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Republican Brian Kemp won a second term as Georgia's governor. Stacey Abrams sought to oust Kemp from office in a rematch of their 2018 gubernatorial contest. Kemp touted his conservative record as governor, while Abrams wants a new approach in Atlanta. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams in Georgia's gubernatorial election.

☆ Raphael Warnock vs. Herschel Walker: Georgia US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Democrat Raphael Warnock is running against Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia's US Senate race. Warnock was first elected to the Senate in a 2021 runoff election alongside Democrat Jon Ossoff. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who was first elected in a January 2021 runoff, is running for a full six-year term and faces Republican Herschel Walker. In the initial November 2020 special US Senate election, Warnock came in first place with nearly 33% of the vote in a multicandidate field that included then-Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Walker has raised nearly $37.5 million, spent $32 million, and has $5.4 million left to spend, as of October 19.

☆ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is fighting to retain Democratic control of Congress' upper chamber, faces off against Republican Joe Pinion
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Explore more race results below. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer is running against Republican Joe Pinion in New York's Senate race. Schumer is working to extend his run as senate majority leader by at least two more years. NY-03NY-18NY-19NY-22NY-01NY-17 HouseSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer seeks a 5th Senate term — and some much needed breathing room in the 50-50 Senate — while facing off against longshot Republican hopeful Joe Pinion. Voting history in New YorkSchumer has held the seat since 1999, serving as Senate minority leader throughout the Trump administration.

☆ Raphael Warnock delivers a personal address at hometown rally in Savannah, while zinging Herschel Walker as tight race nears: 'We're on a different field today'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Raphael Warnock on Sunday energized an upbeat crowd at a rally in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia. Days before the November general election, Warnock's return was met with pride from attendees. "He's doing a really great for us in the two years that he's had up there," Westbrook told Insider. When asked about Warnock's influence in Savannah, Westbrook said there's "a lot of pride" in the senator's trajectory. But he also pivoted to railing against Walker, praising his football career but saying that the election was being fought "on a different field today."

☆ There have only been 2 Black elected governors in US history, but the 2022 midterm elections could usher in unparalleled change
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

There have only been two Black elected governors in US history, but that could change on Tuesday. With the victory, Wilder became the first Black elected governor in the United States, generations after P.B.S. He said people brag about him as the first Black governor elected in America. However, this year, Black gubernatorial candidates weren't overly reliant on the party leadership to help them land the nominations in their respective states. At the end of the day, if that's what I accomplished, that's not enough," Moore told Insider.

☆ Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams face off in the Georgia gubernatorial election, a rematch of their 2018 contest
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Brian Kemp is seeking re-election to a second term as Georgia's governor. Stacey Abrams is seeking to oust Kemp from office in a rematch of their 2018 gubernatorial contest. Brian Kemp, who narrowly defeated Democrat and former Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader Stacey Abrams in the 2018 gubernatorial race, is running for reelection in a rematch of that race. However, Kemp has also frustrated the most prominent Republican official in the country — former President Donald Trump. The former president credits his endorsement of Kemp as a turning point in boosting the now-governor in both the 2018 Republican primary and in that year's general election.

☆ Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 3, 2021. Polls show the race between Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker to be deadlocked. His trip came as Democrats are growing increasingly anxious about the Senate race. Georgia has seen a record-breaking number of early voters, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. Beyond Georgia, Republicans have focused their efforts on flipping a Democratic Senate seat in Arizona or Nevada.

☆ Raphael Warnock said Herschel Walker is 'not fit' to represent Georgia in the Senate: 'You actually have to know stuff to do this job'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Raphael Warnock during a Friday Democratic rally questioned Herschel Walker's fitness for office. "You actually have to know stuff to do this job," the senator said to applause from the audience. Warnock and Walker remain locked in one of the most competitive Senate races in the country. Warnock then zinged Walker for what he's repeatedly said is his opponent's lack of fitness to serve in the Senate. "You actually have to know stuff to do this job," the senator said to applause from the audience.

☆ Obama to turn his Democratic star power on key Georgia U.S. Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 3, 2021. Polls show the race between Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker to be tight, while Abrams has consistently trailed Kemp in that race. Prior to the evening event with Obama, Warnock campaigned in rural Dalton, north of Atlanta. Beyond Georgia, Republicans have focused their efforts on flipping a Democratic Senate seat in Arizona or Nevada. “Bringing in President Obama helps to underscore the importance of African-American vote, while also exciting other voters.”Republicans are also expected to win enough seats to take over the U.S. House of Representatives.

