Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,the population was 503,311,making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Vancouver. It was the first county in Washington,first named Vancouver County in 1845 before being renamed for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1849. It was created by the Provisional Government of Oregon in Oregon Country on August 20,1845,and at that time covered the entire present-day state. Clark County is the third-most-populous county in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area,and is across the Columbia River from Portland,Oregon.
The George Washington University is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington,D.C. Originally named Columbian College,it was chartered in 1821 as Washington,D.C.'s first university by the United States Congress. GW is one of six universities in the United States with a congressional charter.
Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. Representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until his resignation in 2023.
Steven Macon Greer is an American ufologist and retired physician who founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project,which seeks the disclosure of alleged classified UFO information.
Brian E. Rumpf is an American Republican politician,who has represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 23,2003. He has been the Minority Policy Co-Chair in the General Assembly since 2014.
Joseph V. Egan is an American Democratic Party politician,who represented the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2024. He was succeeded in the Assembly by his son,Kevin Egan.
The Olympian is a daily newspaper based in Olympia,Washington,in the United States. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and publishes a daily printed edition.
James Carl Moeller was an American politician and mental health professional who served as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives,representing the 49th Legislative District from 2003 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the Clark County communities of Hazel Dell,Walnut Grove,Minnehaha and his native Vancouver.
Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington,lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican,Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. In 2010,she was elected to Congress,going on to be re-elected five times. She was eliminated in the 2022 blanket primary,finishing third,and was succeeded by Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
John DiMaio is an American Republican Party politician,who was selected on February 21,2009 to fill the New Jersey General Assembly seat for the 23rd legislative district vacated by Marcia A. Karrow,after Karrow filled the vacancy for the New Jersey Senate in the same district. He has been co-chair of the Republican Conference,alongside Nancy Munoz,since January 14,2020. He was elected Minority Leader of the General Assembly after Jon Bramnick was elected to the State Senate.
Kevin J. Boyle is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and current minority Chairman of the PA House State Government Committee. He is the state Representative from Pennsylvania House District 172,which covers parts of Northeast Philadelphia. Boyle was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2010 when he ran against 32-year incumbent and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House John Perzel. Boyle is the younger brother of United States Representative Brendan F. Boyle and together they are the only set of brothers to serve simultaneously in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives in its 300-year history.
The Darlington Memorial Fountain,also known as the Joseph Darlington Fountain,Nymph and Fawn,and Darlington Fountain,is a sculpture by C. Paul Jennewein atop a fountain. It is located at Judiciary Park,where 5th Street,D Street,and Indiana Avenue NW intersect in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington,D.C. The fountain is surrounded on three sides by government buildings,including the United States Court of Military Appeals,the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse,and the former District of Columbia City Hall.
Donald Mark Benton is an American politician. Originally from Santa Clarita,California,he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996 and the Washington State Senate from 1996 to 2017,representing Washington's 17th legislative district. He served as campaign director for Donald Trump in Washington. In 2016,after Trump was elected,Benton was appointed as a senior White House advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency for a few weeks,but reportedly did not work well with newly appointed agency head Scott Pruitt. In April 2017,Benton was named by President Trump as the 13th Director of the Selective Service System. He served in that position until the inauguration of President Biden.
Anna M. Rivers is an American politician and educator serving as a Republican member of the Washington State Senate from when she was appointed to represent the 18th district in 2012,upon the resignation of Joe Zarelli. Prior to this she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. In her first full term,a Majority Coalition Caucus was formed,taking control away from the Democrats in the state senate. Rivers was appointed to be majority whip for the session,a rare appointment for a freshman senator. She won re-election for another four-year term in 2012,with 67% of the vote against 32% for her opponent,Ralph Schmidt.
Brandon Parker Vick is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 18th district,first elected to that position in 2012. He first ran for office against Ann Rivers for the seat in 2010,but lost. He once served as chairman of the Clark County Republican Party.
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the election of Michigan's governor,as well as the Class 2 U.S. Senate Seat.
Lynda D. Wilson is an American politician currently serving in the Washington State Senate representing the 17th legislative district. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served one term Washington State House of Representatives having defeated Democrat and current state representative Monica Stonier in 2014. In 2016,she left the State House to run for a Washington State Senate seat being vacated by Republican Don Benton against Democrat Tim Probst. Wilson represents herself as a strong conservative and has a lifetime rating of 89% from the American Conservative Union (ACU) where outgoing State Senator Don Benton has an ACU rating of 79%.
Mondaire Lamar Jones is an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. The district included most of central and northwestern Westchester County and all of Rockland County. A member of the Democratic Party,Jones is one of the two first openly gay Black members of Congress in history.
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections will be held on November 5,2024,with a nonpartisan blanket primary election to be held on August 6,2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts will elect Senators to the Washington State Senate. The elections will coincide with other elections for federal,state,and local offices.
