In one of the most hotly contested matchups in the US midterm elections, Democrat Beto O’Rourke is trying to unseat conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The 46-year-old Beto, whom supporters call by his first name, is climbing in the polls, as the November 6th election draws ever closer.
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Two Houston Democrats face off in back-to-back elections for John Whitmire’s open state Senate seat
State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and emergency room nurse Molly Cook are duking it out in a sleepy special election to briefly occupy the seat vacated when Whitmire was elected mayor.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rules the Texas Senate. Now he seeks influence in the House
Dan Patrick wields vast power in the Texas Senate with a warm smile and a grandfatherly ... to his priorities on border security, tax cuts, election fraud, school choice and other issues.
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State Senate candidates talk platforms during forum in Richmond Hill
For the first time since being appointed to the state senate in 2014 ... removing "obscene" books from school libraries. The two candidates sought to distinguish their platforms during the ...
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4 debate takeaways as Johnson, Cook clash in heated race to succeed Whitmire in Texas Senate
The two candidates, running to succeed Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas Senate, repeatedly clashed ... During the debate, organized by the Bayou Blue Democrats, Johnson took aim at Cook for ...
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Angela Alsobrooks is the best candidate to take on Larry Hogan for U.S. Senate seat | GUEST COMMENTARY
Angela Alsobrooks is a remarkable candidate because she is already a proven leader. Ira Shapiro ([email protected]) is a former Senate staffer and Clinton administration trade ambassador.
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Missouri Senate sends bill funding Texas border deployment to governor
The $91,000 paid for four vans, three trucks and a car for use by the soldiers while in Texas, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough said. The state general revenue fund is also ...
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Surging GOP Senate candidate unfazed by personal war chest of millionaire Dem in key blue state battle
Larry Hogan — who's aiming to flip a Democrat-controlled open Senate seat in his heavily blue home state — is ... according to Federal Election Commission filings. Hogan's campaign, along ...
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A top Republican Senate candidate's story about accidentally shooting himself just got weirder
Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy apologized for the discharge of a firearm at the state's Glacier National Park in October 2015, a revelation uncovered by The Washington Post after Sheehy's ...
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Far-right US Senate candidate tells crowd to ‘strap on a Glock’ before elections
Kari Lake of Arizona warned supporters of ‘intense’ election year in which Democrats will come after them ‘with everything’ Republican US Senate candidate Kari Lake has told supporters to ...
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Fiery GOP senate candidate Kari Lake tells Americans ‘to strap on a Glock’ ahead of 2024 election
Contentious Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake suggested Americans should “strap on a Glock” to prepare for the 2024 election. Ms Lake, a failed 2020 Arizona gubernatorial candidate ...
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Colin Allred outraises Ted Cruz, outpaces Beto O’Rourke’s early 2018 fundraising
Allred is also surpassing the numbers Beto ... general election in 2018, raising more than $38.1 million in the third quarter — a record-breaking amount fo a senate campaign. O’Rourke spent ...