INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Bosma himself questions impartiality of future investigation into his conduct The pressure is mounting for Indiana Republicans to address a simmering ethics question that, if mishandled, will further erode Hoosiers' confidence that the rules actually apply to powerful politicians. It's been three weeks since a member of the General Assembly formally requested an Ethics Committee investigati  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 14 -- Democracy for America issued the following news release: Today, Democracy for America's (DFA) Jim Dean announced his decision to step down from his role as Chair of the national grassroots progressive group, and make former Cincinnati City Council member and history-making 2017 mayoral candidate Yvette Simpson its next Chief Executive, effective January 1, 2019. As a part of the transition, Dean will move into the special advisor role his brother, Gov. Howard De  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 11 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Continue To Fight To Count The Vote Of Every Eligible Georgian Suits Seek Relief For Voters Who Cast Absentee, Provisional Ballots In Good Faith Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia and Abrams for Governor filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the arbitrary, unlawful rejection of thousands of absentee ballots and seeking relief for voters whose votes were wrongfully rejected   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 13 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia released a new ad calling for every vote to be counted, and asking Georgians who struggled to cast their ballot to share their stories. Since Election Day, the party has heard from thousands of Georgia voters who were either not able to cast their vote or had trouble casting their vote. Georgia Democrats are fighting to make sure that that every voice is heard and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Green Party issued the following news release: "This election was clearly stolen from the Georgia voters, in a campaign of a thousand cuts and involving at least outgoing Secretary Kemp. Undoubtedly, private profit is in there somewhere," said Bruce Dixon, cochair of the Georgia Green Party and managing editor of Black Agenda Report. "Kemp acknowledges the inherent conflict of interest in a person certifying their own election with his own resignation. It was only aft  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 13 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to endorse Gwen Collins-Greenup for Secretary of State. Collins-Greenup is currently in a runoff election against interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin. The runoff election will be held on December 8th. "Gwen is an exciting candidate with so many things to offer the Secretary of State's office," Senator Karen Carter Peterson,  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement congratulating Jared Golden on being elected to represent Maine's 2nd CD in the House: "In Congress, Jared Golden will be a leader who defends affordable, accessible health care, who fights to create jobs and build a fair economy for all Mainers, and who will always prioritize the interests of Mainers over those of anyone else. "Jared Golden is ready to get to work in Washington and I co  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 15 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: A whopping 73 percent of Democrats who ran for office in the General Election across Nebraska won according to preliminary calculations by the Nebraska Democratic Party. In all, 850 Democrats ran statewide. Election results will be officially certified by the Board of State Canvassers on Dec. 3. But of the 794 races that the NDP checked the results of, 580 -- or 73 percent -- of the Democrats won. H  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman David Pepper in response to Frank LaRose's selection of Ken Blackwell to lead his transition team: "Ken Blackwell was universally acknowledged as a disaster when he was Ohio secretary of state -- during the 2004 election, some Ohioans waited in line up to 10 hours, and perhaps more than 170,000 would-be voters left before casting a ballot. "Blackwell was a member of Donald Trump's sham voting commi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Frank LaRose hasn't even been sworn in as Ohio's top elections official yet, but he's already acknowledged that political considerations are guiding his decisions -- and he's not "bothered" by his transition chair, Ken Blackwell, circulating conspiracy theories about the Florida election. "Ken Blackwell is claiming -- with zero evidence -- that Democrats are 'manufacturing voters' in Florida, where Republicans are   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 15 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The House Democratic Caucus today elected a new leader for the 57th Legislature. Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Norman, has been chosen to lead the caucus as Minority Leader. She served as the Caucus Chair during the 56th Legislature. Virgin's election is historic as women now lead both Democratic Caucuses in the Oklahoma Legislature. "It's humbling that the caucus has faith in me to lead during this i  more