Senador ruben kihuen biography

A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016.
District Demographic Profile.
Texas, Jan 3, 2017, Incumbent.

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List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress

Picture Representative
(lifespan)Hispanic or Latino ancestry Party State Term start Term end Notes Alcée la Branche
(1806–1881)Spanish DemocraticLouisianaMarch 4, 1843March 4, 1845Retired John Edward Bouligny
(1824–1864)Spanish American (Know-Nothing)
(1859–1860)LouisianaMarch 4, 1859March 4, 1861Retired^[20]Constitutional Union
(1860–1861)Romualdo Pacheco^[21]
(1831–1899)Mexican RepublicanCaliforniaMarch 4, 1877Feb 7, 1878Lost election contestation March 4, 1879March 4, 1883Retired Frank Coombs
(1853–1934)Mexican RepublicanCaliforniaMarch 4, 1901March 4, 1903Lost re-election Albert Estopinal
(1845–1919)Spanish DemocraticLouisianaNov 3, 1908April 28, 1919Died in office Ladislas Lazaro
(1872–1927)Spanish DemocraticLouisianaMarch 4, 1913March 30, 1927Died in office Benigno C. Hernández
(1862–1954)Mexican RepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 19

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One is an anomaly. Three is a pattern. The abrupt resignation of Kelvin Atkinson makes him the third former Democratic state senator to fall from grace in the past two years.

Tuesday, Atkinson rocked the Nevada political world by resigning his state Senate seat and role as majority leader.

“Due to mistakes I have made, I will be vacating my seat immediately,” Atkinson announced on the Senate floor. “Regretfully, it has been discovered that I have used campaign funds for personal use.”

The regretful thing is that Atkinson misused campaign funds — not that federal investigators finally learned about it. Other than that slip, though, Atkinson put the blame squarely where it belongs — on himself.

Atkinson’s resignation doesn’t mean the end of this story. The public, whose trust he violated, deserves to know specifics. How long did this go on? How did it start? How much money did he pocket?

Then there are the questions that could really get dicey for Democrats. Who else was involved? Did that person, most likely a campaign consultant

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2012 VA-R Presidential Delegate Selection plan
by Tony Roza

The Republican Party of Virginia has established their 2012 Delegate Selection plan.

Delegates are bound to Presidential contenders according to the results of the winner-take-most Tuesday 6 March 2012 primary.

In each Congressional District, the National Convention District delegates are bound to the Presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes.
Statewide (at-large) National Convention Delegates are bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results statewide. If a candidate receives 50.001% or more of the statewide vote, that candidate is allocated all of the statewide delegates. Otherwise, the delegates are proportionally allocated to those candidates receiving 15.000% or more of the statewide vote.

National Convention District delegates are elected at the District Conventions according to the results of the primary.

National Convention Statewide Delegates are elected at the State Convention according to the results of the primary. In addition, the State Convention chooses 3 part