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Apr 03 2024
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Democratic state senator in N.H. ‘exploring’ bid for Annie Kuster’s seat in Congress
“Our state has a proud tradition of sending strong women to Congress to fight on the front lines for our democracy’s future and for our fundamental freedoms,” she said. Senator Becky Whitley of Hopkinton, who was widely rumored to be interested in succeeding Kuster, announced Wednesday that she has formed an exploratory committee. A state senator is dipping her toe into the Democratic race for
The Boston GlobeApr 18 2024
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Former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan tries to nab Senate seat from Democrats in deep-blue Maryland
BALTIMORE — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s entrance into the Maryland Senate race for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) seat is offering Republicans what might be their best shot in decades to flip a seat in the deep-blue stronghold. Hogan, who had been floated as a possible third-party presidential candidate for months before opting out, earlier this year launched his bid for the Senate
Washington ExaminerApr 15 2024
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Larry Hogan confident split-ticket voters will break Democrats’ hold on Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat
Larry Hogan is crisscrossing Maryland to reassemble the coalition of Republicans, independents and level-headed Democrats who twice sent him to the governor’s mansion in the deep-blue state. Those voters are still winnable for him in his bid to be Maryland’s first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate since 1980, he told The Washington Times, including die-hard supporters of former President
Washington TimesMar 18 2024
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Assembly Democrats line up for open state Senate seat
Despite a shot at winning a legislative majority for the first time in 14 years, a wave of Democrats will leave the state Assembly early next year, with several retiring and a handful of others running for different offices. In just one Madison-area Senate district all three Democratic representatives are vying for the new, open and reliably blue seat. The race will feature a crowded primary
Wisconsin WatchApr 03 2024
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Maryland Senate Democratic debate scrapped after Rep. David Trone refuses to join
A Democratic debate for Maryland’s U.S. Senate race between Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks was canceled Tuesday. The winner of the primary is expected to face former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election. The event was slated for April 23 but was called off by the debate host, the NBC Baltimore affiliate, after Mr. Trone refused
Washington TimesApr 01 2024
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Maine Senate Republicans reject right-to-abortion bill proposed by Democrat leader
Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli's bill seeks to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill proposed by a Democratic leader of the Maine Legislature to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution failed to garner support from Republicans to advance on Monday. All 13 Senate Republicans voted against L.D. 780, sponsored by Senate
News Center MaineApr 23 2024
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No surprises in the primaries for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania is already in the thick of campaign season for November's presidential and U.S. Senate races, but Democrats and Republicans in the Keystone State still need to choose their candidates in a slate of other consequential races down the ballot this fall. It'll all go down in the state's April 23 primaries. Among the key races to watch: a couple of incumbent House members — one
ABC News (Online)Mar 19 2024
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Democrat Marc Carmichael offer progressive approach in campaign for U.S. Senate
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here. Democratic candidate Marc Carmichael hopes to offer Hoosiers a progressive option in the race to represent Indiana in the U.S. Senate, vying for a seat which has been held by now-Indiana Gubernatorial candidate Republican Mike Braun since 2019. Carmichael said he decided to run for
Indiana Daily StudentMar 28 2024
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Kentucky legislature passes bill cutting Democratic governor out of Senate vacancy process
The Kentucky Senate sent a bill to Gov. Andy Beshear‘s (D-KY) desk that would cut him out of the process of filling a vacancy in either of the commonwealth’s U.S. Senate seats. The upper chamber of the state legislature passed House Bill 622, which would remove the authority for the governor to appoint a replacement for a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead keep the seat open until a special
Washington ExaminerMar 21 2024
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Menendez won't run in Democratic Senate primary, but might mount independent bid
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez will not enter the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate but is keeping his options open to seeking re-election as an independent if a jury backs his claims of innocence in a federal corruption indictment. Under New Jersey law, Menendez has until 4 PM on the day of the primary election, June 4, to file petitions to run as an independent. The filing deadline for the June
New Jersey Globe