Eleven apply to fill Lincoln’s District 3 City Council seat | #citycouncil
Councilmembers Tammy Ward (from left), Jane Raybould, Richard Meginnis and James Michael Bowers are sworn in on May 20, 2019, at City Hall. Eleven people have applied to fill the vacancy in southwest Lincoln’s District 3 created when Jane Raybould was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in November. Journal Star file photo Three previous City […]
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Ranked-choice voting was a winner on Election Day | #alaska | #politics
Rob Richie is president and CEO of FairVote. Amidst the postmortems about which party “won” the 2022 midterms, there’s an important story that may have a more enduring impact: the record number of Americans turning to ranked-choice voting for better choices, better campaigns and better representation. On Election Day, a record eight states, counties and […]
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NJ’s Trump factor and the real losers on Election night 2022 | #elections | #alabama
It looks like the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, is going to run again in 2024. The click-bait news media is already on the case trying to discredit his attempt by repeating a false narrative. The reality is that Trump was far more a positive factor in the recent midterms than a […]
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Democrat Rouco battles Republican Hulsey for Alabama House District 15 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Richard Rouco has been involved in politics as a lawyer, helping represent plaintiffs who challenged the new Congressional district lines in Alabama, but he has never run for public office himself — until this year. Rouco, a resident of the Russet Woods community in Hoover, said he was approached in January by leaders in the […]
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Libertarian Carson Lester seeks Alabama House District 56 | #elections | #alabama
Carson Lester grew up in a conservative, Christian home in Georgia and quickly got involved in Republican politics as a young adult. At age 22, he became the youngest chairman of the Laurens County Republican Party in Georgia and worked on Republican Herman Cain’s U.S. Senate campaign in 2004. However, over the years, his views […]
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Beth Savedra, Wells City Council | #citycouncil
With only a couple of weeks left before the election, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Beth Savedra and I am seeking a seat on the Wells City Council. I first came here in the mid ’70s and since then I have called Wells my home. My husband and I have been […]
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U.S. Senate Race and Redistricting | #elections | #alabama
US Senate Race Background Republican John Kennedy is seeking his second term in office. The Democrats performing best include Gary Chambers and Luke Mixon. Independents Beryl Billiot, Xan John, W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson, Bradley McMorris round out the rest of the field with long-shot Democrats M.V. Mendoza and Salvador Rodriguez. Noteworthy that Kennedy was […]
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Housing and infrastructure dominate District 2 City Council race | #citycouncil
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Housing and infrastructure are key issues in Honolulu City Council District 2 — an area that covers Royal Kunia, Wahiawa, along the North Shore to Kahaluu. The Council seat is currently held by Heidi Tsuneyoshi, who did not seek reelection in a bid to run for […]
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Bishop, West debate for Georgia’s only competitive U.S. House race | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop and his Republican challenger Chris West both shared their visions for improving quality of life in Southwest Georgia in an Atlanta Press Club debate Sunday. Bishop, the current longest-serving member of Georgia’s Congressional delegation, says his nearly three decades in Congress gives him the experience and relationships to deliver funding and […]
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List gets longer for mayor, council candidates in Joliet election – Shaw Local
Joliet now has four potential mayoral candidates in April 2023, including the mayor. Mayor Bob O’Dekirk announced in March that he would run for reelection. However, he did not pull nominating petitions until Thursday. The three other candidates who have pulled nominating petitions for mayor are Terry D’Arcy, Gregory Lee and Tycee Bell. Bell and […]
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