A movement is building here (and here and here and here and here ) on DKos to fix a major problem in our party --regardless of whether Hillary, Bernie, or Martin wins the Presidential nomination.
We have come together to achieve great things through crowdsourcing before on DKos: organized the first YearlyKos/Netroots Nation, brainstormed debate questions, op researched Republican candidates, drafted candidates, etc.
Will you join us in this effort?
The problem is a massive candidate recruiting failure that will result in many voters having no Democrat to choose when they go vote in November 2016.
One example of this recruiting failure is US House races:
- We need to pick up 30 seats to win back the House and actually have a shot at governing
- 34 of the 79 Republican Members of the House of Representatives who represent districts where President Obama got at least 47% of the vote currently are running unopposed
- 139 Republican Members of the House of Representatives currently have no Democrat running against them
- In many of the seats where we have candidates, those candidates do not have the resources currently to get their message out
- Ohio’s Congressional filing deadline is December 16, 2015 and currently 7 out of 12 Republicans in Ohio are running unopposed
But sadly the recruiting failure is often even worse at the state and local level. We don’t want people to experience what Steven D did which he wrote about in his Recommended Diary i.e. when he showed up to vote this November many of his local races in Upstate NY didn’t have a Democrat on the ballot. That is even sadder because many of those districts are small enough that door knocking, volunteers, and neighbor-to-neighbor communication can have much more impact than money alone.
We as a community can crowdsource our way out of this problem and ensure voters have meaningful choices when they go vote.
Can you put down the pie long enough to draft or recommend diaries on the following:
- Candidate recruiting needs
- Profiles on down ballot races where candidates are needed
- These could be organized by state or some other category like open seats or seats in districts where the median household income is below $39,000
- These could include ideas on where incumbents are vulnerable (votes they took at odds with their constituents needs, scandals, crazy statements, etc)
- Filing procedures
- To start a draft movement or report on draft movements
Join me below the fold for:
- A list of resources I find useful or were recommended to me by crowdsourcing the 50 State Strategy expert BENAWU
- My outline of the current situation in US House races in OH
- please add to or correct anything I get wrong
- please do your own versions for other states and/or for state and local races and post them on DKos and cross post them on state and local blogs for the areas you write about
- A list of each states filing deadline
Some resources I find very useful:
- The Almanac of American Politics (it’s a book that does a fabulous job going into each federal officeholder and Governor, plus giving a detailed profile of each state and congressional district)
- The Secretary of State or equivalent's website for each state (in most states they are the ones that set the election rules and administer the elections, and many of them put the key rules on their website, though it isn't always easy to find or digest; which is where knowing people on the ground who have the institutional memory of having been through it before makes a huge difference; you can also call the Secretary of State, County Clerk, or their equivalent's offices to ask, but you should go into such a call know that the people who work in such offices are basically part of an intelligence network for some politician)
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www.politics1.com (this was one of the earliest political blogs ever and though its owner Ron Gunzburger now post tweets more than blogs)...the brilliance and resilience of Ron's blog is he built into it and maintains better than anyone else a superb resource for each state (find at: http://politics1.com/congress.htm) including:
- Who is running or been mentioned in any media as thinking of running for all statewide and congressional offices
- Links to all those candidates and potential candidates websites
- A link to every state's Secretary of State or equivalent's website
- Links to many state's campaign finance reports websites
- Links to most of the major political news media in each state
- Links to the state political parties
- Dates of filing deadlines (I did find some errors in those when I went and checked them against Secretary of State websites)
- Dates of most primaries and which statewide offices are up for election when
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www.thegreenpapers.com (this is also a blog started in the pre-history of blogging that really isn't a blog anymore, but has an immense wealth of information about election rules, etc)
- I often go digging for local and state blogs as well as local media coverage
- by far and away the best source of information is political operatives on the ground with institutional memory
Ohio:
As I said earlier the filing deadline in Ohio is coming up in just over a month on December 16, 2015. As of this post 7 out of the 12 Republican held seats have no Democrat running. Let’s look at each and then if you have any suggestions on who should run in each district, let’s use the comments thread to start:
- organizing draft movements
- doing research into all the OH races, include the votes that these members have taken that are at odds with their district and statements they have made that are at odds with their district
- researching the main media outlets in each district and how to earn free media
- identifying what grassroots groups exist on the ground that could help our candidates
The Republicans redistricted Ohio to turn a state Obama won twice into a state with 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
Some races we still need candidates and in other races there are candidates that could use your help.
