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RandySF's JournalLouisiana Democratic Party endorses candidates ahead of May 16 election
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Democratic Party has officially endorsed several candidates ahead of the May 16 primary.
Incumbent Congressmen Troy Carter and Cleo Fields were endorsed for re-election.
Fields is running unopposed, and Carter is being challenged by one candidate.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/louisiana-democratic-party-endorses-candidates-171158344.html
France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream
Socialists and allies held on to power France's big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year's presidential elections.
The new aspirants of the far-left and far-right also made gains – notably in Nice for an ally of Marine Le Pen and Roubaix in the north for the France Unbowed (LFI) party.
But the big lesson of the evening was the failure of alliances between mainstream left and LFI, with voters turning to the centre and right in long-time Socialist Party (PS) strongholds like Clermont-Ferrand and Brest.
On the contrary, in cities like Paris, Marseille and Lille – where incumbent Socialists steered clear of the far-left because of accusations of sectarian anti-Semitism in its ranks – left-wing administrations were comfortably returned.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk14m7mjddo
Democrat Tina Paul To Face Shlomo Danzinger - Surfside Mayoral Runoff on April 7
Surfside Vice Mayor Tina Paul, a Democrat with a long record of collaborative public service and community-centered initiatives, earned a spot on the April 7 mayoral runoff ballot after garnering 36.27% of the vote in the town’s March 17 Municipal Election. She will face Shlomo Danzinger in the contest.
First elected as a Surfside Commissioner in 2016, Vice Mayor Paul has established an impressive track record of support for responsible development, sustainable infrastructure, consumer protection, and defense of human rights. Her platform stresses public safety, fiscal responsibility, local economic development, smart growth, and accessible, transparent, inclusive leadership. She has earned the endorsement of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava and of the Equality Florida Action PAC.
Surfside voters have until March 26 to request a Vote By Mail ballot. No early voting is scheduled. Those who wish to vote in person may do so from 7:00 am-7:00 pm on April 7 at the Surfside Council Chambers, 9293 Harding Avenue.
Here is the sample ballot
https://www.miamidadedems.org/surfside-runoff-elections-2026
Kearny police union leader (D) joins Hudson county commissioner race
The president of the Kearny Policemen’s Benevolent Association will seek the Democratic nomination for Hudson County Commissioner for a district seat where the longtime incumbent is retiring.
Mina Ekladious kicked off his candidacy on Thursday at a fundraiser the said brought in about $37,000.
At the event, Ekladious pledged to work on improving public safety throughout the county, along with traffic safety, parking, infrastructure and flooding issues.
He will face Alex Valdez, a retired sergeant in the New Jersey National Guard and non-profit activist from Kearny.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/kearny-police-union-leader-joins-hudson-county-commissioner-race/
Hudson Dems unite behind a countywide ticket for primary
Hudson County Democratic leaders, including a group of political veterans and new progressive leaders, have joined together to endorse a unity slate of candidates for county office in the June primary – a move that brings together Craig Guy and Brian P. Stack with Jersey City Mayor James Solomon and the entire Hudson legislative delegation, including Katie Brennan and Ravi Bhalla.
The group – seemingly the new Hudson Democratic Organization – is endorsing six incumbents and three newcomers for county commissioner, and incumbent Jeffrey Dublin for Register of Deeds and Mortgages.
The incumbents are Kenny Kopacz (D-Bayonne) in District 1, Bill O’Dea (D-Jersey City) in District 2, Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D-Jersey City) in District 4, Fanny Cedeno (D-Union City) in District 6, Caridad Rodriguez (D-West New York) in District 7, and Robert Baselice (D-North Bergen) in District 8.
For open seats, the coalition supports Pamela Johnson of Jersey City in District 3, Ron Bautista of Hoboken in District 5, and Alex Valdez in District 9. The incumbents – Celeste Williams in District 3, Anthony “Stick” Romano (District 5), and Albert Cifelli (District 9) – are not seeking re-election.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/hudson-dems-unite-behind-a-countywide-ticket-for-primary/
NJ-11: Tahesha Way won't run in June primary, clearing Mejia's path
Former Lieutenant Gov. Tahesha Way won’t run for the 11th congressional district again this year, ending more than a month of speculation and likely giving Analilia Mejia a clear path to the Democratic nomination for a full term.
