MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber, the biggest ad buy of its kind Democrats in the state have ever made in legislative races. For example, this one ad buy is nearly half of the money Democrats spent in …
An independent expenditure committee funded by major oil companies in California — Valero, Marathon, Chevron and Phillips 66 — spent more than $8 million on legislative races in the last election cycle. A new legislative session kicked off in Sacramento this week after interest groups dumped nearly $78 million in independent expenditures into California Senate and Assembly races in the …
State legislative races are on the front lines of democracy this midterm cycle Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurence Kesterson/AP Laurence Kesterson/AP State legislative races can feel low stakes when compared to national political contests. Sponsor Message The U.S. Supreme Court could give state legislatures power over federal elections Much of Democrats' urgency stems from a case that the U.S. …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats in deep blue California have a virtual lock on overwhelming majorities in the state Legislature for the foreseeable future. “I feel like I’ve been able to accomplish more in my less than two years in office than however long he’s been in office — probably basically as long as I’ve been alive,” said Lee, jibing that …
