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Personally conservative, economically leftist, socially progressive, supporter of big government.
(-8.38, -4.72), CT-02 (grew up), ME-01 (college), NH-02 (current)
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." -Spock "
(-8.38, -4.72), CT-02 (grew up), ME-01 (college), NH-02 (current)
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." -Spock "
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Location: New Hampshire, USA
Groups: Daily Kos Elections: Policy, Star Trek fans, 50 State Strategy Project
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Diaries published: 68 (10 days since last diary on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 07:46 AM PST)
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Part 1: The WA Legislature The Virginia Legislature consists of a State Senate with 40 members and a House of Delegates with 100 members. In 2020, the state passed a constitutional amendment to create a new independent redistricting commission, whose...
by ProudNewEnglander
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The Washington State Legislature is elected from 49 districts, each of which elects one state senator and two state representatives. After each census, the districts are redrawn by a body called the Washington State Redistricting Commission, a...
by ProudNewEnglander
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Democrats currently control the Maine State Senate by a 21-14 margin. As is the case in all of New England, all seats are up for re-election every two years. Here’s how I’d rate them. District 1 (northern Aroostook): This district voted for Trump by 7...
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Hamilton County, Indiana, located just north of Indianapolis, is the fourth-most populous county in Indiana. It is a fast-growing suburban county that, for most of its history, has been staunchly Republican. However, in the Trump era, it has trended...
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On November 16, 2019, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) was re-elected by a roughly 3-point margin, defeating businessman Eddie Rispone (R). Edwards had won his first term in 2015 by defeating scandal-plagued U.S. Senator David Vitter (R), and,...
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Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota and Democratic candidate for President of the United States, has made her perceived “electability” as part of her argument for why she should become the Democratic nominee for the latter office, attempting to...
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