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Brand New Congress
Brand New Congress is an American political action committee with the mission to elect hundreds of new progressive congressional representatives in line with the campaign's political platform. Background Brand New Congress is a volunteer-led American political organization that intends to run hundreds of campaigns for United States Congress with candidates of the organization's choosing by the 2018 midterm elections, regardless of party affiliation. The organization plans to make staffing and fundraising decisions for all its candidates at once. About 20 volunteers from Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign formed the group in April 2016 as Sanders conceded the primary to Hillary Clinton. They planned the organization to support Sanders's platform and carry its supporters' momentum into policymaking. Brand New Congress planned to announce 50 candidates by March 2017 and over 400 by July 2017. Of the 535 total seats in the United States Congress (House and Senate), 468 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saikat Chakrabarti
Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is a political advisor and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of The Bronx and Queens in New York City. On August 2, 2019, he left Ocasio-Cortez's office to run New Consensus, a group promoting the Green New Deal. Early life and education Chakrabarti was born in 1986 and raised in an Bengali Hindu family in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. Career After college, Chakrabarti worked on Wall Street followed by six years in Silicon Valley at a number of startups. Chakrabarti co-founded a web design company called Mockingbird and served as a founding engineer at the payments processing company Stripe. Bernie Sanders campaign and Brand New Congress In 2015, Chakrabarti joined the early stages of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California's 4th Congressional District
California's 4th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Tom McClintock, a Republican, has represented the district since January 2009. Currently, the 4th district encompasses the Sierras from Truckee to the Sequoia National Forest, as well as a largely suburban area on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in southwestern Placer County. It consists of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, and Tuolumne counties plus most of Placer County and portions of Fresno, Madera, and Nevada counties. Redistricting before the 2022 election shifted the district to the northwestern Sacramento Valley and Wine Country, including all of Lake County and Napa County, most of Yolo County, and parts of Solano County and Sonoma County. Major cities in the district include Santa Rosa, Davis, Woodland, Napa, and Vacaville. The new 4th district is solidly Democratic. Competitiveness As of 2006, Republicans had 48 percent of voter registrations, Democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States Senate Election In Maine
The 2018 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, U.S. House elections, and other state and local elections. Incumbent Independent Senator Angus King won reelection to a second term. The primary election was held on June 12, 2018. The U.S. Senate elections were conducted with ranked-choice voting, as opposed to a simple plurality, after Maine voters passed a citizen referendum approving the change in 2016 and a June 2018 referendum sustaining the change. Ranked choice voting was used in the primary elections as well. The first round of each election saw a majority and the instant runoff did not need to be carried out. Background A part of New England, Maine was once a bastion of the Republican Party, and was one of two states to vote against Franklin Roosevelt all four times he ran for president. Lyndon Johnson won the state in 1964, and Hubert Humphrey carried it in 1968 before the state reverted to form and rees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas's 4th Congressional District
Kansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Based in the south central part of the state, the district encompasses the city of Wichita, Kansas, Wichita, the largest city in Kansas, three universities, Arkansas City, Kansas, Arkansas City, and the state of Kansas's only national airport. Political history summary General history The 4th congressional district is historically a strongly Republican district,"Republicans' narrow win for Kansas seat embolden Democrats," April 12, 2017, PBS News Hour, retrieved April 12, 2017Stirewalt, Chris, publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Kansas
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The state congressional delegation changed from a 4–0 Republican majority to a 3–1 Republican majority, the first time the Democrats held a house seat in the state since 2010. Overview Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas by district: District 1 The first district is one of the largest geographically in the nation, encompassing more than half of the area of the state. It is located in western and northern Kansas, and includes the cities of Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ... and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District
Kansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in eastern Kansas, the district encompasses all of Anderson, Franklin, Johnson and Miami counties and parts of Wyandotte County. The district includes the heart of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including all of Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Gardner and Olathe and parts of Kansas City. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sharice Davids, who was first elected in 2018, defeating Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+1, it is the only Democratic district in Kansas. Demographics Following redistricting after the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 672,124 people, 258,439 households, and 173,022 families residing in the district. The population density was 864.4/mi2 over a land area of . There were 272,721 housing units at an average density of 350.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the district is 82.70% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois's 13th Congressional District
The 13th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Nikki Budzinski. Redistricting 2020 redistricting Following the 2020 census and the subsequent redistricting cycle, the 13th congressional district was significantly altered to include sections of the cities of Champaign, Springfield, and the Metro East of St. Louis. All of Macoupin County, and sections of Champaign, Macon, Madison, Piatt, Sangamon, and St. Clair Counties, are included in the new 13th. The redistricting turned the 13th district from a fairly even district to a more heavily Democratic-leaning one, and consequently it voted for a Democratic representative for the first time since 1892. Recent statewide election results In the 2004 United States presidential election, this district voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry, 55% to 45%. However, in 2008 the district flipped and voted for Barack Obama in an almost reversed result from the previous election. Recent election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Illinois
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 6, 2018, to elect U.S. representatives, one from each of the state's eighteen congressional districts. The primaries for all parties were held on March 20, 2018. The state congressional delegation changed from an 11–7 Democratic majority to a 13–5 Democratic majority, the most seats the Democrats have held since the 1990 election. Statewide By district Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district: District 1 Democratic incumbent Bobby Rush has represented the district since 1993. In 2016, he was reelected with 74.10% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates =Declared= * Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. Representative =Withdrew= * Howard Brookins, Chicago alderman for the 21st Ward Primary results Republican primary Candidates =Declared= * Jimmy Lee Tillman, II, nominee for Illinois's 1st congressional district in 2014 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois's 7th Congressional District
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2011 redistricting that followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+37, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois. Due to reapportionment every ten years, the 7th district like other districts has relocated in Illinois throughout its history. In the mid-1800s, Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected president, although his home now lies within Illinois's 13th congressional district and most of his district's former territory is now located in the 18th district. Recent statewide election results Composition from 2023 As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be primarily based in Chicago's Central-South-West Side, as well as central Cook County. The 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida's 27th Congressional District
Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was first created in South Florida during 2012, effective January 2013, as a result of the 2010 Census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013. The 27th district is located entirely within Miami-Dade County. The district includes parts of Miami south of the Dolphin Expressway, including Downtown and Little Havana, Coral Gables, and Kendall. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Miami Beach was drawn out of the district and into the 24th district, while several places in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, such as Palmetto Estates and parts of Fontainebleau and Westchester were drawn into the 27th district. The district is currently represented by Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, serving since January 12, 2021. She was first elected in 2020 after defeating Representative Donna Shalala in a rematch of the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Florida
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on August 28, 2018. The state congressional delegation changed from a 16–11 Republican majority to a slim 14–13 Republican majority, one short from a Democratic flip. These were seen as the most seats Democrats had attained in Florida since 1982. As noted in the vote table below, Florida does not count votes in uncontested races, so the votes in the four uncontested seats held by Democratic members of the House are not counted in the totals or percentages on this page, and each under counts the vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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