OH-1
2008: Obama 47% McCain 52%
2012: Obama 46% Romney 52%
Cook Partisan Index: R+6
Median Household Income: $49,645
Demographics: 22% Black, 2.4% Asian, .1% Native American, 72.9% White, .4% Other, 2.1% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2.9%
Former Military: 8.8%
Urban: 92.5% Rural 7.5%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 66.3%
Incumbent: Steve Chabot (R)
Current Opponents:
Samual Ronan (D) - No website, politics1 lists him as a: Field Service Technician and USAF Veteran (anyone know any more?)
District background:
- Cincinnati and Cincinnati suburbs/exurbs
- Warren County has high median household income, but most of the rest of the district doesn’t
About Steve Chabot:
- Strongly anti-choice (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
- In 2003 helped enact a “partial-birth” abortion ban (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
- Pushed a bill to prevent minors from crossing state lines to get abortions (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
- Opposes Federal spending on projects in his district (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
- House manager for Clinton Impeachment (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
- Opposed creating a Cincinnati Streetcar System (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
Also to sadly highlight why it is so important for us to crowdsource candidate recruiting and not leave it up to the national, state, or local parties in this Obama 46/47% district the Democratic Party Chair in Hamilton County (the county Cincinnati is in and the most Democratic part of this district) told the local newspaper in after Chabot won re-election in 2012 that “Unless Steve Chabot commits a felony, he will be there for a long as he wants to be.” (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1302)
OH-2
2008: Obama 44% McCain 54%
2012: Obama 44% Romney 55%
Cook Partisan Index: R+8
Median Household Income: $48,066
Demographics: 8.2% Black, 1.3% Asian, 0% Native American, 87.8% White, .5% Other, 2.2% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
Former Military: 9.5%
Urban: 73.4% Rural 26.6%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 64.7%
Incumbent: Brad Wenstrup (R)
Current Opponents:
Ronny Richards (D) - Retired Forestry Worker serving 26 years in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry in Scioto County on the districts eastern side, Chapter Secretary of AFSCME/OCSEA Chapter 7310, Vietnam War Veteran where he served as a Combat Medic, member of the Ohio Farm Bureau and of American Legion Post 23, & '14 Candidate
Potential Opponents:
Marek Tyszkiewicz (D) - Businessman, Actuary, Ex-Teacher & '14 Nominee
District background:
- Eastern Cincinnati, Cincinnati suburbs/exurbs, and Southern Ohio along the Ohio River to Scioto County
- Pike County in the east has a lengthy Democratic tradition
- In 2012 Democrat spent no money and got 41%
About Brad Wenstrup:
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Voted against Bi-partisan Budget Act to prevent Government Shutdown
OH-3
2008: Obama 67% McCain 31%
2012: Obama 70% Romney 29%
Cook Partisan Index: D+17
Median Household Income: $37,667
Demographics: 32.1% Black, 2.7% Asian, .2% Native American, 58.8% White, 2.5% Other, 3.8% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 6.1%
Former Military: 7.7%
Urban: 99.8% Rural .2%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 57.2%
Incumbent: Joyce Beatty (D)
District background:
OH-4
2008: Obama 44% McCain 55%
2012: Obama 42% Romney 56%
Cook Partisan Index: R+9
Median Household Income: $45,326
Demographics: 5.6% Black, .7% Asian, .2% Native American, 90.4% White, .6% Other, 2.4% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Former Military: 10.8%
Urban: 63% Rural 37%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 60%
Incumbent: Jim Jordan (R)
Current Opponents: Janet Garrett (D) - Teacher, Ex-Teachers Union Local President & '14 Nominee
District background:
- Central Ohio and Cleveland Suburbs
- Lots of small to medium sized towns with manufacturing industries
- Marion, Lima, Tiffin, Minster, Jackson Center
- Oberlin College
- Got a lot of new territory in last redistricting, including Cleveland suburbs
About Jim Jordan:
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Former Chairman of the right wing Republican Study Committee (2011-2012)
- During this time the Republican Study Committee unveiled a budget plan more extreme than the Ryan Budget
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Founder and current Chairman of the even more right wing House Freedom Caucus
- Backed ban on same-sex marriage when State Legislature (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1309)
- Refused to attend the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference because the gay conservative group GOProud was invited (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1309)
- Supported government vouchers for private schools (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1309)
- 100% lifetime rating from American Conservative Union through 2012 (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1309)
