Feb. 1—Kellie Streeter has filed her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Indiana state pepresentative in District 45. The district includes all of Greene and Sullivan Counties, and portions of Daviess, Knox and Vigo Counties. Streeter’s candidacy sets up a contested GOP primary for state representative in the 45th District. Incumbent Republican state Rep. Bruce […]
Jan. 28—Fern Leard, Luzerne County Democratic Party Executive Committee member, is seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 120th House Legislative District. Leard spent years in the financial sector before the birth of her twin boys when she transitioned into healthcare and began to advocate for stronger healthcare legislation. She spent a decade working in the […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. government on Saturday condemned the decision of Venezuela’s highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader María Corina Machado. The Biden administration, however, remained noncommittal about reimposing economic sanctions on Venezuela, which it has threatened to do if the government of President Nicolás Maduro failed to ensure […]
If Joe Biden wins a second term, his team says that his No. 1 priority will be restoring abortion rights across America. “First of all: Roe,” as Biden’s deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks put it on NBC’s Meet the Press in early January. “It is unfathomable that women today wake up in a country with […]
Jan. 16—The surname Domenici likely will again appear on a New Mexico ballot later this year. Nella Louise Domenici, the daughter of former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, has declared herself a candidate for the Senate seat held by Democrat Martin Heinrich. Nella Domenici filed a statement of candidacy Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission declaring […]
A second transgender woman’s petition to run for the Ohio House of Representatives is being challenged because she did not disclose her birth name, according to Ohio election officials. Arienne Childrey, 41, of St. Mary’s, which is about 100 miles northwest of Columbus, is the sole Democrat to attempt a run for Ohio’s 84th House District […]
Jan. 2—Luis Licon, a student at the University of Colorado Boulder, announced he is seeking candidacy in a statewide race for CU regent at large. “I am running for the position of CU Regent because I strongly believe in the necessity of genuine student representation on the board,” Licon said. “As a current student at […]
Dec. 22—Assemblyman Vince Fong sued California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Friday in an attempt to overturn her week-old rejection of his candidacy for the state’s 20th Congressional District seat being vacated by his mentor, fellow Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy. The lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court argues Weber was wrong to conclude Fong was […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s major political parties are scheduled to certify presidential contenders to appear on the state’s June 4 primary ballot, amid uncertainty about whether Donald Trump can be barred from contention by any state under anti-insurrection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Party-certified presidential candidates will be vetted in February by […]