Robert Takeo Matsui was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California's 5th congressional district from 1979 until his death at the end of his 13th term.
George Miller III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state's 7th congressional district until redistricting in 2013 and 11th congressional district until his retirement. Miller served as Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee from 1991 to 1995 and Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee from 2007 until 2011.
John Hardy Isakson was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Georgia legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
The 1988 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 8,the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. In spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election,the Democrats gained a net of one seat in the Senate. Seven seats changed parties,with four incumbents being defeated. The Democratic majority in the Senate increased by one to 55–to–45.
The 1980 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,coinciding with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. The 34 Senate seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates,allowing them to flip 12 Democratic seats and win control of the chamber for the first time since the end of the 83rd Congress in January 1955.
Charles Leighton Hardwick is an American Republican Party politician and business leader who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey.
John Ferraro was an American politician and businessman who was a Democratic member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1966 until his death in 2001,the longest tenure of any member in the city's history. Before politics,he was an insurance broker,and had been an all-American football player at the University of Southern California.
Raymond Neal Haynes Jr. is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of California.
Charles S. "Chuck" "Pooch" Poochigian is an American jurist serving as Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. A member of the Republican Party,he is also a former California State Senator.
Jack E. Wagner is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served as Pennsylvania Auditor General,and previously served in the State Senate and Pittsburgh City Council.
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.
Steven Anthony Geller is an American attorney and politician who serves on the Broward County Commission for District 5. As of November 2020,Geller was the mayor of Broward County from November 2020 till November 2021. He was the former vice mayor from November 2019 till November 2020.
Donald Anthony Manzullo is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district,from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business,and from January 2011 to January 2013 he served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. He was defeated in the 2012 Republican Primary on March 20,2012.
Joseph James Savino is a disbarred lawyer and former chairman of the Republican Party in the Bronx,New York City. In 2006,he ran for the New York State Senate in the 34th district,but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent,State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein.
Dale Edwin Doig was an American politician who served four terms from 1973 to 1989 on the Fresno City Council. He also served as Mayor of Fresno,California,between 1985 and 1989.
The 1982 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2,1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa decided to retire after one term. Republican Pete Wilson,the Mayor of San Diego,won Hayakawa's open seat over Democratic Governor Jerry Brown and several minor candidates.
The Government of Fresno County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution,law,and the Charter of the County of Fresno. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments,such as the Government of Fresno County. The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration,law enforcement,jails,vital records,property records,tax collection,public health,and social services. In addition the County serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
Alexander J. Matturri was an American Republican Party politician and jurist who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1968 to 1972.
Lee R. Brand is an American politician and businessman who is the 25th mayor of Fresno,California. He took office as the successor for Ashley Swearengin on January 3,2017. Upon inauguration,Brand became the oldest to assume the mayoralty of Fresno beating the previous holder Dr. Chester A. Rowell by 3 years and 21 days.
Thaddeus Victor Jude is a Republican politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Jude was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election,but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13,2022 after being eliminated at the convention. He subsequently ran for Hennepin County Attorney that same year,finishing 4th in the primary. First elected to office in 1972,he has previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and in the Minnesota Senate. He also served on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and was a Minnesota District Court Judge.
