BeingLibertarian has this article about some of the Libertarians who have declared they are seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2020.
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Connecticut held a special election on May 7 to fill a vacancy in the State House, district 130, in Bridgeport. The results: Democrat Antonio Felipe 466; independent Kate Rivera 343; independent Christina Tita Ayala 72; independent Hector Diaz 67; Republican Josh Parrow 39. If you use the link above, after clicking, then click the House, 130th district.
Both Felipe and Rivera had qualified for public funding, but the other three candidates did not. Although Rivera was on the ballot as an independent candidate, she is a registered Democrat.
On May 8, the New York Senate passed SB 5072 by 39-21. It says that if the Chair of the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee asks the state of New York for a copy of the New York state income tax return of any individual, the state will comply with the request. The bill also mentions two other types of congressional chair, but it is the House Ways & Means reference that is meaningful, because that member of Congress has already asked to see the federal tax return of Donald Trump. Of course Trump is a taxpayer in New York state, so this bill is about him. Here is the text. A similar bill, AB 7194-A, is pending in the New York Assembly.
Here is the list of candidates for the special election in North Carolina’s U.S. House Ninth District. There are one Democrat, one Libertarian, one Green, and ten Republicans.
The Daily Beast here notes that Howard Schultz has not campaigned anywhere for two weeks. The reporter interviewed some of his campaign associates who pooh-pooh the idea that he is losing interest in being an independent presidential candidate. But the article also speculates that Joe Biden’s entrance into the Democratic race, and his lead in the polls for the Democratic nomination, may motivate Schultz not to run. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.