| 单词 | state senator |
| 例句 | “Delegates, state senators—the governor. All the political pooh-bahs. And all those media people, too—the newspapers, TV. This is a big issue, Brady!” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The senator turned out to be a state senator, a hack politician, now serving a five-year jail term for bribery. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z On the line was our state senator in Austin calling to congratulate our town as we hurtled toward the twentieth century. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Hopefully, you will understand when your state senator tries to live up to those values as best he can.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She’s intent on it even though he’s much too good- looking for me, not to mention a state senator’s son. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In one instance, a group of Klansmen stabbed to death a prominent state senator inside his county courthouse. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He had been a carpenter, janitor, teacher, preacher, college president, lawyer, state senator, and general. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Like Obama, David Grubb is a former state senator, a former community organizer, a lawyer and a father of five daughters. Jessica Grubb, West Virginia woman who inspired Obama to act on heroin epidemic, dead at 30 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z A state senator from Southern California said he was considering calling for a boycott. Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims 2011-12-12T02:54:08Z A 14-year-old girl from Yell County, Arkansas, named Mattie Ross hires Rooster to help track down an outlaw who murdered both her father and a Texas state senator before fleeing into Choctaw territory. True Grit: Rooster to the rescue 2011-02-06T21:31:00Z In 2011, Democratic state senators proposed a law to cut through the red tape by shifting the burden of proof from workers onto employers. The wage theft epidemic 2013-02-20T16:00:00Z Late last month, two New Jersey state senators introduced a bill that would ban tall buildings along the Palisades, prohibiting buildings taller than 35 feet within 2,000 feet of the Palisades cliffs. ArtsBeat: More Opposition to the LG Headquarters Beside the Palisades 2014-05-09T23:54:10Z Tyson, whose own father was an Alabama lawyer and a state senator during the turbulent civil rights era, confirmed Geer’s approach to his portrayal. Flawed Atticus should still be celebrated, 'Mockingbird' actor says 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The groom, 34, is a state senator in New York, representing the 22nd district in southern Brooklyn. Laughter the Key to a Winning Strategy 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z In November a Washington state senator spoke of introducing a bill that would allow protesters to be charged with committing “economic terrorism.” A matter of survival: “The Talk” is a conversation about parents, kids and police 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z But you mean to tell me that the testimony of one crooked cop brought down Wilson Fisk's entire criminal empire, and a sitting state senator? 'Daredevil' Season 1 finale review: King of Hell's Kitchen 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z In California, a Democratic state senator who represents Silicon Valley, Dave Cortese, has been drafting legislation that would ban operational firearms from sets, which he said would effectively also ban blanks. The ‘Rust’ Shooting Spurs a Debate Over Using Guns on Film Sets 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z His father, who was a civil rights lawyer, served as Alabama state senator from 1978-96. Kalisha Dessources, Shomari Figures 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z In 2018, Scott Wiener, a California state senator representing San Francisco, introduced a co-authored bill that detonated a debate over housing. The Plight of the Urban Planner 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z "That stuff happened when Barack Obama was a state senator from Illinois," he mutters. Ben Affleck: 'It's in the hands of the movie gods' 2010-09-23T21:00:00Z An Oklahoma state senator wants to make abortion not just illegal, but classified as a felony homicide. The “Baby It’s Cold Outside” fight is back — but why?! 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “It’s a reminder that the city should be investing more of its budget in parks,” said Daniel L. Squadron, a Democratic state senator. Central Park, Bucolic but Aging, Is in a Quest for $300 Million 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z When Richard decides to run for state senator as a strict law-and-order candidate, he abruptly ends the affair and for a while sends Virginia cash in the mail to try to keep her quiet. Movie Review: Schizophrenia in Dustin Lance Black?s Film ?Virginia? 2012-05-17T23:03:55Z In the initial series of annual specials they appeared in before landing their own show, Jim Bob was introduced as an Arkansas state senator. Josh Duggar and the sexual abuse allegations rocking 19 Kids and Counting 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z One of Haley’s brothers was a Kansas state senator; the other was an architect in Maryland. Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z When I was in law school at Harvard, I didn’t know Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas state senator now running for governor of Texas, although we were in the same graduating class. The right’s single-mom mistake: Why their latest attacks are clueless and doomed 2014-01-28T12:44:00Z There’s some progress to be made: Just four years ago, when Ms. Jayapal was a state senator, she celebrated India’s Independence Day by bringing in samosas for the Republican and Democratic caucuses. On Capitol Hill, the Caucus Grows for Diwali 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z One of the most gripping scenes conjures a tense budget meeting, in which a state senator, E.W. Review | An ‘Alabama Story’ that has national relevance 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z For his part, Radney believed deeply in the values of liberalism, had tried to advance them as a state senator, and had his life threatened because of it. Review | Harper Lee tried to turn a murder trial into a true crime masterpiece. What happened to the book? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z As a state senator, Big Tim Sullivan, a graft-taking Tammany Hall stalwart whose largess to supporters made him the “King of the Bowery,” wrote one of the nation’s strictest gun laws — the Sullivan Law. The Street Where ‘They Do Strange Things’ 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Kentucky state senator Frank Chelf introduced legislation to ban revised versions of songs, and NBC and CBS gave in, at least partially, agreeing to air only unaltered versions of official state anthems. Is Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery or anti-slavery? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z The state senator backing the new bill credited Oliver’s ability to turn boring topics into viral phenomena through online video as motivation for the new initiative. How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Another state senator, Katie Muth, said, “Sadly, this latest story is yet another example of how institutions fail to address workplace misconduct.” Philadelphia Mayor: Museum Should ‘Strengthen’ Sexual Harassment Policy 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The nine defendants in the case that began this week include VictoryLand casino owner Milton McGregor and four current and former state senators. Country singers may be part of AL corruption trial 2011-06-07T21:47:07Z But her second husband, Henry, a New York state senator, is faithful, kind and emotionally available to both her and her children — he is "everything that Don wasn't," as Jones put it. Women of 'Mad Men' make a strong impression amid their fight for change 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z As an Illinois state senator, Obama helped get whistleblower protection legislation passed. What happens when a whistleblower returns to work after a decade’s fight 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Not unexpectedly, the Illinois Production Alliance got to work contacting state senators in an effort to stop the amendment from going through. Will the sun really set on Illinois' film incentive? 2011-04-08T14:14:00Z She has called the police, the mayor’s office and her state senator, to no avail. Fireworks proliferate across U.S., but why is unclear 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z He has continued his political ascent – he’s now a California state senator, authoring social-justice legislation. She was a crack addict. He was a rising political star. Then their worlds collided 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He was a progressive state senator with a budding national profile, whose narrow defeat in an election for Congress was chronicled in a well-received 2006 documentary, “Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?” Jeff Smith was supposed to be in Congress by now. Instead he’s an ex-con — with a story to tell. 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z His grandfather was a mayor and state senator in North Dakota. Rep. Matt Gaetz wants you to know who he is, and his plan is working 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Last summer, six Republican state senators and three faced recall elections. Gov. Walker foes to file recall petitions today 2012-01-17T11:21:00Z Five state senators are presenting a resolution to Perry. Ga. Senate to honor entertainment mogul Perry 2010-03-17T10:50:00Z Even when the original judge, David Burnett, who is now a state senator, was presented with overwhelming evidence for a new trial, he refused to reconsider the case. Movie Review: ‘West of Memphis,’ by Amy Berg, on ‘West Memphis Three’ 2012-12-24T21:26:52Z He served two terms as mayor of New Orleans, was a Louisiana state senator and is a former president of the U.S. The president of the National Urban League discusses the state of black America 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z “At one point, the futon got stuck on the staircase, and it became a very high-intensity situation,” said Ms. Lockman, 41, a state senator and senate majority whip in the Delaware General Assembly. Mixing Politics and Romance 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Bill Perkins, a Democratic state senator who represents the area, said he, too, was disappointed with the progress. Loss of Director Is the Latest Setback for the Africa Center 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Back in 2015, before he was in Congress, Jackson went viral when he was the only state senator to show up to work during a snowstorm. The most-followed U.S. congressman on TikTok is doing a delicate dance 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The opposition started with massive protests and then grew into organized campaigns first to recall state senators and then Walker himself. Gov. Walker foes to file recall petitions today 2012-01-17T11:21:00Z The dozens of shovel-wielders posing for PR photos included scientists, state senators, tribal leaders and a pack of kids with red toy scoopers. How to move a museum: The Burke, and treasured objects from its rarely seen vaults at the UW, get a new home 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z One New York lawmaker, Daniel L. Squadron, a Democratic state senator, is trying to drum up support for a plan to allow for ticket resales — but with price caps. Scalping 2.0: Naming the Ticket?s Master 2010-06-05T20:42:00Z Just over a decade ago, when Mr. Adams was a state senator in Albany, he actually orchestrated a campaign featuring clothes. ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z A year ago she was nobody, a small-town Republican state senator with a vision of filling a U.S. Joni Ernst, trumpeting ‘the Iowa way,’ shakes up her state The good-looking son of the local newspaper publisher and state senator, Bill glided through life protected by the unseen forces of wealth and privilege. Even in Hemingway’s Woods, Sometimes a Man Needs to Cry 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z You do know she’s been the first lady, New York’s first female state senator and the US Secretary of State, right? Hillary Clinton won’t be “President Nana” 2014-04-18T14:14:00Z Tawny Cypress, who plays the adult version of Taissa, a survivor who grows up to become a state senator, described the story as universal. How the ‘Yellowjackets’ ‘Weirdos’ Fell in Love and Wrote a Hit Show 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z One can’t help noticing some passing similarities between Tammy Duckworth’s new memoir and “Dreams From My Father,” the memoir Barack Obama published two years before he became a state senator. Tammy Duckworth Was a Survivor Long Before Her Helicopter Was Shot Down 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z As the story goes, on the eve of the 1898 election, the Democratic state senator from the West End, or Ward 8, gathered at the restaurant with friends to commemorate his victory. A spirited tour of the United States 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z She recalled visiting her father, a lawyer turned state senator, during his marital exile at a nearby hotel, taking him a small Christmas tree as a peace offering from her mother. Arts & Leisure: In ?The Jacksonian,? Beth Henley Confronts Violence 2012-01-13T04:47:33Z In more recent years, through her career as a New York state senator and Secretary of State, she’s endured endless and increasing commentary about how “fat and old” she apparently is. Hillary Clinton: The first presidential candidate of the trolled 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z When she was a state senator, she fought, albeit unsuccessfully, for an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit . Michele Bachmann and the Making of an Acolyte 2011-09-23T21:25:59Z That killer clown postcard turned out to be bankrolled by dark money, which the Republican state senator Llew Jones defines here as “advertising where you don’t know who’s paying for the ads.” Review: Tracking ‘Dark Money’ in Montana Elections 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The tome that’s the gateway drug of aspiring politician authors, though, is arguably Barack Obama’s “Dreams From My Father,” which first appeared when he was not yet an Illinois state senator. Every candidate an author: The ceaseless boom in books by politicians 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z They ousted two Republican state senators in recall elections last summer, narrowing the GOP's edge in that chamber to just one vote. Battle lines stark as Wisconsin recall push nears end 2012-01-13T14:53:00Z Your local representatives, your state senators, your United States senators, your congress representatives, your county supervisors, these are all elected positions. Kathy Griffin still gets death threats: "They got me, but they never got me down" 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Hinds, 43, a Democrat, is a Massachusetts state senator. Alicia Christoff, Adam Hinds 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z But Mr. Sides draws on the recollections of Georgia Davis, the Kentucky state senator and Dr. King’s illicit companion, who says she was with him on the last night of his life. Books of The Times: Hampton Sides?s ?Hellhound on His Trail? Traces Martin Luther King Jr.?s Killer 2010-04-21T22:24:00Z Obama also quoted Robinson in his remarks at the funeral for Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator and pastor who was slain with eight others at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. President Obama interviews author Marilynne Robinson 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z A few weeks ago, a short clip of a state senator named Katie Muth, a Democrat from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, began bouncing around Twitter. The Decline of Yelling 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z It is true, however, that in the late 1990s, as state senator of Illinois, Obama wrote him "a personal reference, stating that he knew me" when Siddiqi was applying for jobs in the dotcom industry. