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Nick Leibham
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who would represent California various California's congressional districts, congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives. In the 111th United States Congress, 111th Congress, California has 53 seats in the House, apportioned accordingly after the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected to two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011. The election coincides with the 2008 United States presidential election in California, United States presidential election as well as other elections in California. According to ''Congressional Quarterly, CQ Politics'', the districts considered the most competitive were the California's 4th congressional district, 4th and California's 11th congressional district, 11th, with the California's 3rd congressional district, 3rd, California's 8t ... [...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 house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, 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 List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertarian Party Of California
The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) is the California affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). The party chairwoman is Mimi Robson, and is based in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. As of 2016 Libertarians represent approximately 0.7% of the state's registered voters. History In 1972 the party considered suing county clerks in Placer and Butte counties for refusing to allow voters to register as Libertarians. In 1978 Ed Clark, who had been the affiliate's chairman from 1973 to 1974 and later the national presidential candidate in 1980, ran as an independent for governor of California to gain party recognition and received over five percent. However, the Secretary of State ruled that the two percent requirement was for retaining party recognition and not gaining party recognition and that since Clark had run as an independent and not a Libertarian it would not count either way. The party filed a lawsuit against the decision, but it was first dismissed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 9
''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States, and South Africa. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2006 short film ''Alive in Joburg''. The film is partially presented in a found footage format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. The story, which explores themes of humanity, xenophobia and social segregation, begins in an alternate 1982, when an alien spaceship appears over Johannesburg, South Africa. When a population of sick and malnourished insectoid aliens is discovered on the ship, the South African government confines them to an internment camp called District 9. Twenty years later, during the government's relocation of the aliens to another camp, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 8
District 8 can refer to: *District 8 Jakarta, in Indonesia *District 8 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam *VIII District, Turku, in Finland * VIII District, Budapest, in Hungary *Riesbach, also known as District 8, in Zürich, Switzerland * District 8, an electoral district of Malta * District 8, a police district of Malta * District 8 Athletic Association a secondary school sports association in Kitchener, Ontario Canada also known as District 8 or D8 *District 8 (Hunger Games), fictional district in the Hunger Games books and films *Williams County School District 8 See also *8th arrondissement (other) *District 7 (other) District 7 could refer to: *District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam *District 7 (Zürich), Switzerland *District 7, Düsseldorf, Germany *VII District, Turku, Finland *District 7 School (Groton, Massachusetts), United States *District 7 School (Hanso ... * District 9 (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 7
District 7 could refer to: *District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam *District 7 (Zürich), Switzerland *District 7, Düsseldorf, Germany *VII District, Turku, Finland *District 7 School (Groton, Massachusetts), United States *District 7 School (Hanson, Massachusetts), United States * District 7, an electoral district of Malta * District 7, a police district of Malta See also *Area 7 (other) * District 6 (other) *District 8 (other) District 8 can refer to: *District 8 Jakarta, in Indonesia *District 8 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam *VIII District, Turku, in Finland * VIII District, Budapest, in Hungary *Riesbach, also known as District 8, in Zürich, Switzerland * District 8, ... * Sector 7 (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 6
District Six is a place in Cape Town, South Africa. District Six may also refer to: :Government divisions * District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam * District 6 (New York City Council), in the United States * VI District, Turku, in Finland * District 6 (Zürich), in Switzerland * District 6 (Düsseldorf), a district of Düsseldorf, Germany * District 6, an electoral district of Malta * Districts 6 and 6A, police districts of Malta Schools * District 6 Schoolhouse, a historic school in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States * Little Red Schoolhouse (Brunswick, New York), also known as District 6 Schoolhouse, in Brunswick, New York, United States Other uses * ''District Six'' (album), an album by Amphibious Assault * District 6 (Hunger Games), fictional district in the Hunger Games books and films See also *Sector 6 (Bucharest) * District 5 (other) *District 7 (other) *District 9 ''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 5
