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Transgender candidate could become a first in NYC
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual feature: He built much of it while he was a woman.By Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Taliban gunmen kill Pakistani election candidate
Taliban assailants on a motorcycle gunned down a candidate running in Pakistan's upcoming elections on Thursday, an official and a Taliban spokesman said, underscoring threats to the country's former ruling party and other secular and political groups.By Associated Press , April 11, 2013
N.D. Dem hopeful: Lift tax cap on Social Security
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate says he'll support applying federal Social Security taxes to all income to ensure the program can keep on paying benefits.June 30, 2010
Interviews to begin for NDSU presidency
On-campus interviews are set to begin for the four remaining candidates to be North Dakota State University’s next president. Dean Bresciani, a former vice president at Texas A&M, and Gary Miller, provost and vice president at Wichita State, are scheduled to be on campus this week.April 30, 2010
Kelliher makes Moorhead stop
Margaret Anderson Kelliher made her first stop in Moorhead Monday as the Democratic-endorsed governor candidate. And though Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor delegates endorsed Anderson Kelliher Saturday night at the party convention, she still faces two opponents in an Aug. 10 primary. One of those men, Matt Entenza, was also in Moorhead Monday.By By Heidi Shaffer, Forum Communications Co. , April 27, 2010
Dems file complaint on Berg: They say he didn’t list his stake in a Bismarck company on list
The director of North Dakota’s Democratic Party filed a complaint Tuesday against Republican U.S. House candidate Rick Berg, saying Berg did not list his stake in a Bismarck company on a lengthy list of his business interests. Berg’s campaign manager, Tom Nelson, said the omission was a mistake that was being remedied.By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , April 21, 2010
Candidates declare for elections: Friday is filing deadline
With just four days remaining until the filing deadline, incumbents and challengers have filed to put their name on the June primary ballot here. “The process is moving at us quickly,” said Noel Johnson, chief operating officer and election administrator for Stutsman County. “The deadline for filing is 4 p.m. Friday at the courthouse for county or state offices, at City Hall for city offices or at the school business office for the school board.”By Keith Norman , April 06, 2010
S.C. mulls 2012: Romney? Palin? Huck?
South Carolina is a lovely place, and its attractions bring thousands of tourists each year, but lately it has been getting a special class of visitor. Rick Santorum, the former Republican senator who harbors presidential ambitions, has been here in recent weeks. So has Sen. John Thune, the South Dakota Republican whose name is sometimes whispered by the Great Mentioner. Mike Huckabee, former GOP presidential candidate and current talk-show host, is coming soon. And so is Haley Barbour, the Mississippi governor who many would like to make a run for the White House.By Byron York, The Washington Examiner , March 01, 2010
Dems: No pressure to declare Senate candidate
By By Kristen M. Daum, Forum Communications Co. , January 22, 2010
N.D. GOP House candidate: Start over on health care
By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , January 22, 2010
Letter to the editor: Bergian is right choice for public service commissioner
I have known Cheryl Bergian for several years. However, in our initial conversation, she immediately struck me as a person who has committed her life, both personally and professionally, to the cause of human rights through her deep sense of decency and political compassion. In fact she is a person who is deeply concerned about those individuals who, unfortunately, are marginalized on the fringes of society.September 24, 2008
Sand crashes plane near here
North Dakota Republican congressional candidate Duane Sand says he escaped serious injury when he crashed and flipped his plane in a cornfield after its engine stopped. “I’m just glad to be alive,” said Sand, who suffered a scraped forehead, a bruised left hip and some other bruises. “It was a pretty ugly crash ... I’m sore, but I’m physically fit.”By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , June 05, 2008
Suspended WSI exec running for Legislature
Suspended Workforce Safety and Insurance executive and agency whistle-blower Jim Long is now a candidate for the state Senate.March 03, 2008
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