James Paul Clarke was an American lawyer and politician from the Arkansas Delta during the Progressive Era. He served in public office over a period of almost 30 years,rising from the Arkansas General Assembly to Attorney General of Arkansas and later 18th Governor of Arkansas,ending his career in the United States Senate. In a period of Democratic Party hegemony known as the "Solid South",Clarke blended positions of the budding Populist movement,such as free silver and railroad regulation,with nationalism and his gifted skills as an orator to popularity and electoral success.
Jacob Austin is a former Canadian politician and former member of the Senate of Canada. He was appointed to the upper house by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on August 8,1975 and represented British Columbia. At the time of his retirement he was the longest-serving senator.
Lawrence A. MacAulay is a Canadian politician,who has represented the riding of Cardigan,Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988.
Francis Fox was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Senate,Cabinet minister,and Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office,and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as a lobbyist in the 1980s.
Serge Joyal is a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1974 to 1984 and subsequently in the Senate of Canada from 1997 to 2020.
Fernand Robichaud is a Canadian politician.
Grant Mitchell is a Canadian politician and businessman. Over his career,he was leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and a member of the Senate of Canada.
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a publicly funded,501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established by the United States Congress. It seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing funding for civil legal aid to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it. The LSC was created in 1974 with bipartisan congressional sponsorship and the support of the Nixon administration,and LSC is funded through the congressional appropriations process.
Gerald Martin Pollet is a lawyer and a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 46th District. He lost the race for that seat in 2008 to Scott White,but was appointed to fill the seat December 5,2011 after Rep. David Frockt,who was elected in 2010,moved over to the Washington State Senate to replace White,who had shifted to the senate in the 2010 election,then died in office.
Cheryl Ann Pflug is an American lawyer,nurse,and politician who is a member of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2004 to 2012.
Jeanne L. Darneille is an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 27th district from 2013 until her resignation in 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
Washington's 27th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Ratna Omidvar is a Canadian politician and academic,who was named to the Senate of Canada to represent Ontario on March 18,2016. She retired from the Senate on November 5,2024 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Ethel Skyles Alexander was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate. She served in four General Assemblies in the House and four General Assemblies in the Senate. Carol Moseley Braun described Alexander as her mentor.
Mary Coyle is a Canadian politician serving as a senator from Nova Scotia. Coyle was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 4,2017,and sits as a member of the Independent Senators Group (ISG). A long time champion of women's leadership,gender equality,and the rights of Indigenous Peoples,Coyle is a leader in the post-secondary education and not-for-profit sectors,as well as in international and local development.
Jeannie Hae Rhee is an American lawyer who served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Obama administration. In 2017,she was appointed by special counsel Robert Mueller to join the 2017 special counsel team to investigate Russia's intervention into the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Colin Deacon is a Canadian entrepreneur and politician from Halifax,Nova Scotia. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 15,2018.
Sharon Anne Shewmake is an American politician of the Democratic Party,and a professor of Economics and Energy Policy at Western Washington University in Bellingham,Washington. Shewmake represents the 42nd district in the Washington State Senate after serving two terms in the State House.
The 43rd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 5,2019,to August 15,2021,with the membership of its Lower House,the House of Commons of Canada,having been determined by the results of the 2019 federal election held on October 21,2019. Parliament officially resumed on December 5,2019,with the election of a new Speaker,Anthony Rota,followed by a speech from the throne the following day. On August 15,2021,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election,leading to a 5-week election campaign period for the 2021 federal election.
The Progressive Senate Group is a parliamentary group in the Senate of Canada. It was formed on November 14,2019,out of the now-defunct Senate Liberal Caucus. It is currently led by Pierre Dalphond.
