Excerpt: | “The time has come to let somebody else face the challenge of being a state senator,” Hunt said. “I would like to thank the many legislators with whom I have served, as well as the bright and dedicated staff who enable the Legislature to do its work." |
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Published at: | 2:21 PM on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Public Service |
Tags: | Retirements |
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Sam Hunt to retire from the Washington State Legislature after many decades of service
Book Review: Getting Elected is the Easy Part offers practical advice and political wisdom
Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Getting Elected is the Easy Part: Working and Winning in the State Legislature, by Washington State Senator Karen Keiser. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, January 13th, 2024 |
Written by: | David Kobrin |
Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
Tags: | Books |
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NPI talks to Spokane Mayor-elect Lisa Brown as she prepares to begin leading the Lilac City
Excerpt: | Brown is set to assume office on New Year's Day, January 1st, succeeding Republican Nadine Woodward, and will have no shortage of tough issues to tackle. Read her pre-Day One interview with the Northwest Progressive Institute. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, December 29th, 2023 |
Written by: | Caya Berndt |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Mayoral Transitions, WA-Cities |
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Ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said he’d never quit, decides to quit Congress
Excerpt: | "I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started," McCarthy wrote. |
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Published at: | 11:33 AM on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Public Service |
Tags: | Resignations |
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Representative Derek Kilmer says this term will be his last as a member of Congress
Excerpt: | “I’m a pretty young guy with more chapters in my life,” Kilmer, forty-nine, wrote. “My plan is to ensure those chapters enable me to continue to make a positive difference. And I’d sure like to make a bit more time for those I love.” |
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Published at: | 6:53 PM on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Retirements, WA-06 |
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Goodbye, Joe Manchin
Excerpt: | "I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for re-election to the United States Senate," West Virginia's sole remaining Democratic member of Congress said. |
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Published at: | 3:15 PM on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Retirements, WV-Sen |
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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." |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, November 6th, 2023 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Other Categories: | Party Politics |
Tags: | Partybuilding |
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Longtime United States Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon to retire in 2024
Excerpt: | "It is a difficult decision. Particularly after the amazing success of the last several years," said Blumenauer. "But simply said, it is time to continue my life’s mission without the burden of day-to-day politics." |
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Published at: | 8:24 PM on Monday, October 30th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | OR-03, Retirements |
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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. |
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Published at: | 1:39 PM on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Party Politics |
Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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Bowing to reality and a vote of no confidence, Jim Jordan ends his bid for Speaker
Excerpt: | Jordan had already been experiencing negative momentum between those floor votes, with several Republicans pulling their support and leaving him well short of the threshold of a majority of representatives present and voting he needed to win. |
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Published at: | 8:23 PM on Friday, October 20th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Public Service |
Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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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. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, October 14th, 2023 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Other Categories: | Party Politics |
Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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A big week in Canadian politics: NDP wins watershed provincial election in Manitoba, House of Commons gets first Black Speaker
Excerpt: | As U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was being deposed in Washington, D.C., amidst the ugly dysfunction of the Republican Party, progressives were scoring a pair of real and symbolic victories north of the border in Winnipeg and Ottawa... achievements in which all Canadians can take pride. |
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Published at: | 1:56 PM on Thursday, October 5th, 2023 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | MB-Assembly |
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United States House of Representatives votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Excerpt: | McCarthy's speakership lasted just two hundred and sixty-nine days, ranking as one of the shortest in American history. |
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Published at: | 2:31 PM on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Resolutions to Vacate, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Mitch McConnell to step down as top Senate Republican at the end of this Congress