CA Status

CA Senate District 26

LOCATION: Los Angeles
STATUS: Vacant
REASON: Incumbent elected to LA County Supervisor
PRIMARY: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
ELECTION: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

MA Status

MA House - 3rd Suffolk

LOCATION: Boston
STATUS: Vacant
REASON: Incumbent resigned
ELECTION: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

News Blogs: Feb 13; Jan 26.
Subscribers: Massachusetts

< NJ > Southwestern (A-03)

According to a recent news article, NJ Governor Jon Corzine will appoint NJ State Assembly member Douglas H. Fisher as his new Secretary of Agriculture.

According to our sources, Assemblyman Fisher shares our position on helmet laws. Hopefully his replacement will be just as supportive.

No info yet on whether there will be a special election or who the candidates may be. We'll post updates as needed to our NJ Status blog entry.

NJ Status

NJ Assembly District 03

LOCATION: Southwestern New Jersey
STATUS: Vacant
REASON: Incumbent appointed to State Cabinet
ELECTION: To be announced

NJ Assembly District 23

LOCATION: Northwestern New Jersey
STATUS: Vacant
REASON: Incumbent appointed to State Senate
ELECTION: To be announced

# Active Elections & Results #

Alabama

H-56 (Birmingham - Nov 10):

 

California

AD-72 (Yorba Linda - Nov 17 and Jan 12):

 

AD-51 (Los Angeles - May 19):
  Bradford by 3,828 votes with 14.6% turnout.

S-26 (Los Angeles - Sep 1):
  Price by 22,889 votes with 9.3% turnout.

Georgia

SD-1 (Savannah - Nov 3):

 

SD-35 (Atlanta - Nov 3):

 

HD-58 (Atlanta - Nov 3):

 

HD-75 (Atlanta - Nov 3):

 

HD-129 (Columbus - Nov 3):

 

HD-141 (Milledgeville - Nov 3):

 

HD-159 (Pooler - Nov 3):

 

Louisiana

H-40 (Lafayette - Aug 29):
 Thierry by 1,399 votes with 21% turnout.

Massachusetts

S-NBM (Wrentham - no date set):

 

H-3SF (Boston - Jun 16):
 Michlewitz by 1,783 votes with 9.5% turnout.

Mississippi

H-117 (Biloxi - no date set):

 

Missouri

S-4 (St. Louis - Nov 3):

 

H-62 (Branson - Feb 2):

 

H-73 (St. Louis - Nov 3):

 

New Jersey

  General elections statewide in 2009.
  No NJ biker involement yet.

New York

AD-38 (Queens - Sep 15):
  Miller by 1,226 votes with 7.69% turnout.

AD-77 (Bronx - Jun 2):
  Gibson by 1,190 votes with 3.77% turnout.

AD-85 (Bronx - Jun 2):
  Crespo by 1,171 votes with 2.3% turnout.

Tennessee

H-62 (Shelbyville - Oct 13):

 

S-31 (Memphis - Oct 15 and Dec 1):

 

H-83 (Memphis - Dec 1):

 

Virginia

H-14 (Danville - Nov 3):

 

H-15 (Luray - Nov 3):

 

H-51 (Woodbridge - Nov 3):

 

H-64 (Jamestown - Nov 3):

 

H-87 (Norfolk - Nov 3):

 

H-89 (Norfolk - Nov 3):

 

H-90 (Virginia Beach - Nov 3):

 

H-93 (Newport News - Nov 3):

 

H-94 (Newport News - Nov 3):

 

H-47 (Arlington - Jun 9):
  Hope by 1,394 votes with 10% turnout.

H-23 (Lynchburg - Jun 9):
  Garrett by 317 votes with 5.9% turnout.

H-46 (Alexandria - Jan 13):
  Herring by 16 votes with 6% turnout.

< CA > Los Angeles (S-26, A-51, A-48)

Former State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas will no longer represent CA Senate District 26, having been elected to the LA County Board of Supervisors. That makes for one vacancy in the CA legislature, to be filled by a special election. This news was covered in our previous blog entry on the CA Special Election.

But the ripple effect may create yet other vacancies, again in the Los Angeles contingency of the CA State Legislature. Assemblyman Curren Price may be throwing his hat into the ring. He represents CA Assembly District 51.

As if that isn't enough, there's always room for one more. This time it's Assemblyman Mike Davis, representing CA Assembly District 48. Davis has the backing of US Congresswoman Maxine Waters. But Price is endorsed by the outgoing State Senator as well as the current Senate President Pro Tem. It may be quite a race.

No telling whether either of these two potential vacancies in the State Assembly will generate special elections. Same goes for whether they'll even have to vacate their seats if they run for the State Senate.

But they're both coming from the same party in a one-party town, so only one of them will get the green light to run. But regardless of who gets to run for this Senate seat, there will be fewer incumbents when election time rolls around.

That will always make for a closer race, which in turn gives biker activists more ability to influence the outcome. But only if they sieze the opportunity.

Even if the election result is a foregone conclusion, talking to candidates while they're still running is always the most effective way to get their attention. And their support. But wait for the legislative session to be underway, and you'll find yourself waiting in line ... along with everyone else ... and walking away just as empty-handed.

California Legislature Blogs

>> 02/05/09: CA Ripple Effect
>> 01/29/09: CA Special Election

< NY > Albany (A-110), Queens (S-13)

This is an update to the January 27 blog entry on the upcoming NY Special Election. Now we're watching two almost certain vacancies: One in the NY State Assembly and the other in the NY State Senate.

Some Assembly Required

One NY State Assembly member is in the running for the recently opened congressional seat, thanks to a line of incumbents moving up. His district in northern Albany, (A-110) will now be up for grabs.

Senate Scene

And what a scene it is in NY District S-13. The newly elected state senator from Queens was recently arrested for allegedly carving up his girlfriend's face.

No word yet on when he'll resign, but I can't see him sticking around for much longer. In the mean time, we need more NY bikers to subscribe to our Email Alerts so we can stitch up another district.

New York Legislature Blogs

>> 02/01/09: NY Update
>> 01/27/09: NY Special Election