William James Pascrell Jr. is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district,having served in this position since January 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson,New Jersey,Pascrell has served in the House since January 1997,when he represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district;due to the federally mandated redistricting following the 2010 United States census,which resulted in New Jersey losing a seat in the House,Pascrell's home city was placed in the 9th district. Before his election to the House of Representatives,Pascrell served in the New Jersey General Assembly for four terms beginning in 1988,and was elected to two terms as mayor of Paterson.
Oscar Stanton De Priest was an American politician and civil rights advocate from Chicago. A member of the Illinois Republican Party,he was the first African American to be elected to Congress in the 20th century. During his three terms,he was the only African American serving in Congress. He served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1935. De Priest was also the first African-American U.S. Representative from outside the southern states and the first since the exit of North Carolina representative George Henry White from Congress in 1901.
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia,the capital of the United States. As permitted in the United States Constitution,the district is not part of any U.S. state and is overseen directly by the federal government.
District of Columbia home rule is District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs. As the federal capital,the Constitution grants the United States Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the District in "all cases whatsoever".
The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents. Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to four terms for a total of eight years. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate. There is currently 16 women serving in the Senate after Raquel Terán was appointed,making it the first time a majority of the body was composed of female members.
Buffalo,New York's government is run by a democratically elected mayor and council of nine members.
Peter G. von Reichbauer is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the nonpartisan King County Council,representing District 7,a 124-square-mile (320 km2) region of South King County which includes all of the cities of Algona and Federal Way,the entire King County portions of Auburn,Milton,and Pacific and large unincorporated areas. Prior to his election to the council,von Reichbauer served as a Washington State Senator for the 30th Legislative District between 1973 and 1994.
Memphis,Tennessee is governed by a mayor and thirteen city council members. Since 1995,as a result of a legal challenge,all council members are elected from nine geographic districts. Seven are single-member districts and two have three representatives each.
The government of Indiana is established and regulated by the Constitution of Indiana. The state-level government consists of three branches:the judicial branch,the legislative branch,and the executive branch. The three branches share power and jointly govern the state of Indiana. County and local governments are also constitutional bodies with limited authority to levy taxes,pass legislation,and create and maintain local public infrastructure.
William Nathan Barrett was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon. A native of Washington County,he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly,including three different times in the Oregon House. A Republican,he was also a three time mayor of Hillsboro,Oregon.
Todd M. Smola is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Smola represents the 1st Hampden District,serving the towns of Brimfield,Holland,Palmer,Sturbridge,Wales,Ware,and Warren.
Richard Walter Muri is an American politician. He is the appointed Mayor of the Town of Steilacoom after longtime Mayor Ron Lucas stepped down for health reasons in March 2021,before passing away just weeks later. He is a Republican former member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 28th legislative district. Muri was appointed to the Washington State House of Representatives following State Representative Steve O'Ban's appointment to the Washington State Senate after State Senator Mike Carrell's death. From 2003 to 2012,he served as a Republican member of the Pierce County Council,representing the 6th District. In 2010,he ran as a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Washington's 9th congressional district against incumbent Democratic Congressman Adam Smith,eventually losing to Smith by nearly 10 points. In 2012,he again ran,this time in Washington's 10th congressional district against Denny Heck,losing by 17 points.
Mark Anthony Miloscia is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years,in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points. In 2016,Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican,he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms,from 1999 to 2013,in the Washington House of Representatives. He was endorsed by The Seattle Times newspaper for re-election in 2018.
Gary C. Alexander is an American politician of the Republican Party. He served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 2nd district and,as of 2013,is the interim Auditor of Thurston County.
James Allen Ferrell is an American lawyer and politician serving in his third term as the Mayor of Federal Way,Washington since 2014. He is a candidate for King County Prosecutor. After being a member of the Republican Party for twenty years,in 2012 he switched to the Democratic Party. Ferrell previously served ten years on the Federal Way City Council and was the prime mover behind the city's transition from a Council–Manager form of city government to a Mayor-Council or "Strong Mayor" government. Federal Way is currently the 9th largest city in the state of Washington.
Jeremy Allen Moss is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 11th State Senate District,which includes Farmington,Farmington Hills,Ferndale,Hazel Park,Huntington Woods,Lathrup Village,Madison Heights,Oak Park,Pleasant Ridge,Royal Oak Township,and Southfield. Prior to his election to the Michigan Senate,he served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 - 2018,and remains the youngest-ever member of the Southfield City Council.
Thomas E. West is the State Representative for the 49th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district consists of a portion of Stark County,including Canton and most of Massillon.
Albert Harry Densmore,also known as Al Densmore,is an American politician and businessman from Medford,Oregon. He served three terms as a Democrat in the Oregon House of Representatives. During his last term,he was speaker pro tempore in the House of Representatives. After leaving the legislature,Densmore was elected mayor of Medford and later served on the Medford city council.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
