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The #wounded lawmaker was identified as state Sen. #JohnHoffman, also a #Democrat, was first elected in 2012. He runs Hoffman Strategic Advisors, a consulting firm. He previously served as vice chair of the Anoka Hennepin School Board, which manages the largest school district in #Minnesota.

Hoffman is married & has one daughter. #MelissaHortman was the top House Democratic leader in the state #Legislature & a fmr #House speaker. She was first elected in 2004.

State Rep. Senfronia Thompson delivers impassioned chamber speech on decorum
State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the longest-serving woman in any state legislature in the U.S., gave a lesson on decorum amid a contentious session.

She's 86, and more than a power to be reckoned with in the Texas Legislature.🔥

#Texas #legislature

statesman.com/videos/news/poli

Austin American-StatesmanState Rep. Senfronia Thompson delivers impassioned chamber speech on decorumState Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the longest-serving woman in any state legislature in the U.S., gave a lesson on decorum amid a contentious session.

Federal court issues final declaration that the #Alabama #legislature's 2023 House map violates federal #law.

3 judges all originally appointed by #GOP presidents (two #Trump, one Reagan).

In 2023, the court issued a preliminary injunction barring use of that map & imposed a court-drawn map for 2024. It may remain in place for the rest of the decade, but not clear.

storage.courtlistener.com/reca

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Gregory Garre, representing the #Oklahoma AG, who sued to block the #school, replied that #CharterSchools are different.

Under #state #law, he said, charter schools “come into existence when they are approved & become part of the state, & they’re established by the #legislature.” He pointed to the OK Supreme Court decision along those lines & said “virtually every state in the country & the #Congress has understood charter schools to be.”