State Bytes

We welcomed back Steven Dover - one of our friends from the north - to chat about the upcoming Canadian election. The election will be held October 21. We discuss the campaign messages of both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as his top tier opponent, Andrew Scheer. We also learn about other issues facing Canada this year.

We welcome back Mike Biagi of the Rotunda Group. Mike first details the results of the state's 2018 legislative elections before diving into the current gubernatorial and attorney general race. We discuss what a 2020 legislative session may look like - which is dependent on the outcome of the gubernatorial election. 

In our second episode, we get to talk with Dawn Cole of Full Circle Strategies and Josh Borill of State Capitol Solutions about the legislative races in Louisiana including how turnout may affect those races and what issues folks are running on. We also touch on the make-up of the 2020 legislature and how different it may look.

In our first episode of the third season, we chat with Rodney Braxton of Southern Strategy Group about the state's unique hybrid legal system and its "jungle" primary. We also discussed the first term of Governor John Bel Edwards (D) and the dynamics of the gubernatorial race. 

Stateside's Johnathan Lozier and Kiley Smith sit down with Jody Thomas, the Executive Director of the National Foundation for Women Legislators, to discuss how NFWL works with elected women at the state, county, and municipal levels, what goes on at their annual meetings and how the private sector can partner with the Group.

Stateside's Johnathan Lozier sits down with Lucy Gettman, the Executive Director of Women In Government (WIG), to discuss how WIG works with women legislators, the business community, and much more. 

Stateside's Stephanie Reich sits down with Sean Rankin, the Executive Director of the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), to discuss how DAGA assists attorneys general and those running for the office, the 2019 and 2020 cycles, the 1881 Initiative, and more.

*Editor's note: Jennifer Riley Collins, a Democrat running for attorney general in Mississippi, served 14 years on active duty.

Stateside's Steve Arthur sits down with Adam Piper, the Executive Director of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), to discuss the Group's founding, how the business community can participate in RAGA, and predictions for the 2019 election cycle.

Stateside's Johnathan Lozier sits down with Jessica Post, DLCC's Executive Director, to chat about the Group's goals and the benefits of joining the DLCC. Jessica shares the lessons learned during the 2018 election cycle and which states DLCC is targeting in 2020.

Florida:  Greg Black of Gunster joined us on October 24 to talk about the gubernatorial race between former Congressman Rob DeSantis (R) and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D). Mr. Black examines the state house and senate races and gives us his thoughts on what a split government would look like. We also discuss legislative processes in a part-time state.