The Tap: Thursday, July 14, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #24 of The Tap, which was published on July 9, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

• U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) will join Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail to “discuss their shared commitment to building an America that is stronger together, while emphasizing that Donald Trump's divisive agenda would be dangerous for America.” Kaine is frequently named as a top contender for the vice presidency—a potential running mate for Clinton.
  • See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016
• The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on whether to report three judicial nominees out of committee to the full Senate for confirmation. The nominees are: Jennifer Puhl, a nominee to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Donald Coggins, a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and David Nye, a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.

State

• Filing deadline: New York
  • State legislature: There are 63 state Senate and 150 state Assembly seats up for election in 2016. Democrats maintain a 62-seat majority in the House. Despite Democrats having a single-seat numerical majority in the Senate, the GOP controls the chamber through power-sharing agreements. New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, is a Democrat. Due to the complexities in the control over the Senate, the state is one of 20 states with divided government. The Senate is included in Ballotpedia’s list of legislature battlegrounds in 2016.

Local

• FILING DEADLINE: Deadline to run for local court judgeships in the state of New York. The primary election will be held on September 13, 2016, and the general election will be on November 8, 2016.