The Rule of Governors: from Censorship, to Immigration, to Covid Restrictions & Gun Control a Red State can repeal almost all of Biden's Agenda.
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| The Super Governor, political Star of the moment, Ron DeSantis, he is using at full capacity the powers of the Governor and the Republican State Legislature in Florida is with him. Trump just hinted he might be on the ballot in 2024 as his vice for a "spectacular" Trump-DeSantis offer for the White House |
Three videos in line, and the Importance... of been Earnest...Oscar Wilde would say or rather, for us, The Importance of being a Governor, if the President of the USA is like an Emperor, the State Governor is like a King, I am examining the situation and actually from your beloved Gun Rights to not accepting relocation of immigrants in your State, to block male-born transgenders from entering girls' locker-rooms I have checked that the Governor and the State Legislature can block the leftwing agenda almost entirely if not entirely.
No matter what, they State can stop and pass new legislations, only the Supreme Court can force a State to take migrants if the State Legislature and the Governor don't want them, see the second video with the interview to Iowa's Red Governor Kim Reynold. It may sound pitiless in reality Reynold's right because Biden is making the border collapse on purpose, he appointed Kamala Harris special envoy for the relationship with South America to stem immigration at the source, poor South American States, and it's 40 days Kamala Harris IS NOT DOING ANYTHING at all, not even answering questions, she just laughs like a psychopath when asked and that's on record: they want to make the situation collapse, and even Democratic Senators have decided to take the distance from Biden for this reason, especially in Arizona and Virginia, in a 50-50 Senate that's big; here's an interview to 4 Sheriffs facing the situation at the Southern Border:
Senate[edit]
As part of the 2020 United States Senate elections, Georgia held run-off elections for both of its Senate seats on January 5, 2021. The run-off elections were triggered because of a Georgia law requiring a second round when no individual wins a majority of the vote in most federal, state, and local elections.[c] Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were the victors in those special elections, which gave the Democrats a total of 48 seats to the Republicans' 50. However, the victories resulted in a shift of power to the Democrats; the other two Senators, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, are both independents who belong to the Democrats' caucus and since any tied vote is broken by the President of the Senate — in this case Vice President Kamala Harris, also a Democrat — the Democrats technically hold a one-seat majority.
House of Representatives[edit]
There have been 7 vacancies in the House of Representatives in the 117th U.S. Congress; 3 due to deaths and 4 due to resignations.
Two special elections to fill vacancies have been held in 2021:
- Louisiana's 5th congressional district: Republican Julia Letlow defeated Democrat Sandra Christophe and fellow Republican Chad Conerly to succeed her husband Luke Letlowafter his death from COVID-19 on December 29, 2020, five days before he would have taken office for the next session of Congress.[2] The district has a partisan index of R+17.[3]
- Louisiana's 2nd congressional district: Democrat Troy Carter defeated fellow Democrat Karen Carter Peterson to succeed Cedric Richmond, who resigned on January 15, 2021 to become the director of the Office of Public Liaison and a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden.[4][5][6] The district has a partisan index of D+25.[3]
Five special elections to fill vacancies are scheduled to take place later in 2021:
- Texas's 6th congressional district: Incumbent Republican Ron Wright died on February 7, 2021, from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Texas.[7] The special election will take place on May 1.[8] The district has a partisan index of R+6.[3]
- New Mexico's 1st congressional district: On December 17, 2020, it was announced that Democratic incumbent Deb Haaland would resign from her seat in the United States House of Representatives if confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the United States Secretary of the Interior in the Biden administration. Haaland resigned her seat on March 16, 2021 after being confirmed by the Senate the previous day.[9] Given the timing of the vacancy, the special election will take place on June 1.[10] The district has a partisan index of D+9.[3]
- Ohio's 11th congressional district: On December 8, 2020, Joe Biden announced he would nominate Democratic incumbent Marcia Fudge for U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Fudge resigned on March 10, 2021 after being confirmed by the Senate.[11] The special election is to be held on November 2.[12] The district has a partisan index of D+30.[3]
- Florida's 20th congressional district: Incumbent Alcee Hastings died from pancreatic cancer on April 6, 2021.[13] A special election is to be held, with the date to be determined by Governor Ron DeSantis.[14] The district has a partisan index of D+28.[3]
