Edward William Brooke III was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. A member of the Republican Party,he was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate,he served as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967. Edward Brooke was the first African-American since Reconstruction in 1874 to have been elected to the United States Senate and he was the first African-American since 1881 to have held a United States Senate seat. Brooke was also the first African-American U.S. senator to ever be re-elected.
The Maryland Republican Party is the Maryland state branch of the Republican Party (GOP),headquartered in Annapolis. It is the state's minority party,controlling no statewide offices,minorities in both houses of the state legislature,and 1 of 8 U.S. House seats.
Gerald Cardinale was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021,representing the 39th Legislative District. He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. At the time of his death,he was the second-most senior senator in the state,behind Richard Codey,who also came to office in January 1982,but had served in the General Assembly since 1974. Cardinale was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984,1988 and 1992 and served as a Delegate to the New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee in 1983.
Martin Trevor Heinrich is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Mexico,a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Heinrich served as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He and fellow Senator Ben Ray Luján are the co-deans of New Mexico's congressional delegation.
The Alabama Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Alabama. It is the dominant political party in Alabama. The state party is governed by the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. The committee usually meets twice a year. As of the February 23,2019 meeting in Birmingham,the committee is composed of 463 members. Most of the committee's members are elected in district elections across Alabama. The district members are elected in the Republican Primary once every four years,with the most recent election for the committee having been on June 5,2018. The new committee takes office following the general election in November 2018. In addition,all 67 county GOP chairmen have automatic seats as voting members. The state chairman can appoint 10 members. Each county committee can appoint bonus members based on a formula that theoretically could add 312 seats,although that formula currently calls for only about 50 seats.
The politics of Virginia have followed major historical events and demographic changes in the commonwealth. In the 21st century,the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting,constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining with population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to dominate the state. Political orientation varies by region,with the larger cities and suburban areas generally voting Democratic and the rural areas voting Republican. The southern,rural regions have remained Republican. Until 2021 when the GOP swept all statewide offices,Virginia was shifting more Democratic and now is considered a swing state again by most pundits.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2,2010,as part of the 2010 midterm elections during President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives to serve in the 112th United States Congress. Also,voters of the U.S. territories,commonwealths and District of Columbia chose their non-voting delegates. U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections were held on the same date.
2009 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total,only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands,increasing the Democratic Party's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives,258–177.
The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6,2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won reelection to a second term and the Democrats gained seats in both chambers of Congress,retaining control of the Senate even though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives. As of 2024,this is the most recent election cycle in which neither the presidency nor a chamber of Congress changed partisan control,and the last time that the party that won the presidency simultaneously gained seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6,2012. It coincided with the reelection of President Barack Obama. Elections were held for all 435 seats representing the 50 U.S. states and also for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories. The winners of this election cycle served in the 113th United States Congress. This was the first congressional election using districts drawn up based on the 2010 United States census.
The 1898–99 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1898 and 1899,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
New Jersey's 4th legislative district is one of 40 in the state. As of the 2021 apportionment,the district covers the Camden County municipalities of Chesilhurst,Gloucester Township,Waterford,and Winslow Township;the Gloucester County municipalities of Franklin Township,Monroe Township,Newfield Borough,and Washington Township;and the Atlantic County municipalities of Buena and Buena Vista.
New Jersey's 23rd legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Hunterdon County municipalities of Alexandria Township,Bethlehem Township,Bloomsbury,Califon,Franklin Township,Glen Gardner,Hampton,Holland Township,Lebanon Township,Milford,Tewksbury Township and Union Township,the Somerset County municipalities of Bedminster Township,Bound Brook,Bridgewater Township,Manville,and Raritan.
New Jersey's 39th legislative district is one of 40 in the state,including portions of Bergen County. Included are the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale,Alpine,Cresskill,Closter,Demarest,Dumont,Emerson,Harrington Park,Haworth,Hillsdale,Ho-Ho-Kus,Mahwah,Midland Park,Montvale,Northvale,Norwood,Oakland,Old Tappan,Park Ridge,Ramsey,River Vale,Rockleigh,Saddle River,Upper Saddle River,Waldwick,Washington Township,Westwood,and Woodcliff Lake.
The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. These midterm elections occurred during Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump's first term. Although the Republican Party increased its majority in the Senate,unified Republican control of Congress and the White House was brought to an end when the Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives in what was widely characterized as a "blue wave" election as Democrats also gained governorships,other statewide offices,and state legislative chambers.
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.
The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5,2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election would be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
