The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #52 of The Tap, which was published on February 11, 2017. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Democratic nominating convention for Pompeo’s replacement
- Kansas Democrats will hold a nominating convention for the special election to replace Mike Pompeo (R), who was recently confirmed as director of the CIA. A number of candidates have declared their interest in the nomination, including Dennis McKinney, Charlie Walker, Robert Tillman, Jim Thompson, and Laura Lombard. The nominee will face Ron Estes in the general election on April 11, 2017.
Two Weeks Away from the Delaware Senate Special Election
- Partisan control of the Delaware State Senate will be decided in two weeks—February 25—in one of the most closely watched special state legislative elections of the year thus far. The chamber became split 10-10 in early January 2017 after Democrat Bethany Hall-Long vacated the District 10 seat to be sworn in as lieutenant governor of Delaware. Vying to replace her are Democrat Stephanie Hansen, Republican John Marino, and Libertarian Joseph Lanzendorfer. If Marino wins the election, Republicans will control the chamber for the first time in more than 40 years and break the state’s Democratic trifecta that has been in place since 2009. The race has also drawn attention as one of the first electoral contests to take place since Donald Trump (R) was sworn in as president of the United States. Political analysts and observers in the media have speculated that the District 10 race could serve as a preview of how Trump's presidency could affect down-ballot races throughout his first term. In the 2016 presidential election, District 10 voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton over Trump 54 to 41 percent. The last time the seat itself was up for election, however—in 2014—Democrats carried it by just 267 votes. The Republican candidate in the 2017 special election, John Marino, was also the Republican candidate for the seat in 2014.
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