Archive for the ‘Lieutenant Governor News’ Category
IL: Columnist – Democrats Lack Real Leader
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:25 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 February 2010 01:29
From Chicago Sun-Times:
The debacle of Democrats nominating pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen for lieutenant governor — a candidate so politically toxic he could bring down the Democratic ticket in November — highlights the awful job House Speaker Michael J. Madigan is doing as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Unlike every other state party chairman in the nation, Madigan refuses to run a viable statewide political organization.
With Democrats now facing uphill battles to elect Gov. Quinn and Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias, they head into the nine-month general election campaign without a real, working statewide party. The Illinois Republican Party has a very engaging, energized chairman, Pat Brady. Illinois Democrats have Madigan, who shows little interest in doing the job of state party chairman, including mapping strategy to win in November.
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New Orleans Elects Lt. Governor Mayor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:26 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 February 2010 10:57
From the Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Landrieu won in a landslide in a vote that was scheduled as a primary and that many had worried would be overshadowed by revelry and football fever as the New Orleans Saints prepared for their first Super Bowl appearance on Sunday in Miami, and as Mardi Gras parades were under way.
He won more than 65% of votes with 96% of precincts reporting, despite the fact he was just one of 11 candidates in the race.
Mr. Landrieu will succeed term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin, whose popularity has fallen in recent years as he struggled to revive New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
During his victory speech, Mr. Landrieu was flanked by his family members, including his father, Moon, the city’s last white mayor, and his sister, Mary, a Democrat who represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate.
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Pressure over Scandalous Past Forces Democrat Lt. Governor Candidate to Drop Out – During Super Bowl
Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2010 10:38 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 February 2010 10:38
From Chicago Tribune:
Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen, a Chicago pawnbroker whose surprise primary win last week was followed by scandalous revelations about his troubled past with a prostitute ex-girlfriend, said Sunday night he would quit as nominee.
“For the good of the people … I will resign,” a tearful Cohen told reporters at a news conference he chose to hold at a Far North Side bar during halftime of the Super Bowl.
“The last thing I ever, ever wanted to do was to put the people of Illinois in jeopardy in any way,” he also said.
Cohen’s decision came five days after Democratic voters bypassed five rivals, including veteran state lawmakers, and chose the rookie candidate who poured $2 million in personal funds into an advertising blitzkrieg for the state’s lightly regarded lieutenant governor spot. It marked one of the quickest and most dramatic changes to an Illinois political ticket in history.
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New Republican Statewide Candidates in New Mexico
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:09
From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
Two Republicans said Wednesday that they will be candidates in statewide races this year, boosting the number of offices from which the GOP wants to oust Democrat incumbents.
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler said he’ll take on Attorney General Gary King. Meanwhile, state Sen. Dianna Duran of Tularosa said she’ll challenge Secretary of State Mary Herrera.
Already, Republicans have expressed interest or fielded candidates in most statewide races.
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TX: Democrat Lt. Governor Candidate Late to Report
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 February 2010 02:03
From Chron.com:
Marc Katz has yet to file his campaign finance report that was due on Monday.
The flamboyant Austin restaurant owner is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and is running in the March 2 primary field with retired Travis County district attorney Ronnie Earle and retired AFL-CIO executive vice president Linda Chavez-Thompson.
Earle reported contributions of $14,076 on his report required to be filed 30 days before the election. Most of that – $11,371 – came from the Texas Democratic Party.
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IL: Democrat Lt. Governor Candidate Arrested for Domestic Battery
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:35 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 4 February 2010 01:51
From Red State:
A Chicago pawnbroker who financed his campaign with nearly $2 million of his own wealth, Scott Lee Cohen Tuesday won the Democratic Party’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor. But with new details of Cohen’s sordid past emerging today, Democratic primary voters will soon be wishing they had given his five rivals a second look.
Cohen allegedly held a knife to his then-girlfriend’s in October 2005. Charges were later dropped after the woman, once convicted of prostitution, failed to appear in court to testify against Cohen.
A police report of obtained by the Chicago Sun Times said the woman had scaring and defensive wounds on her hands “from trying to defend herself against the arrestee swinging the knife at her.” Additionally, Cohen “pushed [the] complainant’s head against [a] wall, causing a bump on the back of her head.”
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IL: GOP Has Lt. Governor Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:35 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 3 February 2010 03:55
From the Edwardsville Intelligencer:
With the midnight hour fast approaching in Tuesday’s primary, Edwardsville’s Jason Plummer found himself embroiled in a nail-biter of a race for lieutenant governor that was still too close to call.
Things changed Wednesday morning when Plummer claimed victory in a heated Republican race.
The Associated Press, however, reported at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday that with 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Plummer held the slimmest of margins over state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine, 34 percent to 33 percent. Plummer was ahead 236,445 votes to 231,469.
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San Fran Mayor Leads Lieutenant Governor Race Poll
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 01:39 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 3 February 2010 01:39
From SFGate:
The poll of 600 likely Democratic voters statewide, conducted last month by San Francisco pollster Ben Tulchin, shows Newsom clocking in with 33 percent of the vote, giving him a big lead over Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, at 17 percent, and state Sen. Dean Florez of Shafter (Kern County), at 15 percent. Both Hahn and Florez are declared candidates for the June primary.
The remaining 35 percent of those surveyed were undecided.
“In a multi-candidate race, Gavin is extremely well positioned to win,” said Tulchin, a Newsom ally who paid for the poll.
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12 Candidates Vying for Lieutenant Governor
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 02:14 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 February 2010 02:14
From WJBC News:
The most sought-after office in the Illinois primary is one that usually has the lowest profile — lieutenant governor. The job has few official duties and little political power. But it was thrust into the spotlight last year when Governor Blagojevich was kicked out of office and replaced by Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn. The office has been vacant ever since.
Six Democrats and six Republicans are hoping to be nominated today.
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MA: GOP State Senator Running for Lieutenant Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:46 Written by rslcpol Friday, 29 January 2010 02:19
From sentinelandenterprise.com:
That’s the number of Republicans who currently sit in the Democratic-dominated 40-member Massachusetts State Senate now that state Sen. Scott Brown of Wrentham is heading to the Big Senate in the Sky in Washington.
Soon there could only be three GOP state senators. Sen. Richard Tisei of Wakefield, the head honcho of Senate’s GOP gang of five, is running for lieutenant governor, teamed up with Republican gubernatorial candidate
Charles Baker. (Christy Mihos is also running for governor in the GOP primary.)
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