Theodore Calvin Arnott is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on September 6,1990,representing the Riding of Wellington. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and represents the Riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the Ontario Legislature. Arnott has served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 42nd and 43rd Parliaments of Ontario.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. The IAFF has more than 344,440 members in its more than 3,500 affiliate organizations. Its political action committee,FIREPAC,is one of the most active PACs in the country.
John Saul Edwards is an American politician and lawyer. He served a member of the Senate of Virginia,representing the 21st district from 1996 to 2024.
Stephen Cassidy was the longest serving President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York (UFA) in its 100-year history. He was first elected to the position in August 2002 and is the only UFA President in the union's history to be elected directly out of a firehouse. In 2016,Cassidy resigned his position as UFA President to serve as the executive director of the New York City Fire Pension Fund. In 2018,following his arrest for driving while intoxicated,New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro removed Cassidy from his position as executive director of the New York City Fire Pension Fund.
Rudy Giuliani:Urban Legend is a video produced by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF). On July 11,2007,the IAFF released the 13-minute video in DVD format to fire departments across the U.S. The DVD outlines its complaints against Rudy Giuliani. It is critical of the 2008 Republican Party presidential candidate and former New York City mayor. As the video has been issued on a website,and not just DVD,it is classifiable as a viral video.
The 2009 election for the leadership of the AFL–CIO occurred following the announcement of incumbent president John Sweeney's retirement. The election took place during the 26th AFL–CIO National Convention in Pittsburgh.
The Vulcan Blazers,headquartered in Baltimore,Maryland,is an African-American fraternal organization representing more than 300 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics. They are an advocacy organization which has been assisting African American Fire Fighters since 1970. Having formed an outreach with members of the Fire Fighting profession statewide,the membership is over 300 and still growing.
The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. The date included the election of the governor,lieutenant governor,and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent governor Larry Hogan and Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford,both Republicans,were re-elected to a second term against Democrat Ben Jealous,the former NAACP CEO,and his running mate Susan Turnbull. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
The Valiants of Philadelphia is a fraternal society of Black and Latino firefighters in Pennsylvania,with the mission of encouraging urban youth to pursue public safety careers and promoting public safety and fire prevention through education.
Mike McDonnell is an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2017 to 2025,representing the 5th district. He was a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 2024 after being censured by the Nebraska Democratic Party for voting for anti-abortion legislation and a ban on transgender medical procedures for those under the age of 18.
Toledo,Ohio,held an election for mayor on November 5,2013. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the September 10 primary election advancing to the general election,regardless of party. Incumbent independent mayor Michael Bell lost reelection to independent city councilor D. Michael Collins.
Beginning shortly after the city's incorporation as a city in 1846,elections have been held in the mayor of Manchester,New Hampshire. The following article provides information on the elections for mayor in the city during the 21st century.
The 2022 Norman,Oklahoma mayoral election was held on February 8,2022,to elect the next mayor of Norman,Oklahoma. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election,a runoff election was held. In the runoff election,incumbent Democratic mayor Breea Clark was defeated by Republican Larry Heikkila.
The 2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 4,2023,to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs,Colorado,with a runoff scheduled for May 16. Incumbent mayor John Suthers was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. The election was officially nonpartisan.
The 2023 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7,2023. New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a four-year term to the New Jersey Senate. This was the first election after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. The winners of these elections were sworn in on January 9,2024.
George J. Richardson was an American labor union leader.
Edward A. "Edzo" Kelly is an American firefighter and trade union leader. Kelly joined the Boston Fire Department in 1997. He has been General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) since 2021 when he defeated Mahlon Mitchell of Wisconsin. Labor Notes described Kelly as a reflection of "the insular “old school”culture of this public sector craft union." Kelly replaced Harold A. Schaitberger,who did not seek re-election. Prior to being elected president,he had been president of both Boston's and Massachusetts' firefighters unions.
John A. Gannon was an American labor union leader.
Alfred K. Whitehead was an American labor union leader.
The 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 21,2024,to elect the district attorney of Multnomah County,Oregon,which includes the state's largest city,Portland.
