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Category Archives: Party Politics

United States House of Representatives finally expels fraudster George Santos

Excerpt: Santos is just the sixth person to be forcibly removed from the House in its centuries-long existence.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Say hello to Leaders We Deserve, a new PAC working to elect young progressives to office

Excerpt: Get to know, Leaders We Deserve - "a grassroots organization dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and State Legislatures across the country to help defeat the far-right agenda and advance a progressive vision for the future."
Written by:Joel Connelly
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House Republicans pick a new Speaker at last: Ultra MAGA Congressman Mike Johnson

Excerpt: The vote to elect Johnson, who is a devoted soldier for Donald Trump, was unanimous among Republicans, with all 220 Republicans who voted backing his candidacy. He is the first speaker in U.S. history from Louisiana.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan keynotes Saturday breakfast at 2023 Oregon Summit

Excerpt: Read NPI's recap of the Saturday morning plenary of the 2023 Oregon Summit, with Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and Treasurer Tobias Read.
Written by:Seth Boun
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Republicans remain paralyzed and speaker-less over a week after McCarthy’s ouster

Excerpt: The turmoil of House Republicans, divided by factions and feuds, shows a party unable to govern at a time when America’s commitments are vitally needed abroad while at home, another government shutdown looms in just five weeks.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Kitsap County Democrats nominate Brynn Felix, Greg Nance, Leiyomi Preciado to fill Washington State House vacancy in 23rd LD

Excerpt: Meeting at the Filipino-American Association of Kitsap County, a special nominating caucus of more than fifty Democratic precinct committee officers (PCOs) from the 23rd Legislative District heard from a total of six candidates interested in the appointment before casting ballots to decide who the party's nominees would be.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Republicans in Washington State cannot just ignore King County and expect to win

Excerpt: Republican candidates can win statewide, but that means they need to appeal to voters in King County, because, despite new party chairman Jim Walsh's claims, there just are not enough votes in Eastern Washington to overturn King County’s whims.
Written by:McCauley Pugh
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Jim Walsh elected to take over as Chair of the Washington State Republican Party

Excerpt: Walsh feels that under his leadership, Republicans can end this losing streak in 2024. "We can win. We will win. We will improve the lives of people in this state," he said during a speech witnessed by The Standard's Jerry Cornfield. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Caleb Heimlich to resign as Chair of the Washington State Republican Party

Excerpt: “It has been a tremendous honor to serve as the chairman of this great organization for five and half years, but for the sake of my family it is time to pass the torch to someone new,” Heimlich said.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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The oil sands province of Alberta: Where extreme weather meets extreme politics

Excerpt: The political climate of Canada’s oil producing province is being upstaged by Mother Nature. Prolonged heat and lightning have produced a natural climate emergency with fires blackening the skies and consuming more than 2.3 million acres in a not-so-merry month of May.
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Democrats in Washington lost ground with Latino voters despite 2022 wins, data shows

Excerpt: Democ­rats in Washington declared the 2022 cycle a resounding vic­to­ry, but a 17% decline in sup­port with­in the state's fastest-grow­ing minor­i­ty group spells trou­ble for the party's future.
Written by:Andrew Hong
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Shasti Conrad unanimously elected the new Chair of the Washington State Democrats

Excerpt: Shasti Conrad, the former Chair of the King County Democrats, was chosen unanimously by the Washington State Democratic Committee (of which I am a member) to be the successor to Tina Podlodowski at its biennial reorganization meeting in Olympia, after running unopposed for the position.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Tina Podlodowski to retire this month as Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party

Excerpt: Podlodowski has been chair for six years. She took over from Jaxon Ravens at the end of January 2017, at a time when Democrats across the country were still reeling from the disastrous 2016 presidential election. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Thank you, Speaker Pelosi

Excerpt: Our team at NPI thanks Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous contributions to our country. As she said, quoting Scripture, for everything, there is a season. The time is right to pass the baton to a new generation of leadership and celebrate an incredible run that secured the passage of legislation American families needed.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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