☆ Obama looks to light up Democrat's chances in key Georgia U.S. Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 3, 2021. Polls show the race between Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker to be tight, while Abrams has consistently trailed Kemp in that race. Georgia is top takeover target for Republicans, who need to pick up just one seat to gain control of the Senate. Georgia has seen a record-breaking number of early voters, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. Beyond Georgia, Republicans have focused their efforts on flipping a Democratic Senate seat in Arizona or Nevada.

☆ Hyundai to launch $5.5 bln U.S. EV plant, as new law dims sales outlook
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) will break ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the United States on Tuesday, as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain outlook for its EV sales in its top market. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe groundbreaking comes amid anger from Korea and the European Union over U.S. electric vehicle tax policy. Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Corp (000270.KS) as well as major European automakers were excluded from the EV subsidies as they do not yet make the vehicles there. The law made about 70% of EVs immediately ineligible for the tax credits of up to $7,500 per vehicle. Biden has expressed a willingness to continue talks with South Korea over recent U.S. legislation that denies subsidies to most foreign EV makers, South Korea said earlier this month.

☆ Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock faces off against Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia's explosive US Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Democrat Raphael Warnock is running against Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia's US Senate race. Warnock was first elected to the Senate in a 2021 runoff election alongside Democrat Jon Ossoff. Georgia Senate candidatesWarnock, the senior pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected to the Senate alongside fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff. Donald Trump and Herschel Walker have been friends for decades, dating back to Walker's days as a professional football player. Walker has raised $31.6 million, spent $24.3 million, and has nearly $7.4 million left to spend, as of September 30.

☆ Sen. Mark Kelly, one of the most vulnerable freshman Democrats, faces off against Blake Masters in Arizona for a seat that could decide control of the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Mark Kelly is running against Republican Blake Masters in Arizona's high-profile Senate race. A Masters win could help Republicans win control of the currently 50-50 Senate. Arizona Senate candidatesKelly, a former NASA astronaut who is also married to retired Democratic congresswoman-turned-gun-control advocate Gabrielle Giffords, has jumped into a variety of issues during this first term in Congress. Masters is a first-time candidate vying to reinsert some red into the battleground state after voters handed control of the Senate delegation to Democrats Kelly (2020) and Kyrsten Sinema (2018). A Masters win would tip the balance of power to Republicans, ending the 50-50 split that's been in effect since January 2021.

☆ Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto faces off against Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada's closely watched US Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada. A protégé of the late-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Cortez Masto made history as the first Latina elected to the US Senate when she succeeded Reid in 2017. If Cortez Masto manages to hold on, the GOP's path to 51 seats becomes even more perilous and Democrats' odds of retaining power in the Senate improve. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Cortez Masto has raised $44 million, spent $39.1 million, and has roughly $5.1 million on hand, as of September 30. What experts sayThe race between Cortez Masto and Laxalt is unanimously rated as a "toss-up" by Inside Elections, The Cook Political Report, and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

☆ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's wife told Sen. Kelly Loeffler she didn't 'deserve to be in elected office' in text after 2020 election: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tricia Raffensperger chastised Kelly Loeffler for endangering her life in 2020 for political gain. The wife of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger slammed Loeffler in heated text messages. Loeffler called for Brad Raffensperger’s ouster to further Trump’s 2020 election denial scheme. "I hold you personally responsible for anything that happens to any of my family," Tricia Raffensperger wrote, adding, "You do not deserve to be in elected office." And that's all we did," Brad Raffensperger said.

☆ Georgia U.S. Senate rivals Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock set for showdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former college football star and current senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally in Perry, Georgia, U.S. September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Republican Herschel Walker's bid to unseat Democratic U.S. See you on the debate stage, Herschel Walker," Warnock wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. An opinion poll conducted by the University of Georgia showed Warnock leading Walker 46% to 43% among likely voters. That compares to Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp's 51% to 41% lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in his re-election race.

☆ The pitch deck service-tech startup Handly used to raise a $1.5 million pre-seed round from investors like Shutterstock's Jon Oringer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Georg Räth | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Handly is a service-tech startup that Bastian Meyer and Klaas Krüger founded. It acts as a digital assistant for home-services companies and helps them run more efficiently. Insider has a copy of the pitch deck Handly used to raise a 1.5 million euro pre-seed round. This is an edited, translated version of an article that originally appeared on October 13, 2022Handly is a Berlin-based service-tech startup that Bastian Meyer and Klaas Krüger founded. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck Handly used to raise the funds.

