Sentences with phrase «congressional seat change»

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When Kakto takes office, it will mean the 24th Congressional District seat has changed parties every election since former Rep. Jim Walsh retired before the 2008 election after 20 years in office.

This move proved completely effective, as no State or Federal legislative office changed party in the 2004 election, although 53 congressional, 20 state senate, and 80 state assembly seats were potentially at risk.

As a historical example, in 1854 it took 9 weeks and over 130 votes before a new Speaker was elected - prompting a change in rules to make winning easier (The winner only has to receive the most votes regardless of the number of ballots cast rather than an absolute majority of > 50 % of the congressional seats).

Thomas and Dunn are squaring off against former U.S. Attorney Ken Sukhia in a heated North Florida Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who is leaving her 2nd Congressional District seat after a 2014 redistricting decision led to radical changes to its political composition.

Election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder said the decision had potential to change the way special elections for Congressional seats are called in New York, where governors have long enjoyed almost unlimited latitude in declaring a vacancy.

He named it after himself, but it was changed after he regained his congressional seat when he was challenged by an ethics complaint alleging he had broken a House rule.

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate for New York's 21st Congressional District, slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration to run as a Democrat for the seat.

Israel decided to run in the district after Rep. Gary Ackerman's (D - Bayside) seat was eliminated due to redistricting, which shifts congressional lines in response to population changes identified in the U.S. census.

The Staten Island legislator's bills would change the state constitution to mandate a special election for a state office within 45 to 90 days of an official's death or resignation, and would give the governor 30 days to declare a Congressional seat vacant, which would automatically trigger a special election within 70 to 80 days.

Texas is a growing state with changing demographics that could gain 2 or 3 new congressional seats following the Census.

So read the brief, vague, but welcome resolution on «environmental stewardship» introduced today by Representative Chris Gibson, a Republican representing New York's 19th Congressional District who has long had to woo Democrats to keep his seat, and has said human - driven climate change is real and needs to be addressed.

Blockchain companies and cryptocurrency investors have very few friends in Washington — but that may soon change, as first - time Democratic congressional candidate Brian Forde looks to win the important Orange County, Calif. seat this November.