrat to ever be elected a U.S. senator in the state.
Martin Trevor Heinrich is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Mexico,a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Heinrich served as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He is the dean of New Mexico's congressional delegation.
The Alabama Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Alabama. It is the dominant political party in Alabama. The state party is governed by the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. The committee usually meets twice a year. As of the February 23,2019 meeting in Birmingham,the committee is composed of 463 members. Most of the committee's members are elected in district elections across Alabama. The district members are elected in the Republican Primary once every four years,with the most recent election for the committee having been on June 5,2018. The new committee takes office following the general election in November 2018. In addition,all 67 county GOP chairmen have automatic seats as voting members. The state chairman can appoint 10 members. Each county committee can appoint bonus members based on a formula that theoretically could add 312 seats,although that formula currently calls for only about 50 seats.
The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6,2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won election to a second term,though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives. As of 2020,this is the most recent election cycle in which neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed partisan control.
The 1898–99 United States Senate elections were elections in which the Republican Party gained eight seats in the United States Senate at the expense of the Democrats and several minor third parties.
New Jersey's 4th legislative district is one of 40 in the state. As of the 2011 apportionment the district covers the Camden County municipalities of Chesilhurst,Clementon,Gloucester Township,Laurel Springs,Lindenwold and Winslow Township;and the Gloucester County municipalities of Monroe Township,Pitman and Washington Township.
New Jersey's 39th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state,including portions of Bergen County and Passaic County. Included are the Bergen County municipalities of Closter,Demarest,Dumont,Emerson,Harrington Park,Haworth,Hillsdale,Mahwah,Montvale,Norwood,Oakland,Old Tappan,Park Ridge,Ramsey,River Vale,Saddle River,Upper Saddle River,Washington Township,Westwood,and Woodcliff Lake;and the Passaic County municipalities of Bloomingdale,Ringwood,and Wanaque. As of the 2020 United States census,the district had a population of 217,994.
The Washington Redistricting Commission is a decennial body charged with redrawing congressional and legislative districts in the state of Washington after each census. On November 8,1983,Washington state passed the 74th amendment to its constitution via Senate Joint Resolution 103 to permanently establish the Redistricting Commission. Earlier that year the first commission redrew the state's congressional map after the previous one drawn by the legislature was ruled unconstitutional. Since after the 1990 census,a committee of four appointees of the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate appoint a fifth member as non-voting chair,and meet to redistributes representative seats according to census results.
The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. These midterm elections occurred during Republican Donald Trump's term. Democrats made a net gain of 41 seats in the United States House of Representatives,gaining a majority in the chamber and thereby ending the federal trifecta that the Republican Party had established in the 2016 elections. The Republican Party retained control of the United States Senate,making a net gain of two seats and defeating four Democratic incumbents in states that had voted for Trump in 2016. As a result of the 2018 elections,the 116th United States Congress became the first Congress since the 99th United States Congress in which the Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republicans controlled the U.S. Senate.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy,who was first elected in 1974 and most recently re-elected in 2016 with 61.3% of the vote,announced on November 15,2021,that he would not seek re-election. Leahy was the only Democratic senator who did not run for re-election in 2022. Democratic U.S. Representative Peter Welch won the open seat.
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 5,2024. During this presidential election year,the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition,all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3,2020,for 86 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently-inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington,D.C. also held elections. The elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,U.S. Senate elections,U.S. House elections,and gubernatorial elections.
The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5,2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election will be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
