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☆ GOP House candidate JR Majewski drops out after facing backlash for disparaging Special Olympics athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

GOP candidate JR Majewski announced on Saturday that he is dropping out of his House race. It came after Business Insider reported that he called Special Olympics athletes "retarded." AdvertisementJR Majewski, a controversial GOP House candidate in Ohio, announced on Saturday that he is suspending his campaign just weeks before the March 19 primary. It comes just weeks after Majewski faced backlash for calling Special Olympics athletes "fucking retarded," which Business Insider first reported last month. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ohio GOP Senate candidates Bernie Moreno and Frank LaRose have endorsed JR Majewski. The GOP House candidate faces backlash after calling Special Olympics athletes "fucking retarded." AdvertisementTwo high-profile GOP Senate candidates in Ohio won't say whether they still back House candidate JR Majewski after he made a joke referring to Special Olympics athletes as "fucking retarded." But State Sen. Matt Dolan, another Senate GOP candidate, told Business Insider in a statement that he agrees with the Lucas County GOP's condemnation of Majewski's "reprehensible remarks." And he called on his two opponents to rescind their support for the embattled House candidate.

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☆ GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

JR Majewski, a controversial GOP House candidate in Ohio, is refusing to drop out of the race after referring to Special Olympics participants as "fucking retarded." As Business Insider first reported earlier this month, Majewski made the disparaging comments during an appearance on a conservative podcast. You know, no matter how hard you try, arguing on the Internet, it's like being in the Special Olympics," he said. On Sunday, the Lucas County GOP — the largest party organization in Ohio's 9th congressional district — voted to censure Majewski for his comments. AdvertisementThe Ohio Republican told POLITICO on Tuesday that he was considering dropping out of the race.

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☆ How Johnson wooed Trump to back a GOP congressman targeted by Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Manu Raju | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Seeing as how President Trump endorsed Mike Bost, Matt always finds himself on the wrong side of history,” Miller told CNN. After the GOP leadership’s candidate, Craig Riedel, was caught on tape criticizing Trump, multiple Republicans pulled their endorsement, including Miller and House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik. And now, Miller is inserting herself into another incumbent primary race in Illinois: She also is backing Bailey over Bost, her House GOP colleague. But this time, Miller and Gaetz are on the opposite side of Trump in the race. “Darren Bailey proudly stands with President Trump despite disagreeing with him on this endorsement,” a campaign spokesman said.

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☆ Muslim-led city bans Pride flags on public property, sparking a debate on discrimination and religious expression
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The city of Hamtramck, Michigan, banned LGBTQ+ flags from all publicly owned flagpoles. Detroit City FC described the council's move as "inexcusable" in a Twitter statement. In a letter posted to Twitter, Detroit City FC, a professional soccer team based in Hamtramck, described the council's decision as "inexcusable." —Detroit City FC (@DetroitCityFC) June 14, 2023The club said that "Pride flags send a powerful message that all are welcome and that the community values diversity." Local businesses and residents are reportedly not banned from flying Pride flags on their private property.

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☆ Poland's opposition brings thousands onto streets to protest against nationalist government
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Crowds stretching for at least a mile marched with banners reading “Free, European Poland,” “European Union yes, PiS no,” referring to the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party. People march on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in postwar Poland, in Warsaw on June 4, 2023. On Sunday, hundreds of buses arrived in Warsaw to bring opposition supporters from across the country. The opposition sees the legislation as a government attempt to launch a witch hunt against political opponents. “It’s beyond comprehension,” said Andrzej Majewski, 48, from Slupca in western Poland who was in Warsaw to join Sunday’s protest march

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☆ Polish opposition supporters, seeking change, mark 1989 Solidarity win
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] People wait for a march organised by main opposition party the Civic Platform (PO) on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in postwar Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, June 4, 2023. On Sunday, hundreds of buses were arriving in Warsaw to bring opposition supporters from across the country. Some said they were motivated by a row over legislation proposed by PiS to weed out undue Russian influence from the country. The opposition sees the legislation as a government attempt to launch a witchhunt against political opponents. "It's beyond comprehension," said Andrzej Majewski, 48, from Slupca in western Poland who was in Warsaw to join Sunday's protest march.