- Thinks Sequestration is not that bad (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1310)
- Vote for US to default by failing to raise the debt limit (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1308)
- Has said “With the exception of the military, the federal government doesn’t do anything very well.” (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1309)
OH-5
2008: Obama 46% McCain 52%
2012: Obama 44% Romney 54%
Cook Partisan Index: R+7
Median Household Income: $48,211
Demographics: 2.8% Black, .9% Asian, .2% Native American, 92.6% White, 1.4% Other, 2.1% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 4.3%
Former Military: 9.2%
Urban: 62.3% Rural 37.7%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 66.1%
Incumbent: Bob Latta (R)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
- Northwest Ohio
- Lots of small to medium sized towns with manufacturing industries
- Findlay, Defiance, Napoleon, Kenton, and suburbs of Toledo, such as Perrysburg
- Bowling Green State University
- Bob Latta’s father held the seat for 30 years, but the son is much more conservative than his father
About Bob Latta:
- In State Legislature championed the repeal of the Estate Tax and has continued to fight in Congress to repeal the Estate Tax (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1312)
- Has introduced bills in Congress to issue a Ronald Reagan commemorative coin even after it came out he taken money from Tom Noe, who was convicted of money laundering in the huge Coingate scandal (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1312)
- December 2011 Los Angelos Times ranked Latta as one of the “10 biggest enemies of the Earth” for pushing legislation that would require the EPA to take the cost on industry into account when setting standards under the Clean Air Act (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1312)
- Wanted to cut the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s budget by $10 million because the federal government “should get out of the way and stay out of the way.” (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1313)
OH-6
2008: Obama 45% McCain 53%
2012: Obama 43% Romney 55%
Cook Partisan Index: R+8
Median Household Income: $41,355
Demographics: 2.4% Black, .3% Asian, .1% Native American, 95.3% White, .3% Other, 1.5% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino .8%
Former Military: 10.8%
Urban: 42.7% Rural 57.3%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 56.7%
Incumbent: Bill Johnson (R)
Current Opponents: None
Potential Opponents: Lou Gentile (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Congressional Aide
District background:
- Southeast Ohio and Steubenville
- Runs along the Ohio River
About Bill Johnson:
- Founded the Anti-Tax group Ohio Sales Tax Reform Incentive to create tax holidays for shoppers (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1315)
- In Congress he has introduced legislation that tried to protect Bush regulations that allowed mine companies to dump debris in streams that fill up in the rainy season, but go dry at other times (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1315)
- Opponent of fuel efficiency standards (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1315)
- Voted to defund Planned Parenthood (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1313)
- Voted for the Ryan Budget (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1313)
- Voted to repeal Obamacare
OH-7
2008: Obama 47% McCain 51%
2012: Obama 44% Romney 54%
Cook Partisan Index: R+6
Median Household Income: $45,910
Demographics: 3.6% Black, .5% Asian, .1% Native American, 93.2% White, .5% Other, 2.1% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
Former Military: 10.4%
Urban: 59.5% Rural 40.5%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 60.8%
Incumbent: Bob Gibbs (R)
Current Opponents:
Roy Rich (D) - Retired Police Officer and former member of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Police Credit Union
Terry Robertson (R) - Realtor
District background:
- Northeast Ohio, Canton
- 1/3 of district is in Stark County, where Canton is and district includes all of Canton
- Canton is the Democratic part of district
- Holmes County is close to becoming the first Amish majority county in US
About Bob Gibbs:
- Doesn’t believe that human activity causes climate change (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1318)
- Bob Gibb’s said “I am a free-trader” (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1318)
- Uses his Chairmanship of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment to blast the EPA (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1318)
- Authored bill “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act” which passed the House which would have prevented the implementation of a court order requiring pesticide applications in and around US waters to be covered by Clean Water Act permits (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1318)
- An opponent could do an ad asking “Do you want pesticides in your water?”