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z I did speak to that Utah state senator, and we have very different beliefs about all this. There's no shame in "A Sexplanation," a fun, honest documentary that steps in where sex ed left off 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The former state senator served one term in the U.S. Jackson coasts to win over Halvorson 2012-03-21T01:57:00Z According to state senator Robert Preston, the message would be that “anything goes in New Hampshire.” Your affair might be illegal: Inside the complicated world — and 21 states — where adultery remains against the law 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z If we're going to have a debate about who the extremist is on these issues, it is President Obama, who as a state senator voted to protect doctors who killed babies who survived the abortion. Romney, Santorum clash on spending 2012-02-23T03:09:00Z The outlet added comments from Democratic state senator Jen Jordan as well, who noted that a recent poll showed that more Georgia residents oppose the bill than support it. Kristen Wiig and Reed Morano pull projects from Georgia in wake of anti-abortion law 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Jen Jordan, a Georgia state senator supporting Flowers, said victories aren’t the only way to measure a long shot’s political value. He’s raised and spent millions running against Marjorie Taylor Greene 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Tuesday's election — an attempt to recall six Republican state senators — was the first test of voter sentiment since the summer's debate over the national debt and the renewed stalling of the economy. Wisconsin recall election a test of voter sentiment 2011-08-11T07:03:00Z Now Mr. Hoylman, as a novice state senator, is in a position to do something about it. In New York, a Push for Compensated Surrogacy 2014-02-19T21:59:45Z A state representative and a state senator had announced that they planned to come to Akron. Planned Parenthood is a symbol. This is the reality of one Ohio clinic. 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He met Obama when the future president was a mere state senator; Obama sought Jordan’s counsel when he was mulling a 2008 run for president. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z At William Peace University in Raleigh she majored in political science, interned for two state senators, became president of her class. Al Gore is near the end of his quest to save the Earth. Nina Barrett just got started. 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In a rare moment of GOP dissension, one powerful Republican state senator opposed the bill, saying it goes too far. Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that? 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Former Republican state senator Ray Holmberg, 79, of Grand Forks, was indicted last month and set for trial on Dec. 5. Trial rescheduled to April for former N.D. lawmaker accused of traveling for sex with minor 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z He went into politics after a 22-year police career, serving as a state senator and in the largely ceremonial position of Brooklyn borough president before running for mayor. FBI seized phones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams in escalation of fundraising investigation 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The race to become Houston’s mayor is heading for a runoff between two longtime Texas Democrats: United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and a veteran state senator, John Whitmire, according to The Associated Press. Race for Houston Mayor Heads to a Runoff 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Since a senator’s term ends in January and elections are held in November, Republican state senators argue the penalty doesn’t take effect immediately, but instead after they’ve served another term. Oregon GOP senators who boycotted Legislature file federal lawsuit in new effort to seek reelection 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z As an at-large member of the Charleston County Council, he set out to test the theory in 1996 by challenging a sitting state senator, a Democrat, in a majority Black district. When Tim Scott Tried to Appeal to Black Voters, and Lost 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s ever been a more David vs. Goliath matchup,” said Seth Berry, a former state senator and a longtime critic of CMP. Maine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Adams has touted his connections to Turkey, a country that he visited at least half a dozen times as a state senator and Brooklyn borough president. After raid on fundraiser’s home, NYC mayor says he has no knowledge of ‘foreign money’ in campaign 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Biden won’t appear on its ballot but every New Hampshire state senator and other party leaders are leading a write-in campaign on the president’s behalf. Biden’s Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The federal lawsuit comes on top of a state lawsuit filed by Republican state senators that is set to be heard by the Oregon Supreme Court next month. Oregon GOP senators who boycotted Legislature file federal lawsuit in new effort to seek reelection 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z It features attacks against Ohio news outlets, op-ed style columns by Republican state senators and content generated by members of the Senate majority’s communications staff and other noted conservatives. Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website. 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Several state senators with at least 10 absences during the most recent legislative session have already filed candidacy papers with election authorities. Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Sue Davis, a spokesperson for Whitmire, said the state senator’s campaign had nothing to do with the recording. Houston mayoral candidate Jackson Lee regretful after recording of her allegedly berating staffers 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z A Washington state senator was arrested at a Hong Kong airport on charges of possessing a locally unregistered firearm, his office said on Monday. ‘Honest Mistake,’ Says U.S. Politician Arrested on Gun Charge in Hong Kong 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Three Republican state senators, along with three county Republican central committees and two voters, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Oregon GOP senators who boycotted Legislature file federal lawsuit in new effort to seek reelection 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z After serving five terms as a New Hampshire state senator, Republican Russell Prescott is now running for the U.S. Americans want a House speaker ‘as soon as possible’ 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A Trump campaign official asked for the electors’ “complete discretion,” telling them to say only that they were meeting with two state senators who were there. Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden’s election win in Georgia 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The debate over those writings and other records has pitted grieving parents and traumatized children against a coalition which includes two news organizations, a state senator and a gun-rights group. Tennessee court to decide if school shooting families can keep police records from public release 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Bernier, a Republican former state senator, broke with her own party to criticize those who disseminate false election claims, drawing pushback from her fellow Republicans across the state. Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Bernier, a Republican former state senator, broke with her own party to criticize those who disseminate false election claims. Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one group trying to change that 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Baumgartner, the former state senator, chalked up the silence to what he called “the long purple hand” — the UW’s clout as the state’s premier public institution. How taxpayers will be on the hook for the UW’s football moves 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z Shawn Still, who is now a state senator, wasn’t initially elected as secretary, for instance. Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden’s election win in Georgia 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z "These are commonsense reforms that restore faith in our elections," Republican state senators Warren Daniel and Paul Newton said in a joint statement after the override. N. Carolina Republicans enact voting changes ahead of 2024, prompting Democrats to sue 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Most of that money went to Don Huffines, a real estate developer and former state senator who unsuccessfully challenged Abbott in the Republican primary. Texas GOP civil war breaks out over ties to “Nazi sympathizer” Nick Fuentes 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Now an Arizona state senator who also served as a fake elector for Trump, Hoffman has been paid at least $6.6 million by Turning Point since 2017, campaign finance disclosures and tax records show. How Trump’s MAGA movement helped a 29-year-old activist become a millionaire 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z “Republicans are in the majority today because Kevin McCarthy raised a historical amount of money to put them there,” said Jim Brulte, a former state senator and past chairman of the California Republican Party. News Analysis: McCarthy's once formidable powers of persuasion couldn't stop a humiliating, historic defeat 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two youngest children, have died in a small plane crash in Utah, officials said on Monday. North Dakota state senator and his family die in plane crash 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and two of their children were killed on Sunday evening when a small plane he was piloting crashed at an airport in Moab, Utah, the authorities said. North Dakota State Senator, His Wife and 2 Children Die in Plane Crash 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Despite Moore getting the boot, some Republican state senators are backing a plan to seek Willis’ removal by a new state prosecutorial oversight commission. Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Monday asked the state’s highest court to decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout this year can run for reelection. Oregon Supreme Court asked to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can be reelected 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Trip Pittman, the former Alabama state senator who proposed the new execution method, has disputed criticism that the method is experimental. Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Social media users shared the video of the two Republican state senators to claim they are taking things even further by burning books. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z He and another state senator shot long streams of flame onto a pile of cardboard in front of an appreciative crowd. A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z To Dale Schultz, a former Republican state senator, the sharpness of Evers’ rejection symbolized the depths to which Wisconsin politics have plunged. Republican legislatures flex muscles to maintain power in two closely divided states 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Risch said he’s received aircraft noise complaints for decades, since his early years as a state senator in the 1970s. Senator wants to reroute flights away from Southwest Boise, where he lives 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z But she attended all two weeks of the proceedings, including one dramatic moment when a woman was called to publicly testify about an affair she had with the state senator’s husband. Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren’t done attacking each other 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z By the time California state senators took up a bill Thursday night to grant unemployment benefits to striking workers, labor unions had already scored several monumental wins in the state Legislature. News Analysis: Labor unions win big in California Legislature as hot labor summer drags into fall 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z The verdict will be decided by 30 of the 31 state senators, most of them Republicans. Deliberations in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial head into a second day 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Democrats won all three state House seats and nearly defeated the incumbent Republican state senator. Connecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot defeats incumbent GOP mayor after primary recount 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The verdict will be up to 30 state senators, most of them Republicans like Paxton. Closing arguments set to begin in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial over corruption charges 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z SALEM, Ore. — Oregon state senators with at least 10 absences during a record-setting Republican walkout are supposed to be disqualified from running for reelection, but several on Thursday filed candidacy papers with election authorities. GOP senators who boycotted Oregon Legislature file for reelection despite being disqualified 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z McGuire, the state senator, called for more readily available backup generation and a second set of transmission lines — both expensive ventures. Wildfires knocked out power to an entire county. A microgrid of generators brought it back 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “It’s a desperate gambit to avoid accountability to voters who choose their state representatives, their state senators and their Supreme Court justices.” GOP threat to impeach a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Five Republican state senators voted against the legislation, arguing that discrimination was already illegal under state law. California is first US state to pass ban on caste discrimination 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Paxton's wife, Angela, is a Republican state senator, but is not acting as a juror in his trial due to concerns over conflict of interest. Prosecution urges conviction in impeachment trial of Texas Republican Paxton 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But several Republican state senators who boycotted filed suit against Griffin-Valade in the Oregon Court of Appeals, aimed at forcing state officials to allow them to seek reelection. GOP senators who boycotted Oregon Legislature file for reelection despite being disqualified 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Paxton's wife, Angela, is a Republican state senator, but was not allowed to vote or participate in his trial due to concerns over conflict of interest. Texas Senate declines to toss impeachment charges against Republican Paxton 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Paxton faces trial by a jury - the 31 state senators - stacked with his ideological allies and a “judge,” Republican Lt. The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Paxton faces trial by a jury — the 31 state senators — stacked with his ideological allies and a “judge,” Republican Lt. The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Paxton also was a state senator before becoming attorney general in 2015 and still has entanglements in the chamber, including with Lt. Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Colton Moore, a Republican state senator whose purist brand of conservatism wins him few allies, launched a petition for lawmakers to call themselves into special session, requiring signatures by three-fifths of both houses. As Trump and Republicans target Georgia’s Fani Willis for retribution, the state’s governor opts out 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z In Michigan, a committee led by Republican state senators concluded there was no widespread or systematic fraud in the state in 2020 after conducting a monthslong investigation. Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z He ripped the line, "a skinny kid with a funny name," from the then-Illinois state senator's keynote speech vying for a seat in the U.S. "Sounds like ChatGPT": Vivek Ramaswamy accused of plagiarizing Obama line at GOP debate 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In Georgia, he is alleged to be part of a plot to urge state senators to disregard the election results and appoint fake electors. Georgia Rico case: John Eastman surrenders to authorities 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The latest exhibits also add evidence to the allegation that Paxton recruited a state senator, Bryan Hughes, to request a legal opinion that helped avoid foreclosure on properties owned by Paul and his businesses. Texas Republicans expose GOP AG Ken Paxton in impeachment push 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones, a former state senator, signed documents purporting to be one of Georgia’s 16 valid presidential electors for Mr. Trump. Special prosecutor to probe actions of Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones following Trump indictments 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Shafer, 58, is a former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and a former state senator. The Trump Gang: 18 people who got snagged in the Georgia election case 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z As a state senator, he also sought a special session of Georgia’s Legislature aimed at overturning President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state. Special prosecutor will examine actions of Georgia’s lieutenant governor in Trump election meddling 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In Georgia he is alleged to be part of a plot to urge state senators to disregard the election results and appoint fake electors. Who are the 18 others charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia? 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Gustavo Rivera, a state senator from the Bronx who sponsored the Senate bill, has argued that Hochul could expand state support to the centers through executive action alone. Federal officials may shut down overdose prevention centers in Manhattan 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z In Kentucky, a Republican state senator concerned about “today’s environment” suggested the legislature certify that Imagination Library in the Bluegrass state offer only “subject-appropriate” material. Free books for WA kids from a country music legend and literacy fairy godmother | Editorial 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Still is a Republican state senator in Georgia. The Trump Gang: 18 people who got snagged in the Georgia election case 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Jones was carrying a letter from a number of Republican state senators asking Pence to delay counting the electoral votes of Georgia and other states. Special prosecutor will examine actions of Georgia’s lieutenant governor in Trump election meddling 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Then finance chair of the state Republican Party and now a Georgian state senator, he was another of the fake electors. Who are the 18 others charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia? 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z “The Tennessee Legislature split Nashville into three districts and splintered my neighborhoods,” said Gilmore, a former Democratic state senator who is Black. Lawsuit says Tennessee’s US House and state Senate maps discriminate against communities of color 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But they’ve patched things up: Min, now a state senator, is backing her U.S. Three co-workers running for the same Senate seat? That's awkward 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The policing partnership began after a discussion between Mayor Kirk Watson, a former Democratic state senator, and Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor. ‘We Are Feeling Overpoliced’: State Troopers Join Patrols in Austin 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z The letter also garnered signatures from two California state senators, 11 additional California Assembly members, seven city mayors and dozens of council members from various cities. Taylor Swift, please postpone: Officials make request in show of support for strikers 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z “I wasn’t aware that I could not tell people to register to vote in my official capacity as a state senator,” Dhingra said in a phone interview Wednesday. WA Sen. Dhingra faces ethics fine for using public funds for Dobbs news conference 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused a former Tennessee state senator of intentionally delaying his sentencing after the Republican unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw his guilty plea to federal campaign finance laws. U.S. prosecutors accuse ex-Tennessee lawmaker of delaying sentencing 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z An Iowa state senator was participating, not interfering, in a statewide bike ride when he was arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor, his attorney said. Iowa state senator was participating in annual bike ride when he was arrested, lawyer says 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Mississippi’s Republican lieutenant governor and a state senator who’s trying to unseat him traded insults Wednesday in back-to-back speeches at one of the state’s largest - and sweatiest - political gatherings of the year. GOP candidates for Mississippi lieutenant governor clash in speeches ahead of primary 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z One Republican state senator even flipped his endorsement from Mr. Trump to Mr. DeSantis after the spat. Iowa’s Governor Will Interview G.O.P. Field, Minus One: Trump 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z In the face of this delay, multiple groups have sued for access, including a state senator, The Tennessean newspaper and a gun-rights organization. Nashville school shooter’s writings reignite debate over releasing material written by mass killers 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Any additional money will be used to run ads pointing out the many sins of our current state senators representatives. Running blue in a red state: Why it's important 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z It said the searches of the state senator and U.S. senator occurred in June 2022. FBI wrongly searched for US senator and state senator in Section 702 spy data, court says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z An analysis by The Associated Press, using redistricting software, shows the 2nd District proposed by state senators, with a Black voting-age population of 38%, has been routinely and easily won by Republicans in recent elections. Alabama GOP proposals for second Black district are unlikely to win court approval, experts warn 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z A Democratic state senator speculated that Alabama Republicans are seeking another Voting Rights Act challenge before the U.S. Alabama lawmakers are divided on eve of major redistricting deadline impacting Black voters 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Cameron adds a state senator to the ticket whose resume includes running his family business, ousting Democratic incumbents and sponsoring bills popular with Republicans. Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z He first took office in 2019, with just over 50% of the vote, and previously spent eight years as a state senator and did a turn as a U.S. Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The unnamed U.S. senator has been notified of the search, but the state senator and state judge have not, the FBI official said. FBI wrongly searched for US senator and state senator in Section 702 spy data, court says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Phil Boyle, a Republican state senator from Long Island, requested a state investigation into the county police department’s handling of the case. For years, quiet Gilgo Beach was a place of ‘murders and mayhem’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Steve Glazer is a Democratic state senator representing the Bay Area’s 7th Senate District, which includes most of Contra Costa County and part of Alameda County. Opinion: More money, same problems: My fellow California Democrats keep repeating this mistake 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The winner will take on Democrat Kathleen Riebe, a state senator who was nominated at her party’s convention last month as well. Candidates to replace Utah Republican Chris Stewart in Congress head to ballot 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z “Good riddance,” Josh McLaurin, a state senator from Fulton County, wrote on Threads. Democrat’s Defection Gives Georgia G.O.P. First Black Woman in State House 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z But Senate Republican Leader John Braun, of Centralia, and three other state senators said Monday they want to let anyone and everyone opt out. Paying WA's new long-term care tax may be optional if Republicans get their way 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Just after 11 p.m., lingering protesters in the gallery booed and yelled “shame” to state senators in the minutes after the bill was approved. Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z She won, but was spurned by the California Democratic Party, which endorsed Kevin de León, then a liberal state senator. Questions about age trail Rep. Barbara Lee, 76, as she seeks Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z In 2005, he recalled, he attended a meeting in San Diego whose attendees included the state's Secretary of Resources, as well as state senators and congressional staff. Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Neither the company nor Democratic lawmakers listed the value of the tax break, but a Republican state senator, Edward Durr, put it at nearly $1 billion. New Jersey governor to sign tax break for Orsted’s offshore wind farm 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Now a Democratic state senator, Wintrow is aghast at how her adopted state has become more hardline. Conservatives go to red states, Democrats to blue as the country grows more polarized 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Democrats, however, have denounced the voting proposals, with one state senator, Natasha Marcus, going so far as to call them a “jumbo jet of voter suppression.” As 2024 Voting Battles Heat Up, North Carolina G.O.P. Presses Forward 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Singh, the state senator, has to overcome that skepticism as he shepherds the climate package through a narrowly divided legislature. A Climate Laggard in America’s Industrial Heartland Has a Plan to Change, Fast 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Maria Elena Durazo, a Democratic state senator and former head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, is carrying legislation that would give all health care workers a $25 minimum hourly wage. From the Docks to Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Workers Are Feeling Emboldened 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z She plans to pay tuition from money she saves from her internship in a state senator’s office, and some help from her parents. Crushed student loan borrowers are skipping meals, moving in with parents, panicking over money 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Several historical associations, state senators, activists and employees at Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution pleaded unsuccessfully with the museum to cancel a welcome event for the conference planned for Thursday night. Trump, DeSantis among 2024 GOP hopefuls set to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Tyler Johnson - An Indiana emergency department physician and a Republican state senator, Johnson is also a member of the plaintiff organization AAPLOG. Five doctors backing the US legal case against the abortion pill 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Some Republican state senators have vowed to vote against reappointing Wolfe, who has sparred with them over election conspiracy theories on numerous occasions. Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Kathy Bernier, a former Republican state senator and county election official who has spoken out against false claims of widespread fraud, said commissioners face a tough vote. GOP state legislatures seek greater control over state and local election offices 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project, the number of state senators ousted Tuesday — five — equaled the number of all Senators who had lost a primary election since 1999. Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia’s primary election 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Currently, The Tennessean newspaper, Star News Digital Media Inc., a state senator, a law enforcement nonprofit and a gun-rights organization are advocating for the release in the records. Families detail stress, terror and sadness after Nashville school shooting in court docs 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The shooting had a “profound impact” on the state senator. California bill calls for violence prevention plan, security; opponents say it hurts small businesses 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project, the number of state senators ousted Tuesday - five - equaled the number of all Senators who had lost a primary election since 1999. Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia’s primary election 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Dolan, a state senator who owns a partial stake in the Cleveland Guardians baseball team, vows to “get tough on illegal immigration” and stop the drug cartels from “killing our kids.” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown ‘dead wrong’ on immigration, warns candidate Matt Dolan 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Paxton has spent years fighting to keep the trial in Collin County, where he maintains wide support among GOP activists and his wife, Angela Paxton, is a state senator. Texas court allows AG Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial to move to Houston 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z “I can’t see putting a former president, along with his Secret Service team, in a corrections facility,” said Mary Moe, a former Montana state senator. Democrats Celebrate and Fear the Indictment of a ‘Chaos Machine’ 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The Tennessean newspaper, a state senator, a law enforcement nonprofit and a gun-rights organization are advocating for the release in the records. Amid fight over Covenant school shooting records, medical examiner releases autopsy report 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z FOLEY, Ala. — A Mississippi state senator was arrested in Alabama for driving under the influence on a highway, authorities announced Monday. Mississippi state senator arrested for DUI in Alabama 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Delegates at the convention in Columbus chose former state senator Josh McKoon, now a lawyer for the state technical college system, to lead the party for the next two years. Georgia Republicans pick former state senator Josh McKoon as chair at meeting marked by Trump speech 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z “The goal here is not to take shots at people. The goal here is to get Republicans elected,” said Josh McKoon, a former state senator who is running for chairman. Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z “This is not good for this country in terms of our status around the world,” said Sheikh Rahman, a Georgia state senator who was born in Bangladesh. Democrats Celebrate and Fear the Indictment of a ‘Chaos Machine’ 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The “jury” will be the 31 state senators including Paxton’s wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, who has not said whether she will recuse herself. Bank records raise questions about home remodel in Texas Attorney General Paxton’s impeachment 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “He’s a nerd, and he looks in the mirror and sees something that others don’t,” Mr. Heitkamp, a former Democratic state senator, said. ‘A Long Shot, for Sure’: Sizing Up Burgum, and Most of the G.O.P. Field 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The entrance into the race this past week of moderate state senator and pizzeria owner Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, means there are now three legitimate Democratic contenders. How Donald Trump, of all people, might determine WA’s next governor 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Josh McLaurin, a Democratic state senator representing an Atlanta suburb, called the raid “reckless,” saying, “The situation is already at a fever pitch.” Atlanta Officials Target Bail Fund in Crackdown on ‘Cop City’ Protests 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z No one was injured in the shootings but in one case bullets passed through the bedroom of a state senator’s 10-year-old daughter. Federal grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with shootings on lawmakers’ homes 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Only a handful of state senators voted against the bill. California lawmakers advance bill to cool down outside areas at schools 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z They include a bribery charge related to an extramarital affair with an aide to a state senator. Juror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband’s impeachment 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Saud Anwar, a state senator who took an interest after a constituent discovered their ancestor was a witch accuser, told the AP that witchcraft trials still take place around the world. Connecticut lawmakers exonerate colonial-era 'witches' 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Mastriano, a state senator, did not voice explicit support for McCormick or any other candidate, but said he expected that an eventual GOP nominee would live up to their campaign pledges. GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as hard-right state lawmaker says he won’t run 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z A Republican state senator, Todd Gardenhire, is also among those who have sued for the release of the records, citing “research” in “writing new laws regarding school safety.” Nashville Parents Ask: Must a Mass Shooter’s Writings Be Made Public? 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Plaintiffs — including journalists, a state senator, a law enforcement nonprofit and a gun-rights organization — have sued the city of Nashville to force the release after police denied their public records requests. Judge considers parents’ request to keep Nashville school shooter’s writings secret 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The Montana ban was drafted by the state’s attorney general, Austin Knudsen, a Republican, and introduced by a Republican state senator this year. TikTok Sues Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Some of the state senators who supported it originally have expressed opposition to the House version, leaving its fate uncertain. South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z This week, in the first significant test of the new law, three state senators reached the legal threshold of 10 unexcused absences. Oregon Senators Face Re-election Ban After Prolonged Boycott 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The park will largely be funded by the Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018, which De León wrote when he was a state senator. Eastside could soon get a new 12-acre park under the Sixth Street Viaduct 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z “So many people fought so hard for me to even have the right to exist, to be able to be an out and proud, Black, LGBTQ+ state senator,” he said. Illinois moves toward gender inclusivity as others move away 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Catholic lobbyists — and a majority of state senators — wanted to carve out an exemption for priests if they learned of abuse or neglect through a confession, which is viewed as sacred within the Catholic Church. WA’s bill to require clergy to report child abuse dies after Catholics refuse compromise on confessions 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Republican state senators skipped a Senate floor session Wednesday and Thursday. GOP boycott: What’s halting vote on guns, abortion and more? 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Clyburn monitored their progress in calls to Democratic allies, according to two state senators who spoke with him during the period. Rep. James Clyburn saves his South Carolina seat — at a big cost to Democrats 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z PORTLAND, Ore. — Partisan tensions in Oregon skyrocketed this week because Republican state senators didn’t show up to work Wednesday, denying Democrats who control the chamber a quorum. Why did Oregon GOP senators stay home? A look at the tension 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Spaeth was struck by both the impossibility and the inhumanity of the state senator's directive. The terrifying realities of North Dakota's near-total abortion ban 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Dance, the former state senator, recalled running into Stewart at the Library of Virginia in Richmond on some of his many research trips. Richard Stewart kept history alive. His death leaves it in jeopardy. 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z When a GOP state senator balked at the outlandish claims and asked the witness, a local insurance agent, who had invited her to the February session, she identified a first-term Republican, state Rep. Liz Harris. This is what it took for Arizona Republicans to expel an election denier 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Dan Gelber, the Democratic mayor of Miami Beach and a former state senator, said many of the governor’s priorities were “not important” to most Floridians. Florida Lawmakers Clear a Potential Presidential Roadblock for DeSantis 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Republican state senators skipped a Senate floor session Wednesday. Why did Oregon GOP senators stay home? A look at the tension 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z CALIFORNIA: A Democratic state senator has introduced a bill to protect doctors who prescribe medication abortion pills to patients in other states. How U.S. states are protecting or restricting abortion access 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “Ultimately, the strategy did fail,” said Scott Wiener, a state senator who spearheaded San Francisco’s ban in 2016 when he served on the city’s board of supervisors. California Reconsiders Its Boycotts of States Over Their L.G.B.T.Q. Laws 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Redistricting after the 1970 Census had created an open seat, and Dr. Shuster defeated a state senator in the GOP primary before winning the solidly Republican district in the general election. Bud Shuster, congressional ‘king of asphalt,’ dies at 91 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A former state senator and an Army veteran, Barrett has long been seen as a rising star in the party but lost by more than 5 percentage points to Slotkin last year. Slotkin’s Senate run may complicate Dems bid to retake House 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He defeated the state party organization’s candidate, a state senator. Bud Shuster, Unabashed ‘Asphalt King’ of Congress, Dies at 91 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “People who were never enthused about Trump, who reluctantly went along with him — they are probably eager to find someone new because they were never sold on Trump,” said Mr. Taylor, the state senator. Iowa GOP cattle call is the first test of Trump’s hold on the religious right 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z During the debate on the abortion ban last week, the Republican state senator also openly said that the life of a pregnant person is less important than the bundle of cells growing in their body. Nebraska Republican: Abortion ban needed to ensure dominance of white population 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “Nearly 60% of Kansans — Democrats, Republicans and independents — voted ‘no’ on giving elected representatives and state senators more power to pass laws regarding abortion.” 2nd abortion regulation bill vetoed by Kansas governor 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z As both a state senator and representative, Barrett has represented more of the district in the past. Slotkin’s Senate run may complicate Dems bid to retake House 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z During the fight over the California legislation, he invoked those arguments, said Dr. Richard Pan, a former state senator who was an author of the bill and met with Mr. Kennedy at the time. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z A state senator said the university would not be allowed to return to “business as usual.” On a ship where future mariners train, CSU women say they faced sexual abuse and harassment 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Wexton, a former state senator and prosecutor, said she feels good and is focused on legislating, meeting constituents and visiting with business and school officials - “all just like normal.” Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Wexton, a former state senator and prosecutor, said she feels good and is focused on legislating, meeting constituents and visiting with business and school officials — “all just like normal.” Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z In a March letter to a state senator, James said Youngkin “firmly believes in the importance of second chances for formerly incarcerated individuals as they look to become active members of their community and citizenry.” More states allow residents with felony convictions to vote 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z “It’s always bothered me that in some of our major statewide races, the winning candidate never gets a majority of the vote,” said state senator Greg Hertz, a Montana Republican who authored the bill. Montana readies new primary setup that could trip up Sen. John Tester’s reelection run 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The AFL-CIO will target Montana, West Virginia, Arizona and Maine, communicating support for Su to its members to get them to contact their state senators. Battle over Biden labor nominee Julie Su heats up 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Still, in March, three Republican state senators joined in sponsoring a bill that would restrict tax breaks for miners and place strict limits on their participation in programs like the Responsive Reserve. The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z But he found an ally in a Republican state senator, Kevin Corbin, who was in the insurance industry and tired of being unable to help working people. Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight? 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z As a state Assembly member and state senator from the Eastside, De León shepherded groundbreaking bills in Sacramento that made California a “sanctuary state” for immigrants without documentation and promoted green energy. Column: Bravos for Mark Ridley-Thomas, boos for Kevin de León. A double standard? 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Florida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Florida GOP election bill aims to make it harder for Gen Z to vote 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Stephens, the state senator, announced at the Orangeburg County party meeting that after weeks of deliberation and conversations with all three candidates, he would support Ms. Spain. South Carolina Democrats, Stung by String of Losses, Clash Over Next Leader 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Republican state senators backed a plan to force the state pension fund to divest from nations identified by the U.S. government as foreign adversaries, including China. Kansas passes anti-ESG bill, but it’s milder than some want 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Instead, every discharged felon is now provided with an application, and requests are “considered individually,” Youngkin’s Secretary of the Commonwealth, Kay Coles James, said in a March 22 letter to a state senator. Lawsuit challenges Youngkin’s limits on felon voting rights 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z "A spokesperson for the Wisconsin Republican Party referred NBC News to recent comments from another GOP state senator who indicated that the Senate would not advance any prospective impeachment proceedings against Protasiewicz," the outlet reported. Wisconsin GOP supermajority already looking to impeach newly elected liberal Supreme Court judge 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “It’s almost laughable, right?” said Donald Betts Jr., a former Kansas state senator who lives in Australia and came to the ceremony to celebrate a fellow Black American immigrant. A Black Man Went to Australia for Gold, Then Stood Up for Democracy 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Johnston, a former state senator, is among candidates seeking the political post as Denver’s CEO, a position that has become a stepping stone for ambitious politicians. Denver mayor’s race centers on crime, housing, homelessness 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “A lot of the duly passed laws by the elected representatives of the state of Wisconsin would be deemed invalid,” Duey Stroebel, a Republican state senator from Cedarburg, said last week. Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “I have 16 years seniority on George,” said Lucas, a state senator since 1992. Northern Virginia’s clout is fading amid General Assembly retirements 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Yarbro, the state senator, questioned Lee’s suggestion Tuesday that it wasn’t the time to discuss gun policy. Tennessee senators won’t hear gun bills in wake of Nashville shooting 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A Democratic state senator in Nebraska has been filibustering for weeks to block a bill that would ban transition-related medical treatment for minors. Donald Trump Indicted 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Several Republican lawmakers said they hoped the changes would help bring things back to the “apolitical and innocent” status that they believe Walt Disney sought for his company’s content, according to one state senator. Disney quietly dodged DeSantis’s oversight board, appointees realize 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “Just the threat of it obviously changes the way that public officials will act,” said Kelda Roys, a Democratic state senator from Madison. Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Another Utah resident whom lawmakers said regularly has advocated better relations with China was Dan Stephenson, the son of a former state senator and employee of a China-based consulting firm. Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z “It’s not even been an issue up here,” said Jones, a former state senator. Veto puts Kentucky in thick of fight over transgender rights 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Never Back Down recently trumpeted support from two Republican state senators in South Carolina. Trump, under legal threat, tries to short-circuit DeSantis momentum 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Now, state senators are proposing to invest millions from the program in electrifying ports, schools and homes, conserving old forests, and helping relocate Indigenous communities who are vulnerable to climate change. Here’s how Washington senators want to use climate dollars 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z “It would have massive negative impacts — our state constitution limits the amount of bonds,” said Mark Mullet, a state senator from Bellevue who leads the senate’s capital construction budget committee. The next McCleary? Tiny district with decaying school buildings sues WA state 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z “This was supposed to be a slam dunk for the Republican candidate, the way the district is designed,” said Don Coram, a former state senator who unsuccessfully challenged Boebert in the GOP primary last June. Anti-Trump GOP voters mostly loyal in 2022, but not entirely 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Contact your state senator and representative and let them know how you feel about open government issues. Sunshine Week: Learn more about your right to know 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z We’ll see if Washington state senators care as much about transparency. Tired of public-records shenanigans? Contact state senators 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z An existing state law lets parents opt their children out of sex education classes — a measure Dunleavy championed when he was a state senator. Alaska governor proposes sex ed limits, teacher bonuses 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z It sent off weeks of protests that grew to as large as 100,000 people and led Democratic state senators to leave the state in a failed attempt to stop the bill’s passage. Michigan Democrats move quickly to repeal right-to-work 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “But it is my job as a state senator to ring the alarm when I see something going wrong, and I will say this bill is heading us in the wrong direction.” Sanders’ school voucher plan gets Arkansas lawmakers’ OK 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z When hot-button issues like homelessness become the focus of an election, those elections tend to get heated, said Michael Baumgartner, Spokane County Treasurer and a former two-term state senator. Spokane mayor’s race could be expensive ‘slugfest’ 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The president greeted state senators and representatives Monday in a joint session. President of Finland visits Washington Capitol 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Washington, the state senator, said that Goldson put in “the hard work and dedication that is needed” as chief of the state’s second-largest school system but that wholesale improvement is needed. Goldson leaving a Prince George’s system still struggling to rebound from pandemic 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Harpootlian, a Democratic state senator, said public information about Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds gave them no choice but to have him testify. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison in murders of wife, son 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The proposed anti-abortion amendment specifically asked voters to give “the people, through their elected state representatives and state senators” the power to “pass laws regarding abortion.” Abortion opponents seek smaller changes in Kansas after vote 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Senate campaign as a Chinese sympathizer for voting to allow limited foreign ownership of farmland when he was a state senator in 2013. Missouri lawmakers back ban on Chinese ownership of land 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Taddeo, 55, who served as a state senator from 2017 to 2022, says she wants a year-round effort to mobilize young voters and to register voters without outsourcing that job to other groups. Florida Democrats to pick party chair after tough midterms 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Bomani Africa appeared in federal district court for sentencing in the 2014 death of Michael Galdieri, the son of a former state senator, after pleading guilty just over a year ago. Hit man in political murder-for-hire sentenced to 20 years 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The proposal is named after Clementa C. Pinckney, the former state senator and pastor who died in the racist Charleston massacre. Push returns for South Carolina to add hate crime law 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Nina Turner, a former Democratic state senator from Ohio, on Tuesday accused Trump and others in the GOP of using the derailment for political ends, blasting regulatory rollbacks on Trump’s watch. Trump visits Ohio amid political showdown over train derailment 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Investigators sought a meeting with Wendy Rogers, a Republican state senator and vocal election denier who now chairs the chamber’s elections committee. Arizona’s top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z But if the blue slip is not returned or comes back with a negative response, that means the home state senator objects, which can doom the nomination. Dems consider break with tradition to get Biden more judges 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Ms. McClellan centered her campaign on legislation she spearheaded as a state senator — issues she championed, like voting rights, environmental protection and abortion access, often dovetailed with the national Democratic platform. McClellan Wins in Virginia and Will Be State’s First Black Woman in Congress 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z “The mood kind of changed after the election,” said John N. Bambacus, a former state senator for Allegheny and Garrett counties who has long fought to protect the river canyon. Md. town comes out against bike trail project by Youghiogheny River 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z The racial subtext is difficult to ignore: All 112 Republican state senators and representatives are white. In Mississippi’s Capital, Old Racial Divides Take New Forms 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Democratic consultant Garry South noted that California is so big that state senators have nearly a quarter-million more constituents than members of Congress. These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ? 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Durazo, the state senator who introduced the bill, sent a stinging rebuke to the council Tuesday, a day ahead of the vote. De León and other council members tussle on redistricting 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “It’s absolute poison, it is so destructive and it’s humiliating that this is in our constitution,” said Scott Wiener, a state senator who represents San Francisco. California will try to enshrine right to same-sex marriage 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z None of the five female state senators voted for him. South Carolina becomes only state with all-male high court 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Razer said it would prohibit teachers in his Kansas City legislative district from letting students know that he is Missouri’s only openly gay state senator. Missouri proposal goes farther than ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Now, a Republican state senator is proposing to broaden the ban, seeking to stop Chinese citizens and companies from buying land, homes or any other real estate in Texas. How U.S.-China Tensions Could Affect Who Buys the House Next Door 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “When you have a supermajority, you will always tear yourself apart,” said Tom Dempster, a former Republican state senator who remains a close political watcher. A South Dakota Senate aide’s allegation roils GOP politics 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Republican state senators wrote a letter Monday to the commission urging it to expedite the distribution of California Climate Credits. How much will you get to offset soaring SoCalGas bills? Relief may come soon 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z DeSantis was joined at his news conference Tuesday by Ray Rodrigues, chancellor of the State University System of Florida and a former Republican state senator. DeSantis aims to cut college diversity efforts; New College ousts president 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Several pro-fossil fuel state senators were assigned to 10 or more committees, where climate legislation is often strangled by special interests. Even after floods hit state, California plans cuts to climate investments 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z A year ago, Rosemary Bayer, a state senator in Michigan, was even more optimistic that her colleagues would embrace safe-storage legislation. Gun owners favor requiring parents to lock up weapons. It’s lawmakers who don’t. 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Speaking about the heartbeat bill he authored, Texas state senator Bryan Hughes has said, “The heartbeat is the universal sign of life.” Antiabortion Heartbeat Bills Are neither Morally nor Legally Sound 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z But legislation passed by Mississippi state senators Thursday would ban Henifin’s proposed solution. DOJ appointee releases new plan for ‘tenuous’ Jackson water 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The claim was further amplified when a Texas state senator this month introduced a bill calling for the labeling of such foods. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Though a 1994 state Assembly run was unsuccessful, he unseated a GOP state senator two years later. California Rep. Adam Schiff enters marquee Senate race 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “There is no place left in America that is safe from gun violence,” David Min, a California state senator, said in response to the Monterey Park shooting. ‘Tragedy Upon Tragedy’: January Brings Dozens of Mass Shootings So Far 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Moores is the last remaining Republican state senator from any of the three major metro regions of New Mexico. Even after New Mexico shootings, little GOP reckoning over election denialism 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Machado, the former state senator, hopes this month's storms will bring some attention to flood risk in the state, but he's not sure the attention will translate into new spending. California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it? 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Harpootlian, who is also a Democratic state senator, said they wanted their client acquitted quickly so that police could find the “real killer.” Murdaugh Set to Face Trial Over Murder of Wife and Son 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Just last year, a state senator who appeared on the floor in overalls — something not prohibited by any written rule — was stripped of his committee assignments by the leadership of his own party. Advice | Work Advice: Lawmakers’ dress code dustup has lessons for everyone 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z But Cedillo, then a state senator, won his old Assembly seat the following year, while De León took Cedillo’s state Senate seat. Column: May Jose Huizar's fall be the end of the 'Eastside politico' 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Alvarado is a former Kentucky state senator who has publicly opposed most abortion access. Before HIV grant cut, Tenn. tried to oust Planned Parenthood 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Nebraska does not require voters to provide a reason to vote early by mail, but two Republican state senators want to make wholesale changes that would mostly require in-person voting on Election Day. States Push for New Voting Laws With an Eye Toward 2024 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Democrat Diana DiZoglio, 39, a former state senator elected to serve as state auditor, was also set to be sworn Wednesday. First Black woman sworn in as Massachusetts attorney general 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Following the Monday arrest, new details emerged Tuesday about the alleged conspiracy, including how close a spray of bullets came to the sleeping 10-year-old daughter of a state senator. Election-fraud conspiracies behind plot to shoot at New Mexico Democrats’ homes, police say 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z No one was injured, but in one case bullets passed through the bedroom of a state senator’s 10-year-old daughter. Ex-GOP candidate charged in shootings at lawmakers’ homes 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z "Detectives no longer believe the shootings are connected to reports of shots fired near a campaign office of the Attorney General, nor the law office of a state senator," police said in a news release. “I am the MAGA king”: NM GOP election loser who cried fraud charged in shootings targeting Dems 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z After losing the election in November, Pena allegedly visited the homes of three county commissioners and a state senator, said Gilbert Gallegos, a spokesperson for Albuquerque police. Former GOP candidate arrested in shootings at N.M. Democrats’ homes 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Brad M. Hoylman, the state senator who sponsored the law, hailed the judge’s ruling. Writer’s Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Rape Can Proceed, Judge Rules 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Last year, Oregon instituted a cap-and-trade system via executive order from former Governor Kate Brown after years of failed bills — including two attempts thwarted by Republican state senators going into hiding to avoid a vote. Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Similarly, Dr. Mortensen referenced a moderate Republican state senator who, when the federal marketplace opened, urged his constituents to enroll. Obamacare Is Everywhere in the Unlikeliest of Places: Miami 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z But Jason Small, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and a moderate Republican state senator, told me he sensed a more fundamental shift. How Montana Took a Hard Right Turn Toward Christian Nationalism 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z In December, Democrats resoundingly nominated Jennifer McClellan, a state senator, to represent the party in the contest for Virginia’s Fourth District, which includes Richmond and leans heavily Democratic. The Elections That Will Matter in 2023 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The shootings involved four homes, a workplace and a campaign office associated with two county commissioners, two state senators and New Mexico’s newly elected attorney general. Suspect in Shootings at Homes and Offices of New Mexico Democrats Is in Custody 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z “He had the ‘it’ quality,” Jim Brulte, a former state senator and past chairman of the California Republican Party, said of McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z No one was injured in the shootings in Albuquerque involving three residences, a workplace and a campaign office associated with a pair of county commissioners, two state senators and New Mexico’s newly elected attorney general. Shootings Reported at Homes and Offices of 5 New Mexico Democrats 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The session opens with a record 18 women state senators among the Legislature’s 49 members. Abortion, spending likely battles in new Nebraska session 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Lexington police confirmed Davis did not mention he was a state senator until after he was taken into custody. State senator embarrassed at public intoxication arrest 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “The Legislature is totally dependent on Southwest functioning,” said Tom Umberg, a Democratic state senator who has commuted to the Capitol from Orange County for years. How Southwest Became California’s ‘Unofficial Airline’ 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Those are the districts of the state senators and representatives whom voters send to Columbus. EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for Ohio’s unsettled political maps? 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Another call came from a state senator who said a house in the Hamptons that Santos claimed to own was worth far less than the candidate said and was owned by someone else anyway. A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal but no one paid attention 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Washington state senators and representatives have acknowledged the importance of local newspapers, including in 2015 when they extended a tax preference for the publishing industry. What WA government can do to support local newspaper stewardship 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Pressure from lobbyists and special interest groups already is immense, and Democratic caucus members are having internal debates about how to proceed, said Rosemary Bayer, a Democratic state senator first elected in 2018. ‘You’ve got to deliver’: Democrats take charge in Michigan 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Cutter, who will be sworn in as a state senator in January, is developing a bill that would require the state to create a WUI code board to write minimum fire-resistant building requirements. Wildfires in Colorado are growing more unpredictable. Officials have ignored the warnings 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Recently Umberg, the state senator from Orange County, put forth a bill that would bring the state in line with other jurisdictions. Another legacy for Tom Girardi: Tighter regulation of California lawyers 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio, is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal. Perspective | Wage war on fentanyl or decriminalize? We must find a way to combat it. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z “Climate risks — and other environmental risks, depending on the industry — have been material risks for companies to consider since the 1970s,” Dalia Blass, head of BlackRock’s external affairs, recently testified to Texas state senators. States’ $4 billion war on ESG forces big financial firms to retreat from ‘woke’ investments 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Within hours of Hochul's announcement, several state senators had already said they would vote against LaSalle, whose nomination comes months after the U.S. "An absolute disaster": Hochul nominates anti-choice, anti-union judge to lead New York's top court 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z She was a really sensible, thoughtful and evenhanded state senator, but when she became a member of the U.S. 2024 governor’s race: Readers’ choices 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Jennifer McClellan, a Virginia state senator, won a Democratic primary in a special House election in the state’s Fourth Congressional District, according to the local Democratic Party. Democrats in Virginia Pick Jennifer McClellan in Special House Primary 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Judges dismissed separate election lawsuits filed by a state senator who contested Hobbs' gubernatorial win, and another filed by former Republican Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, who challenged his Democratic rival's victory. Kari Lake declares victory — after judge rejects most of her lawsuit challenging election loss 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Tom Davis, a Republican state senator in South Carolina who spearheaded the bill, said the current regulatory system financially rewarded utilities even when they messed up. Clean Energy Quest Pits Google Against Utilities 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The party later added one there — but in a red part of the district represented by another state senator. Va. Democrats line up for McClellan as Morrissey mounts outsider challenge 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z A BlackRock Inc executive and Texas state senators sparred over the firm's membership in an investment group aiming to limit climate change at a hearing on Thursday. Column: Don't fight the Fed? Someone better remind markets: McGeever 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The idea of reparations was first proposed in the 1980s by Bill Owens, the first Black state senator in Massachusetts. Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z While at Washington State, Mr. Leach partnered with former state senator Michael Baumgartner to teach a five-week course called “Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategies.” Mike Leach, swashbuckling college football coach, dies at 61 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z A California state senator said Mr Musk was treating the former staff "like garbage". Fired Twitter cleaning staff 'treated like garbage' 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z In California, a gay state senator reported being targeted by a bomb threat by people calling him a "groomer." Phony conservative victimhood is more than grating — it fuels a climate of anti-LGBTQ bigotry 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z A group of 11 Republican state senators also weighed in against the regulatory change, saying it “operates in contrast to the intent of the legislature, lacks prescribed statutory authority and ultimately garners our disapproval.” Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, race 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “In the past few months we’ve heard from thousands of Tennessee families who are interested in classical charter schools,” Gresham, a former Republican state senator who once chaired the powerful Senate education committee, said Tuesday. Scrutinized charter school group to apply again in Tennessee 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The campus Federalist Society chapter’s leader — the daughter of a Republican state senator who is among the Legislature’s most conservative members — did not respond to email and social media messages seeking comment. Kansas justice chides state law school for ‘closed’ climate 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z California state senator Scott Wiener told the BBC the cleaners had been treated "horribly". Fired Twitter cleaning staff 'treated like garbage' 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Before that, he had served nine years as a state senator and eight as a delegate. Congressman Donald McEachin of Virginia dies at 61 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z María Elena Durazo, a Democratic state senator from Los Angeles who introduced the bill, said the law could allow millions of Californians to “reach their full employment and economic potential.” California Will Soon Have the Nation’s Most Expansive Record-Clearing Law 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z "When you talk about buffalo restoration, it's also land restoration, water resource restoration, and cultural revitalization," said Heinert, who is also a Democratic state senator in South Dakota. The return of the American bison is an environmental boon — and a logistical mess 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Frost, who turns 26 in January, won his safely Democratic seat in Orlando after dispatching two former members of Congress, a state senator and a pastor in a fierce primary. He’s a 25-Year-Old Gun Control Activist. Now He’s Heading to Congress. 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Dr. Daniel Edney, the state health officer, spoke to state senators at a hearing Monday about the financial pressure on Mississippi hospitals. Over half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals risk closing 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Heinert, a South Dakota state senator and director of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, views his job more practically: Get bison to tribes that want them, whether two animals or 200. Bison spread as Native American tribes reclaim stewardship 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z His council district includes some of the same communities he served as a California state senator. The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated by our experts 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Benton was previously convicted in 2016, when a former Iowa state senator admitted to taking $73,000 in payments from Ron Paul's presidential campaign in exchange for switching his endorsement to Paul. Ex-Rand Paul aide pardoned by Trump convicted of illegally funneling Russian cash to Trump campaign 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Democrat Rodney Ellis, a former state senator and now a Harris County commissioner, acknowledged the county should have had more election resources but said officials were adjusting to new rules passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z There’s also Sydney Kamlager, the state senator who was elected this month to replace Bass in Congress. Column: Representation matters. But a Mayor Karen Bass means more for Black women in L.A. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The same message was delivered in Pennsylvania, said Sharif Street, the chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and a state senator. Voters in Great Lake states deliver election deniers a stiff rebuke 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Janet Petersen, a state senator from Iowa, said it gives her hope to see how the country has turned its attention to maternal mortality and disparities in health care. Her child was stillborn at 39 weeks. She blames a system that doesn’t always listen to mothers 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The lawmakers — many of them proud churchgoers — considered such loans to be both unchristian and unfair, according to Chuck Hufstetler, a Republican state senator who has voted for more regulation for title lenders. How title lenders trap poor Americans in debt with triple-digit interest rates 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Central Washington voters elected the area’s first Latina state senator, turned away some new hopefuls looking to represent their community, and returned a swath of incumbent lawmakers to office this past week. After redistricting rancor, Republicans maintain hold on Yakima Valley legislative districts 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z McMorrow, the Michigan state senator, listed as key priorities for the state’s newly Democratic legislature funding for schools, protecting the Great Lakes and shoring up voting rights protections. Democrats surged to flip state legislatures, defying past GOP gains 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Along the way she’s bested three GOP members of Congress, a former state party chair, a state senator and now newcomer Smiley. Is the fever breaking? Ticket splitters in WA election are signs of hope 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z "Just start adding zeroes and stop when you feel like it," said Chuck Clay, a former state Republican chair and former state senator. 'Start adding zeroes': Big money expected to pour into Georgia midterm runoff 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Kotek told reporters she has spoken with Drazan and Johnson, a former state senator who ran as an unaffiliated candidate and who conceded Tuesday night. Democrat Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor’s race 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Anderson, the Pierce County auditor, ran as a nonpartisan candidate against Hobbs, a Democrat and former state senator who was appointed to the post last year. Thursday results in WA Secretary of State race has Hobbs with slight lead 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Stephanie Chang, a Democratic state senator from Detroit, said she believed the abortion ballot question brought left-leaning voters to the polls who may not have voted otherwise. ‘My Main, Core Issue’: Abortion Was the Driving Force for Many Voters 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Before serving as secretary of state, Hobbs was a state senator. Secretary of State Hobbs continues to lead in WA with Wednesday’s results 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Frost defeated two former representatives and a state senator in a crowded field for his party's nomination. 'Life is wild!': First Generation Z member elected to U.S. Congress 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Johnson, a former Democratic state senator with a hefty campaign account, has attracted enough moderate voters that both parties see a chance for Republicans to win the governor’s mansion for the first time since 1982. These Election Results Offer Clues about What’s Next for Climate Politics 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, state attorney general Josh Shapiro appeared to have defeated Republican Doug Mastriano, a state senator and military veteran, though delays in tabulating votes in Philadelphia slowed the final tally. Voters choose governors in 36 states; DeSantis re-elected in Florida 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The deeper into the night it got, the clearer it was that the GOP state senator couldn’t overtake Shapiro’s lead. Why AP called Pennsylvania governor’s race for Josh Shapiro 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z A lieutenant colonel in the Washington Army National Guard and former state senator, he ran on a platform of protecting elections through improvements in cybersecurity and pushing back against misinformation and disinformation. Steve Hobbs leads in WA Secretary of State race 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z California voters on Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight. California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Based on where you live, you’ll also be picking a congressional representative, a state senator and a state assembly member. A Last-Minute Guide for California Voters 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Ben Robinson, a former Democratic state senator from Muskogee, is running in the race as an independent but reported raising no money. GOP favored to maintain all 5 US House seats in Oklahoma 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z As a state senator from suburban St. Louis, Schmitt earned a reputation as a moderate willing to work with Democrats. GOP’s Schmitt hoping to claim open Missouri Senate seat 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z According to a report by the Energy and Policy Institute, all but 10 of Michigan's 148 state senators and representatives have received money from DTE. Black voters strike back against election denialism — and its corporate funders 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Mastriano, a state senator from Franklin County has become a national emblem of how election conspiracists have risen to prominence within the GOP. The whole country will be watching Pennsylvania on election night — again 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z A former state senator, Logan would be the first Afro-Latino to represent Connecticut in Congress. Biden-voting district could send Connecticut’s first Republican to Congress in a decade 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z One bright spot for Democrats is Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race, in which Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro holds a commanding lead against Mastriano, a Republican state senator whose far-right stances have failed to connect with voters. Biden, Trump, Obama barnstorm Pennsylvania in final midterms dash 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Valentine’s campaign catch-phrase was “nobody’s senator but yours,” and she slammed Schmitt for voting as a state senator to allow foreign ownership of farmland and over his support for the state’s ban on abortion. GOP’s Schmitt hoping to claim open Missouri Senate seat 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and in races for U.S. representatives in Congress and state senators and Assembly members. Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 13 race: Mitch O'Farrell vs. Hugo Soto-Martinez 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z In his 2019 News-Post interview, Cox said he first traveled to Annapolis at age 7, and at 12 received an “ovation” from state senators after he testified at a committee hearing. The Christian home-schooling world that shaped Dan Cox 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Newsom is running for reelection this year and is likely to win a second term as he faces a little-known Republican state senator. ‘Do better’: Newsom pauses $1B in homelessness spending 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state assembly member. Your guide to the L.A. city controller election: Paul Koretz vs. Kenneth Mejia 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Political forecasters give Mr. Nunn, a state senator and a U.S. House Dems’ class of 2018 on the chopping block Tuesday as political pendulum swings back to GOP 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps it helped that Pritchard was a state senator, soon to become a Republican congressman, and entertained guests with pickleball at political fundraisers. Review | ‘Pickleball is life’? I’m not so sure. 