The office of secretary of state doesn’t have much power in Wisconsin, and the candidates running for the job are at odds on whether it should stay that way. The incumbent, Democrat Sarah Godlewski, is leaving office to run for lieutenant governor. She was appointed to replace Democrat Doug La Follette, who held the job for 44 years. Continue reading

Like any self-respecting member of Texas Ballroom Dancing, you will find government junior Arshia Papari faithfully learning the Texas two-step and West Coast swing every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Papari said dancing is one of the few ways he distracts himself from the other frenzy he wants to whirl his way into — the Texas House of Representatives.  Continue reading

Pacific Green Party candidate Brett Smith, who is making a bid for Oregon governor, said he is not so much running against Gov. Tina Kotek or Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, but against Democrats and Republicans, who he said all echo the same talking points. Photo: Anastasia Mason/Statesman  Third-party candidate Brett Smith wants to 'spoil it for both of them' in Oregon governor's race. Smith, 44, is a tradesman who has not held elected office. He invented a medical device and has multiple patents. Continue reading

I’m Dave Seeman, an independent, endorsed by the Green Party of Tennessee.  This is my first run for office. Before running I was as a climate activist and lobbied other candidates to make climate action central to their campaigns. Continue reading

Green Party candidate LaVeta Davenport is one of six candidates trying to unseat incumbent US Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet in the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Bergman also faces Democrat Callie Barr, Libertarian Arnett Satterla, independent candidate Zebulon Featherly, US Taxpayers Party candidate Doc Kovaly and Working Class Party candidate Liz Hakola in the contest to represent the northern Lower Peninsula and all of the Upper Peninsula in Congress. Continue reading

Nearly 100 supporters gathered at Hanakaʻōʻō, Canoe Beach on Monday as Pāʻele Kiakona officially launched his general election campaign for State House District 14, flanked by union leaders, kūpuna, fire survivors, land stewards, and a former opponent now standing in his corner. “The message from West Maui was clear: this is not a typical campaign. This is a movement,” according to organizers. Continue reading

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Lindale resident and Green Party nominee for Texas lieutenant governor Kevin McCormick said Texas needs a new direction. “It needs new orientation towards the people of Texas as opposed to the state government’s orientation now, which is serving Wall Street,” he said Monday. Continue reading

News 13 asked all candidates for U.S. Senate the same three questions regarding Helene recovery, cost of living and federal immigration enforcement. Those questions and the candidate's unedited answers are listed below. (WLOS) — Michael Dublin is the Green Party candidate for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat. Dublin is a retired public school teacher who has led a prison ministry for decades. He has also served in the military. Continue reading

Twenty-five years after the anthrax and 9/11 attacks, the former have been memory-holed and the latter have been used to repackage cliched talking points for partisan purposes. The anthrax letters created a nationwide frenzy of fear and had a note in them: "Death to America / Death to Israel / Allah is Great." Continue reading

"Texans Should Have Their Taxes Work for Them!” Shehla Faizi is running to be a different type of Comptroller – one who answers to the people, not party bosses or big donors. Continue reading