OH-8
2008: Obama 38% McCain 60%
2012: Obama 36% Romney 62%
Cook Partisan Index: R+15
Median Household Income: $48,452
Demographics: 5.9% Black, 1.7% Asian, .2% Native American, 89.5% White, .9% Other, 1.8% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Former Military: 10.8%
Urban: 75.7% Rural 24.3%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 62.4%
Incumbent: John Boehner (R) Open Seat – Special Election (Primary March 8, 2016 and
General June 7, 2016)
Current Candidates:
Matthew Ashworth (R) - Businessman, Tea Party Activist & '14 Candidate
Bill Beagle (R) - State Sen., Ex-Tipp City Councilman & Businessman
Tim Derickson (R) - State Rep., Ex-Hanover Township Trustee & Realtor
Scott George (R) - Human Resources Executive
Eric Gurr (R) - Computer Consultant & '14 Candidate
Eric Haemmerle (R) - Teacher
Roger Reynolds (R) - Butler County Auditor & Accountant
Kevin White (R) - Airline Pilor & Retired USAF Officer
J.D. Winteregg (R) - Teacher, Tea Party Activist & '14 Candidate
Dennis Smith (D) - No website (anyone know any more?)
District background:
- Cincinnati suburbs/exurbs and Springfield
- Miami University of Ohio
- Springfield historically votes Democratic (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1318)
OH-9
2008: Obama 67% McCain 32%
2012: Obama 68% Romney 31%
Cook Partisan Index: D+15
Median Household Income: $37,749
Demographics: 15.3% Black, 1.5% Asian, .3% Native American, 76.2% White, 2.5% Other, 4.1% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 9.8%
Former Military: 9.3%
Urban: 96.4% Rural 3.6%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 58%
Incumbent: Marcy Kaptur (D)
Current Opponents:
Donald Larson (R) - Businessman, Nuclear Engineer & Navy Veteran
Noel Nazario (Independent) - '14 Candidate
District background:
- Lakefront stretching from Toledo to Cleveland
OH-10
2008: Obama 49% McCain 49% (Obama won by 4 votes)
2012: Obama 48% Romney 50%
Cook Partisan Index: R+3
Median Household Income: $42,813
Demographics: 17.1% Black, 2.2% Asian, .2% Native American, 77.3% White, .8% Other, 2.5% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
Former Military: 12.2%
Urban: 92.2% Rural 7.8%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 63.9%
Incumbent: Mike Turner (R)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
About Mike Turner:
- Voted for the Ryan Budget (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1327)
- Voted to defund Planned Parenthood (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1327)
OH-11
2008: Obama 82% McCain 17%
2012: Obama 83% Romney 16%
Cook Partisan Index: D+30
Median Household Income: $32,014
Demographics: 54.2% Black, 2.3% Asian, .3% Native American, 40.1% White, .9% Other, 2.2% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Former Military: 8.8%
Urban: 99% Rural 1%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 66%
Incumbent: Marcia Fudge (D)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
OH-12
2008: Obama 45% McCain 54%
2012: Obama 44% Romney 54%
Cook Partisan Index: R+8
Median Household Income: $61,304
Demographics: 4.6% Black, 3% Asian, .2% Native American, 89.2% White, .6% Other, 2.4% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2%
Former Military: 9.8%
Urban: 73.4% Rural 26.6%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 69.1%
Incumbent: Pat Tiberi (R)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
- Central Ohio: Columbus Suburbs, Mansfield
About Pat Tiberi:
- Voted for the Ryan Budget (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1332)
- Voted to defund Planned Parenthood (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1332)
OH-13
2008: Obama 62% McCain 36%
2012: Obama 63% Romney 36%
Cook Partisan Index: D+11
Median Household Income: $38,697
Demographics: 11.8% Black, 1.3% Asian, .2% Native American, 83.7% White, .6% Other, 2.4% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Former Military: 10.6%
Urban: 90.5% Rural 9.5%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 59.3%
Incumbent: Tim Ryan (D)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
- Northeast Ohio and Youngstown
OH-14
2008: Obama 49% McCain 50%
2012: Obama 48% Romney 51%
Cook Partisan Index: R+4
Median Household Income: $56,506
Demographics: 3.7% Black, 1.7% Asian, .1% Native American, 92.7% White, .3% Other, 1.5% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
Former Military: 10%
Urban: 76.1% Rural 24%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 68.1%
Incumbent: David Joyce (R)
Current Opponents: No Democrat is currently running
Matt Lynch (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Bainbridge Township Trustee, Attorney & '14 Candidate
District background:
- Northeast Ohio along Lake Erie from Cleveland Suburbs to Pennsylvania border, including Ashtabula
About David Joyce:
- More conservative than long-time Republican Representative Steve LaTourette (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1339)
- Initially got elected to open seat without strong Democratic opposition when LaTourette dropped his run for re-election after the filing deadline and only Democrat who had filed had lost 10 prior races for Congress and failed to run a competitive race
OH-15
2008: Obama 46% McCain 52%
2012: Obama 46% Romney 52%
Cook Partisan Index: R+6
Median Household Income: $53,239
Demographics: 3.1% Black, 2.5% Asian, .2% Native American, 91.4% White, .8% Other, 2.1% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 1.8%
