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** NIKEMA WILLIAMS SELECTED TO REPLACE LATE REP. JOHN LEWIS ON BALLOT IN GEORGIA'S 5TH DISTRICT
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Rep. John Lewis ([link removed]) (D-Ga.) passed away on Friday, July 17, after winning the June 9 primary in his bid for re-election to Georgia’s 5th Congressional District ([link removed]) . The Georgia Democratic Party selected party chairwoman and state Sen. Nikema Williams ([link removed]) (D) to replace him on the general election ballot. She faces Angela Stanton King (R) in the November 3 election. The winner of the general election will be up for re-election in 2022.

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Because Lewis died between the primary and general election, Georgia law gave the Democratic Party one business day ([link removed]) to decide whether to replace him on the general election ballot. The state party accepted applications to replace Lewis on the ballot Saturday and Sunday and chose Lewis’ replacement on Monday, July 20.

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A nominating committee chose five finalists from the 131 applications they received. The finalists were Williams, state Rep. Park Cannon ([link removed]) , Atlanta City Council member Andre Dickens ([link removed]) , Robert Franklin, and James Woodall. Williams received 37 of the 41 votes cast Monday.

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A special election is also anticipated to choose Lewis’ replacement for the remainder of his term. Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has 10 days following a vacancy to call the special election. As of July 23, the race had not been scheduled. The winner of that election would serve until January 2021.

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** RNC OUTRAISES DNC BY NEARLY THREE-TO-ONE IN JULY, LEADS IN FUNDRAISING FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH
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The Republican National Committee ([link removed]) (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee ([link removed]) (DNC) by nearly three-to-one last month, according to July 2020 campaign finance ([link removed]) reports filed with the Federal Election Commission Monday. This was the third month in a row in which the RNC outraised the DNC.

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $14.0 million and spent $23.5 million last month, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $13.6 million and spent $8.2 million. The NRSC has raised 6.5% more than the DSCC ($133.6 million to $125.1 million) so far. The NRSC's 6.5% fundraising advantage is down from 7.0% in June and 8.8% in May.

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On the House side, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $17.1 million and spent $9.3 million, while the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $13.6 million and spent $6.9 million. The DCCC has raised 25.9% more than the NRCC ($207.8 million to $160.1 million) so far. The DCCC's 25.9% fundraising advantage is down from 26.2% in June and 27.8% in May.

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At this point in 2018, Democrats led in both Senate and House fundraising. The DSCC had raised 15.0% more than the NRSC ($87.2 million to $75.0 million), while the DCCC had raised 27.6% more than the NRCC ($177.4 million to $134.4 million).

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At this point in 2016 (the most recent presidential cycle), the RNC had a smaller 40.7% fundraising advantage over the DNC ($180.7 million to $119.5 million).

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So far in the 2020 cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC have raised 30.1% more than the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC ($703.4 million versus $519.2 million). The Republican fundraising advantage is up from 29.3% in June and 28.9% in May.

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** TRUMP ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF JACKSONVILLE PORTION OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
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President Donald Trump (R) announced ([link removed]) that the Jacksonville, Florida portion of the Republican National Convention ([link removed]) was canceled due to public health and safety reasons. This includes Trump's nomination acceptance speech. The new time and location of his remarks were not released.

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The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte, but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's relocation to Jacksonville. The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte and reduce the number of in-person delegates in June. 

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** SENATE CONFIRMS ACTING OMB DIRECTOR VOUGHT TO PERMANENT POSITION
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In a 51-45 vote along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed Russell Vought ([link removed]) as the director of the Office of Management and Budget ([link removed]) on July 20. Vought was already serving in the role in an acting capacity and had done so since  Jan. 2019, when then-director Mick Mulvaney ([link removed]) began serving as acting White House chief of staff.

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Mulvaney left the White House in Mar. 2020, the same month that President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to permanently nominate Vought as OMB director. Senate committees advanced Vought’s nomination to a full Senate vote in June. 

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Vought is the second OMB director to serve under Pres. Trump; Mulvaney took office in Feb. 2017, shortly after Trump’s inauguration.

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** FREITAS WINS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION AT VIRGINIA’S 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION
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State Del. Nick Freitas defeated Del. John McGuire and four other candidates in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District’s Republican convention. After the third and final round of voting, Freitas received 56% of the vote to McGuire’s 44%.

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Pete Greenwald, Andrew Knaggs, Tina Ramirez, and Jason Roberge also participated in the convention, but were eliminated after the earlier rounds of voting.

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Freitas led the Republican field in fundraising throughout the primary, raising roughly $1,000,000, followed by McGuire with $670,000. Freitas also received satellite spending support and an endorsement from the Club for Growth, which spent around $300,000 supporting his candidacy.

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Freitas missed a June 12 filing deadline to qualify to appear on the general election ballot. The Virginia State Board of Elections voted to grant him an extension to file on July 7. On July 14, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee filed a lawsuit against the extension, which we are following ([link removed]) .

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Freitas is set to face incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D), one of 30 House Democrats representing a district that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. In 2018, Spanberger unseated incumbent Rep. David Brat (R), receiving 50% of the vote to Brat’s 48%. In 2016, Trump received 51% of the vote to Hillary Clinton’s (D) 44% in the 7th District.

