The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a United States–based 501(c)(3) non-profit international environmental advocacy group,with its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington,D.C.,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Chicago,Bozeman,India,and Beijing. The group was founded in 1970 in opposition to a hydroelectric power plant in New York.
Rye is a coastal city in Westchester County,New York,United States,located near New York City and within the New York City metropolitan area. It is separate from the Town of Rye,which has more land area than the city. The City of Rye,formerly the Village of Rye,was part of the Town until it received its charter as a city in 1942,making it the youngest city in the State of New York. Its population density for its 5.85 square miles of land is roughly 2,729.76/sq mi.
Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
Nancy Elizabeth Johnson is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007,representing the 6th district and later the 5th District after reapportionment.
John Laird is an American politician who is the California State Senator for District 17,since December 7,2020,and his now in his second term. Laird was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County.
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.
Jeanne Labuda was a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006,Labuda represented House District 1.
Jeffrey Darren Duncan is a United States representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since 2011. His district comprises nine counties,two of these counties being manufacturing centers for the state. On January 17,2024,Duncan announced that he would not run for re-election. Duncan previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010 when he retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Michael Franklin Quitugua San Nicolas is a Guamanian Democratic Party politician,who served as the delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for Guam's at-large congressional district from 2019 to 2023. San Nicolas was elected by his colleagues in the 116th United States Congress to serve as vice chair of the United States House Committee on Financial Services. Rather than run for reelection in 2022,San Nicolas ran and lost in the Democratic primary of the 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election. From 2013 to 2019,San Nicolas served as senator in the 32nd,33rd,and 34th Guam legislatures.
Themis Klarides is an American attorney and politician from the state of Connecticut. She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives,serving as House Minority Leader from 2015 through 2021. In that position,she was the highest ranking woman in the legislature. She was also the first woman to lead Republican members in the House of Representatives.
Jahana Hayes is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district,once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy,comprises much of the state's northwestern portion,including New Britain,Danbury,and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party,Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress.
George Wilmarth "Wiley" Nickel III is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2023.
Patty Acomb is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Acomb represents District 45B in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.
Val Okimoto is an American politician and educator serving since November 29,2022 as the member of the Honolulu City Council representing District VIII. She is a former member and Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives,serving in that body from 2018 to 2022.
Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew is an American politician,who has served in the Kansas House of Representatives since January 2017. A member of the Republican Party,she represents the 112th district in Barton County,Kansas. Arnberger announced her candidacy while a senior at Fort Hays State University,and was the youngest member of the Kansas Legislature from 2017 to 2021.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from Illinois,one from each of the state's 17 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Illinois,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. On November 23,2021,Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021,which established the new boundaries of the districts,into law. FiveThirtyEight ranked Illinois as the most gerrymandered Congressional map drawn by Democrats following 2022 redistricting.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 8,2022,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the New Mexico gubernatorial election and various state and local elections. The Democratic party gained the 2nd Congressional seat,gaining unitary control of New Mexico's Congressional delegation for the first time since 2018 and improving the advantage in the House delegation for New Mexico from 2–1 in favor of Democrats to 3–0.
Corey Phillip Paris is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Elected in an April 29,2021 special election,he assumed office on May 4,2021. He was re-elected to a second term in November 2022.
Margaret "Maggie" O'Neil is an American politician who is currently representing part of the city of Saco in the 129th district in the Maine House of Representatives. She is in her fourth term having previously served three terms as the representative for the 15th district.
