She has made term limits a centerpiece of her campaign.įranken, 64, is promoting a progressive agenda, including adding a public insurance option to the Affordable Care Act. APįinkenauer is a 33-year-old, former two-term state representative who argues her youth and more recent experience in Iowa make her a better fit to challenge a Republican first elected to the Senate in 1980. Abby Finkenauer is running against two candidates for the Democratic Senate nomination to take on Sen. Abby Finkenauer in a bid to take on the 88-year-old Grassley, who has been endorsed by Trump. Michael Franken is waging a competitive contest with former U.S. Republicans have gained an advantage in the state over the past decade, and the Democratic Senate primary provides a snapshot of the minority party’s battle for relevance. Karen Bass speaks during a mayoral debate at the Student Union Theater on the California State University, Los Angeles campus. Businessman Rick Caruso waves at the start of a mayoral debate at the Student Union Theater on the California State University, Los Angeles campus. In another closely watched election, San Francisco voters are considering whether to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a progressive Democrat who critics say has failed to prosecute repeat offenders, amid widespread frustration with crime and homelessness. If no candidate clears 50%, the top two finishers advance to a November runoff. Karen Bass, who was on Biden’s shortlist for vice president. The crowded Los Angeles mayor’s race is shaping up to be a fight between Rick Caruso, a pro-business billionaire Republican-turned-Democrat who sits on the board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, and Democratic U.S. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., rejected electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania being cast for Biden and opposed Trump’s impeachment after the Capitol insurrection. Garcia rejected electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania being cast for Biden and opposed Trump’s impeachment after the Capitol insurrection. Mike Garcia, who is expected to advance to November with one of the Democrats as the top two finishers in the race. In a Democratic-leaning district north of Los Angeles, several Democrats are hoping to take on Republican Rep. Republican Chris Mathys has made Valadao’s vote a centerpiece in his campaign to oust him. David Valadao is seeing blowback for his vote to impeach Trump over the Jan. In a heavily Democratic district in the state’s Central Valley farm belt, Republican U.S. House districts that are expected to be among the most competitive races in the country.
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