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Hugues-Bernard Maret, 1st Duke of Bassano, was a French statesman, diplomat and journalist.
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William James Pascrell Jr. is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district, having served in this position since January 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson, New Jersey, Pascrell has served in the House since January 1997, when he represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district; due to the federally mandated redistricting following the 2010 United States census, which resulted in New Jersey losing a seat in the House, Pascrell's home city was placed in the 9th district. Before his election to the House of Representatives, Pascrell served in the New Jersey General Assembly for four terms beginning in 1988, and was elected to two terms as mayor of Paterson.
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In the 1912 and 1913 United States Senate elections, Democrats gained control of the Senate from the Republicans. Of the 32 seats up for election, 17 were won by Democrats, thereby gaining 4 seats from the Republicans. Two seats were unfilled by state legislators who failed to elect a new senator on time. They were the last Senate elections held before ratification of the 17th Amendment, which established direct elections for all seats in the Senate.
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, succeeding Tammy Baldwin there, whom he also replaced in the House when Baldwin was elected to the Senate.
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David Grier Martin III is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's 34th district. His district includes the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
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Jay Phillip Obernolte is an American politician, businessman, and video game developer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 8th district since 2021. A Republican, he was previously a member of the California State Assembly representing the 33rd district. Before serving in the Assembly, Obernolte served in the city council and was the mayor of Big Bear Lake, California. He is the owner, president, and technical director of FarSight Studios, an American video game developer.
John J. McCarthy was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as a Councilman and as Mayor of Garwood, New Jersey. McCarthy was elected to the State Assembly in 1973, defeating incumbent Republican C. Louis Bassano in the Democratic Watergate landslide. He won by 5,503 votes. He did not seek re-election to a second term in 1975.
Herbert Henry Kiehn Sr. was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1974.
Nelson Frank Stamler was an American Republican Party politician, prosecutor and judge. He won considerable fame in the 1950s as a racket-busting Deputy state Attorney General who waged a war on illegal gambling operations. His work was also controversial, and eventually terminated by the state Attorney General. He later won elections to the State Assembly and State Senate, and served as a Superior Court Judge.
The 1914 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.