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☆ Polish opposition supporters mark 1989 Solidarity win
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/8] People carry Polish and European Union flags as they take part in a march on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in postwar Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, June 4, 2023. Crowds stretching for at least a mile marched with banners reading "Free, European Poland", "European Union yes, PiS no", referring to the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party. Donald Tusk, head of the Civic Platform grouping and a former European Union council chief, welcomed supporters saying that the voice of Poles could not be silenced. On Sunday, hundreds of buses arrived in Warsaw to bring opposition supporters from across the country. The opposition sees the legislation as a government attempt to launch a witchhunt against political opponents.

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DeSantis chided Trump for not yet taking a position on the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck to raise the debt ceiling and impose some spending cuts. Collision course: The two GOP hopefuls from South Carolina, Haley and GOP Sen. Tim Scott, are facing an “inevitable collision” in the early primary state, the Post and Courier reports. No thanks: GOP Rep. Warren Davidson has decided not to run for Senate in Ohio, Cleveland.com reports. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart plans to announce his resignation from Congress as early as Wednesday, a move that, per the Deseret News, could mean the seat remains vacant until next year. Bowing out: Ohio Republican JR Majewski is ending his congressional bid citing his mother’s forthcoming heart procedure, Politico reports.

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☆ Trump's Senate candidate in Alaska lost to Lisa Murkowski, the latest in a string of failures for his endorsees
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski held onto her Senate seat in Alaska, despite opposition from Trump. Unlike most Senate races, the contest in Alaska was mainly fought between two Republicans — Murkowski and the Trump-backed candidate Kelly Tshibaka, who lost. But during the 2022 midterms several high-profile candidates that he backed lost their races. Former TV doctor Mehmet Oz, backed by Trump, narrowly lost his Senate race in the swing seat of Pennsylvania to progressive Democrat John Fetterman. Meanwhile, the fate of Herschel Walker, running for Georgia's Senate seat, is in the balance as the race heads to a runoff in December.

A newly redrawn congressional district put Kaptur's political career in jeopardy, but she was victorious. Longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur defeated Republican newcomer J.R. Majewski for Ohio's 9th Congressional District. 2022 General EmbedsOhio's 9th Congressional District candidatesNo woman in the US House has served longer than Kaptur, who has served Ohio's 9th Congressional District since 1983 — when President Ronald Reagan was just halfway through his first term. J.R. Majewski, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, takes the stage at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on September 17, 2022. For the past decade, Kaptur has easily dispatched her Republican opponents in this solidly blue-collar and Democratic district.

☆ When do the polls close for the 2022 U.S. midterm elections?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

2022 U.S. midterm elections When the polls close and races to watchEarliest poll closing time by state (EST) 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 Past 11:00Map showing poll closing times for each state in the United StatesOn Tuesday, November 8, 34 out of 100 U.S. States close polls in staggered times across the nation and results will begin to trickle in shortly after. 7:00 p.m. Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont and VirginiaMap showing 7:00 p.m. EST poll closing times for the United StatesPolls will close in six more states. And in Kansas’s third district, Democrat U.S. House Representative Sharice Davids faces a difficult race after Republicans redrew her suburban Kansas City district. She will face Amanda Adkins, a former chair of the state Republican Party.

☆ America's longest-serving congresswoman argues her district needs to 'hold on to the seniority we have' amid broader calls for generational change in politics
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, 76, is the longest-serving woman in the history of the House of Representatives. She faces a tough re-election against a controversial GOP opponent amid broader calls for new leaders. In an interview with Insider in Toledo, Kaptur touted the benefits that her seniority brings to her district. the 76-year-old lawmaker told Insider during an interview in a staffer's black Jeep following a press conference. Bryan Metzger/InsiderOwing to her seniority, Kaptur sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

☆ At least 7 Republicans vying for a spot in Congress this November were at the Capitol on January 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Several Republican candidates for Congress have ties to the January 6 Capitol attack. Van Orden at the time wrote that he had been in Washington, DC, for "meetings and to stand for the integrity of our electoral system as a citizen." A representative for Van Orden did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Smith won a crowded primary against seven other Republican candidates in May and secured Trump's endorsement in September. Jeff Zink is up against Democratic incumbent Rep. Ruben Gallego in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.

