The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives,it composes the state legislature,which has powers,roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution,adopted in 1963. The primary purpose of the Legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws.
The Kansas Republican Party is the state affiliate political party in Kansas of the United States Republican Party. The Kansas Republican Party was organized in May 1859.
Robert C. Jubelirer is a Republican political leader in Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1975 to 2006. He served as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate for all but two years from 1984 to 2006,and served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2003.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg.
Kevin Lundberg is an American businessman and former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Before his appointment to the State Senate in 2009 as a Republican,he was elected to serve as the Representative to House District 49 in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2003. He was appointed to the Colorado Senate in 2009,replacing Senator Steve Johnson after his resignation. He represented Senate District 15,which encompasses Berthoud,Estes Park,Laporte,Loveland,Red Feather Lakes and Wellington. In the 2015 legislative session he served as the Assistant Majority Leader for the Senate Republican caucus. From 2016 to early 2019,he served on the Joint Budget Committee and chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The Republican Party of Kentucky is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Kentucky and follows its nationally established platform. The party's headquarters is in Frankfort,Kentucky.
Bill Lee Cadman is an American politician who is a former Colorado state legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000,Cadman was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate in 2007. Later,he represented Senate District 12,which covers rural Colorado Springs,Fort Carson,Security-Widefield,Cimarron Hills,and Cheyenne Mountain.
The politics of Colorado,United States,are that of a blue state. Once considered a swing state that used to be Republican-leaning,Colorado has been trending Democratic since the early part of the 21st century due to changing demographics and a rising number of the large unaffiliated bloc of voters leaning Democratic. The growing shift of the state's Republican Party towards social and religious conservatism along with shifting further to the right has also been cited as reasons for the changing voting patterns of Colorado.
Stratton Rollins Heath Jr. is an American politician and former state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado who previously served as the Colorado State Senate Assistant Minority Leader. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008,Heath represented Senate District 18,which encompasses Boulder,Colorado and portions of Boulder County. Heath served as State Senate Majority Caucus Leader from October 2013 to 2014. Prior to winning elective office,Heath was the founding chairman of ProgressNow,a progressive advocacy organization. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in the 2016 elections,so his term ended in January 2017. Heath is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder.
Mark Scheffel is an American politician and a former Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate. First elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2008,Scheffel represented Senate District 4 in Douglas County,which encompasses Castle Rock,Larkspur,Parker,Franktown,and Castle Pines. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in the 2016 elections,so his term ended in January,2017.
Thomas M. Bakk is a Minnesota politician. He served in the Minnesota legislature from 1995 to 2023 and is a former majority leader and minority leader.
Warren E. Limmer is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents the 34th District,which includes portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Limmer previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives,and in 1998 he sought the Republican endorsement for Minnesota Secretary of State,losing to Mary Kiffmeyer. He was the author of the 2012 Minnesota constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
David W. Hann is a Minnesota politician and a former minority leader of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican,he represented District 48,which consisted of the cities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka,from 2003-2017. He is currently the chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota.
Jason Barickman,is a Republican former member of the Illinois Senate,who represented the 53rd district from January 2013 until January 2023. Before being elected to the Illinois Senate,he served in the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 105th district from 2011 to 2013.
Frederick Joseph Agnich was a Minnesota-born geophysicist who served from 1971 to 1987 as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. From 1972 to 1976,he was the Texas Republican National Committeeman.
Frank D. Savickas was an American politician who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1967 to 1993.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet won reelection to a third full term,defeating Republican businessman Joe O'Dea. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009,Bennet won full terms in 2010 and 2016.
The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3,2017, to January 7,2019, in regular session,though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 9,2018. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.
The 2022 Colorado Secretary of State election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Colorado. Incumbent Democrat Jena Griswold won re-election to a second term.
An election for the United States Senate was held by the Pennsylvania General Assembly beginning on January 17,1899,to fill the seat then held by Matthew Quay for a six-year term beginning March 4,1899. Quay was a candidate for re-election,but he was damaged by a pending indictment for involvement in financial irregularities with state money;his trial took place during the three months that the legislature attempted to resolve the Senate deadlock,and he was acquitted the day it adjourned,having failed to elect a senator. Quay was appointed to the Senate seat by the governor,but the Senate refused to seat him on the grounds that the governor lacked the constitutional authority to make the selection,and the seat remained vacant until the next meeting of the legislature,in 1901,when Quay was elected.
