Maricopa County Board of Supervisor races: Latest results
phoenix – We are beginning to know who will serve on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 2025. District 1 mark stewart (Courtesy of Mark Stewart) The district covers much of the East Valley, including Phoenix’s Ahwatukee neighborhood, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek and parts of Tempe. Republican Mark Stewart is leading Democrat Joel Navarro […]
In California’s close House races, campaigns work to ensure every ballot counts
The election has ended and you can no longer vote. But campaigns in close congressional races across California are scrambling to make sure their supporters’ votes are counted. A process known as “ballot curing” is becoming increasingly common, with campaigns reaching out to voters whose votes weren’t counted for technical reasons and giving them a […]
Nazarian, Hutt claim victory in council races
Adrien Nazarian won the election to represent the San Fernando Valley region on the Los Angeles City Council, and Heather Hutt retained her seat to be appointed in 2022. Isabel Jurado, who represents downtown and parts of the East Side, defeated incumbent Kevin de Leon, giving the city a majority of women for the first […]
Santa Ana rejects measure allowing noncitizens to vote in local races
In the days leading up to last week’s election, billboards posted around Santa Ana showed the community divided over whether non-citizens should be allowed to vote in local elections. A lawn sign reads “Strengthen Democracy” in English and Spanish and supports Measure DD. Opposition banners were hung on fences across the city, reading: “Defend the […]
Democrats Wasted Half A Billion Dollars On Senate Races They Lost Big
Liberal political operatives and the Democratic camp spent about $500 million trying to win the Senate race, but ultimately lost by a fairly large margin. Democratic campaigns and political committees supporting them spent more than $495 million in Senate races in Texas, Montana, Ohio, Florida and Missouri, according to campaign finance filings. show. Republicans are […]
ROOKE: GOP Has Real Chance To Control Congress. It Boils Down To Twelve Key Races
While most Americans are focused on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, both major political parties are focused on the critical House and Senate races to decide who will control the legislative branch of government. I am doing it. There will be some tight down-ballot races in 2024, […]
Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races
Auckland — Candidates for leadership of the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening. The questioning was led by a group of enthusiastic new voters suddenly given political power: 16- and 17-year-old high school students. For the first time in California, teens in two Alameda County school districts, Berkeley […]
Special interests spend big to influence L.A. legislative races
The California State Legislature is poised to welcome its largest freshman class in more than a decade, and special interests are looking to decide which freshman voters will be sent to Sacramento in November’s election against Democrats. He is spending millions of dollars on Democratic campaigns. The independence movement, funded by big tech companies, labor […]
In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Long before Los Angeles City Council candidate Isabel Jurado uttered the words “F— the police,” she made it clear she wasn’t satisfied with the city’s approach to public safety. In last year’s candidate survey, Jurado pledged to shift funding from the LAPD to other programs. She said police should be removed from K-12 schools. And […]
Crypto industry spending big to sway California congressional races
As interest groups flood northern Orange County with ads related to the hotly contested legislative race, a new industry, cryptocurrencies, is emerging as a major source of spending. political action committee called fair shakeis funded by crypto companies and their investors, more than any other trade group, to help vulnerable Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steele […]