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Election News Digest: June 17 [1]

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Date: 2025-06-17

Democratic drama: Union leader exits underscore DNC divisions The departure of two major union presidents from their posts at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is raising questions about lingering internal divisions as the party seeks to regroup. News surfaced Sunday that American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President Lee Saunders would decline to be reappointed as at-large members of the committee. thehill.com/...

Iowa Democrat launches third challenge to vulnerable GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan, who lost to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by 799 votes last year, is launching a third run for the battleground seat, hoping a more favorable political climate will push her to victory. “Mariannette Miller-Meeks has had three terms in Congress – three chances to do right by the people of Iowa. Instead, she has taken over $4 million from corporate special interests and done nothing but vote their way,’’ Bohannan said in a statement launching her campaign Tuesday. “And she has put partisan politics over Iowans again and again.” rollcall.com/...

Virginia Republicans are in disarray—just take it from them Virginia Democrats will choose their nominees for two important statewide offices on Tuesday, but it's Republicans who—despite settling on their ticket long ago—find themselves in disarray. "They've all got my cellphone, and I would love to see them," conservative radio host John Reid, who is the only Republican running for the open post of lieutenant governor, said of his ticketmates. "I hope that eventually we'll all be together and they'll embrace me, because I think we have a winning message.” www.the-downballot.com/...

Senator’s ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Gaffe Becomes Rallying Cry for Democrats There's "widespread" chatter among Republicans that GOP Sen. Joni Ernst won't seek reelection next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The talk comes just a few weeks after the Iowa senator generated the wrong kind of attention when she responded to a constituent's warning that Americans would die as a result of the GOP's planned cuts to Medicaid by retorting, "Well, we all are going to die.” www.the-downballot.com/...

Kansas Democrat exploring run against U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, accuses him of ‘flattering’ Trump TOPEKA — Fifth-generation Kansan Christy Davis announced Saturday she is exploring a run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who she said is spending his time flattering the “tyrant in the White House” instead of standing up for Kansans. Davis, a Democrat, made the announcement to the hundreds of people gathered for the No Kings rally at the state Capitol. She served as White House appointee for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development during the Biden administration and previously lost in the Democratic primary in 2020 when she ran for the U.S. House in the 1st District against Kali Barnett. Republican Tracey Mann won that seat. kansasreflector.com/...

New Polling Finds Bennet with a Wide Lead in Colorado Dem Governor Primary A new poll from Global Strategy Group finds that Senator Michael Bennet holds a commanding lead over state Attorney General Phil Weiser in the Democratic primary race to be the state’s next governor. In a race between two well-regarded public servants, both are well-liked. However, Bennet is much better known (and, thus, has a higher favorability rating). He also converts name ID into votes better than Weiser. As a result, he more than doubles Weiser’s vote total and exceeds 50% on his way to a 31-point lead. www.michaelbennet.com/...

A Ciattarelli internal poll shows him starting within the margin of error An internal poll for Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli showed him within the margin of error of Democratic nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill. The poll had Sherrill leading Ciattarelli 45%-42% in the days following the primary election, putting the Republican within the 4% margin of error. Ciattarelli is seeking to become the first Republican governor since Chris Christie, while Sherrill is looking to become the first Democrat to win a third consecutive gubernatorial term for the first time since the 1960s. newjerseyglobe.com/...

Tripp Adams announces candidacy for Michigan's 10th Congressional district Tripp Adams of Utica, a Democrat, has announced his campaign for Michigan's 10th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle The district, which includes parts of Macomb and Oakland Counties, is currently represented by John James, a Republican. www.cbsnews.com/...

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says he'll seek a fifth term in office in 2026 election Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will seek a fifth term in office. Pate, a Republican, announced June 14 that he would run for reelection in 2026. “I am thrilled to announce that I will once again be running to serve as your secretary of state, because we’re not done yet,” said Pate in a video announcing his candidacy. www.desmoinesregister.com/...

Democrat Jena Griswold swamps primary rivals for Colorado attorney general, her internal poll shows Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold holds an overwhelming lead over four Democratic opponents more than a year before the 2026 primary for attorney general, an internal poll released Monday by her campaign found. Conducted by Democratic firm Global Strategy Group, the survey of likely Democratic primary voters shows that Griswold has nearly three times the support of all of her primary rivals combined, though just over four in 10 respondents said they were undecided. www.coloradopolitics.com/...

Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani for N.Y.C. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, left-wing Democrats’ fast-rising hope to win the party’s mayoral primary in New York City, was endorsed on Tuesday by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Mr. Sanders’s support follows the endorsement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, giving Mr. Mamdani the aid of the country’s two biggest progressive leaders. www.nytimes.com/...

New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by immigration officers inside Manhattan court New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal officers inside a Manhattan immigration court on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for his office. Multiple videos on social media show Lander being put in handcuffs after officers surrounded him in a hallway at the court building as he’s standing up against a wall next to another man. www.cnn.com/...

Zohran Mamdani and Michael Blake Cross-Endorse in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Zohran Mamdani entered into a second cross-endorsement agreement in the New York City mayor’s race on Monday, a sign that the left may be coalescing behind him as its best hope of toppling former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who leads in most polls of the race. Mr. Mamdani, a state assemblyman and a democratic socialist who is polling in second place, and Michael Blake, a former state assemblyman who also served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced their cross-endorsement at a restaurant in the Bronx, where Mr. Blake is well-known. www.nytimes.com/...

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