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On Sunday, Democrat Kristin Mink, a member of the Montgomery County Council for District 5 in Maryland, apologized for equating Muslims who opposed LGBTQ-based curriculum to white supremacists. Mink had criticized members of the Muslim community for their opposition to a new policy that prevents parents from opting their children out of lessons focused on LGBTQ topics. “This issue has unfortunately put — does put… some Muslim families on the same side of an issue as white supremacists and outright bigots,” Mink had said. “I would not put you in the same category as those folks, although, you know, it’s...

While the presidential primary is over in Virginia, we still have other primaries. Here in the 5th District, I know of three republican candidates: Tom Garrett - State senator Jim McKelvey - Entrepreneur Michael Del Rosso [Today, discussing Tom Garret.] Is Tom Garret for real? Here is his issues page ... Issue Positions 2nd Amendment Tom is a strong advocate for our 2nd Amendment rights. Tom doesn’t need to talk about what he will do; he can talk about what he has done. The 2nd Amendment says “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be...

All votes in 2010 Vote & Date Kurt Schrader's vote Vote Description House Roll #565 Sep 30, 2010 12:25 AM Yea On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments: H.R. 3940 To amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples of the non-self governing territories of the United States Passed 386-5, 41 not voting (2/3 required) House Roll #564 Sep 30, 2010 12:18 AM Aye On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments: H.R....

Republican Liz Berney, Esq., 2010 candidate for U.S. Congress (NY District 5) has done everything right to run a formidable campaign against Democrat Rep. Gary Ackerman’s sixteen-year incumbency. District 5 encompasses parts of two counties at lower New York State, from the town of Elmhurst at Queens County to the Town of Greenvale at the North Shore of Nassau County. Even before Liz Berney ran for Congress in 2008, she was laying the groundwork for her campaign by working within the Republican and Libertarian parties and other organizations building a team of supporters who advocate fiscally sound principles in government...

Dan Davis for Jacksonville City Council District 5Dan Davis PO Box 5815 Jacksonville, FL 32247 Phone Number: (904)635-3095 E-mail: Dan@votefordan.com Dan promotes an agenda for quality of life. That agenda is built on these key pillars: Improve school performanceControl TrafficKeep Jacksonville moving forward. The Jacksonville District 5 campaign is pretty heated. There are 7 candidates up for the position and each appears to have an equal amount of representation (~14%).Mr. Davis is a strong family, man and Christian. Lord knows we need more like him in politics. He's an honest person and will represent his constituents honorably. If you...

New redistricting lines reduce district size Republican J.D. Hayworth has made it official: He is a candidate for a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Under new boundaries drawn in congressional redistricting, Scottsdale resident Hayworth is running in District 5, a largely urban district only a fraction of the size of the sprawling territory of northern and central Arizona he has represented since 1994. The new district extends northeast from the Ahwatukee Foothills area of Phoenix to take in parts of Chandler and Mesa and all of Tempe, Scottsdale and Fountain Hills. Hayworth, 43, has now been a...

Consultant's aim: Oppose Hayworth Larry King is seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the new District 5. By Jon KammanThe Arizona RepublicMarch 09, 2002 Larry King, a Scottsdale business consultant active in providing small-business loans backed in part by the federal government, has entered the Democratic race to unseat Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth. King, 45, is a board member and past chairman of the Southwestern Business Finance Corp., a non-profit company certified by the Small Business Administration to provide the SBA-backed portion of loans needed for small-business capital. He has served on civic boards including the Tempe Community Action...