The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement,both of which were descended from Liberal Party dissenting splinter groups,it was Australia's largest minor party from its formation in 1977 through to 2004 and frequently held the balance of power in the Senate during that time.
The Georgia state Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly,in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley,Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator (2007-2016),including a stint as Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County,Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County.
Fred A. Risser is a retired American Democratic politician. He holds the record as the longest-serving state legislator in American history,having served 58 years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Risser represented districts in central and western Madison,Wisconsin,including the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was president of the Senate for 26 years and never lost an election. By 2019 Risser was the last World War II veteran serving as a state legislator in the United States.
Janet Q. Nguyen is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Republican,she represents the 36th district,which includes coastal Orange County,Little Saigon,and parts of Los Angeles County. She previously was a member of the State Senate for the old 34th district from 2014 to 2018,before narrowly losing reelection to Tom Umberg.
Robert Jauch is a retired American Democratic politician. He served 28 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1987–2015) and four years in the State Assembly (1983–1987). He retired in 2015,citing the increased partisanship in the Legislature.
Jennifer Shilling is an American Democratic politician,lobbyist,and former state legislator. She was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for nine years and was senate minority leader from 2015 to 2020. She previously served 10 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the city of La Crosse and La Crosse County.
Julianne E. Ortman is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represented District 47,which included portions of Carver County in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. She was a candidate in the 2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota until she was eliminated at the state convention.
The Ninety-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6,2003,to May 19,2004,in regular session,and held a concurrent special session from January 30,2003,to February 20,2003. They also held seven extraordinary sessions during the term.
The 4th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin,the district is entirely contained within northern Milwaukee County. It comprises part of the city of Milwaukee's north side,as well as the village of Shorewood,the southern half of the city of Glendale,and part of northern Wauwatosa.
Recall elections for four Wisconsin state senators were held during the spring of 2012. Voters put four state senators up for recall,all Republicans,because of the budget repair bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker and circumstances surrounding it. Democrats targeted Republicans for voting to significantly limit public employee collective bargaining. Scholars could cite only four times in American history when more than one state legislator has been recalled at roughly the same time over the same issue. The recall elections occurred on June 5,with May 8 being the date of the primary election.
Mary Jean Felzkowski is an American businesswoman and Republican politician from northern Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing Wisconsin's 12th Senate district since 2021. She previously served eight years in the Wisconsin State Assembly,and was assistant minority leader in the 2019–2020 session.
Melissa Kristen Agard is an American small business owner and politician from Madison,Wisconsin. A Democrat,she is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and minority leader since November 2022. She previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,when she was primarily known as Melissa Sargent.
Beth Meyers is an American social worker and Democratic politician. She was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2015 through 2023,representing the 74th Assembly district,in northern Wisconsin.
A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term in the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the 116th United States Congress. Sean Duffy,the incumbent representative,announced his resignation effective September 23,2019,as his wife was about to give birth to a child with a heart condition. Governor Tony Evers chose January 27,2020,as the date for the special election,with the primaries scheduled for December 30,2019. However,upon being informed by the Department of Justice of the date being in violation of federal law,since it would provide insufficient time for overseas and military voters to receive ballots,Governor Evers rescheduled the primaries for February 18,2020,and the general election for May 12,2020.
The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10,2017,to May 8,2018,in regular session. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.
The 105th Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12,2021,to March 1,2022,in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the term.
The One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 15,2019,to May 12,2020,in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions,on February 28,2019,and April 14–16,2020,and six special sessions:November 7,2019;January 28,2020 –April 16,2020;February 11,2020 –February 25,2020;April 4,2020 –April 8,2020;April 7,2020 –April 8,2020;and August 31,2020 –December 22,2020. The 2nd year of the 104th Legislature was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 Wisconsin fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 8,2022. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election,as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives,the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate,and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2022 Wisconsin fall primary was held on August 9,2022.
The 2022 Wisconsin State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 8,2022. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. This was the first election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. Before the election,21 Senate seats were held by Republicans and 12 seats were held by Democrats. 11 Republican seats and 6 Democratic seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on August 9,2022.
