Category: 2022 elections

Bill to Repeal NEA’s Federal Charter Could Light Reform Match Within Teachers Union

When news broke the National School Board Association (NSBA) urged federal officials to brand as “domestic terrorists” parents protesting far-Left classroom curriculums on race and sex, it sparked a stampede of angry members out the group’s exits. At last count, nearly half of the NSBA’s state associations have either left the group or are making…


Democrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional Redistricting

With 397 of 435 congressional districts set for 2022 elections after Census reapportionment, a range of analyses acknowledge that heading into fall’s midterms, Democrats will benefit more than Republicans from the once-every-decade process. According to reviews and constantly updated trackers posted by Real Clear Politics, Politico, Fox News, and FiveThirtyEight, among others, neither party stands…


Nearly 92 Percent of Congressional Seats Set For Elections After Post-Census Redistricting

When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law new congressional maps drawn by the Democrat-controlled state General Assembly on April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally adopt new legislative and congressional districts following the 2020 United States Census. With Louisiana’s GOP-led legislature on March 30 overriding Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of…


Democrats Push Tough-on-crime Bills at Statehouses Ahead of Reelections

As reelections near and violent crime emerges as a top issue on voters’ minds, some Democratic governors and state lawmakers are resorting to tough-on-crime legislation, often against the will of the party’s progressive camp. Most want to take more violent offenders off the street, either by rolling back bail reform or with tougher sentencing guidelines….


Democrats Push Tough-on-Crime Bills at Statehouses Ahead of Elections

Some Democratic governors and state lawmakers are resorting to tough-on-crime legislation, often against the will of the party’s progressive camp, as elections draw closer and violent crime emerges as a top issue on voters’ minds. Most want to take more violent offenders off the street, either by rolling back bail reforms or through tougher sentencing…


Voter ID Ballot Measures Face Pressing Deadlines, Progressive Counter Initiatives, Lawsuits

When the Arizona House on Feb. 28 passed a resolution to place a proposed statute expanding voter identification requirements on November’s ballot, it became the first election integrity measure to qualify for public referendum in 2022. Sponsors of similar citizen-initiated proposed voter ID statutes and constitutional amendments are collecting signatures in four states—Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,…


Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to Run Unchallenged for 2nd Term

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is set to run for a second term unopposed, as no challengers filed paperwork by the March 11 deadline with the county’s Registrar’s Office to join the June 7 election. Barnes, who ran in 2018 while serving as the undersheriff and with close to 30 years of experience with the…


Parents’ Rights Movement Spurs New Age of Advocacy in Local School Board Races

Two years ago, Ryan Girdusky was a New York-based reporter for conservative news sites, Tiffany Justice was a former Florida school board member and mother of four school-aged children, and Steve Maxwell was focused on growing his agricultural software business across the Southeast. None had experience in orchestrating political advocacy, recruiting candidates to run for…


Los Angeles Candidates Face Deadline March 11 to File for Offices in June Primary

LOS ANGELES—March 11 is the deadline to file to run for most Los Angeles County, state, and federal offices on the June 7 primary ballot. The deadline will be extended to March 16 for offices the incumbent is eligible to run for re-election but did not file, such as the Third District seat on the…


Greg Abbott to Face Beto O’Rourke in Texas Governor Race After Primary Wins

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic former Congressman Beto O’Rourke in the November general election for governor after the pair won their respective primaries. Abbott, who received endorsement from former President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, easily won his party’s nomination for governor, as did O’Rourke, the state’s most prominent…