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2024 Nevada Democratic Presidential Primary
The 2024 Nevada Democratic presidential primary was held on February 6, 2024, as part of the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election, 2024 presidential election. 48 delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. President Joe Biden won the Nevada primary in a landslide and received all 36 delegates. Under the Democratic Party's 2024 calendar that was released in February 2023, Nevada's race was scheduled to be held concurrently with the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, New Hampshire's as the second contests in the primaries, following the 2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, South Carolina primary on February 3. However, New Hampshire set its date for January 23, 2024, in accordance with its state law which requires that New Hampshire hold the nation's first primary. Candidates Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Michigan Democratic Presidential Primary
The 2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary was held on February 27, 2024, as part of the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election, 2024 presidential election. 140 delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates. The contest took place concurrently with its 2024 Michigan Republican presidential primary, Republican counterpart. Despite Biden winning in a landslide, he faced a challenge from “Uncommitted (voting option), uncommitted” in an otherwise generally uncontested primary season. It was the first entity to win delegates outside of Biden that primary season, and won over 100,000 votes. The campaign's performance was attributed to Arab Americans, Arab, Islam in the United States, Muslim, young and Progressivism in the United States, progressive voters protesting Biden over his handling of the Israel–Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural-born-citizen Clause (United States)
Status as a natural-born citizen of the United States is one of the eligibility requirements established in the United States Constitution for holding the office of president or vice president. This requirement was intended to protect the nation from foreign influence. The U.S. Constitution uses but does not define the phrase "natural born Citizen" and various opinions have been offered over time regarding its exact meaning. The consensus of early 21st-century constitutional and legal scholars, together with relevant case law, is that natural-born citizens include, subject to exceptions, those born in the United States. As to those born elsewhere who meet the legal requirements for birthright citizenship, the consensus emerging as of 2016 was that they also are natural-born citizens. The first nine presidents and the 12th president (Zachary Taylor) were all citizens at the adoption of the constitution in 1789, with all being born within the territory held by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Nevada Republican Presidential Nominating Contests
The 2024 Nevada Republican presidential primary and caucus were held on February 6 and February 8, 2024, respectively, as part of the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Republican Party primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election, 2024 presidential election. 26 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a proportional basis in the caucus. They were held following the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, Iowa caucuses and the 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, New Hampshire primary. On August 14, 2023, Republicans in Nevada announced that they would boycott and ignore the non-binding, state-organized primary following a controversy over the selection of a primary process over the traditional caucus format in the state's presidential preference contests. The state-run primary was held on February 6, while the Nevada Republican Party held its own Nevada presidential caucuses, caucus on February 8. Nikki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Democratic Party
The Nevada State Democratic Party (NSDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Nevada. It has been chaired by Judith Whitmer since March 2021. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling all but one of Nevada's four U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship. History The state of Nevada has had 22 political parties over the years.Hal K. Rothman. ''The Making of Modern Nevada''. Fall 2010. September 8, 2011. Only six of these parties lasted up until the 2004 elections. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party remain as the top two in the state. With the help of Abraham Lincoln in 1864, Nevada became the 36th state in America. Lincoln's Republican influence was considerable among the Nevada state citizens during his presidency. The first two general elections in Nevada, held in 1864 and 1867, were dominated by the Republican Party. In 1871, the Democratic Party started to gain momentum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Each district contained approximately 64,299 people as of the 2010 United States Census. Term limits, limiting assembly members to six 2-year terms (12 years), took effect in 2010. Twelve members of the Nevada Assembly were termed out with the 2010 election serving their last legislative session in 2011. The Nevada Assembly met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971, when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol. The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Nevada Legislature. Since the 2012 session, Assembly districts have been formed by dividing the 21 Senate districts in half, so that each Assembly district is nested within a Senate dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Daniele Monroe-Moreno (born 1964) is a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. She represents the 1st district, which covers parts of North Las Vegas. Biography Monroe-Moreno was born in 1964 in Tucson, Arizona, moving to Nevada in 1994. She worked for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and later as a corrections officer for the North Las Vegas Police Department. Monroe-Moreno was a member of the North Las Vegas Steering Committee from 2000 until 2002. She served as second vice chair of the Clark County Democratic Party from 2011 until 2015, and was elected to the Assembly in 2016, defeating Howard Brean with nearly 60% of the vote. In April 2017, Monroe-Moreno introduced a bill in the Assembly which would ban private prisons in the state. Despite it passing in both the House and Senate, the bill was vetoed by Governor Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval (; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark County Commission
The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County, Nevada, providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas. The commission is considered by many to be the most powerful governmental body in the state of Nevada. Composition Districts and terms Each Commissioner is elected to a four-year term and represents one of seven districts, designated A-G. Members as of 2021 ''Ex officio'' boards The Clark County Commissioners as a group sit on the following boards: * Big Bend Water District ( Laughlin) * Clark County Department of Aviation (Paradise) * Clark County Liquor and Gaming Board (Downtown Las Vegas) * Clark County Regional Flood Control District ( Whitney) * Clark County Sanitation District (Las Vegas) * Clark County Water Reclamation District (Whitney) * Kyle Canyon Water District (Las Vegas) * Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Nevada
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Latin wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sisolak
Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 30th governor of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sisolak graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Business School. After becoming involved in several civic causes and government projects, he was elected to the Nevada Board of Regents and served from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, he was elected to the Clark County Commission and was reelected in 2012 and 2016. Sisolak served as vice chair of the commission from 2011 to 2013 and as chair from 2013 to 2019. Sisolak ran for governor of Nevada in 2018. He defeated fellow Clark County commissioner Chris Giunchigliani for the Democratic nomination and then defeated the Republican nominee, then-attorney general Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Titus
Alice Costandina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress, Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she taught American and Nevada government for 30 years. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006. Early life and education Titus was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her mother is of Greek descent, and she was raised Greek Orthodox. She grew up in Tifton, Georgia. Her first exposure to politics came at an early age, when her father Joe ran for the Tifton City Council. Her uncle, Theo Titus, served in the Georgia House of Representatives for many years. She attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
Nevada's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district occupying the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, Boulder City and much of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. It was intended to be a competitive district, and as originally drawn had a relatively equal balance of registered Republicans and registered Democrats. It is currently represented by Democrat Susie Lee. It was one of only a handful of districts to vote for the national Presidential winner in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 (in each case, by a very narrow margin). Cities and communities * Las Vegas (part) * Summerlin South * Blue Diamond * Spring Valley (part) * Enterprise * Paradise (part) * Henderson * Whitney (part) * Boulder City * Goodsprings * Sandy Valley * Searchlight * Laughlin Recent election results from statewide races List of members representing the district Election results 2002 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after the passage of the 19th Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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