Governors - Page 175

July 20, 2021

Terry McAuliffe collects $2.2M labor union paycheck after right-to-work comments

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's position on right-to-work laws is in question after his campaign received $2.2 million from influential labor unions.

July 19, 2021

Chris Christie to help raise money for Republicans running in governors races

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is being tasked to co-chair a new effort by the Republican Governors Association to expand the organization’s donor network to boost fundraising for GOP incumbents and candidates running in the 2021 and 2022 gubernatorial elections.

July 17, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner denies reports campaign has been paused amid Australia trip 2 months before recall election

California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner denied reports that she has paused her campaign to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in the September recall election.

July 16, 2021

Zeldin outpaces Cuomo in NY gubernatorial fundraising fight

Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York announced on Friday that he’s brought in over $4 million in fundraising since he launched a 2022 campaign for governor of New York. He easily outpaced the roughly $2.5 million embattled three-term Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised during the first six months of the year.

July 15, 2021

DeSantis says Florida 'chose freedom over Fauci-ism,' urges conservatives to have a 'backbone'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a wide-ranging speech on Wednesday in which he emphasized to social conservatives the need to combat "smear" campaigns and touted his stance against lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. 

July 13, 2021

Larry Elder enters California recall election to bump Gov. Newsom; Leo Terrell backs him as ‘best candidate’

Conservative radio host Larry Elder joins "Hannity" to discuss his candidacy in the California gubernatorial race.

July 13, 2021

Utah gov apologizes for COVID-19 vaccine data error: 'We screwed up'

Utah’s governor apologized Monday for an apparent error in COVID-19 vaccination data reporting.

July 13, 2021

Republican governors facing 2022 primary challenges from the right

Trump loyalists are launching GOP challenges against incumbent Republican governors who are running for reelection in 2022.

July 13, 2021

Tudor Dixon, candidate for Michigan governor, seeks to use CPAC as campaign launching pad

Conservative political commentator and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon faces a potentially stacked GOP primary field if she wants to take on Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022, but she's been busy building an apparatus she believes can earn the GOP nomination.

July 12, 2021

Edwin Edwards, former Louisiana governor who dominated state politics before going to prison, dead at 93

Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died Monday. He was 93.