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All candidates for California State Assembly District 26 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for California State Assembly District 26 — Patrick Ahrens (D) and Tara Sreekrishnan (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for California State Senate District 3 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for California State Senate District 3 — Thom Bogue (R) and Christopher Cabaldon (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House California District 30 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for California’s 30th Congressional District — Alex Balekian (R) and Laura Friedman (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the April 23, 2024, Republican primary election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 102 — Incumbent Russell Diamond (R) and Rachel Moyer (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 90 Republican primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the April 23, 2024, Republican primary election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 90 — Janon Gray (R) and Chad Reichard (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 Democratic primary complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the April 23, 2024, Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District — Ken Bach (D) and Chris Dziados (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Joe Biden (D) hits highest share price in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market since September 2022

As of April 10, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.52, the highest share price he has received since September 2022. Former President Donald Trump (R) is at $0.45. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other…

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Incumbent officeholder switches party affiliation

Mike McDonnell switches party affiliation to Republican.

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U.S. Supreme Court issues guidance for when government officials can block users on social media

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #105

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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U.S. unemployment insurance claims rise to 221,000 April 2024

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 9,000 for the week ending Mar. 30 to a seasonally adjusted 221,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 212,000. The four-week moving average as of Mar. 30 increased 2,750 from the previous week’s revised average to 214,250.

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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2024

In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from March 2, 2024, through April 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.

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Decade-low number of contested U.S. House primaries in Pennsylvania

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All candidates for Texas State Senate District 15 Democratic primary runoff complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the May 28, 2024, Democratic primary runoff election for Texas State Senate District 15 — Molly Cook (D) and Jarvis Johnson (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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All candidates for U.S. House Texas District 32 Republican primary runoff complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the May 28, 2024, Republican primary runoff election for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District — David Blewett (R) and Darrell Day (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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Fewer candidates and contested state legislative primaries in West Virginia this year compared to average

There are 49 contested state legislative primaries in West Virginia in 2024, the fewest since 2014. On average, there were 58 contested primaries each election year from 2014-2022.

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Economy and Society April 9, 2024: SEC pauses implementation of climate disclosure rules

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Update on abortion on the ballot—11 states with potential measures

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Biden has successfully appointed 190 federal judges through April 1 of his fourth year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 190 Article III federal judges through April 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R).

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Fewer election-related bills approved this year than in 2023, more than in 2022

States have enacted fewer pieces of election-related legislation this year than in 2023 but more than in 2022. One hundred-five bills have been approved as of April 4, compared to 139 in 2023 and 78 in 2022.

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Joe Biden (D) has second-lowest Cabinet turnover among 21st century presidents

Joe Biden (D) has the second-lowest Cabinet turnover among presidents who have served since 2001. Four of Biden’s Cabinet secretaries and Cabinet-level appointees have resigned so far in his administration. George W. Bush (R) saw the lowest Cabinet turnover as of April 8 in the fourth year of his presidency,…

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62 people filed for federal and statewide offices last week

Sixty-two people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 42 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline.

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Six candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest this decade

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Idaho was March 15, 2024.

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Seven U.S. House primaries are contested in Pennsylvania this year—a decade-low

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Pennsylvania was Feb. 13, 2024.

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for April 2024

Welcome to the April 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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