Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell is an American former politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004 under Governor John G. Rowland,and became governor after Rowland resigned from office. She remains the most recent Republican governor of Connecticut.
A publicly funded election is an election funded with money collected through income tax donations or taxes as opposed to private or corporate funded campaigns. It is a policy initially instituted after Nixon for candidates to opt into publicly funded presidential campaigns via optional donations from tax returns. It is an attempt to move toward a one voice,one vote democracy,and remove undue corporate and private entity dominance.
Vincent Illuzzi,Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Derby,Vermont who formerly served as a Republican member of the Vermont State Senate representing the Essex-Orleans senate district.
Raj Mukherji is a Senator representing New Jersey's 32nd District and an American businessman and lawyer. He previously served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly,during which tenure he served as Majority Whip and Deputy Speaker. He is a former healthcare and information technology CEO,former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City,former local prosecutor,and law professor. Mukherji was first elected to the General Assembly in 2013 and reelected in 2015,2017,2019,and 2021,and first elected to the Senate in 2023. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who enlisted two weeks following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Mukherji serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and as a member of the Health,Human Services and Senior Citizens and Military and Veterans’Affairs Committees. In the Assembly,he served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
The politics of Vermont encompass the acts of the elected legislative bodies of the US state,the actions of its governors,as overseen by the Vermont courts,and the acts of the political parties that vie for elective power within the state. The state's politics include local Democratic and Republican political parties,as well as several smaller parties.
Robert Ford is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate from 1993 to 2013,representing District 42,which is located in Charleston. From 1974 to 1992,he served as a member of the Charleston City Council.
The government of Vermont is a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States. The Constitution of Vermont is the supreme law of the state,followed by the Vermont Statutes. This is roughly analogous to the Federal United States Constitution,United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations respectively. Provision is made for the following frame of government under the Constitution of the State of Vermont:the executive branch,the legislative branch,and the judicial branch. All members of the executive and legislative branch serve two-year terms including the governor and senators. There are no term limits for any office.
Peter Elliott Shumlin is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 81st governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.
Anthony Pollina is an American politician who has served as Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party since 2017,and was as a member of the Vermont Senate from 2011 to 2023.
Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
The legal status of Salvia divinorum in the United States varies,with 29 states having completely banned it and others considering proposals for banning its use.
Various laws in the United States regulate the use of mobile phones and other electronics by motorists. Different states take different approaches. Some laws affect only novice drivers or commercial drivers,while some laws affect all drivers. Some laws target handheld devices only,while other laws affect both handheld and handsfree devices.
Todd Weiler is a Republican member of the Utah State Senate. He lives in Woods Cross,Utah. Weiler was first appointed to the state Senate in January 2012.
Steven Mitchell Glazer is an American politician and former political advisor serving as a member of the California State Senate from the 7th Senate District,which includes most of Contra Costa County and eastern portions of Alameda County in the East Bay.
Robert Onder Jr. is an American politician and physician from the state of Missouri. A Republican,he was until 2022 a member of the Missouri Senate serving the 2nd District,in the St. Charles area. He was elected Assistant Majority Floor Leader in 2015. Onder previously was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008.
Erin Grall is an American politician who has served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 54th district from 2016 to 2022 and Florida Senate since 2022. Grall has played an active role in the Florida Legislature,sponsoring a significant number of bills that have become law in recent years.
Todd Lippert is an American politician and former pastor who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 20B which includes the city of Northfield and portions of Le Sueur and Rice County in south-central Minnesota.
Stewart Olin Jones is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 14th District,serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
The 2020 Vermont Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 13 districts,with each district electing between one and six senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. A primary election on August 11,2020,determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Vermont General Assembly.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election will be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
