State Bytes

We chatted with Jason Wadaga of Kindsvatter Dalling & Associates on September 2 about all the attention Michigan has been receiving lately. Jason gives a shout-out to his favorite Netflix original!

Richard Perkins of The Perkins Co. joined us on August 31 to chat about all things Nevada. Richard gives us a lay of the land on the state legislative elections and the special sessions that have occurred due to the coronavirus pandemic. Richard also gives us his recommendations on television shows to binge.

In our first episode of the season, we sat down virtually on August 25 with Kekoa McClellan of The McClellan Group. We learned a lot about this blue-hued state – Kekoa also shared his favorite quarantine recipe with us!

Stateside's Co-CEO Michael Behm sat down (virtually) with CSG's Executive Director David Adkins for an in-depth conversation on the coronavirus pandemic and how it has effected state government.

Dom Magnolo of Duane Morris Government Strategies joined us to talk about the legislative races in New Jersey. Dom gives insight on the 80 seats up in the New Jersey General Assembly. While there is no top of the ticket race, these contests could have a great impact on next legislative session.

For this episode, we welcomed Holly Chisa of HPC Advocacy to talk about the upcoming City Council elections in Seattle, Washington. Holly gives us an overview of the current political landscape in Seattle. We discuss the dynamics of the four open seat races as well as the races with incumbents' up for re-election. Holly briefs us on the "Head Tax" and how it is still affecting the city. 

We welcomed Travis Blankenship of McGuire Woods to talk about the hotly contested Virginia Senate races for our seventh episode of this season. Travis talks about how Virginia has changed since the last time the Senate was up. We discuss what issues Senate candidates have been touting on the trail and which Senate districts are in play. Travis also briefs us on what the Senate was able to get accomplished this past session and what's left to tackle next session.

We chatted with Tray Adams of McGuire Woods about the hotly contested Virginia House races for our sixth episode. Tray gives us a recap of what went down in the 2017 election and what folks are running on in 2019. We discuss the newly drawn House districts and how that is effecting some races. And, Tray briefs us on what may be coming down the pike next session in the House. 

We welcomed Stephen Clay of The Clay Firm to our fifth episode. He discusses the gubernatorial show down between Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Attorney General Jim Hood (D). We also learned that Louisiana is not the only southern state to experience a large turnover in the legislature this cycle and what topics may be on the table for those new legislators come 2020.