Joseph Taylor Robinson,also known as Joe T. Robinson,was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937,serving for four years as Senate Majority Leader and ten as Minority Leader. He previously served as the state's 23rd governor,and was also the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 1928 presidential election.
William Todd Tiahrt is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994,defeating 18-year incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Glickman. He ran in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. He lost to fellow Republican U.S. Representative Jerry Moran of Hays,Kansas,50%–45%.
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature,the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes,along with the State Senate,at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members,each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents,based on population figures from the 2020 U.S. census. Its composition,powers and duties are established in Article IV of the Michigan Constitution.
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for two-year terms with no limits;redistricted every 10 years,based on the 2010 U.S. census each representative represents approximately 108,734 people.
The Kansas Republican Party is the state affiliate political party in Kansas of the United States Republican Party. The Kansas Republican Party was organized in May 1859.
The clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives,whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House.
James Brian Durkin is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2006 to 2023. He served as the Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023.
Tom Sawyer is an American politician who served as the minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. A Democrat,Sawyer has represented the 95th district,covering southwest Wichita,since 2013. Sawyer previously represented the same district from 1987 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2009,serving as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader during his first stint in the legislature.
The Kansas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Kansas and one of two major parties in the state,alongside the Republicans. The chair of the party is Jeanna Repass.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress,with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together,they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation,known as bills;those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills,impeaching federal officers,and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College.
The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Kansas,concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Marcus C. Evans Jr. is an American politician currently serving as Illinois state representative for the 33rd district. The 33rd district,located in the Chicago metropolitan area,includes parts of South Shore,South Chicago,South Deering,East Side,and Hegewisch in Chicago as well as parts of suburban Calumet City and Lansing. Evans was elected Vice President of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 2023 and will assume the presidency of the organization in 2025.
Tim Greimel is an American politician who currently serves as the mayor of Pontiac,Michigan. He previously served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives,elected in a special election in 2012 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tim Melton. After his election to a full term in 2012,he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the minority leader in the House.
Jeff Yarbro is an American attorney and politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party,he has represented District 21 in the Tennessee Senate since 2015,and served as the Minority Leader of the chamber between 2019 and 2023. In 2023,Yarbro ran for Mayor of Nashville in the 2023 election,and finished in fourth place.
Ryan Spain is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 73rd district which includes parts of Bureau,Marshall,Peoria,Rock Island,Stark and Whiteside counties in west central Illinois.
Victor W. Miller is an American politician who currently serves in the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 58th district and a former Kansas state senator.
Bradley A. Stephens is a Republican Party politician currently serving as state representative from the 20th district within the Illinois General Assembly and the village president (mayor) of Rosemont,Illinois.
Michael M. Cabonargi is an American politician and lawyer who formerly served as a commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district from 2011 until 2022. Since 2019,he has also served as a vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Since 2023,he has served as a regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dan Muys is a Canadian politician and public relations consultant who serves in the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament for Flamborough-Glanbrook.
