David Timothy Dreier OAE is an American businessman,philanthropist,and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one of the youngest members ever elected to the United States Congress. Dreier was the youngest chairman of the House Rules Committee in U.S. history,serving from 1999 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2013. He was instrumental in passing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993. After leaving Congress,Dreier served on the Foreign Affairs Policy Board under President Barack Obama. He served as the chairman of the Tribune Publishing Company from 2019 to 2020. Dreier is also founder and chair of the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation.
James Walker Crawford Jr. is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A Democrat,he represented the state's thirty-second House district,including constituents in Granville and Vance counties. A retail developer from Oxford,North Carolina,Crawford served fourteen terms in the state House of Representatives. In his last term he served as one of the chairmen of the House Appropriations committee.
Roy Arthur Ashburn is an American politician from Kern County,California. A Republican,he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors. He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015,after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 18th Senate District,which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
Jerome Edgar Horton is an American accountant and politician who was a member of the California Board of Equalization from the 3rd district from October 5,2009 to January 7,2019. He previously served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 until 2006.
Nolan Frizzelle was a Republican politician who represented Orange County in the California State Assembly from 1980 until 1992. In 1992,he was defeated for renomination by Doris Allen after they were redistricted into the same district.
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York took place on November 2,2004. One seat changed parties;in the 27th district Democrat Brian Higgins was elected to replace Republican Jack Quinn.
The California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus is an American political organization formed in June 2002 and composed of openly lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender members of the California State Legislature. The caucus currently has 12 members,a record.
The 2011 San Francisco mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2011,to elect the mayor of San Francisco. The incumbent Ed Lee,appointed to fill the vacant mayoral seat,succeeded in his bid to become the first elected Asian-American mayor of a major American city.
The 2014 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of California,concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is a state cabinet-level agency with the government of California. The agency is responsible for transportation-related departments within the state. The agency was created under governor Jerry Brown in 2013 after the previous Business,Transportation and Housing Agency's portfolio underwent reorganization.
The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of California,concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown was ineligible to run for re-election for a third consecutive term due to term limits from the Constitution of California. The race was between the incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and businessman John H. Cox,a Republican,who qualified for the general election after placing first and second in the June 5,2018,primary election.
Gary L. Blasi is an American lawyer. He is a Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA,and an active public interest lawyer and advocate in Los Angeles. Regarded as one of the best lawyers in California,he has been recognized for his legal and policy advocacy to end homelessness,eradicate slum housing conditions,and improve learning opportunities in substandard schools. His academic research draws on cognitive science and social psychology to better understand such problems as how people understand the causes of problems like homelessness or poverty,how advocates can best deal with the consequences of racial and other stereotypes,and how large bureaucracies can better respond to the needs of poor people and people living with disabilities.
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.
Kevin Patrick Kiley is an American politician,attorney,and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Kiley was one of 53 candidates to replace California governor Gavin Newsom in the voter-initiated recall election on September 14,2021.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide offices held by Republicans.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) is an agency of the North Carolina state government charged with the administration of the elections process,as well as campaign finance,and lobbying disclosure and compliance. The State Board of Elections works in conjunction with the state's 100 County Boards of Elections.
Priscilla Giddings is an American politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 7A district from 2016 to 2022. Claimed by numerous media outlets to be a member of the far-right faction of the Idaho Republican Party,she unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Idaho in the 2022 election. In 2021,Giddings was censured by the Idaho Legislature for publishing the identity of the teenage victim raped by her Republican colleague Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger,attacking her online and in newsletters;and then lying under oath.
Robert Manger is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 101st district since 2018. His current term ends on November 20,2024.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Maryland on November 8,2022. All of Maryland's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Maryland's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,one of its U.S. senators,and the state legislature. Primaries were held on July 19,2022. Polls were open from 7 AM to 8 PM EST.
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