Political Note #66 Justin Fairfax VA Lt. Governor

Post published:September 27, 2017
Post category:Win General Election State Elections Lt. Governor Year 2017 Result State Type of Election Political Notes Virginia Wisconsin

Justin Fairfax is the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor in Virginia. A graduate of Duke and Columbia Law School, he served as an assistant US Attorney, then worked for a large law firm. He worked in the Al Gore campaign and in Senator John Edwards office. He co-chaired Senator Mark Warner's re-election campaign. He lost in the primary to the current Attorney General and is the favorite for Lt. Governor.

Political Note #59 Bill Nelson FL US Senate

Post published:September 3, 2017
Post category:Federal Elections General Election US Senate Lose Lt. Governor 2018 Year Result State Type of Election Political Notes Florida

Bill Nelson went to the University of Florida where he became a member of Blue Key. He left for Yale and the University of Virginia Law School. In 1965 he came back to Florida and joined the US Army Reserve. After his widowed mother died, he went on active duty as a pilot. Notwithstanding his political successes, being elected to Congress and the Senate, there was nothing he loved more than flying. His greatest political commitment was to the US space program.

Political Note #33 Rick Nolan MN CD 08

Post published:June 8, 2017
Post category:Federal Elections General Election Lose State Elections Lt. Governor US Congress Withdraw Primary 2018 Year Result State US Congress 2018 Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

Rick Nolan is an unusual man and an unusual politician. In his seventies, his current stint as a Congressman is his third career. His first career was also as a politician and Congressman. A young aide to Walter Mondale, after a brief stint as a teacher, he ran for Congress in 1972, lost in a close race, but won handily in the next three elections. In between his stints as a Congressman, Rick Nolan was a politically connected businessman. He was President of the US Export Corporation, then became head of the Minnesota World Trade Center.