elections 2024

Mayor

Levi’s heir might fund his campaign

Public financing gives candidates additional funds but places a cap on his spending. By sidestepping the public matching program, Lurie could run the risk of turning off some voters but he would be able to spend an unlimited sum.  “What we know from research is that self-funding is less effective,” said Jason McDaniel, a political […]

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Alabama

Lawmaker helping lead impeachment of Philadelphia’s prosecutor will run for state attorney general | #elections | #alabama

As a freshman lawmaker, he became one of two House Republicans tapped to lead the impeachment of Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney, Larry Krasner. The process is tied up in court, with Krasner challenging it as a political impeachment based on policy disagreements, not credible evidence of wrongdoing in office. Williams, 58, born in Alabama, got his law degree at […]

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Alaska

Trump governor races endorsements | #alaska | #politics

(The Hill) — Former President Trump’s nearly two dozen endorsements in gubernatorial races this election season showed a near-dead-even split in wins and losses in races across the U.S. Of the 21 gubernatorial candidates who ran in the general election with Trump’s backing, nine won their races while 11 lost, following a tally of the latest […]

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