Michael Owen Johanns is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005,and was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005,he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture,where he served from 2005 to 2007,becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold that position.
The Kansas Republican Party is the state affiliate political party in Kansas of the United States Republican Party. The Kansas Republican Party was organized in May 1859.
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan,sometimes referred to as MIGOP. Ronald Weiser was elected chairman in 2021.
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma,the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.
Elections in California are held to fill various local,state and federal seats. In California,regular elections are held every even year;however,some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years,so not every seat is on the ballot in every election. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Recall elections can also be held. Additionally,statewide initiatives,legislative referrals and referendums may be on the ballot.
The Nebraska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Nebraska. Over 700 Democrats are elected across the state of Nebraska. Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and also serves as the Midwest Chair of the Association of State Democratic Committees.
The Louisiana State Senate is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
The Republican State Committee of Delaware is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Delaware. It has regional offices in Dover,Newark,North Wilmington,and Georgetown.
Jack Raymond Reed Sr. was an American businessman and politician. Born in Tupelo,Mississippi,he served in the United States Army during World War II and earned degrees from Vanderbilt University and New York University before returning home to help run his family's retail business. He later assumed control over their department store after his father's death in 1956. Active in local civic affairs,he chaired the Mississippi Economic Council from 1963 to 1964 and became a vocal proponent for public education. Appointed to the Mississippi Board of Education in 1984,he chaired the body until he decided to run for the office of governor of Mississippi in 1987 as a moderate Republican. Reed lost the general election but performed better than any Republican gubernatorial candidate had in Mississippi in the 20th century to that point. In his later life he continued to advocate for public education. He died in 2016.
Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution,articles 43–49,which establishes elections for the state level officers,cabinet,and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers.
The 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 40th Governor of Nebraska. Republican Candidate and former COO of TD Ameritrade Pete Ricketts defeated Democratic candidate and former Regent of the University of Nebraska Chuck Hassebrook,receiving 57.2% of the vote to Hassebrook's 39.2% This was the first open seat election,and the first time a Democrat won a county for governor since 1998.
The Nebraska Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members,known as "senators",the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest state legislature of any U.S. state.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8,2016,in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire,Oregon,and Vermont took place in 2014,as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber,while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,including the presidential election,Senate,and House elections.
Carol Blood is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2016,she was elected to represent District 3 in Sarpy County in the Nebraska Legislature with 51.56% of the vote. In 2020 she was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party,though elections to the Nebraska Legislature are officially nonpartisan.
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 33 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.
Anthony Vargas is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Vargas represents the 7th district,which covers all of downtown Omaha and much of southeastern Omaha.
The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts is term-limited and cannot seek a third term.
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.
Charles W. Herbster is an American agribusiness executive,cattle producer,political donor,and politician. He was an agriculture advisor and chairman of Donald Trump's agriculture and rural advisory committee during the Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. Herbster also ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Nebraska in 2014 and 2022.