In a statement posted to social media, Way said she is “not going anywhere,” but has decided against a second campaign for now. Her statement does not mention the progressive Mejia, who is likely to win a partial term in Congress next month.
“Since the special primary, I have been deeply humbled by the outreach of so many who encouraged me to run in the June primary for Congress in NJ-11,” she said. “After many conversations with my family, who are my greatest calling, I have decided that this is not the right moment for another campaign.”
A former New Jersey Secretary of State who served as the state’s #2 for two years, Way was one of 11 Democrats who competed in the February 5 special primary to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill. She began that campaign as an underdog, but heavy spending from several outside groups – particularly the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which directly attacked one of her top opponents and indirectly funded a pro-Way group – pushed her into the top tier.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/tahesha-way-wont-run-in-june-nj-11-primary-clearing-mejias-path/
CA-GOV: Sheriff Running For California Governor Seizes Over Half A Million Ballots From 2025 Election
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy.
County elections officials have disputed the claims by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, called Bianco’s move unprecedented and says it is designed to sow distrust in elections.
Bianco held a news conference Friday saying his office had launched the investigation after receiving a complaint from a local citizens group about the ballot count from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
In the special election, voters approved a measure to redraw congressional district lines to favor Democrats in the upcoming midterm election. The measure passed in the county by a margin of more than 80,000 votes.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-sheriff-ballot-seizure_n_69c0c3d6e4b0838d9663c07f
Trump's voter crackdown reaches college campuses
College campuses are already getting a taste of President Donald Trump’s effort to impose broad, new voting restrictions across the country.
While Trump’s push for a partisan elections bill faces several bottlenecks on Capitol Hill, his administration has spent months quietly chipping away at programs designed to boost turnout among a voting bloc Republicans say lean Democratic.
Colleges play a critical role in helping students vote in what is often their first chance to cast a ballot. But the Trump administration is barring colleges from using a federal program that employs low-income students to register voters and threatening to investigate schools if they use data from a nonpartisan student voting study to help boost turnout.
The Education Department has also warned colleges not to violate election laws — and told schools to limit who they share voter registration information with — even though there is no evidence of widespread fraud on campuses.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/22/trumps-voter-crackdown-reaches-college-campuses-00837068
Socialist Emmanuel Grgoire wins Paris mayoral race
Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire is on course to become Paris’ next mayor, extending his party’s quarter-century rule of the French capital, according to multiple projections from pollsters.
The left-wing candidate is on track to win 53.1 percent of votes in Sunday’s mayoral election runoff, per Ipsos’ initial estimate based on a partial vote count.
His conservative adversary Rachida Dati is projected to come in second with 38 percent, while the hard-left candidate Sophia Chikirou is expected to come in third with 8.9 percent.
“Tonight Parisians have sent a message to Jordan Bardella, to Marine Le Pen and to those who worked behind the scenes for a union of right-wing parties,” Grégoire said in a short speech before hopping on a bike to head to city hall. “The message is clear: Paris is not and will never be a far-right city.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/socialist-emmanuel-gregoire-paris-mayor-election-france/
Judge says Democrat can participate in assembly process in race for Boebert's seat
A Denver judge shut down an effort to keep a Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District out of the caucus and assembly nominating process.
Trisha Calvarese, a Democrat running in the 4th District, filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court alongside Lisa Chollet, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party 4th Congressional District Central Committee. They claimed the Colorado Democratic Party violated its bylaws and state election laws by intervening to ensure candidate Eileen Laubacher’s eligibility.
The Democrats are running to unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Windsor Republican who is running for reelection.
The lawsuit argued that Laubacher is ineligible to participate in the Democratic caucus and assembly process because she was not registered as a Democrat for at least 12 consecutive months, as required by the party’s bylaws. It alleged that Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib also broke state election law when he unilaterally pushed back district assemblies by one day to make Laubacher eligible.
https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/judge-laubacher-assembly-process-boebert/
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