The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County,Colorado,immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. It is the youngest of the five service academies,having graduated its first class 65 years ago in 1959,but is the third in seniority. Graduates of the academy's four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force. The academy is also one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado,attracting approximately a million visitors each year.
Terri Jo Austin is an American educator and politician from Indiana. Austin is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives,and last represented the 36th District from January 2003 to November 2022.
Mark Waller is a former Colorado county commissioner as well as a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and county level assistant district attorney. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008,Waller had represented House District 15,which encompasses portions of northeastern Colorado Springs,Colorado. Waller also served in the US Air Force from 1993 until 2000,joining the Air Force Reserves in 2001,and following his graduation from the University of Denver Law School,he worked as an attorney prosecuting insurgents during the Iraq War;he was deployed in 2006.
Carolyn (Coyne) Dykema was the Massachusetts state representative from the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district from 2009 until her resignation to take a private sector job in 2022.
Bruce Q. Chandler is an American businessman and politician from Washington. Chandler is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing District 15,Position 1 since 1999.
John Spiros is an American businessman and Republican politician from Marshfield,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 86th Assembly district since 2013.
Robert Bruce Duff is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Connecticut State Senate,where he represents Norwalk and part of Darien in Connecticut's 25th District. He previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives,representing the 137th District. He is currently Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate,and serves as chair of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Management Committee.
Rhonda Marshall Fields is a Democratic politician from Colorado. She represents District 28 in the Colorado Senate. During the 2020 reapportionment process,Buckner's residence moved from senate district 29 to senate district 28. Earlier,she represented District 29 from January 2017 to January 2023. Previously,she served as member of the Colorado State House of Representatives representing District 42 from Aurora,Colorado. She was the first African American woman elected in State House District 42,as well as the first Speaker pro Tempore.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
David Meade is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 80th House district since January 2013. His legislative district includes Garrard and Lincoln Counties as well as part of Pulaski County. Meade serves as Speaker pro tempore of the Kentucky House of Representatives,a constitutional office and the second-highest position in the 100-member legislative chamber.
Catharine Bailey Baker is an American attorney and politician from California. Baker was a Republican member of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2018. She has served on the California Fair Political Practices Commission since 2021.
Jessie Danielson is an American politician from the State of Colorado. She is an elected member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 22 after being redistricted from District 20. Previously,she served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 24 in Jefferson County. A Democrat,Danielson was first elected in the November 4,2014 general election.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland were held on November 6,2018,electing the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Maryland,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Brianna Titone is an American politician and scientist,currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district. Titone serves in the 74th Colorado General Assembly and is the first openly transgender state legislator elected in Colorado and the 4th elected in the United States.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 3,2020,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Matthew A. Boehnke is an American politician from Washington. Boehnke is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night. The primary election was held on June 28.
Randall E. Bridges is an American politician serving as a member in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 3rd district. Bridges was first elected to the house in 2018 following the retirement of Gerald Watkins. His district includes Livingston and McCracken counties. Bridges also serves as chair of the House Standing Committee on Local Government.
Chris Garten is an American politician. Garten was first elected in November 2018 to represent District 45 in the Indiana Senate,and was re-elected for a second term in November 2022. In August 2022,he was appointed Majority Floor Leader. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2023 Denver mayoral election was held on April 4,2023 to elect the mayor of Denver,Colorado,with a runoff held on June 6. The election was officially nonpartisan and was held concurrently with elections for the Denver City Council,as well as city auditor and city clerk and recorder. Incumbent mayor Michael Hancock was term-limited and could not seek a fourth term in office. A historic field of seventeen candidates filed to run in the race to succeed Hancock.
