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MI: Lt. Governor Speculation Begins
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:31 Written by rslcpol Friday, 20 August 2010 01:20
From the Michigan Messenger:
Former Congressional candidate and well known conservative activist Jack Hoogendyk Thursday sent out an email newsletter looking at three possible Republican Lt. Gov candidates in the upcoming GOP nominating convention.
While the top of the ticket has been decided for the party, won by Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, posts such as Secretary of State, Attorney General and Lt. Governor are still up for grabs and will be decided by a vote of the delegates at the end of the month.
Traditionally, the Lt. Governor choice has been left to the convention, though the governor candidate’s option tends to carry the weight in pushing the delegates to choice.
But Snyder has not mentioned who his Lt. Gov. choice will be, leaving a void where pundits and activist are able to do some political guess work, and advocacy, of their own.
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Idaho: Lt. Governor Foresees more Cuts
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:31 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 19 August 2010 01:26
From magicvalley.com:
Lt. Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday that state leaders took the right steps in preparing the budget for a downward economy and are well-positioned to bounce back when the state’s fiscal situation improves.
In a meeting with the Times-News editorial board, Little said that the next legislative session will be a cautious one because it can take a year for the money generated from an economic recovery to become tax dollars in state coffers.
Looking at future budgets, Little said that Idaho Department of Health and Welfare efforts that aid the most vulnerable citizens and children need to be preserved, as well as those that address substance-abuse issues. But he left the door open for cuts to the agency.
“I will say that there’s some of the programs in Health and Welfare that are probably going to end up being eliminated,” Little said.
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Changes Eyed for PA Lt. Governor Office
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:35 Written by rslcpol Monday, 16 August 2010 12:40
From LDNews:
The cost and relatively few duties accorded the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor’s office has some proposing changes, and one state lawmaker is even drafting a bill to abolish the office.
Taxpayers spend an average of $1.13 million a year on the office, although the lieutenant governor is only required to head a local government advisory board, sit on an emergency management panel only convened in the event of a crisis, review applications for pardons and preside over the Senate.
In seven states—Tennessee, West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Oregon and Arizona—there is no lieutenant governor, with succession falling to another elected official.
Rep. Seth Grove, R-York, says Pennsylvania should join them, allowing succession to devolve to the Senate president pro tempore. His measure would start the constitutional amendment process, which requires passage by the Legislature in two sessions followed by approval by the voters.
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CT: Lt. Governor Races Focuses on Message
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:41 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 10 August 2010 01:06
From CTNewsJunkie.com:
It’s one of the state’s six constitutional offices, but the race for lieutenant governor on the Republican side hasn’t attracted too much attention or mudslinging.
The race pits an experienced politician, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, against a political newcomer, Avon businesswoman Lisa Wilson-Foley.
Boughton is running as Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele’s running mate and Wilson-Foley is running independently, however, whoever wins today will be paired with one of the three Republicans running for governor.
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Florida: Lt. Governor Throws Support behind Rubio
Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2010 12:03 Written by rslcpol Friday, 6 August 2010 12:03
From SunshineNews:
Even though Gov. Charlie Crist hand-picked him to serve as his running mate in 2006, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp on Wednesday endorsed Crist’s chief opponent in the U.S. Senate race, former House Speaker Marco Rubio.
Rubio is running as a Republican, while Crist left the GOP back in April to continue his campaign as an independent. Kottkamp is running against former Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi and former Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson in a close battle for the Republican nomination for attorney general.
“Today I announce my endorsement of Marco Rubio to be Florida’s next United States senator,” said Kottkamp.
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PA: The Candidates Running for Lt. Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:45 Written by rslcpol Monday, 2 August 2010 01:52
From Philly.com:
So here goes. It’s Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley, the Republican-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor who won a nine-way spring primary with 26 percent of the vote.
