James Manuel Costa is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district since 2023,previously representing the 20th congressional district from 2005 to 2013 and the 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,his district includes most of Fresno.
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature,while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York,its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate majority leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Alejandro "Alex" Padilla is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from California,a seat he has held since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Padilla served as the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 to 2021 and was a member of the California State Senate and the Los Angeles City Council.
Gerald Mark McNerney is an American businessman and politician who has served a member of the California State Senate since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents the 5th district,taking in most of San Joaquin County and northern parts of Alameda County county. He previously served as the U.S. representative for California's 9th congressional district 2007 until 2023. His district,numbered as the 11th district until 2013,was based in Stockton and included most of San Joaquin County,East Contra Costa County,and southern Sacramento County. McNerney holds a Ph.D in mathematics. McNerney did not run for reelection in 2022.
In U.S. politics,an independent Democrat is an individual who loosely identifies with the ideals of the Democratic Party but chooses not to be a formal member of the party or is denied the Democratic nomination in a caucus or primary election. Independent Democrat is not a political party. Several elected officials,including members of Congress,have identified as independent Democrats.
Ronald Steven Calderon is a former Democratic California State Senator from the 30th Senate District. Calderon is also known for receiving bribes from Michael Drobot.
Alan Stuart Lowenthal is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the California state assemblyman for the 54th district from 1998 to 2004 and California state senator from the 27th district from 2004 to 2012. In both posts,Lowenthal represented the city of Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs. On December 16,2021,Lowenthal announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress.
Antonio Mendoza is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 32nd Senate District,which encompasses Buena Park and the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles County. In January 2018,the State Senate voted to suspend him for 60 days to investigate allegations of sexual harassment. He could not vote on legislation during that period,while contesting the suspension. Before a vote for expulsion was to be taken by the State Senate due to the released findings of an investigation that determined he likely engaged in a pattern of unwanted advances and sexually suggestive behavior toward six women,including four subordinates,over the last decade,Mendoza resigned on February 22,2018.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
Moises Denis is an American politician who served as President pro tempore of the Nevada Senate between 2016 and 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 2nd district in the Nevada Senate between 2010 and 2022,covering parts of the eastern Las Vegas Valley. He was previously a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2004 to 2010,representing Assembly District 28 in the same area.
Randy L. Baumgardner is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 57th district from 2009 to 2013,and in the Colorado Senate from the 8th district from 2013 to 2019,as a member of the Republican Party. Baumgardner resigned after more allegations came out against him following an unsuccessful expulsion vote.
Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Indiana's 3rd congressional district since 2025,having previously represented that district from 2010 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Stutzman previously served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009 and in the Indiana Senate from 2009 to 2010.
Anthony Joseph Cannella is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Republican,he represented the 12th Senate District,which encompasses all of both Merced and San Benito counties,as well as parts of Fresno,Madera,Monterey,and Stanislaus counties. Prior to his election to the State Senate,he served as the mayor of Ceres.
David Goncalves Valadao is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A member of the Republican Party,Valadao first won election in 2012 in California's 21st congressional district. He lost in 2018 to TJ Cox,but was reelected in 2020. Before his election to Congress,Valadao served one term in the California State Assembly,representing the 30th district from 2010 to 2012.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
Erica Danette Smith is an American engineer and politician who represented District 3 in the North Carolina Senate from 2015 to 2021. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2020. She finished second in the Democratic primaries on March 3,2020. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2022,but she switched to the race for North Carolina's 1st congressional district after Rep. G. K. Butterfield announced that he would not run for another term.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
The 2018 Colorado State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Colorado voters elected state senators in 17 of the 35 districts in the state senate. State senators serve four-year terms in the Colorado State Senate. The Colorado Reapportionment Commission provides a statewide map of the state Senate here,and individual district maps are available from the U.S. Census here.
Melissa Hurtado is an American Democratic politician currently representing the 16th Senate District,encompassing Bakersfield,Kings County,and parts of Tulare County,in the California State Senate. Prior to being elected to the State Senate,she served on the Sanger City Council.
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 8,with the primary election having been held on Thursday,June 7. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices,including the state assembly.
