Samuel Wonacott

Oct 31, 2024 | news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott

Thirty-five candidates are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for 10 seats on the Chicago Public Schools school board (CPS) in Illinois. This is the first year Chicago residents will vote for board members to oversee CPS. Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has appointed all seven board members. In 2021, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation that expands the board from seven to 21 members beginning in January 2025. Voters will select 10 new members on Nov.

Oct 31, 2024 | news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott

Six candidates are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general elections to represent Districts 1, 3, and 5 on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board. The candidates advanced from the March 5 primaries because no candidate in their respective races won a majority of the vote. Incumbent Tanya Ortiz Franklin won her primary for District 7 outright with 55.9% of the vote.

Oct 19, 2024 | news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott

Two candidates in the Nov. 5 general election for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District election complete Ballotpedia’s surveyOctober 20, 2024 at 5:27 AMTwo of the five candidates running in the Nov. 5 general election for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey, providing readers with answers to why they’re running, what they stand for, and more.

Oct 19, 2024 | news.ballotpedia.org | Samuel Wonacott

Seven of nine candidates running in the Nov. 5 general election for Arizona Corporation Commission have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey, providing readers with answers to why they’re running, what they stand for, and more. The Commission is a quasi-executive regulatory agency for non-municipal utility companies, including energy, heat, trash, water, and communications firms. It also oversees the incorporation of businesses, securities regulation and railroad/pipeline safety.

Sep 30, 2024 | zenger.news | Samuel Wonacott

Shelley Berkley and Victoria Seaman are running in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top two primary vote-getters on June 11, 2024, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes. Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, is term-limited. Goodman’s husband, Oscar, served as Las Vegas mayor from 1999 to 2011.