☆ Rep. Marcy Kaptur seeks to defend seat against Republican J.R. Majewski in turbulent Ohio congressional race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A newly redrawn congressional district has put Kaptur's political career in jeopardy. Ohio's 9th Congressional District candidatesNo woman in the US House has served longer than Kaptur, who has served Ohio's 9th Congressional District since 1983 — when President Ronald Reagan was just halfway through his first term. The National Republican Congressional Committee has since bailed on Majewski in a sign that GOP brass have left him to fend for himself. J.R. Majewski, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, takes the stage at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. For the past decade, Kaptur has easily dispatched her Republican opponents in this solidly blue-collar and Democratic district.

☆ A MAGA House candidate in Ohio was abandoned by the national GOP after questions about his military service. He could make it to Congress anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

GOP House candidate JR Majewski has faced scrutiny for exaggerating his military service. That's despite Majewski's campaign slogan reading: "Conservative Veteran for Congress," with the word "veteran" highlighted in red. In an interview with Insider in Toledo, Majewski brushed off the ad cancellations. "I don't think that's something that's as big of an issue as it maybe appeared to be." "That guy right there just made one call, and made it happen for us," Majewski told attendees, pointing at the chairman.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene's PAC is violating campaign finance rules: federal regulators
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Election Commission sent a warning to a political action committee connected to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The FEC said the Save America Stop Socialism PAC made several errors in a recent financial report. The FEC also found that the Save America Stop Socialism PAC improperly sent $5,000 to help US House candidate J.R. Majewski's win his congressional primary election in Ohio. But federal political committees are legally responsible for keeping their financial books clean. The Save America Stop Socialism PAC political action committee is one of several political committees tied to the congresswoman from Georgia and is separate from Greene's campaign committee.

☆ Factbox: Twelve U.S. House races to watch in the midterm election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

CALIFORNIA'S 22ND DISTRICTRepublican Representative David Valadao was one of only 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in his second trial. He is now facing a tough challenge from Democratic state representative Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district that has been redrawn substantially since the last election. She will face Amanda Adkins, a former chair of the state Republican Party. McLeod-Skinner faces Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, a Portland suburb. Fung has heavily focused his campaign on inflation, while Magaziner argues that Fung would enable the far right House Republicans' agenda.

☆ Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski was demoted from military rank for drunk driving on a US airbase in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski's military record is again coming into question. According to The AP, Majewski was demoted because he drove under the influence in Japan. His campaign told the AP last week that he had been demoted for a brawl with a fellow servicemember. and I'm sure our parents and grandparents share these sentiments," Majewski told the AP on Wednesday. "The orders and military records that I have been able to obtain from my personal files shows that all of my deployments are listed as classified," Majewski told his supporters.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was the only GOP committee member to oppose the bill. Other numbers to know:155 miles per hour: How fast the maximum sustained winds of Hurricane Ian were as of Wednesday morning, per the National Hurricane Center. 23 percentage points: Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s edge over Republican Gov. Last night, Democratic Gov. Tim.”Oklahoma Senate: Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Sen. James Lankford in his Senate bid, after conspicuously not endorsing the GOP incumbent in his primary.

☆ Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski backtracks and claims his military records don't show any evidence of combat or Afghanistan service because they're 'classified'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski has come up with a new defense about his combat records. At a Friday rally, Majewski said records related to a deployment to Afghanistan were "classified." All available military records showed that Majewski never served in Afghanistan, according to the AP. At a Friday rally, Majewski responded to an Associated Press report which showed that Majewski had lied about his service in Afghanistan, per military records obtained by the outlet. "The orders and military records that I have been able to obtain from my personal files shows that all of my deployments are listed as classified," Majewski told his supporters.

☆ GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski lied about serving in a combat zone, AP reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski lied about aspects of his military service, according to the Associated Press. Majewski has repeatedly said he served in Afghanistan, but military records indicate he actually served in Qatar. Insider previously discovered Majewski violated federal law by neglecting to disclose his personal finances. Instead, Majewski actually loaded planes at a base in Qatar. In a video interview with "One American Podcast" in 2021, Majewski was asked if he served in Afghanistan.

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