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Daily Brew: March 18, 2019

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March 18, 2019

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Today's Brew covers President Trump’s first veto + upcoming Ballotpedia webinars  
The Daily Brew

Welcome to the Monday, March 18 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:

  1. President Trump vetoed Congress’ attempt to block his national emergency declaration at the southern border
  2. Democratic presidential hopefuls are descending on a special election in Iowa
  3. Register for Ballotpedia webinars on the Chicago mayoral race (March 26) and the 2020 presidential election (April 10)

President Trump issues first veto of presidency

President Trump issued the first veto of his presidency Friday when he blocked Congress’ resolution of disapproval of his declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump declared the national emergency on February 15 after Congress did not meet his request for border wall funding in a government funding deal.

The resolution of disapproval passed the House February 26 in a 245-182 vote. All 232 Democrats who voted and 13 Republicans supported the resolution, while 182 Republicans opposed it. The resolution passed the Senate March 14 in a 59-41 vote. All 47 Democrats and 12 Republicans supported the resolution, and 41 Republicans opposed it.

The Constitution allows Congress to override presidential vetoes with a two-thirds vote in each chamber. If all members participate, the House would need 290 votes and the Senate would need 67 votes to override Trump’s veto.

Trump’s veto was the 2,575th in U.S. history. Of those vetoes, 111 have been overridden by Congress.

The two previous presidents—George W. Bush (R) and Barack Obama (D)—issued 12 vetoes each. President Franklin Roosevelt had the most vetoes with 635. Seven presidents--John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Q. Adams, William H. Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and James A. Garfield--did not issue any vetoes.

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Democratic presidential candidates campaign in Iowa Senate special election

Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning in an Iowa State Senate special election nearly one year before the state holds the nation’s first presidential primary contest.

The March 19 special election for Senate District 30 features Cedar Falls School Board member Eric Giddens (D) and former state Rep. Walt Rogers (R). Republicans currently hold a 32-17 majority in the Senate, and they have a trifecta in Iowa. The previous officeholder, Jeff Danielson (D), resigned February 14, 2019.

By election day, the following candidates, and potential candidates, will have made appearances at events for Giddens, held their own campaign events in the district, or sent campaign staff to canvass for Giddens.

  •       Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
  •       Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.)—Not yet declared
  •       Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
  •       Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
  •       Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
  •       Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
  •       Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

So far, 25 state legislative special elections have been held in 2019. Four resulted in the seat changing partisan control, all going from Democratic to Republican. From 2010 to 2018, there was an average of 91 special elections in odd-numbered years and an average of 55 special elections in even-numbered years. 2017 and 2018 were the only years where a political party—Democrats in both years—had a net gain of more than three seats.

Register for webinars on Chicago and the 2020 election

Interested in the Chicago mayoral race? How about the 2020 presidential election? Ballotpedia has upcoming webinars on both!

Click here to register for our March 26 webinar on the Chicago municipal runoff elections on April 2.  We will focus on the mayoral runoff between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle and discuss runoff elections for city council races.

Click here to register for our April 10 webinar, where we will give our quarterly update on the 2020 presidential election. With President Trump seeking re-election and 18 major Democratic candidates seeking to challenge him (so far), there will be plenty to discuss.


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