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Nevada Republican Danny Tarkanian campaigns door to door with his daughters in Las Vegas in May 2010 in his ultimately unsuccessful race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Since the internet has deemed Thursday the appropriate time to turn back the clock, I dug through Roll Call's extensive photo archives for some old photos of current candidates who previously ran for another office.
Dan Johnson , a Republican state lawmaker in Kentucky who defiantly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the basement of his home, died in an apparent suicide, the county coroner said. Bullitt County Coroner Dave Billings said Johnson died of a single gunshot wound Wednesday night on Greenwell Ford Road in Mount Washington, Kentucky.
With friends and family standing behind him, Kentucky State Rep., Republican Dan Johnson addresses the public from his church on Tuesday to defend himself against accusations of sexual assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2012. A Kentucky state lawmaker has apparently taken his own life following accusations that surfaced in reports by the investigative arm of Louisville Public Media - the most serious of which was the alleged sexual assault a 17-year-old girl in the basement of the church where he served as pastor.
As you know, yesterday was the filing deadline for the primaries. Lots of things happen at the last minute, and the SOS filings page isn't always a hundred percent up to date, so I'm hesitant to make final pronouncements about things right now.
Four veteran Texas Republicans are quitting Congress, meaning their state will be trading House seniority for newcomers who may be even more conservative. Reps.
So, in short, Texans could end up with a new set of maps . Or the whole process could be put on hold [until] the Supreme Court rules on whether there are underlying violations that require redrawing of the maps.
If Congress can finally come to a consensus on a Social Security bill, Trump may have little choice but to sign it. According to the April statistical snapshot from the Social Security Administration , nearly 61.4 million people were receiving a monthly benefit check.
"It has been my high honor to represent Collin County for the past decade - soon to be 12 years. But I firmly believe that one should not make a long career of holding a highly visible position like county judge," the 64-year-old Republican wrote in an email to constituents.
Congressional Votes WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted the week of March 17-23. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/2n1T5G6 Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act , to encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the military with annual federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts.
Just how important is Social Security? According to the Social Security Administration , better than 6 in 10 seniors are currently reliant on their benefits to make up at least half of their monthly income. A recent poll from Gallup also found that more than 8 in 10 pre-retirees will rely, to some degree, on Social Security income during retirement.
A senior Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers. Rep. Sam Johnson, of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, introduced legislation just before the end of the congressional session last week that he said would "permanently save" the program while increasing some benefits for lower-income workers.
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is picked to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessman's close ties with Russia. The U.N. human rights office says the reports recount Syria's pro-government forces entering homes and killing civilians, including women and children, "on the spot."
A key Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers. Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, introduced legislation just before the end of the congressional session last week that he said would "permanently save" the program.
For reasons that are a little unclear, Rep. Sam Johnson has decided to introduce a shiny new plan to reform Social Security when Congress meets next year. Johnson's idea of "reform" is to slash everyone's benefits, so this idea seems slightly suicidal - not to mention pointless, since Donald Trump campaigned very loudly on a promise not to touch anyone's Social Security.