Raymond Jon Tester is an American farmer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Montana,a seat he has held since 2007. He became Montana's senior senator in 2014 following Max Baucus's departure and is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation. Since January 4,2021,he has been the only member of the Democratic Party to hold statewide office in Montana.
Jerry Sonnenberg is an American farmer and politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure in the state senate he served as the President pro tempore. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 65th district.
Steven David Daines is an American politician and former corporate executive serving as the junior United States senator for Montana since 2015. A Republican,he served as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district from 2013 to 2015. In 2014,Daines won Montana's open U.S. Senate seat. He was reelected in 2020,defeating the Democratic nominee,Governor Steve Bullock. Before entering politics,Daines worked for Procter &Gamble and RightNow Technologies.
Obie Patterson is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district in Prince George's County. He served on the Prince George's County Council representing District 8,and in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 26th district.
Keith J. Gillespie is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 47th District and was elected in 2002.
Russell Mark Fulcher is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 21st district in the Idaho Senate from 2005 to 2012 and the 22nd district from 2012 until 2014.
Stephen Clark Bullock is an American politician and lawyer,who served as the 24th governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Francis "Ed" Edward Buttrey is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He served in the Montana Senate from 2011 to 2019 and then served in the Montana House of Representatives. He was elected to Senate District 13,representing Great Falls,Montana,in 2011.
Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party,he is the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district,elected in 2020.
David Cheston Rouzer is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Previously he was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing Johnston County and Wayne County in the 12th district of the North Carolina Senate.
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.
Cecil Terrell "Butch" Miller is an American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 2010,elected from the 49th district. Miller unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election.
Jim Rice is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 10th district. He was appointed to the seat in March 2012 by Idaho Governor Butch Otter.
Albert Olszewski is an American orthopedic surgeon and perennial candidate,who served as a Republican member of both the Montana Senate and Montana House of Representatives,also running unsuccessful campaigns for the senate in 2018,governor in 2020,and congress in 2022. In addition,he also was a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012 on a ticket with Montana transportation director Jim Lynch. He and Lynch lost in all 4 republican primaries.
Steve Gunderson is an American politician from Montana. Gunderson serves as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from District 1,including Libby,Montana.
Fred Anderson is an American educator and politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives,where he represents District 20,including parts of Great Falls,Montana.
Wendy McKamey is an American politician who has served in the Montana House of Representatives since 2015.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 3,2020,to elect the U.S. representative from Montana's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 elections for the Illinois Senate will take place on November 8,2022 to elect Senators from all of the state's 59 Legislative districts in the Illinois Senate. The primary election will take place on Tuesday,June 28,2022. The winners of this election will serve in the 103rd General Assembly with seats apportioned among the state based on the 2020 United States Census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups with each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003. The inauguration of the 103rd General Assembly will occur on Wednesday January 11,2023.
An election will be held on November 8,2022 to elect 25 members to Montana's Senate. The election will coincide with elections for other offices,including the U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The primary election will be held on June 7,2022.
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