Elaine Folk Marshall is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina. Marshall was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat then held by Republican Richard Burr in the 2010 election. In 2020,Marshall was re-elected to a seventh term as North Carolina Secretary of State. In 2024,she was reelected to an eighth term winning with 51 percent of the vote.
John Irwin Sauls II is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A pastor from Sanford,North Carolina and former Lee County Commissioner,he has represented the 51st district since 2017. When Sauls returned to the NC House in 2017,he held the position of Republican Freshman Chair. He has been elected to the NC House a total of 5 times,most recently in 2022.
Ralph Bradley Miller is an American attorney,congressman and former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2013. District 13 included all of Caswell and Person counties,and parts of Alamance,Granville,Guilford,Rockingham and Wake counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The Mississippi Republican Party is the Mississippi state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is Frank Bordeaux,and the party is based in Jackson,Mississippi. The original Republican Party of Mississippi was founded following the American Civil War,and the current incarnation of the Mississippi Republican Party was founded in 1956. The party would grow in popularity after the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is currently the dominant party in the state.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in North Carolina. Michael Whatley was the chair from 2019 until his election as national chair in March 2024. It is currently the state's dominant party,controlling half of North Carolina's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and a 3/5 supermajority control of both chambers of the state legislature,as well as a majority on the state supreme court.
Thomas C. Alexander is an American businessman and politician. Since 2021,he has served as the second President of the South Carolina Senate. A member of the Republican Party,he has represented South Carolina's 1st Senate District since 1994 and has represented parts of Oconee County,specifically the city of Walhalla,for over forty years.
Gerald Malloy was a member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 29th District from 2002 to 2024. Malloy is a Democrat.
Nikki G. Setzler is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 26th District since 1976. In November 2020,Setzler announced that he would step down as Minority Leader.
C. Bradley Hutto is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing Senate District 40 since 1996. He is the Democratic Minority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Nikki Setzler on November 17,2020.
The 2014 United States Senate election in South Carolina took place on November 4,2014,concurrently with a special election for South Carolina's other Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
The Problem Solvers Caucus is a group in the United States House of Representatives that has included members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans,with the Caucus' stated goal of fostering bipartisan cooperation on key policy issues. The group was created in January 2017 as an outgrowth of meetings held by political organization No Labels as early as 2014. It is co-chaired by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as of 2021.
Kandie Diane Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate,United States,representing the 5th district. She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville,North Carolina.
Wesley Ryan Harris is an American economist,Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the 2024 Democratic nominee for North Carolina State Treasurer.
North Carolina's 43rd Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brad Overcash since 2023.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories to the United States House of Representatives. Special elections have also been held on various dates in 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,were also held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
Matt W. Leber is an American politician and Member representing South Carolina State Senate District 41.
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2024 were held on November 5,2024,to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. These elections coincided with the presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the North Carolina General Assembly and top state courts. Primary elections took place on March 5,2024,for offices for which more than one candidate filed per party.
Benton G. Sawrey is an American politician who has served as a member of the North Carolina Senate since January 1,2023. A Republican from Clayton,he represents the 10th district. Sawrey is a graduate of North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina.
