Political Note #512 Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri elections
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Some Senate races here. Not many House races.
Political Note #501 State Supreme Courts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Montana, and New Mexico
Arguably, elections to state supreme courts are among the most important and most neglected at the same time. Consider Arkansas, Kentucky, Montana, and New Mexico.
Political Note #500 Sean Casten Illinois 06
Sean Casten is a scientist and businessman succeeding as a Congressman.
Political Note #492 Illinois Supreme Court — Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. O’Brien
Elizabeth Rochford in Judicial District 2 and Mary K. O'Brien in Judicial District 3 are the Democratic candidates for Illinois' Supreme Court.
Political Note #489 Eric Sorensen Illinois 17
Eric Sorensen, TV Weatherman and the Democratic candidate for IL 17, is a long time member of the Rockland and Moline communities, big towns in the Congressional District.
Political Note #398 David Palmer IL 13
David Palmer could win in 2022 in this district that has had close races in the past.
Political Note #398 David Palmer IL 13
David Palmer is an African American former basketball player and financial planner who sees his current work and being a Member of Congress as a service to his central Illinois community.
Political Note #376 Lauren Underwood IL 14
Lauren Underwood, a young leader in Congress, is one of the six people of color newly elected from majority white districts in 2018.
103120 Lens Letters #33 What should the Democrats do about the Federal Courts?
Joe Biden’s Commission should propose an expansion of the District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Political Note #247 Sean Casten IL CD 6
Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website: Washington Post on the Hopeless Wall, Two Resisters Political Note #247 Sean Casten IL CD 6 2020 General Election Once upon a time being born in Dublin was an enormous advantage for a Chicago politician. The world has changed. The mayor of Chicago is a gay African-American woman. Many of the people who would have gloried in a Dublin-born mayor of Chicago have moved to the suburbs. Sean Casten https://castenforcongress.com/ was born in Dublin. He is in the suburbs of Chicago. In Downer’s Grove.…