On April 22, the California Assembly voted to confirm the appointment of State Senator Abel Maldonado to be California’s Lieutenant Governor. See this story. The office is vacant because the man elected to that position in 2006, John Garamendi, resigned … Continue reading
Kay Hagan is the freshman Democratic U.S. Senator from North Carolina. She was elected in 2008, defeating Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole. Politico recently carried this story, in which Hagan was asked about the new political party in North Carolina, “North … Continue reading
The political column for the Des Moines Register of April 22 features Eric Cooper, Libertarian Party nominee for Iowa Governor. See it here. The columnist, Kathie Obradovich, seems impressed that the candidate is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience, and that … Continue reading
The Alabama legislature adjourns at the end of April 22. This year’s session did not pass any ballot access reform. Nor did it pass the bill to apportion the state’s presidential electors proportionately. And it did not pass any bill … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Riverside County, California, has posted Independent Political Report’s Proposition 14 editorial on the party’s website. See the Republican Party’s blog here. Congratulations to IPR! … Continue reading
