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Tag: Governor Race

0 Politics Communities

What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race

Andrea Cooper in JTA · 20 Sep

Josh Stein, the Jewish Democratic candidate for governor in North Carolina, is gaining traction against his controversial Republican opponent, Mark Robinson.

0 Music Politics

Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79

Andrew Silow-Carroll in Forward · 27 Jun

Kinky Friedman, the charismatic Texan country singer and mystery novelist known for fronting The Texas Jewboys, passed away at 79 due to Parkinson's disease.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Mark Robinson’s run for N.C. governor to test GOP in battleground state

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 24 Apr 2023

Mark Robinson, the controversial lieutenant governor of North Carolina, has announced his run for governor, sparking concerns among Democratic and Jewish communities due to his history of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and transphobic remarks.

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Lee Zeldin, grandson of an Orthodox rabbi, gains traction in New York's Hasidic neighborhoods

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 28 Oct 2022

Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican candidate for Governor in New York, is gaining momentum in Hasidic communities as the elections approach.

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Eating pizza and talking Jewish politics with Tom Suozzi, who’s running for governor of New York

Forward · 20 Dec 2021

Tom Suozzi, a Democratic Congressman from New York, is running for governor of New York and sees it as a moment of fate.

0 Politics Leadership

J.B. Pritzker Makes His Move To Become Illinois Governor

Forward · 13 Apr 2017

J.B. Pritzker, a Jewish billionaire and Chicago-based business mogul, has officially entered the 2018 Illinois governor's race, joining two other billionaires and fellow Democrats, including fellow Jew Daniel Biss.