Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

A former member of the Grammy-nominated band OneRepublic annoucned his run for California lieutenant governor. Bassist Tim ...

After months of infighting that exposed deep fractures within the Virginia GOP, the party’s three statewide candidates ...

A former lawmaker and deputy governor, Christian Mitchell now oversees civic engagement at the University of Chicago. Current ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is hiring. Job duties include cutting ribbons and influencing state policy. Opportunities for promotion? Pending the outcome of the 2028 presidential race. As the governor begins ...

In New York City, state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani pulled off an upset in the Democratic primary for mayor, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.— One of the things that probably worked against Cuomo ...

Robinson lost his gubernatorial race after a bombshell report linked him to racist, pro-Nazi, and homophobic comments.

Several state government agencies have been engaged in a low-profile effort to replace furniture taken from the Hawkins-Hartness House, the Raleigh landmark that houses the lieutenant governor's ...

Virginia voters will head to the polls on June 17 to cast their ballots in the state’s primary election, a key milestone in a race that’s already making history.

Democrat Levar Stoney, a Black candidate for lieutenant governor, said Virginia politics today feels more charged than when he first ran for Richmond mayor in 2016.

A new Mason-Dixon poll shows Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, seen at the state Capitol in 2023, running slightly behind former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, in the governor’s race.

LANSING, Mich. (WNDU/AP) - Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II says he’s jumping into the crowded 2026 race for governor. Gilchrist, a Democrat from Detroit who is Michigan’s first Black ...