Governors - Page 122

October 10, 2022

Oregon gov candidate buries endorsement from Dem who repeatedly used N-word in book

Former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Democrat running for governor, appears to have quietly moved her endorsement from an embattled state senator to the second page of her website.

October 10, 2022

DeSantis campaign ad highlights governor's support for his wife during her battle with breast cancer

The reelection campaign for Gov. Ron DeSantis is out with a new ad highlight how his wife's battle with breast cancer shows a more human side of the Florida Republican.

October 7, 2022

NY Gov. Hochul pictured with Dem fundraiser who shared Holocaust denial, other antisemitic content

New York Governor Kathy Hochul attended a Harvard Club fundraiser where she took several pictures with Maher Abdel Qader, an activist who has shared antisemitic conspiracies online.

October 6, 2022

Marist College shooting: Hochul spox vows to 'combat violence,' Zeldin hammers NY 'pro-criminal' policies

Both candidates for New York governor weighed in on the killing of a Marist College father while he was visiting his freshman son for parents weekend.

October 5, 2022

Kansas gubernatorial battle: Democratic Gov. Kelly and GOP Atty. Gen. Schmidt face-off

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas and Republican challenger and state Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday debate for the second and final time ahead of November’s election

October 5, 2022

Georgia gubernatorial showdown: Kemp hauls in roughly $30 million the past three months

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp brought in approximately $30 million in fundraising over the summer, as he runs for a second four-year term steering Georgia.

October 3, 2022

Stacey Abrams running mate Charlie Bailey charged with DUI in 2011

Charlie Bailey, a Democratic lawyer and Stacey Abrams' running mate for Georgia lieutenant governor, was arrested for allegedly driving drunk in Atlanta in 2011.

October 2, 2022

Georgia Gov. Kemp refuses to say whether he'll campaign with Trump

Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who is up for reelection, would not say Sunday whether he would appear at an event with former President Donald Trump.

September 30, 2022

Derek Schmidt responds to 'attacks' on education ad from Kansas Democrats ahead of gubernatorial election

Derek Schmidt, the GOP nominee for governor of Kansas, has responded to Democrats in the state who criticized his ad that took aim at Laura Kelly's decision to close schools.

September 30, 2022

Texas showdown: GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke face-off Friday night

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke face-of Friday, in the first and likely only in-person debate in the Lone Star State showdown for governor