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Situational Analysis | Nov. 9, 2022 It's Wednesday and the day after the 2022 midterms. Today's newsletter is all about election results. Tomorrow's newsletter will be back to a normal round-up. Also, can you believe it's already been 33 years since the Berlin Wall fell? ð® What We Know Senator Mike Lee and all 4 Utah incumbent Congressmen have won re-election, as have most Utah legislative incumbents John Fetterman (D) beat Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania, flipping the seat to blue, J.D. Vance (R) won in Ohio. The "red wave" many were anticipating did not materialize What We Don't Know Who will control the Senate Who will win the race for governor of Arizona. Democrat Katie Hobbs currently leads Republican Kari Lake but the race is too close to call Whether Lauren Boebert (R) will be returning to Congress. Her race is too close to call. Who will win the Senate race in Georgia. With 98% reporting, current Senator Raphael Warnock is leading Herschel Walker 49.42% to 48.52%. If neither hits 50%, they will go to a Dec. 6 runoff Who will win in the Nevada Senate race | | |
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Utah Headlines Elections Constitutional Amendment A is on its way to defeat The Orem/Alpine school district split went down hard, with almost 73% of the votes tallied yesterday saying no. The Alpine School District bond is failing, but the Davis School District bond is passing Sim Gill (D) is on his way to victory over Danielle Ahn for District Attorney Lannie Chapman (D) is leading Goud Maragani for county clerk Suzanne Harrison (D) has a solid lead over Republican incumbent Richard Snelgrove for a Salt Lake County Council seat Arlyn Bradshaw and Aimee Winder Newton keep their seats on the SL County Council Trevor Lee, who ousted incumbent Steve Handy at the GOP convention earlier this year, leads Handy's write-in campaign by 13% points Quinn Kotter (R) is currently leading incumbent Utah House Rep. Elizabeth Weight by fewer than 250 votes and Anthony Loubet (R) is leading current Rep. Clare Collard by just over 160 votes. Those races remain too close to call. Joel Ferry, who resigned his Utah House seat but remained on the ballot won handily with almost 83% of the vote. National Headlines Elections Republican Chuck Grassley, 89, won re-election to the Senate for his 8th term. He will be 95 before his next term expires Vermont is sending their first women to Congress, Becca Balint (D). They are the last state to send a woman for the first time. In 2022. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the new governor of Arkansas, the first woman to hold that seat. Kathy Hochul became the first woman to win an election as New York's governor. She had been the Lt. Governor who became governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last year. Wes Moore (D) became Maryland's first Black governor and only the third Black governor in US history Maura Healey (D) became Massachusetts' first female governor and first openly gay governor Marco Rubio defeated Val Demings in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis won a second term in Florida. Some supporters chanted "Two more years!" at his victory party as a nod toward the possibility he will be running for president in 2024. Voters in three states - Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont - approved changes to their states' constitutions prohibiting slavery. In Oregon, the vote is currently too close to call and in Louisiana, voter rejected the proposed amendment to prohibit "involuntary servitude." Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost has become the first Gen Z member to win a seat in Congress, winning a Florida House seat. He is a 25-yr old gun reform and social justice activist. Abortion rights are now constitutionally protected in Michigan, California and Vermont. An anti-abortion constitutional amendment was defeated in Kentucky Mary Peltola holds early lead in Alaska House race over Sarah Palin and Nick Begich. Brian Kemp (R) defeated Stacey Abrams in the Georgia governor's race. Buu Nygren wins Navajo Nation presidency, beats incumbent Jonathan Nez Fox News commentator describes midterms as âsearing indictmentâ for GOP (The Hill) | | |
Upcoming Hacks to Help Women Maximize Income and Minimize Expenses âNov. 9, Noon-1:00pm; Virtual, Register here UWLP Book Club: How Women Rise By Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith â Nov. 10, 12:00pm-1:00pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm; Virtual, Register here Interim Days, Nov 15-16, le.utah.gov Advancing Religious Freedom in a Divided America with Judge Thomas Griffith, hosted by Sutherland Institute and the Int'l Center for Law and Religion Studiesâ Nov. 15, 9:30 am - noon, More info here Biases, Barriers, & Barricades for Utah Women: A Solutions-Based Workshop with UWLP and the Policy Project, Nov. 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Sandy, Register here Utah Foundationâs 2022 Annual Luncheon â Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber â Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here | | |
On This Day In History 1851 - Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape. 1856 - The Willie Company arrives in Salt Lake 1862 - US General Ulysses S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him 1914 - Hedy Lamarr is born. Recognized as an actress, she was also a pioneer in the field of wireless communication. 1938 - Nazis launch Kristallnacht, or âNight of the Broken Glassâ 1940 - Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister (1937-40), dies of bowel cancer at 71 1965 - The Great Northeast Blackout. One of the biggest power failures in history occurs as all of New York state, portions of seven neighboring states, and parts of eastern Canada are plunged into darkness. 1970 - US Supreme Court refuses to rule on the legality of the Vietnam War 1985 - Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov 1989 - East Germany opens the Berlin Wall 2020 - US Attorney General William Barr approves federal investigations into voter fraud for the US elections Wise Words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" âPresident Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987 The Punny Side I got fired from a canned juice company. Apparently I couldn't concentrate⦠| | |
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