United States House of Representatives

William Gibbs McAdoo was an American lawyer and statesman. He was a progressive politician who was the leader of the progressive movement. He was driving force in the two presidential administrations of Woodrow Wilson. McAdoo was Wilson’s campaign manager and secretary and he eventually married Wilson’s daughter. From 1933-1938 he, as the U.S. senator of California. served During WWI McAdoo funded four fundraising events that raised a total of $18,000,000,000 for allied war effort. Although…

It is once again fall and as the election draws near I would like to introduce to you my husband, of 28 years, Matt Ubelhor. Matt is running for re-election as State Representative for our House District 62. You may have seen him lately placing signs, attending local festivals, marching in our town parades, and you may have even seen him in person at your front door. Matt has been working tirelessly for all the families in our District and would like your support to continue to do so in the…

Matthew Lvendusky’s book The Partisan Sort tackles many issues which are at the heart of the political party system which is present in this day and age. Issues that mainly deal with the political party one aligns his or herself with and what factors into this decision and course of action. In addition to this he explains why and how an individual may take a strong or weak stance on issues which are ever present in and related to whichever political party is chosen. These concepts are known by…

Introduction and Thesis : The American political system contains many fringe political parties, but two dominate over all the others. The Republican and Democrat parties have been battling for control and power in the United States since the days of Abraham Lincoln. There are differences between the two parties and how they view the development and progress of the country. This paper argues that although both parties are not ideal they do have justifiable stronger qualites than the other, voting…

Good evening and welcome to Monday Night Football! Tonight, we will look back and highlight the career of Hall of Famer Frank Gifford! You are in for a real treat tonight! It all started in Bakersfield, California, where the young Gifford showed off his versatile skills to get him into the University of Southern California. From there, he emerged into one of the legendary figures in the NFL as a player for the New York Giants and broadcasting on ABC’s Monday Night Football. Early Life Struggles…

The Republican Platform’s Views on Three Topics There are two main platforms in politics in the United States with third parties in the mix. After taking two quizzes that determined their results bases on asking questions on current issues, I was matched to the Republican National Committee at 43% (45% for social issues and 40% for economic issues). I had a 38% rating for the Democratic National Committee (with a 35% for social issues and 40% for economic issues) and a 5% rating for the Green…

commission to draw congressional districts to end gerrymandering? On this question I believe that people would want to make the district were one political party would not have complete control over it. Most americans want to make sure that their representatives uphold their believes. If you draw a district a certain way, you could mute the voices of many voters. According to the Public Policy Polling report, most North Carolinians support a independent commission, and that proves my initial…

The key Western allies are the United Kingdom and France and the Middle Eastern allies are countries like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain (“Democrat”). With a belief in increased military spending, Republicans believe a more defensive stance should be taken against foreign countries…

The process of creating a congressional district map in Texas of how the people vote and where the most republicans and democrats are, as they draw the line that creates the separation, they start to see where they most likely will get the votes. A strength of gerrymandering in creating a congressional district map is that they don’t have a limit to where they can put their lines, this is an advantage because they have the freedom to create their map a little bigger when they know that they have…

Preparing to Run Running for a political party was tough but, given by conservative attitude towards certain views my Democratic upbringing steered me towards their party. Being a Moderate Republican, my political party will run for the state Senate representative. We fill as though they will address our various issues and concerns without gerrymandering. Our population is growing and employment and education are still on the…