(Yes, a nine-way primary. And there were three Democrats. S
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Texas Lt. Governor Says Health Care Will Bust Budget
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:47 Written by rslcpol Friday, 30 July 2010 09:42
From dallasnews.com:
WASHINGTON – Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst warned Wednesday that new federal health care legislation will bust Texas’ budget, saddling state taxpayers with $27 billion in extra costs over the next decade.
“That’s an astounding number for us,” Dewhurst told the Texas State Society at a breakfast that included a half-dozen members of Congress. “We’re on the hook for all those folks we’ve been trying to get to sign up for Medicaid.”
Democrats disputed Dewhurst’s estimate.
He said that doubling the state’s Medicaid rolls will mean that health care will claim an ever-bigger share of the state budget. And that segment has already grown from one-quarter of the budget to one-third in the last seven years.
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GOP Lt. Governor Race has Two Contrasting Candidates
Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:09 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:09
From Courant.com:
The Republican primary for lieutenant governor features two starkly contrasting candidates.
Mark Boughton, a seasoned politician who’s the mayor of Danbury, won the party endorsement.
His challenger, Lisa Wilson-Foley, has never held public office but is a successful entrepreneur from Simsbury who is also the mother of seven.
Both Boughton and Wilson-Foley say the state needs job growth and that state government needs to offer more support to small and medium-size businesses. They caution against runaway state spending, and they say that leaders should downsize state government and lessen bureaucracy.
While they may both subscribe to traditional Republican conservatism, they couldn’t be more different.
Boughton, 46, is following in his father Donald’s footsteps, first by becoming a state representative and then mayor of Danbury. Before he entered politics, Boughton taught social studies at Danbury High School and owned a small cabinetry business. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
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KS: Money Comes in for Statewide Races
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:50 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 27 July 2010 01:12
From cjonline.com:
But the secretary of state’s race provided some surprises. State Sen. Chris Steineger spent almost twice as much on his Democratic primary campaign than incumbent Chris Biggs. Among the Republican candidates, Kris Kobach, a law professor who helped draft Arizona’s new immigration law, saw his spending dwarfed by that of a lesser-known rival, J.R. Claeys.
Kobach has grabbed most of the attention because of his work nationwide on immigration. His GOP primary opponents are Claeys, former chief executive of the National Association of Government Contractors, and Shawnee County election commissioner Elizabeth Ensley.
Kobach, of Piper, raised $61,308 from Jan. 1 through July 22, bringing the total for his campaign to $144,168, not including $56,047 of personal funds he contributed. His total spending was $124,572.
Claeys, of Salina, raised almost nothing this year and has received $35,827 since beginning his campaign in 2008. But he also has put $300,000 of his own funds into the race — and that allowed him to spend $282,003 this year, most of it on broadcast ads in mid-July.
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Poll Shows Voters are Undecided in Oklahoma
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:50 Written by rslcpol Monday, 26 July 2010 01:52
From Tulsa World:
Republican Mary Fallin and Democrat Drew Edmondson held comfortable leads heading into the final week of their respective gubernatorial primary campaigns, according to an Oklahoma Poll of 755 likely voters conducted July 16-21.
Fallin led her chief Republican rival, state Sen. Randy Brogdon, by 38 percentage points; Edmondson pulled to a 49 percent to 33 percent lead on Lt. Gov. Jari Askins.
“In all the polling that’s been done, Askins has not been able to get more than about a third,” said Bill Shapard, president of SoonerPoll.com, which conducted the survey for the Tulsa World.
Edmondson and Askins were about 10 points apart in a January Oklahoma Poll, and other polling since then indicated an even closer race, especially after Edmondson, the current attorney general, advised the governor and Legislature against joining a lawsuit against federal health-care reform.
Fallin was the choice of 56 percent of the 340 Republicans surveyed, down 12 points from January.
Brogdon, however, did not benefit much from Fallin’s slippage. He picked up only two points, to 18 percent, while the share who said they were undecided rose six points to 22 percent.
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