- Ohio's 15th congressional district: Incumbent Steve Stivers will resign on May 16, 2021.[15] A special election is to be held also on November 2, on the same day as the election for the state's 11th congressional district, as determined by Governor Mike DeWine.[16] The district has a partisan index of R+9.[3]
State elections[edit]
Gubernatorial[edit]
Two states will hold regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections in 2021, and one more state is expected to hold a recall election:
- California: A recall petition was successfully launched against one-term Democrat Gavin Newsom, mainly for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The lieutenant governorEleni Kounalakis is responsible for scheduling the election once all signatures are verified by Secretary of State Shirley Weber.[18] The election will feature two questions, whether to recall Newsom and who will replace him if he is recalled. Newsom is ineligible to run as a candidate for the second question. Declared Republican candidates include 2018candidate John H. Cox, former mayor of San Diego Kevin Faulconer, television personality Caitlyn Jenner and former U.S. representative Doug Ose, with former U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell considered as a potential candidate.[19] Among the potential Democratic candidates are former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa, entrepreneur Joe Sanberg, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer.[20]
- New Jersey: One-term Democrat Phil Murphy is eligible for re-election, and is seeking a second term.[21][22][23] Declared Republican candidates include Jack Ciattarelli and Doug Steinhardt, with former lieutenant governor Kim Guadagno and businessman and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 Bob Hugin among potential candidates.
- Virginia: Virginia's term limit laws do not allow sitting Governors to serve consecutive terms, so incumbent Democrat Ralph Northam is precluded from running again for the office until the next gubernatorial election in 2025. Declared Democratic candidates include state Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, former Governor Terry McAuliffe, state delegates Lee Carter and Jennifer Carroll Foy, and state senator Jennifer McClellan.[24] State senator Amanda Chase initially withdrew from the Republican nomination to run as an independent over the state Republican Party's decision to hold a convention instead of a primary,[25] but she later returned to seek her party's nomination again.[26] Former Speaker of the Virginia House Kirk Cox is another Republican candidate.[27]
One more state could potentially hold a recall election if enough signatures are gathered:
- Alaska: A recall petition was launched against one-term Republican Mike Dunleavy. On February 18, 2021, the recall campaign announced they had reached 55,613 signatures out of the 71,252 required to submit the second petition to the Alaska Division of Elections.[28] On March 18, Governor Mike Dunleavy said he believed the recall election would occur in the summer of 2021 and he planned to campaign to remain in office.[29] The deadline to submit signatures for the petition is 180 days before the end of the governor's term.[30]
Lieutenant gubernatorial[edit]
One state will hold a lieutenant gubernatorial election in 2021:
- Virginia: One-term Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax is eligible to run for a second term, but is instead running for Governor.[31] Declared Democratic candidates include state delegate Hala Ayala, delegates Elizabeth Guzmán and Mark Levine, Norfolk city councilor Andria McClellan, President of the Fairfax County NAACP Sean Perryman, delegate Sam Rasoul, and sports agent Xavier Warren. Declared Republican candidates include business consultant Puneet Ahluwalia, security company executive Lance Allen, delegate Glenn Davis, and former state delegates Tim Hugo and Winsome Sears.[32]
Attorney general[edit]
One state will hold an attorney general election in 2021:
- Virginia: Two-term Democrat Attorney General Mark Herring initially ran for governor but withdrew to run for a third term.[33] In the Democratic primary, he is being challenged by state delegate Jay Jones.[34] In the Republican Primary, the candidates are Chesterfield County Supervisor Leslie Hayley, state delegate Jason Miyares, and attorney Chuck Smith.[35][36][37]
Legislative[edit]
Legislative elections will be held for both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Democrats currently hold majority control of the New Jersey Senate and the General Assembly. The Virginia House of Delegates is also held by Democrats, though by only a few seats, giving Republicans an opportunity to regain control.
- 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election
- 2021 New Jersey State Senate election
- 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election
A special election was held on April 6, 2021, for the Oklahoma Senate seat vacated by Stephanie Bice after she won Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections.
Local elections[edit]
Mayoral elections[edit]
A number of major U.S. cities have held mayoral elections in 2021:
- Burlington, Vermont: On March 2, three-term Democrat Miro Weinberger narrowly won re-election against Progressive Max Tracy.
- Springfield, Missouri: On April 6, two-term independent Ken McClure won re-election against independent Marcus Aton.
