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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 1 - The Impact of the 2024 State AG Elections — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
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In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
State AG Pulse | The State AG: Both Advocate & Influencer
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State AG Pulse | The Election of the Double Haters
Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports
State AG Pulse | AG Elections: Summing Up 2023 and Eying Up 2024
[Podcast] Top 5 Takeaways from New Jersey’s 2023 Pay-to-Play Reform
Podcast: A Conversation with Geoff Burgan, Communications Director for the Democratic Attorneys General Association
A Look Ahead to the 2022 State AG Elections From RAGA Executive Director Pete Bisbee - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
A Look Ahead to the 2022 State AG Elections From DAGA President Sean Rankin - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
2022 Midterm Election Update: Which Party Will Control the House and Senate?
State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
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In a closely contested Democratic primary held on Tuesday, June 17, Virginia state delegate Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the race for attorney general. This outcome sets...more
Wyoming held its primary elections on Aug. 20, 2024. At the statewide level, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) easily secured victories in their races. Barrasso has served in the...more
After primary voting concluded in Missouri and Washington Wednesday, the slate of state attorney general (AG) candidates is set for the November 5 general elections, where at least six new AGs will fill offices across the...more
Utah’s Primary Election results continued the multi-year trend of voters rejecting the Republican candidates selected by delegates at the Republican county and state conventions. Several incumbents were forced to Primaries...more
Yesterday, June 4, was the Iowa June primary election. Several incumbents faced primary challenges. All statehouse and Congressional incumbents won their primary contests....more
The 2024 Illinois primary election took place on Tuesday, March 19. Candidates for President, Congress, the Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court, and various local races appeared on the primary ballot to decide...more
As attorneys and professionals, Ward and Smith's government relations team watches with keen interest those who are elected, or might be elected, to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in North Carolina state...more
North Carolina’s primary election day was Tuesday. The night was a mixed bag full of some expected outcomes and upsets, including current legislators losing their primaries, a handful of others narrowly squeaking out...more
With ballots arriving California voters’ mailboxes, this alert provides a snapshot analysis of the open seats in the California Legislature for the 2024 primary. It’s worth noting that in the secretary of state’s pre-primary...more
A notoriously blue state, California has a supermajority of Democrats in its state legislature and a top two primary system—meaning primaries for open seats are full of Democrats fighting each other to make the top two slots...more
Virginia held primary elections on June 20, 2023, for various seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. All 140 members of the Virginia General Assembly will be re-elected or elected in November 2023. Tuesday’s primaries...more
Virginians went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballot in a number of high stakes primary battles to determine Republican and Democratic candidates for the General Election on November 7, 2023....more
With the conclusion of the August 9 primary, the DFL and Republican ballots are set for the November 8 general election. Every constitutional officer and all 134 seats in legislature will be on the ballot along with the...more
Illinois’ primary election occurred on June 28, 2022. Election results were favorable for far-right Republicans and progressive Democrats, who defeated more moderate candidates in a number of races. On the other hand,...more
Rematch in Georgia - On May 24, 2022, Georgia voters went to the polls to select their respective party nominees ahead of November’s general election. Voter participation this year was up significantly from the 2018 state...more
2022 primary elections for attorneys general are in full swing with 31 state attorneys general elections to be held this November. While there will be at least nine new state attorneys general due to term limits or incumbents...more
North Carolina’s primary election day was May 17, 2022. Many of the results were expected, with some exceptions, including a few current incumbent legislators losing their primaries, a handful of current and former...more
North Carolina voters chose nominees in Tuesday’s primary elections and the General Assembly reconvened this week in Raleigh. Primary Elections After Tuesday’s primary elections, party nominees for a number of important...more
This week, Ohio held the first primary of 2022, which included Statewide, U.S. Senate, State Supreme Court, and Congressional Races. The report highlights each race, key insights, overview of the new congressional districts,...more
March 14, 2022, was the filing deadline for candidates in the 2022 Illinois primary election, occurring on June 28. All six statewide offices are up for election in 2022, including a highly contentious open race for secretary...more
Over the next six months, the Cozen O’Connor State AG team will provide guidance on what corporate America needs to know in planning legal, regulatory and political strategies to anticipate and react to shifts in the AG...more
What follows is an overview of the results of the August 11, 2020, primary in Minnesota. Not every race is included; instead those races that involved incumbents, or were otherwise notable....more
Tomorrow, Minnesotans will head to the polls for the primary election. However, many Minnesotans have already voted. This year, a record 637,463 absentee ballots have been requested and 423,032 have already been returned and...more
Georgia voters headed to the polls on June 9 to cast their ballots in the Presidential and general election primaries for state and federal offices. The elections, which included, among others, all members of the Georgia...more
Ohio’s primary election cycle concluded on April 28, 2020. Here are election results for the U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Supreme Court, and key Ohio Senate and Ohio House races....more