District 5, 5 District or 5th District may refer to: Europe * District 5 (Zürich) * District 5, Düsseldorf * V District, Turku * District 5, an electoral district of Malta * District 5, a police district of Malta * Palma-Palmilla, also known as ''District 5'', a district of Málaga, Spain Asia Japan * Aichi 5th district * Hokkaido 5th district * Kyoto 5th district * Gunma 5th district Other places * District 5, Ho Chi Minh City * 5th District of Manila Middle East * Kuwait's Fifth District Oceania * 5th Military District (Australia) North America United States * 5th Military District * 5th Naval District * Lexington & Richland County School District Five * Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 * School District 5 Southeast Kootenay Judicial districts * 5th District Appellate Court * Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal US local districts * Los Angeles City Council District 5 US federal congressional districts * Alabama's 5th congressional district * Arkansa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 4
District 4 can refer to: *District 4, Düsseldorf, in Germany *District 4, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia *District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam *District 4 (New York City Council), in the United States *IV District, Turku, in Finland *Aussersihl, also known as District 4, in Zürich, Switzerland *District 4, an electoral district of Malta *District 4, a police district of Malta *District 4 (Hunger Games), fictional district in the Hunger Games books and films See also *Sector 4 (Bucharest) *District 3 (other) District 3 can refer to: *III District, Turku, in Finland * District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany *District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta *District 3, a police district of Malta *Wiedikon, also ... * District 5 (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 3
District 3 can refer to: *III District, Turku, in Finland * District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany *District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta *District 3, a police district of Malta *Wiedikon, also known as District 3, in Zürich, Switzerland *District 3 (New York City Council), in the United States *District 3, Ho Chi Minh City District 3 ( vi, Quận 3, links=no) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Together with District 1, District 3 is considered the bustling heart of the city, with a multitude of businesses, religious sites, histori ..., in Vietnam Fiction * District3 (formerly GMD3), a three-piece harmony boy band on the ninth UK series of ''The X Factor'' * District 3 (''The Hunger Games''), a fictional district in the Hunger Games books and films See also * District 3 Innovation Centre, a startup incubator and innovation hub in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada * District 13 (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 2
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District 2 may refer to: Places by country *II District, Turku, in Finland * District 2, Düsseldorf, Germany *District 2, Grand Bassa County, a district in Liberia *District 2, an electoral district of Malta *District 2, a police district of Malta *District 2 (Zürich), a district in the city of Zürich, Switzerland *District 2 (New York City Council), a New York city council district, U.S. *District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Fiction * District 2 (Hunger Games), a fictional district in the Hunger Games books and films See also * 2nd district (other) *Sector 2 (Bucharest) Sector 2 ( ro, Sectorul 2) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Demographics Sector 2 is the city's most multicultural sector. In particular, it contains Romania's largest community of Chinese people, who mainly live in the districts of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District 1
District 1 may refer to: * I District, Turku, in Finland * District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany * Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania * District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary * District 1, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 1, an electoral district of Malta * District 1, a police district of Malta * Altstadt (Zürich), also known as District 1, in Zürich, Switzerland * District 1 (New York City Council), in New York City, United States * Michigan's 1st Senate district, United States * Michigan's 1st House of Representatives district, United States * Michigan's 1st congressional district, United States * District 1, Ho Chi Minh City District 1 () is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called ..., in Vietnam Fictional distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Independent Party
The American Independent Party (AIP) is a far-right political party in the United States that was established in 1967. The AIP is best known for its nomination of former Democratic Governor George Wallace of Alabama, who carried five states in the 1968 presidential election running on a "law and order" platform against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. In 1976, the party split into the modern American Independent Party and the American Party. From 1992 until 2008, the party was the California affiliate of the national Constitution Party. Its exit from the Constitution Party led to a leadership dispute during the 2016 election. History Wallace campaign and early history In 1967, the AIP was founded by Bill Shearer and his wife, Eileen Knowland Shearer. It nominated George C. Wallace (Democrat) as its presidential candidate and retired U.S. Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay as the vice-presidential candidate. Wallace ran on every state ballot in the election, though he did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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