Tag: progressive

Race to unseat New York progressive ‘most expensive House primary ever’

The primary for New York’s 16th congressional district, which takes place on Tuesday, has drawn record-breaking spending, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) and a crypto-currency Super Pac behind the lion’s share of the funding. AdImpact, a group tracking political advertisements, reported earlier this week that the race between the incumbent progressive representative […]

Mayor Johnson hires organizer as administration liaison to progressive groups

Mayor Brandon Johnson is making more prime space for his progressive base with a new hire. Johnson created a new role to bring community organizer Kennedy Bartley into his administration. Starting Tuesday, Bartley will serve as managing deputy of external relations, tasked with working more closely with the unions, activist organizations and neighborhood groups that […]

Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary […]

A Progressive DA Fights for His Job — in Hipster Portland

PORTLAND, Oregon — The “Keep Portland Weird!” t-shirts are on sale and it’s still common to encounter employees wearing N-95 masks. Yet that’s not what greets visitors at the iconic Powell’s Books downtown here. The first image is of the private security guard staged just past the entrance. With its ubiquitous hipster coffee and IPAs, […]

surprise progressive star in California capital’s mayoral race

In an election year where California’s races have the potential to be among the most consequential in the US, one of the most fascinating contests is shaping up somewhere unexpected: Sacramento. The leading candidate to replace the city’s mayor is a progressive public health expert running for elected office for the first time. Flojaune Cofer […]