Former Military: 9.8%
Urban: 63.3% Rural 36.7%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 62.4%
Incumbent: Steve Stivers (R)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
- Central Ohio, Columbus Suburbs, Athens
- 40% of district population is in Columbus and its suburbs and 60% is in the rest of the district
- University of Ohio is in Athens
About Steve Stivers:
- Former banking lobbyist LaTourette (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1341)
- Has pushed for repeal of Dodd-Franks provision that helps keep credit rating agencies accountable (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1341)
OH-16
2008: Obama 47% McCain 51%
2012: Obama 45% Romney 54%
Cook Partisan Index: R+6
Median Household Income: $56,251
Demographics: 1.6% Black, 2% Asian, .1% Native American, 94.3% White, .3% Other, 1.7% Two or more; Hispanic or Latino 2%
Former Military: 10.1%
Urban: 84.3% Rural 15.7%
% of Voting Age Turnout Voting in 2012: 66.5%
Incumbent: Jim Renacci (R)
Current Opponents: None
District background:
- Cleveland suburbs and exurban portions of Medina County, and parts of Stark and Portage Counties and Wayne County
- 38% of the districts votes are cast in the Cleveland suburbs
- Southern parts of Wayne County has a large Amish population
About Jim Renacci:
- Voted for the Ryan Budget (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1342)
- Voted to defund Planned Parenthood (The Almanac of American Politics 2014, p. 1342)
Here are the deadlines in each state to file to become a candidate:
Alabama: November 6, 2015 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Alaska: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Arizona: June 1, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Arkansas: November 9, 2015 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
California: March 11, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Colorado: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Connecticut: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Delaware: May 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Florida: June 24, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Georgia: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Hawaii: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Idaho: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Illinois: November 30, 2015 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Indiana: February 5, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Iowa: March 18, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Kansas: June 1, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Kentucky: January 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Louisiana: September 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Maine: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Maryland: February 3, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Massachusetts: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Michigan: April 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Minnesota: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Mississippi: January 8, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Missouri: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Montana: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Nebraska: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Nevada: March 18, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
New Hampshire: June 2016(Source: Politics1.com)
New Jersey: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
New Mexico: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
New York: April 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
North Carolina: February 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
North Dakota: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Ohio: December 16, 2015 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Oklahoma: April 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Oregon: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Pennsylvania: February 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Rhode Island: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
South Carolina: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
South Dakota: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Tennessee: April 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Texas: December 14, 2015 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Utah: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Vermont: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Virginia: March 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Washington: May 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Wisconsin: June 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
West Virginia: January 30, 2016 (Source: State Secretary of State’s website)
Wyoming: May 2016 (Source: Politics1.com)
Diaries in this series:
We’ve spent a year preparing, and I hope you’ll be willing to join us on this journey. How can you contribute to this effort? We need researchers by state, leaders for each of those states and down to each congressional district. We need readers to run for local office, can you run or do you know someone?
The administrators of this group are Chris Reeves, evcoren, Meteor Blades and navajo. If you’d like to join this group send navajo a kosmail and let her know how you want to help.
