His name has been on almost every state election ballot since 1948, and it will be there once again for the July 18 Democratic primary election.
Jack McWhorter Barber, a whimsical, eccentric politician known to generations of Georgia voters simply as “Mac Barber,” is a candidate at the age of 82 for the Public Service Commission post now held by David Burgess.
Barber is running a statewide campaign on the cheap, basically relying on the tactics that have won many a race for him over the past 50 years. He puts up a few yard signs; he buys a small newspaper advertisement here and there; he talks on the phone to the byzantine network of friends and supporters he has made during his long political career.
On paper, it would seem to be no contest. Burgess has the backing of the Democratic Party establishment and Gov. Roy Barnes, one of the most powerful
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When he was on the PSC, Barber would focus his energies on helping people whose electricity or gas or telephone service had been cut off. During a recent interview, he proudly showed a visitor a picture of himself standing next to a stack of crates containing letters or phone messages he received at the PSC asking for assistance. “932,000,” Barber recited. “We took that many calls and responded to every one of them. I returned many of these calls at night. Now, I stayed over there many a night ‘til three or four or five o’clock in the morning.”
The low point in Barber’s life came in 1984 when his wife, Janette, passed away. “I had the most precious, magnificent wife the Lord ever made,” he said. “I thought she would live forever.” Instead, she died nine days after being diagnosed with cancer. In the ensuing months, Barber saw his mother, both brothers and both sisters pass
Looking at the election results derived from Texas in the past, it can be said that the Republicans have had the upper hand over the Democratic Party in this state for quite some time, but the cities tend to be very liberal. There are currently only 12 Democratic representatives and 24 Republican representatives to U.S. House of Representatives. (Govtrack.us). Since 1846, in the state of Texas, there have been 39 Democratic
Texas Senate District 25 is currently occupied by incumbent Donna Campbell. This district is considered one of most heavily gerrymandered districts in Texas, stretching from north San Antonio to South Austin. Campbell has held office since 2012 after defeating the incumbent in a runoff primary race. Though Campbell won the general election in 2012 by 31.2% points and 2014 by 33.4%, there is an expected GOP backlash that could bring her large wins to something reachable by Edward Kling. Since this is a nonpresidential election Steven Kling would need around 120,000 votes, depending on turnout, to reach 51% and take the district.
The 1920 presidential was a significant piece of history for many reasons. The roaring 1920 election had many rising issues in concurrence. There were many controversial topics such as a recent prohibition of alcohol, the fear of communism, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. In these very difficult times, America encounters one of the most revealing elections in United States. This election comes post-WWI and one of the most liberal ideological presidents in the United States history, President Woodrow Wilson.
Jeb Hersarling is the 5th District Representative and is a Republican. He has served as a representative since January 7 2003. He was against the Homeowner Flood Insurance Act of 2013. He is an opponent of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He always votes against pro-choice, stem cell research, same sex marriages and hate crimes legislation. He is a large supporter of free trade and the Patriot Act. He supports the constitutional amendment against flag burning.
The case involves Stephen Spoonamore, who is seeking to run as an unaffiliated candidate for state representative in District 1. Ron Amstutz is term-limited and cannot run again. Republican Scott Wiggam prevailed in the March primary, and he is definitely on the ballot.
. With a population of roughly 26 million, Texas has a unique blend of languages, cultures, and political ideologies. With such a huge population and varying interests, there are many representatives to help voice the majority concerns and interests within the state. These representatives hold office in varying levels of government such as local, state, and national government positions. My permanent home is in Keller, Texas, and I am represented at all three levels of government. My local government consists of six city council members who all represent the city of Keller. The council consists of members: Debbie Bryan, Gary Reaves, Tom Cawthra, Bill Dodge, Bill Hodnett, and Rick Barnes. Further up in the chain of government is Representative Giovanni Capriglione. Representative Capriglione represents me in the state government level in the 98th district. Finally, in the national level of government, republican Congressman Michael C. Burgess represents me. Congressmen Burgess represents congressional district 26. Michael Burgess addresses several needs of the citizens of the 26th district and has taken certain stances on a variety of issues and topics. Three issues Congressman Burgess considers priorities are energy, federal spending, and health care. Burgess has made headlines regarding the stances he has taken on these issues. Burgess believes that his stances best represent the 26th district of Texas and serve the citizens best. Along with his role of congressman,
Johnson, the Libertarian presidential nominee and former Republican governor of New Mexico, intends to use the "money bomb" -- as his campaign organizers call it -- to finance television ads in several key states, according to U.S. News & World Report. Most of the cash came from small donors, demonstrating Johnson's grassroots strength. However, the Johnson campaign does not have the financial backing Ron Paul did back in December 2007, when the former Texas congressman
Brown came into the race with a wealth of experience. Prior to his successful Senate bid in 2006, Brown served in the US House of Representatives, as the Ohio Secretary of State and when challenger Mandel was exiting his mother's womb Sherrod Brown was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Not only did the two candidates differ significantly in terms of experience and qualifications but there were distinct
In 2012, Democratic U.S. Congressman Gary Ackerman of New York’s fifth congressional district announced his retirement and would not seek re-election in November of that year. Incumbent Gregory Meeks ran for the open seat and was elected with 74.8% of the vote. He has been reelected two more times (2014-2016 elections) since then. This past election in 2016, Meeks was up against Republican candidate Michael O'Reilly, but Meeks was re-elected with 85.5% of the vote.
In a stunning upset, the deep red state voted for the first Democratic Senator in more than two and a half decades in a slim victory, giving the Democrat party momentum heading into the 2018 election while wounding a divided GOP.
When the words “swing state” are mentioned, Florida is perhaps one of the first states a person may think of. In this year’s election cycle, the story is no different. Florida has a single senate seat up for election, and Marco Rubio (R), and Patrick Murphy (D) are hoping to claim it on November 8th. Marco Rubio has held that seat since the last senate election in 2010, giving him an edge as the incumbent. Patrick Murphy is the challenger and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A glance at any polling numbers shows Rubio ahead, and most have shown him ahead since the beginning of the race. The polls do not show a commanding lead, as one may expect from an incumbent. While polling margins are slimmer than many average incumbents, money has not stopped flowing to Rubio. His finances are typical of an incumbent particularly that of a closely contested race. It may be impossible to tell which has the greater effect of Rubio’s fundraising. In states that are typically swing states and have close political races, simple analyses such as incumbency advantage may not fully explain the results and polls in the race.
Richard Irvin and Rick Guzman won in the primary and were expected to face each other in April
Don Young has been in the House since 1972 and has really been elected to the house unchallenged. Even though some of his views I agree with I would not vote for this man. He is concerned on spending a fortune on helping a few Alaskans that actually need help, He also is pushing for unrealistic procedures and he has had a controversy here and there.
At the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s historical consecutive terms in office there is going to be a large number of candidates that are vying for the nominations of the respective parties. Due to the constitutional term limits imposed on the President, Obama is barred to seek re-election in 2016. While there are about 10 candidates running for the republicans, there are only two still in the running for the Democratic Party. The way candidates are recognized by their respective parties to become a candidate for the United States Presidency is first by receiving an invitation to compete in the primaries, then being included in the nationwide polls, as well as being on the ballot for at least 75% of all states. At the conclusion of the February 1st caucus there were 3 Democrats and 10 republicans who were still in the Presidential race, since then one Democratic candidate had dropped out.
In this documentary we learn about the different views politicians have when running for many offices. Particularly, in this film, we see the diverse opinions from Rick Green, a republican and Patrick Rose, a democrat. These two politicians are running to become the Texas state representative and do so by many ways of campaigning.