☆ U.S. Senate rivals Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock debate in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former college football star and current senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at a rally in Perry, Georgia, U.S. September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Republican Herschel Walker's bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia came to a head on Friday when the two rivals met for their sole televised debate in a contentious race that could help determine which party controls the Senate. "There aren't that many people who are undecided in the race," Republican strategist Charlie Black added. An opinion poll conducted by the University of Georgia showed Warnock leading Walker 46% to 43% among likely voters.

☆ See every stock trade House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, has made since 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is making massive stock trades as Congress mulls whether to ban lawmakers and their spouses from trading. Insider compiled each of Paul Pelosi's trades that the speaker has reported since 2021. As members of Congress debate whether lawmakers and their spouses should play the stock market, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, a venture capitalist, continues to regularly buy and sell stocks and stock options. When asked in December 2021 whether members of Congress should even be allowed to trade stocks, Pelosi answered in the affirmative. Here are all of the trades reported by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2021 and 2022:

☆ There's overwhelming support for an age limit on the president and Congress. Here's why that won't happen anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Some have proposed age limits for elected officials amid concerns about America's gerontocracy. The history of the contemporary movement for term limits largely dates back to the early 1990s, when dozens of states enacted term limits not just for their own legislatures but for their federal representatives in Washington. "Put it this way: I'm a little more interested in term limits than age limits," Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland told Insider. "There's a logic to term limits, because the principle of democracy is taking turns," Raskin, 59, said. "If there were to be term limits, the legislature certainly should have more terms than the executive," he offered.

☆ Raphael Warnock has a 5-point lead over Herschel Walker in high-stakes Georgia Senate contest, while Brian Kemp is ahead 6 points against Stacey Abrams in the governor's race: poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Warnock has a 47%-42% lead over Walker in the Georgia Senate race, per a new Marist Poll. In the poll, Warnock was backed by 94% of Democrats, while Walker earned 83% support among the GOP. Warnock performed strongly in the Atlanta metropolitan area; in the Atlanta suburbs, he edged out Walker by three-percentage points (47%-44%). (A recent CBS News/YouGov poll showed Warnock with a narrower 51%-49% edge over Walker.) Brian Kemp holds a six-point lead (50%-44%) over Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams among registered voters in a rematch of their 2018 contest.

☆ The 26 most important VCs in Miami, according to other VCs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( April Joyner | Emilia David | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Miami's tech-startup scene has heated up in the past two years as VCs have flocked to the city. Early-stage funding to the area has topped $2 billion this year, according to Crunchbase. Insider asked VCs to identify the top investors in the Miami area. Despite the slowdown in venture-capital investments this year, early-stage funding flowing to the Miami area is set to eclipse last year's total, according to Crunchbase, with more than $2 billion already invested. Insider asked venture capitalists and other prominent tech figures which investors Miami-area founders should get to know.

☆ These 5 former House candidates might've been the next AOC, but entrenched politicians blocked their path
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam competed in this year's Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. And we need to have an infrastructure like that on the Democratic Party side. Former House candidate John Isemann faced ex-state lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Jay Nixon and also worked for the Missouri Democratic Party — decided to jump into the race himself. "We talk about the Democratic Party being a big-tent party," she said.

☆ Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck Nodal used to raise $4.7 million from investors like Amplo and a slew of women's health founders to transform the surrogacy world
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup's platform matches surrogate mothers with prospective parents they want to work with. Unlike traditional agencies, Nodal allows surrogate mothers to pick families they want to work with. Nodal is a surrogacy-matching platform that uses tech to connect surrogate mothers with prospective parents. Prospective parents pay $500 per month to join the platform for the first six months. Nodal is launching with 30 surrogates and six times as many prospective parents and hopes to grow its team in time.

In addition, the law requires that states and federal agencies report in-custody death information to the attorney general, who must then study how the data can help reduce such deaths and provide the results to Congress. The information was due at the end of 2016, but the Senate report says it won't be completed until 2024. The subcommittee's chairman, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said in a statement that there were "shocking long-term gaps in federal oversight" of the law. The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the most recent Justice Department data, 4,234 people died in state and federal prisons in 2019, a 6.6% decrease from 2018.

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