Transparency USA | 07/17/2020

Minnesota State Senator Karin Housley is a Republican serving Senate District 39, encompassing Forest Lake, Stillwater, and the St. Croix Valley, along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. She was first elected in 2012 and is currently serving her second term after being reelected in 2016. She serves as an assistant majority leader, chair of the Senate Family …

Transparency USA | 07/13/2020

Here are the top 10 donors to Arizona state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs) in the 2020 election cycle. Aggregated Unitemized Contributions – $5,456,435.64 Karla T Jurvetson – $1,894,700.00 Robert R Parsons – $500,000.00  Deborah J Simon – $500,000.00 Katherine Leslie Rudin – $490,000.00 Charles Robertson – $440,000.00 David L Higgins – $260,000.00 Stacy …

Transparency USA | 07/08/2020

Election Day for the party primary runoffs in Texas is this upcoming Tuesday, July 14. All eyes are on elections for the Texas Legislature this round, because the results of these runoffs could have an outsized impact in November. Although primary elections were held back on March 3rd, 16 of those elections have proceeded to …

Transparency USA | 07/07/2020

Which Candidate Can Inspire Voter Turnout? Here’s What the Numbers Show. In 2018, Texas State Senator Pete Flores ended century-long Democratic control of Senate District 19 during a low-turnout special election. The Republican Senator, who now sits on the influential Senate Select Committee on Redistricting, may be facing an uphill battle in the November general …

Transparency USA | 06/29/2020

In the 2020 election season, redistricting is the biggest prize in Texas politics. The lawmakers elected to office this November will have outsized influence over the all-important redistricting process in the 2021 legislative session. Democrats are working to usher in a “blue wave” of influence in Austin, particularly when it comes to the redrawing of …