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** RETIRING INCUMBENT ROBERTS ENDORSES MARSHALL IN KANSAS’ REPUBLICAN SENATE PRIMARY
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Incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts ([link removed]) (R) endorsed Roger Marshall ([link removed]) in the Republican primary ([link removed]) for U.S. Senate in Kansas. Roberts was first elected in 1996 and is not seeking re-election.

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Eleven candidates are running in the primary. Marshall, Kris Kobach ([link removed]) , and Bob Hamilton ([link removed]) have led the candidate field in endorsements, fundraising, and media coverage.

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Marshall currently represents Kansas' 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House and has highlighted his background as an OB/GYN. Kobach served as Kansas Secretary of State between 2011 and 2019 and was the Republican nominee for governor in 2018. He says he is running to help Trump build the wall. Hamilton, a former owner of a plumbing business, says he is a political outsider who will bring his business savvy to Washington. 

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Marshall also received endorsements from 1996 presidential candidate Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Kobach has been endorsed by Gun Owners of America, the National Association for Gun Rights, and the National Border Patrol Council. 

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Recentsatellite spending ([link removed]) in the race includes a $1.2 million ad campaign supporting Marshall booked by the Senate Leadership Fund. A super PAC called Sunflower State, which media outlets report has Democratic connections, is spending $3 million on ads criticizing Marshall.

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** JACOBS SWORN INTO NEW YORK’S 27TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT
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Just under a month after Christopher Jacobs ([link removed]) (R) won the special election ([link removed]) to fill the vacant seat in New York’s 27th Congressional District, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) swore him into office. The seat was vacated when Rep. Chris Collins (R) resigned on October 1, 2019.

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Jacobs defeated Nate McMurray (D/Working Families Party), Duane Whitmer (Libertarian Party), and Michael Gammariello (Green Party) in the June 23 general special election for the seat. Jacobs received 55.2% of the vote to McMurray’s 43.1%. Whitmer and Gammariello each received 1% or less of the vote. 

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Jacobs won the Republican primary in the regularly scheduled election ([link removed]) for the office, which also took place on June 23. He will face McMurray, Whitmer, and Gammariello in the Nov. 3 general election to keep the seat, as well as Beth Parlato, who finished second to Jacobs in the Republican primary.

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** CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINE TO RUN FOR CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE PASSES IN LOUISIANA
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 On July 24, 2020, the major-party filing deadline ([link removed]) to run for elected office in Louisiana passed. The candidate filing period ran from July 22 through July 24; the Louisiana State Legislature moved the filing period ([link removed]) from earlier in the month in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prospective candidates filed for the following congressional offices:

* U.S. Senate ([link removed]) : Louisiana’s Class II Senate seat is up for election. Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) filed for re-election to the seat. He was first elected in 2014. 
* U.S. House of Representatives ([link removed]) : All six of Louisiana's U.S. House seats are up for election. Republicans currently hold five of those seats, and a Democrat holds the other. Five of the six incumbents filed for re-election:
 
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District 5 Rep. Ralph Abraham ([link removed]) (R) is the one congressional incumbent not seeking re-election to his seat. He announced on February 26 that he would be retiring after his current term, in keeping with his decision upon his election in 2014 to serve only three terms.

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Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system ([link removed]) . All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation. The primary is scheduled for November 3, and the general election is scheduled for December 5.

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Louisiana’s statewide filing deadline is the 50th and final major-party deadline to take place in the 2020 election cycle. The previous statewide filing deadline was on July 14 in Delaware.

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** TRUMP SIGNS MEMO TO EXCLUDE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY WITHOUT LEGAL PERMISSION FROM APPORTIONMENT BASE
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On July 21, Trump signed a memorandum directing the secretary of commerce to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used for congressional apportionment. The results of the 2020 census ([link removed]) will be used to determine how many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives each state has.

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Trump'smemo ([link removed]) read, "Current estimates suggest that one State is home to more than 2.2 million illegal aliens, constituting more than 6 percent of the State’s entire population. Including these illegal aliens in the population of the State for the purpose of apportionment could result in the allocation of two or three more congressional seats than would otherwise be allocated."

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Common Cause ([link removed]) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 23. The complaint ([link removed]) read, "This new policy flouts the Constitution’s plain language, which states that '[r]epresentatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state,' excluding only 'Indians not taxed.' ... It also flies in the face of the statutory scheme governing apportionment, which requires the President to include 'the whole number of persons in each State' in the apportionment base—again, excluding only 'Indians not taxed.'"

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced in March 2018 that it would include a question on the 2020 census asking about respondents' citizenship status. Following a series of legal challenges, Trump announced on July 11, 2019, that his administration was ceasing efforts to add a citizenship question to the census. Trump issued an executive order directing federal government agencies to provide citizenship information to the Department of Commerce.

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** CONGRESS IS IN SESSION
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Both chambers of Congress are in session next week. Click here ([link removed]) to see the full calendar for the second session of the 116th Congress.

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** WHERE WAS THE PRESIDENT LAST WEEK?
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On Monday, Trump participated in a campaign fundraising event at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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On Tuesday, Trump held a news conference.

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On Wednesday, Trump had lunch with Vice President Pence and participated in a swearing-in ceremony for Russell Vought, the new director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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On Thursday, Trump held a news conference.

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On Friday, Trump presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom and signed an executive order lowering drug prices.

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