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z In nearby Connecticut, George Logan, a Republican former state senator, switched effortlessly between Spanish and English as he went door to door telling voters in suburban New Britain that he wanted to lower their taxes. In New England, Republicans Push to Flip More Seats as Moderates 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z LaTurner was a Kansas state senator and state treasurer before winning his U.S. Man prosecuted for death threat against Kansas Rep. LaTurner 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson voted against the bill when she was a state senator but says she’ll implement the mandate if Oregonians approve it and it is financially feasible. Oregon could be 1st state to make health care a human right 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z In New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, Mr. Malinowski is considered the underdog in his reelection bout against Tom Kean Jr., a former state senator and the son of a former governor. House Dems’ class of 2018 on the chopping block Tuesday as political pendulum swings back to GOP 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z There are currently 28 Republican state senators, meaning at least six Democrats would need to side with the impeachment effort in order to achieve the two-thirds threshold. Pennsylvania Republicans move to impeach progressive Philadelphia DA Krasner 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “I want to work with Democrats and Republicans,” Mr. Logan, a former state senator, said in an interview between door knocks. In New England, Republicans Push to Flip More Seats as Moderates 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z George Logan, a former state senator and mechanical engineer, has pitched a message that he isn’t a “typical Republican” in his race against U.S. Connecticut US House seat targeted by national Republicans 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Mastriano, a state senator, has rejected the “Christian nationalist” label, though his political events often carry the feel of a worship service. Pa. governor candidates deploy religion in contrasting ways 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “I’m concerned about how motivated the Democrats are to vote,” said David Carlucci, a Democratic former state senator who represented the region. Republicans Target a Top House Democrat as Winds Shift to the Right 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z “If you can’t hear it when they pick up the bullhorn that used to be a dog whistle, you can see it with your own eyes,” said Mr. Larson, the Wisconsin state senator. As Republican Campaigns Seize on Crime, Racism Becomes a New Battlefront 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Cunningham, a former state senator, had opened a small lead when he acknowledged sending explicit texts to a woman who was not his wife, shattering his family-man image. Are Democrats squandering a chance in Cheri Beasley’s N.C. Senate race? 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z She became a Republican the day that Doug Mastriano — the conservative state senator who is Pennsylvania’s GOP nominee for governor — declared his candidacy in January. Right-wing roadshow promotes Christian nationalism before midterms 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Before his appointment as secretary of state, Hobbs served as state senator for Washington’s 44th legislative district, near Snohomish. WA Secretary of state candidates Hobbs, Anderson debate 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Newsom pledged to work with Dahle, “in your respective role as state senator, hopefully, if I’m successful in continuing this role as governor of California.” Newsom trades barbs with Dahle in California's only 2022 gubernatorial debate 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z She described Nickel — a two-term state senator, criminal defense attorney and former White House staffer under President Barack Obama — as “jovial” and “passionate about the issues that matter,” namely education and abortion access. Battle for Congress could hinge on North Carolina district 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Hobbs, a longtime state senator and member of the Washington Army National Guard, has stressed his military experience as important in areas of cybersecurity. Watch the Steve Hobbs-Julie Anderson debate for WA secretary of state 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In Virginia’s 10th District, Ms. Wexton, a former domestic abuse prosecutor and state senator, has been a measured advocate for tolerance. Opinion | Here’s who The Post endorses for Congress in Virginia 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z However, the state said in a news release that the eight at the Feliciana facility are not from Bridge City, as initially announced by a state senator. Shuffle of juvenile prisoners lands 8 at adult penitentiary 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z State Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat and the only openly gay Florida state senator, said in an interview that he pleaded at the time with Disney officials to publicly oppose the bill, but they refused. How DeSantis used Disney’s missteps to wage war on corporate America 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Both a state senator and house seat are up for election in this district in 2022. Election 2022 voter guide: What to know before casting your ballot 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z While a state senator, Dennis Pyle, is challenging Mr. Schmidt from the right with an independent bid, Mr. Schmidt is no centrist. In Kansas, a Democratic Governor Tests if Any Politics Are Still Local 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z These efforts began in December 1983, when, as a young state senator, I joined 900 other optimistic citizens and elected leaders at the signing of the first bay agreement, pledging to restore the Chesapeake. Opinion | Bay-state governors and the EPA dump cleanup deadline 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z With only nominal opposition in November from a Northern California Republican state senator, Newsom has also dipped into his campaign account to elevate the issue. Abortion measure brings a hint of uncertainty to California’s midterms 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z For this year’s race, he hired Axiom Strategies, a prominent Kansas City-area GOP firm, and his chief consultant is a conservative state senator, J.R. Republicans hope for a ‘new’ Kris Kobach in Kansas AG race 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state assemblymember. Your guide to the California governor's election: Gavin Newsom vs. Brian Dahle 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and assemblymember. Your guide to the California controller election: Lanhee Chen vs. Malia Cohen 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z "A veto of a bill as significant as that was definitely surprising," Gruters, the state senator and chair of the Florida GOP, told ProPublica. Ron DeSantis blew up Black-held congressional districts — and may have broken Florida law 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Corey Parent, a state senator and chair of the county Republican Party, said mounting a successful write-in campaign is difficult and it’s more so with two candidates. Ex-sheriff’s deputy seen kicking prisoner defends actions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Padilla, a former California secretary of state, state senator and Los Angeles City Council president, became the state’s first Latino U.S. senator when Newsom appointed him to fill Harris’ seat in 2021. Your guide to the California U.S. Senate election: Alex Padilla vs. Mark P. Meuser 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state Assemblymember. Guide to the L.A. County Supervisor District 3 race: Bob Hertzberg vs. Lindsey Horvath 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state Assembly member. Your guide to the L.A. County sheriff election: Alex Villanueva vs. Robert Luna 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “Voters care a whole lot about a functioning democracy,” said Daniel Squadron, a Democratic former state senator from New York and a founder of the States Project. Why Little-Noticed State Legislative Races Could Be Hugely Consequential 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The Republican nominee is Barb Kirkmeyer, 64, a fourth-generation Coloradan, who currently is a state senator and, before that, was a Weld County commissioner. Women powered Democrats in the 2018 midterms. Will they again in 2022? Senate, governor, secretary of state, lieutenant governor, controller, treasurer, attorney general, U.S. representative, state senator and state assemblymember. Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 5 race: Katy Young Yaroslavsky vs. Sam Yebri 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The state senator responded by saying “the liberal press” had taken his past remarks, which he said were from 2017, out of context. In Illinois Governor’s Debate, Bailey Tries to Put Pritzker on Defensive. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The general election is scheduled for Nov. 8, when voters will weigh in on seven ballot propositions and make their picks for attorney general, congressional representative, state senator and more. What to Know About California’s November Election 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “If it’s a decision by the Supreme Court, based on their legal opinion, I would defer to their legal expertise,” said Michael D. MacDonald, the Republican state senator running against Ms. Klinefelt. Why Little-Noticed State Legislative Races Could Be Hugely Consequential 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Senate, governor, secretary of state, lieutenant governor, controller, treasurer, attorney general and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state Assembly member. Your guide to the L.A. city attorney election: Faisal Gill vs. Hydee Feldstein Soto 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He was a state representative and later a state senator, before joining Congress in 2007. Political brawler Rep. Jordan bulking up to lead Judiciary Committee clash with Biden administration 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Hank Sanders, a Democrat and former longtime state senator who helped draw the congressional map Alabama put in place 20 years ago, said there is a risk that “you could end up losing both.” Black representation in Alabama tested before Supreme Court 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z He attributes his loss to the late entry into the race of Mark Miloscia, a former Republican state senator. How election conspiracies cast a shadow over GOP, fall midterms in WA 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Also to be decided are races for Congress, state senator and Assembly member. Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 11 race: Traci Park vs. Erin Darling 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Finchem’s Democratic opponent, Fontes, is the former election administrator in Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest and the target of an expensive vote audit, approved by state senators, that found no fraud evidence. 2020 election conspiracists could soon oversee voting in U.S. battleground states 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The state senator made the appeal as he struggles to catch Attorney General Josh Shapiro, his Democratic foe, before Election Day. GOP nominee for Pa. governor calls for prayer and fasting as campaign struggles 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z As a state senator in October 2019, he co-sponsored a bill to ban abortion after the detection of electrical cardiac activity in the fetus, usually around six weeks. Mastriano Said in 2019 That His Bill Would Treat Abortions as Murder 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Ward, a former Arizona state senator and chair of the state Republican Party, was among them. Judge says Jan. 6 panel may get Arizona Republican Party chair's phone records 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z When Hobbs was a state senator, she voted against Senate Bill 1289, which amended an existing law listing materials that teachers and school administrators are allowed to read or post in school facilities. AP FACT CHECK: Lake distorts Hobbs’ education votes in Ariz. 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z There are seven ballot propositions and races for U.S. representative in Congress, state senator and state Assembly member. Your guide to the 2022 California midterm election 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Cyr, the Massachusetts state senator, criticized the motive behind the flights. Florida Flies 2 Planeloads of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Sherman, a state senator and physician, was quick to remind voters that Sununu signed a late-term abortion ban into law last year. Close New Hampshire Senate primary tests direction of GOP 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Chuck Morse, a state senator, conceded in New Hampshire’s Senate primary against Don Bolduc, who makes false claims about the 2020 election. Poverty, Plunging 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z THE FACTS: As a state senator, Hobbs did sponsor a bill to require school districts to teach sex education in grades K-12. AP FACT CHECK: Lake distorts Hobbs’ education votes in Ariz. 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z He will face Tom Sherman, a state senator who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Who Won and Lost in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “State by state by state, we can be doing more,” said Julie Gonzales, a Democrat state senator and backer of the initiative. Coloradans take housing into their own hands with initiative 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z He faces negligible opposition in his primary and is heavily favored in November against Tom Sherman, a state senator who is uncontested in the Democratic primary for governor. What to Watch in Tuesday’s (Final!) Primary Night 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Her biggest misstep in the Trump case came in July, when a judge strictly limited her office’s involvement in the investigation of Burt Jones, a state senator and the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor. In Atlanta, a Local Prosecutor Takes on Murder, Street Gangs and a President 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The far-right state senator, a retired Army colonel, regularly brings up his Ph.D. status in public remarks and on the campaign trail as evidence of his knowledgeability. Amid campaign, Mastriano’s disputed dissertation made public 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Republican state senators in South Carolina went back and forth for hours on Wednesday and Thursday considering amendments to the bill, including some that would have added exceptions to the ban. South Carolina Republicans fall short in bid for near-total abortion ban 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Burt Jones, a Republican state senator now running for lieutenant governor, called for legislative hearings to address the “rampant mismanagement” of Fulton’s elections. Georgia’s biggest county can’t find a top elections official 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Others in the report however have more definitive ties to the group, such as Wendy Rogers, a state senator from Arizona who has publicly declared her membership. Oath Keepers: Leaked membership list includes police and politicians 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “I consider myself a 1st Amendment purist,” said Dave Cortese, a Democratic state senator from San Jose who spent more than a decade in local government, serving on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. Column: Shutting up the bullies and other bad actors, so democracy can thrive 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z More pressure came from a former Republican state senator, who called the hospital to complain about Herrin's treatment. How Montana GOP hijacked public health amid COVID pandemic and brought a hospital to the brink 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z He took a memorable swipe at a Democratic state senator in 2013, saying he was “the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline.” Youngkin to boost Maine’s LePage despite racially incendiary rhetoric 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The state senator and retired military officer helped organize the state’s effort to submit fake presidential electors beholden to Trump and was seen outside the Capitol as pro-Trump demonstrators attacked police on Jan. 6, 2021. Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z As a state senator, Mastriano was one of the leaders the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania, but has not yet testified. Doug Mastriano sues Jan.6 committee 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The image has shadowed the Iowa state senator as he seeks to unseat U.S. GOP candidates soften tone on abortion for midterm election 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “There’s clearly a hiccup on this,” said Bob Smith, a New Jersey state senator and co-sponsor of the bill, “and we’re going to solve it.” Why Do Some People in New Jersey Suddenly Have Bags and Bags of Bags? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z A state senator from central Pennsylvania, he won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement earlier this year. Republicans dismiss Democratic furor over old photo of Mastriano in Confederate uniform 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Inside a weathered Grange hall, the ceiling fans spun furiously as a few hundred people packed in to hear the Republican nominee for governor, state senator Doug Mastriano. Pa. governor hopeful bets he can win by not moderating Trumpian stances 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Mastriano, a Pennsylvania state senator, has spread Donald Trump’s lies about widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and was a leading proponent in Pennsylvania of Trump’s drive to overturn the result. Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, is a state senator whose district includes Gettysburg. Doug Mastriano Wore a Confederate Uniform in a Faculty Photo 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In July, the judge rejected a similar request from the lieutenant governor and a former state senator to toss subpoenas. Georgia judge skeptical of claims of political bias in 2020 election probe 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Jensen, a family physician and former state senator, built his campaign, especially in its early days, on a platform of vaccine skepticism and opposition to the Walz administration’s management of the pandemic. Minnesota’s Walz hits rival Jensen for Holocaust remarks 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Gov. Brian Benjamin, who was forced out of office after federal prosecutors charged him with bribery, fraud and falsifying records as a state senator. New York Democrat Pat Ryan maintains upstate seat for party in special election 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Priola is in his second term as a state senator and is not up for reelection in November. Colorado GOP senator becomes Democrat, cites vote falsehoods 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Similarly, South Carolina state senators had to own estates valued at £2,000. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Cotton and others scoping out a potential 2024 bid have been stumping for candidates up and down the ballot in both places, even joining candidates for sheriff and state senator. 2024 meets 2022: Trump, Pence, others ramp up for allies in midterms 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Jimmy Harris, a Democratic state senator from New Orleans serving as a proxy on the commission, told its members the funding would help protect about 384,000 people. Abortion battle delays flood aid for New Orleans amid hurricane fears 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z On the other hand, state senators may have more time to focus on public policy and become policy generalists because they each must serve on multiple committees due to their smaller numbers. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z “It’s very serene, and as a result, I think he found his found peace there over the years,” said Richard Harpootlian, a South Carolina state senator who has known the president for decades. ‘Go Get Your Bathing Suits!’: Biden Takes a Vacation as Washington Beckons 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z At least one state senator, Republican Mike Thompson of Shawnee, helped to fundraise for the recount. Largest Kansas counties will recount abortion vote after roughly $120,000 raised 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “In terms of the ability to change Wisconsin in two years, this could be an utterly different state,” said Kelda Roys, a Democratic state senator from Madison. In Wisconsin, 2 Huge Races Stand Between G.O.P. and Near-Total Power 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The Associated Press on Saturday also said former state senator Jill Tokuda was projected to win the Democratic nomination in the open 2nd Congressional District race. Green, Aiona win party nominations in Hawaii’s race for governor 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Green was a state senator and representative before serving as lieutenant governor. Physician Green wins Hawaii Democratic primary for governor 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z A popular state senator, Scott Wiener, whose district overlaps Ms. Pelosi’s, is widely seen as laying the groundwork for a campaign. After Nancy Pelosi: A San Francisco Race ‘That Shall Not be Named’ 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Delagado was a last-minute replacement for lieutenant governor after Ms. Hochul’s first choice, Brian Benjamin, resigned in disgrace after federal prosecutors charged him with bribery, fraud and falsifying records as a state senator. Republicans eye second Dem seat to flip in New York special election 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who as a state senator introduced a bill in 2007 imposing strict standards on the cleanup, has called on the board to delay its vote for six weeks. Column: Did California give Boeing a pass on a major pollution cleanup? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Wendy Rogers, a far-right state senator in Arizona, told a white nationalist convention in Florida that “we need to build more gallows” to handle “traitors.” Simmering threat of violence comes to fore with search of Trump property 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z In Minnesota’s race for governor, Republicans nominated Dr. Scott Jensen, a former state senator who rose to prominence by opposing pandemic mitigation efforts. Wisconsin Republicans Embrace Trump in a Race Defined by 2020 Grievances 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The beagle rescue effort began much earlier, according Bill Stanley, a Republican state senator for Virginia. Over 4,000 beagles destined for drug experiments finding new homes 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z A lawyer for Mr. Mastriano, currently a state senator, said Mr. Mastriano believed the committee would selectively edit his testimony, and planned to insist on making his own video recording of the interview. The House Jan. 6 panel is scheduled to interview Pompeo and Mastriano on Tuesday. 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Former Minnesota state senator Scott Jensen, the Republican frontrunner to win the party nomination for the governor's race in November, vows he will try to ban most abortions in the state. Factbox: Four key races in Wisconsin, Minnesota midterm primaries 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Brad Pfaff, a Wisconsin state senator, is emphasizing his accumulated experience in politics and claiming the mantle of Mr. Kind’s style of centrism. What to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries. 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Fewer than 15,000 votes separated Anderson, Pierce County’s elected auditor, and Wagoner, a state senator from Skagit County. Rivals in primary still battling for second spot in WA’s secretary of state race 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z But in his statement on Monday, the governor said only 30 state senators would support a ban on abortions past 12 weeks. Nebraska Republicans lack votes to pass 12-week abortion ban 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man is in custody after being accused of sending about three-dozen feces-filled letters to lawmakers around the country, including Ohio’s 25 Republican state senators in early July. Ex-Ohio court mediator arrested; allegedly sent feces to GOP 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Ogles will face Heidi Campbell, a Democratic state senator, in the November general election. Andy Ogles wins the Republican primary for a Tennessee House seat upended by redistricting. 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The Republican losses continued to mount Tuesday, as Trump-endorsed candidates ousted incumbent state senators in Arizona and Michigan and a conservative challenger beat the assistant majority leader of the Missouri Senate. Primaries bring big losses for incumbent GOP state lawmakers 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Bowers was thoroughly trounced in Tuesday’s GOP primary, losing to a former state senator by nearly 2 to 1 among voters in his district in the eastern Phoenix suburbs. Jan. 6 witness Rusty Bowers has no regrets in GOP race loss 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z "It is deeply saddening that only 30 Nebraska state senators are willing to come back to Lincoln this fall in order to protect innocent life," Ricketts said. Nebraska Republicans lack votes to pass 12-week abortion ban 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z A former state senator, she rose to higher office in 2018 after defeating Kris W. Kobach, a Republican known for specious warnings about election fraud and illegal immigration. Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Eric Burlison, a state senator backed by the conservative Club for Growth, is the Republican nominee to replace Representative Billy Long, another unsuccessful Senate candidate, in the Seventh District. Here’s who won and who lost in Tuesday’s primary elections. 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Wagoner, a Skagit County state senator, pitched his campaign as one about returning to the voters’ will. WA Secretary of State primary election results: Incumbent Hobbs takes big lead 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Wendy Rogers and Kelly Townsend, both state senators and far-right conspiracy theorists, will square off after redistricting put them in the same district. Here are the Republicans endorsed by Trump in Tuesday’s key races. 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Doug Mastriano, a state senator and retired Army colonel who has promoted false claims about the 2020 election and attended the protest leading up to the Capitol riot, won the Republican nomination for governor. Where Trump’s Endorsement Record Stands Halfway through Primary Season 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z She chose a former state senator, Brian Benjamin, to serve as lieutenant governor. N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul has 16-point lead over Rep. Lee Zeldin, poll shows 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Buoyed by the support of an impassioned Maryland state senator, Scrabble enthusiasts from 42 states and nine countries recently descended on Baltimore for the board game’s North American championships. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z A lieutenant colonel in the Washington Army National Guard and former state senator, Hobbs has run on a platform of protecting elections through improvements in cybersecurity and pushing back against misinformation and disinformation. WA Secretary of State primary election results: Incumbent Hobbs takes big lead 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Barring a challenge, Fisher’s narrow lead over fellow attorney and former state senator Victor Ramirez in Latino-heavy District 2 would leave the council without a Latino representative for the first time in 18 years. Prince George’s council poised to see new liberal majority 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and former state senator David Farnsworth went to the same high school, where they both sang in choir. Rusty Bowers testified in D.C. Now he might lose his primary in Arizona. 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z As the students turned their efforts to lobbying the governor for a pardon, their state senator, Diana DiZoglio, added an amendment to the budget bill, reviving the exoneration effort. Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The Indiana state senators were set to make a final vote on the bill Saturday and send it forward to the legislature for consideration. West Virginia legislature inches toward abortion ban with few exceptions 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z “Radical politicians are making things worse. Just ask John Lovick,” a TV ad blared this month, attacking the Washington state senator — a Democrat from Snohomish County. This is where big money is flowing and ads are attacking in the battle for control of WA’s Legislature 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Mastriano, a far-right Pennsylvania state senator who has falsely argued that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, rarely speaks to traditional news outlets. Doug Mastriano says his antisemitic ally ‘doesn’t speak for me’ 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Since then, Mr. Mastriano, a far-right state senator who has falsely argued that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and who rarely speaks to traditional news outlets, has ignored criticism of his association with Gab. Doug Mastriano Faces Criticism Over His Backing From Antisemitic Ally 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It was the product of a three-year lobbying effort by a civics teacher and her eighth-grade class, along with a state senator who helped champion the cause. Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Gassaway’s son William, who would become a Maryland delegate, a state senator and clerk of the circuit court, expanded the house. Historical Howard County, Md., farm lists for $4 million 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Another state senator from Manhattan, Brad Hoylman, said taxpayers should be made aware of the financial risks of the project before the board votes to approve the general plan. The Penn Station $7 Billion Fix-Up: Here’s What to Know 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “When state senators consider the Safe Roads and Wildlife Protection Act next month, I hope they see the gravity of the situation and pass the bill,” Yap said. Mountain lion P-89 killed on 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Another Republican state senator, Brandon Beach, was also informed that he is a potential target. Giuliani Ordered to Testify in Georgia Criminal Investigation 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z "And so we simply said that we're not against Meredith, but McConnell is going to at least discuss it with his other state senator." “He did them a huge favor”: Paul blows up Biden and McConnell's “secret deal” over personal snub 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Meredith’s father, Stephen Meredith, is a state senator in Kentucky. Paul blames ‘secret deal’ for sinking judicial nomination 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z In one live broadcast on Facebook in April, Mr. Mastriano, a Republican state senator, referred to climate change as “pop science.” Doug Mastriano called climate change ‘pop science.’ That video, and others, vanished from his social media. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Smith, the state senator who endorsed him, said the incumbent’s three challengers are talented and likable. Something rare in Montgomery County: A contested race for top prosecutor 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Wagoner, a Skagit County Republican, has been a state senator since 2018 after serving as a City Council member and mayor of Sedro-Woolley. Can Democrats win the WA secretary of state race for the first time in more than 60 years? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Manchin, among the post powerful coal state senators, prefers a “fuel neutral” approach that doesn’t hurt his home state industry. All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z |
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