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The Tap: Thursday, April 7, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #11 of The Tap, which was published on April 11, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • FILING DEADLINE: Tennessee’s congressional filing deadline.
    • Tennessee has nine U.S. House seats up for election in 2016. Seven of those nine are held by Republicans, while the remaining two are held by Democrats.
    • Eight of the nine incumbents are seeking re-election in 2016. Republican Stephen Lee Fincher (TN-8) is retiring at the end of the current term. Twenty-two candidates filed in the race to replace Fincher.
    • Of the eight incumbents seeking re-election, three will face no primary opposition.
    • There are no battlegrounds in Tennessee in 2016. All nine seats are rated safe for the party that currently holds the seat.
  • Secretary of State John Kerry met with a number of Gulf state ministers to discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal and the ongoing conflict in Syria. According to CNN, “The secretary of state is paving the way for a summit between President Barack Obama and Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia later this month. The U.S. wants to see the Gulf countries do more to take on ISIS, which it views as the paramount concern in the region.”

State

  • Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh took the lead with 31 percent support in the Democratic primary election for mayor of Baltimore scheduled for April 26, 2016, according to a poll conducted by The Baltimore Sun and the University of Baltimore. Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, who led the polls in January 2016, fell to second with 25 percent support. Local lawyer Elizabeth Embry came in third with 9 percent support. The primary election will be on April 26, 2016, and the general election will be on November 8, 2016. Click here to read Ballotpedia’s coverage of the Baltimore city election.
    • Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) did not file to run for re-election and stated, "The last thing I want is for every one of the decisions that I make moving forward — at a time when the city needs me the most — to be questioned in the context of a political campaign." She made the statement following large-scale protests due to the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline passed to run for 69 school board seats across 18 of Tennessee’s largest school districts. The general election for these districts will be on August 4, 2016. The state’s largest school district, Shelby County Schools—which served 149,832 students during the 2013–2014 school year—has four of its nine seats up for election this year.


Preview of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #10 of The Tap, which was published on April 4, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

State

  • FILING DEADLINE: Tennessee
    • State legislatures: Republicans are expected to maintain their significant hold on both legislative chambers after the 2016 elections. There are 16 state Senate and 99 state House seats up for election. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans. With a Republican governor, Tennessee is one of 23 Republican trifectas.

Local

  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline to run for 69 school board seats across 18 of Tennessee’s largest school districts. The general election for these districts will be on August 4, 2016. The state’s largest school district, Shelby County Schools, has four of its nine seats up for election this year and served 149,832 students during the 2013–2014 school year.



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