West Virginia State Senator Earl Tomblin is scheduled to become acting Governor of West Virginia as soon as Governor Joe Manchin resigns to become a U.S. Senator. This story covers a press conference held by Senator Tomblin. He has no … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Kentucky’s State Senate district 2, centered on Paducah, re-elected independent State Senator Bob Leeper. Leeper was first elected to the State Senate in 1990 as a Democrat, and re-elected as as Democrat in 1994 and … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Tennessee’s 4th state house district re-elected Kent Williams as an independent candidate. He is the first person to win an election to the Tennessee legislature as an independent since 1982. He had been re-elected as … Continue reading
Last week, Rusty Kidd, Georgia’s only independent state legislator, was re-elected. He faced one opponent, a Democrat. Kidd won 57.3%-42.7%. Kidd was the only independent who was able to qualify for either house of the Georgia legislature by petition this … Continue reading
Last week, South Dakota voters in the 15th state legislative district elected Jenna Haggar to the House. She is a registered independent, and is only 24 years old. She defeated an incumbent Democratic state representative. Each South Dakota legislative district … Continue reading
