Each of the 50 U.S. states,the District of Columbia,and territories of the United States holds either primary elections or caucuses to help nominate individual candidates for president of the United States. This process is designed to choose the candidates that will represent their political parties in the general election.
Robert M. "Bob" Shrum is the director of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University of Southern California,where he is a professor of political science in the Dornsife College of Letters,Arts and Sciences. He is a former American political consultant,who has worked on numerous Democratic campaigns,including as senior advisor to the Kerry-Edwards campaign in 2004 and to the Gore-Lieberman campaign in 2000. Shrum wrote the famous speech Ted Kennedy gave at the 1980 Democratic National Convention conceding to and supporting President Jimmy Carter. He has been described as "the most sought-after consultant in the Democratic Party." Shrum served as speechwriter to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay from 1970 to 1971,speechwriter to Senator George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign and speechwriter and press secretary to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from 1980 to 1984 and political consultant until 2009.
Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.
Ted W. Lieu is an American attorney,politician and retired military officer who has represented California's 36th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023. He represented the 33rd congressional district from 2015 to 2023. The district includes South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles,as well as Beverly Hills,Santa Monica,the Palos Verdes Peninsula,and Beach Cities.
Karen Ruth Bass is an American politician,social worker and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Bass previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022 and in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010,serving as speaker during her final Assembly term.
Alan Stuart Lowenthal is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the California state assemblyman for the 54th district from 1998 to 2004 and California state senator from the 27th district from 2004 to 2012. In both posts,Lowenthal represented the city of Long Beach and its surrounding suburbs. On December 16,2021,Lowenthal announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2004 presidential campaign of Dennis Kucinich,House Representative of Ohio and former mayor of Cleveland,began in February 2003,with a formal announcement made in June. Ralph Nader praised Dennis Kucinich as "a genuine progressive",and most Greens were friendly to Kucinich's campaign,some going so far as to indicate that they would not have run against him had he won the Democratic nomination. However,Kucinich was unable to carry any states in the 2004 Democratic Primaries,and John Kerry eventually won the Democratic nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
The Young Democrats of America Puerto Rico Chapter is a non-profit political corporation organized pursuant to General Corporate Law of Puerto Rico and duly registered in the Department of State of Puerto Rico.
Jimmy Gomez is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock,Boyle Heights,Downtown Los Angeles,Koreatown,and other communities. A member of the Democratic Party,Gomez served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr. is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly since 2012. Representing the 59th district from 2012 to 2022 and the 57th district from 2022 to 2024,Jones-Sawyer was a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus and served as chair of the caucus from 2015 to 2016. In 2023,he announced his candidacy for the Los Angeles City Council for the 2024 Los Angeles elections,which he placed 5th out of five candidates in the primary.
Anthony Rendon is an American politician who served as the 70th speaker of the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party he is the second-longest serving speaker in California history. Since 2022,he has represented the 62nd district,located in the southeastern part of Los Angeles County,including the cities of South Gate,Lynwood,and Paramount. He previously represented the 63rd district from 2012 to 2022.
Buffy Jo Christina Wicks is an American politician who serves in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she represents the 14th Assembly District,which includes the cities of Berkeley,Piedmont,Richmond,San Pablo,and El Cerrito in the East Bay.
Autumn Roxanne Burke is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she represented the California's 62nd State Assembly district,which encompasses portions of the Westside and the South Bay regions of Los Angeles County until she resigned on January 31,2022.
Sydney Kai Kamlager-Dove is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,she previously served in the California State Senate,representing the 30th district. She has also served in the California State Assembly and as a trustee for the Los Angeles Community College District.
The 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits and ran for Governor of California instead. Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez faced each other in the general election,as no Republican finished in the top two positions of the nonpartisan blanket primary that was held on June 5,2018.
Rebecca Beth Bauer-Kahan,also known by her initials RBK,is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 16th district since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,her district extends from Lamorinda to the Tri-Valley region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The 2021–2022 session is the most recent former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7,2020 and ended November 30,2022.
Isaac Gregory Bryan is an American politician serving as a Member of the California State Assembly where he represents the 55th district,which includes much of South Central Los Angeles. Bryan was previously the executive director of the University of California Los Angeles's Black Policy Project,head of the Public Policy Division for the Million Dollar Hoods Project,and served as the Director of Public Policy for the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center. From July to November 2023,he served as Assembly Majority Leader.
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