- St. Louis, Missouri: On April 6, Tishaura Jones narrowly defeated Cara Spencer, succeeding one-term Democrat Lyda Krewson.[38][39]
Eligible incumbents[edit]
- Albany, New York: Two-term Democrat Kathy Sheehan. She declared her intention to seek reelection on December 21, 2020.
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: One-term Democrat Tim Keller.
- Alexandria, Virginia: One-term Democrat Justin Wilson.
- Atlanta, Georgia: One-term Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.
- Atlantic City, New Jersey: One-term Democratic Mayor Marty Small Sr..
- Allentown, Pennsylvania: One-term Democratic Mayor Ray O'Connell. He plans to run for a second term.[40]
- Birmingham, Alabama: One-term Democrat Randall Woodfin. He plans to run for a second term.[41]
- Buffalo, New York: Four-term Democrat Byron Brown.
- Charlotte, North Carolina: Two-term Democrat Vi Lyles.
- Cleveland, Ohio: Four-term Democrat Frank G. Jackson.
- Detroit, Michigan: Two-term Democrat Mike Duggan.
- Hoboken, New Jersey: One-term Democrat Ravinder Bhalla.
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Two-term Democrat Eric Papenfuse. He is seeking a third term.[42]
- Jackson, Mississippi: One-term Democrat Chokwe Antar Lumumba.
- Jersey City, New Jersey: Two-term Democrat Steven Fulop.
- Lansing, Michigan: One-term Democrat Andy Schor.
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania: One-term Democrat Danene Sorace. She is seeking a second term.[43]
- Manchester, New Hampshire: Two-term Joyce Craig.
- Miami, Florida: One-term Republican Francis X. Suarez.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: One-term Democrat Jacob Frey.
- New Orleans, Louisiana: One-term Democrat LaToya Cantrell.
- Omaha, Nebraska: Two-term Republican Jean Stothert.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Two-term Democrat Bill Peduto.
- Rochester, New York: Two-term Democrat Lovely Warren.
- San Antonio, Texas: Two-term Independent Ron Nirenberg. He is seeking a third two-year term.
- Syracuse, New York: One-term Independent Ben Walsh.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents[edit]
- Anchorage, Alaska: Acting mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, who replaced Ethan Berkowitz when he resigned in October 2020, did not run for the seat.[44]
- Boston, Massachusetts: Two-term Democrat Marty Walsh was selected by President Joe Biden to be his Secretary of Labor.
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Two-term Democrat John Cranley is ineligible to run due to term limits.
- Fort Worth, Texas: Five-term Republican Betsy Price announced that she is not seeking reelection.
- New York City, New York: Two-term Democrat Bill de Blasio is ineligible to run due to term limits.
- Seattle, Washington: One-term Democrat Jenny Durkan announced in December 2020 that she is not running for reelection.[45]
- St. Petersburg, Florida: Two-term Democrat Rick Kriseman is ineligible to run due to term limits.
Other municipal elections[edit]
- Albuquerque, City Council[46]
- Arlington, City Council[47]
- Atlanta, City Council[48]
- Aurora, CO, City Council[49]
- Beaverton, Oregon, City Council [50]
- Boise, City Council[51]
- Boston, City Council[52]
- Charlotte, City Council[53]
- Cincinnati, City Council[54]
- Columbus, City Council[55]
- Cleveland, City Council[56]
- Colorado Springs, City Council[57]
- Dallas, City Council[58]
- Detroit, City Council[59]
- Fort Worth, City Council[60]
- Hialeah, Florida Mayor[61]
- Manchester, New Hampshire Board of Aldermen and Board of School Committee
- Miami, City Commission[62]
- Minneapolis, City Council[63]
- New Orleans, City Council[64]
- New York City, Comptroller, Public Advocate, City Council and Borough Presidents
- Oklahoma City, Council[65]
- Omaha, City Council[66]
- Philadelphia, District Attorney, City Controller, Judge of Election, Inspector of Election, Common Pleas Judges, Munincipal Court Judges[67]
- Phoenix, City Council (runoff)[68]
- Pittsburgh, City Council[69]
- Raleigh, City Council[70]
- Salt Lake City, City Council[71]
- San Antonio, City Council[72]
- Seattle, City Council[73]
- St. Louis, Board of Aldermen[74]
- Tucson, City Council[75]
- Wichita, City Council[76]