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Ademir da Guia

He was elected in 2004 for the legislative period of 2005–2008 as councilman for the city of São Paulo as a member of the Communist Party of Brazil, joining the Liberal Party later.

Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi

The party leader is Hitendra Thakur, a former Independent member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly, Baliram Sukur Jadhav of the BVA, backed by Hitendra Thakur, was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 and declared unconditional support to the UPA government.

BC Paraplegic Association

The organization's most recent director of marketing and development, Stephanie Cadieux, was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a BC Liberal MLA in the 2009 provincial election, becoming the second wheelchair user ever elected to the legislature.

Bloy

Harry Bloy (born 1946), BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia, Canada

Bob Ricker

In 1981, he was hired as an Assistant General Counsel for the National Rifle Association, representing the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and NRA’s Political Victory Fund.

Bob Rowland Smith

He became Leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council in 1978 and Deputy Leader of the Government in 1988, when the Greiner Coalition won government.

Brad Klippert

Klippert is a Pentecostal minister and a sheriff's deputy for the Benton County sheriff's department, serving as a school officer during legislative sessions and a patrol officer at other times.

Cam Broten

His grandfather, Hans Broten, served in the Legislative Assembly in the 1960s under Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd.

Chan Kin-por

After serving as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong office of Munich Re for four years, Chan became a member of the Munich Re China Advisory Board and focused on his Legislative Council role.

Charles Ingersoll

Charles Fortescue Ingersoll (1791–1832), Massachusetts-born Canadian businessman and political figure who served in War of 1812 and represented Oxford County in Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1824 until his death from cholera

Chris Harker

In the 76th Legislative Assembly, Harker serves as Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Audits and Information Management and Technology Committee, as a member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and as a member of the House Human Services Committee.

Dave Upthegrove

Formerly a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing the 33rd legislative district, he was elected to King County Council, representing District 5, in 2013 following the retirement of Julia Patterson.

David Roland

Roland also worked as Legislative Assistant to New Jersey State Senator, Byron Baer, dealing with constituent problems.

Deberah Kula

Prior to her legislative career, Kula served as Magisterial District Judge in North Union Township, Pennsylvania.

Diane Colley-Urquhart

Colley-Urquhart was the candidate of the province of Alberta's ruling Progressive Conservative party in a by-election called in the riding of Calgary-Glenmore for September 14, 2009, to become that riding's Member of the provincial Legislative Assembly.

Elizabeth Garrett

Garrett was also Legislative Director and Tax and Budget Counsel to Senator David L. Boren.

Fred Archer

Fred W. Archer, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1913–1917

Frederick Illingworth

After his resignation from the Legislative Assembly in August 1907, he must have returned to Victoria, for he died at Brighton, Victoria on 8 September 1908, and was buried in Melbourne Cemetery.

George Bryson

George Bryson Jr., a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, son of the above

Government of Zamboanga City

On recommendation of Governor John J. Pershing, the Legislative Council of the Moro Province passed on September 15, 1911, Act No. 272, converting the municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a commission form of government.

Henry Atkins

Henry B. Atkins former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Jeanette Núñez

She began her career as Chief of Staff for Florida State Senator Alex Díaz de la Portilla, where she was involved in legislative policy and constituent service.

Juan Manuel Abal Medina, Jr.

He entered public service in 2000 as Director of the National Public Administration Institute under President Fernando de la Rúa, and in 2001 was appointed Political and Legislative Director for Buenos Aires Mayor Aníbal Ibarra, later serving Ibarra as Director of Strategic Planning from 2003 to 2005.

Last Mountain

Last Mountain-Touchwood, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Lee Qualm

2010 When District 21 incumbent Republican Representatives Thomas Deadrick was term limited and retired and left a District 21 seat open, Qualm ran in the three-way June 8, 2010 Republican Primary but lost to incumbent Representative Kent Juhnke and James Schaefer, who went on to win the four-way November 2, 2010 General election against Democratic nominees David Reis (a perennial candidate who had sought legislative seats in 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008) and Norm Cihak.

Leechburg, Pennsylvania

At the state level, Leechburg is in the 38th Senatorial District, represented by State Senator Jim Ferlo (D), and in the 55th Legislative District, represented by Rep. Joe Petrarca (D).

Legislative district of Zamboanga

The lone Legislative District of Zamboanga was the representation of the Province of Zamboanga, in the Philippine National Assembly from 1935 to 1941 and the Philippine House of Representatives from 1941 until 1949, when Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur—the provinces it was divided into on June 6, 1952, were each granted its own representation.

Legislative Yuan

Opposition parties were formally illegal until 1991, but in the 1970s candidates to the Legislative Yuan would run as Tangwai ("outside the party"), and in 1985 candidates began to run under the banner of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Marble Hill, Missouri

Marble Hill is a part of Missouri's 156th Legislative District and is currently represented by Shelley (White) Keeney (R-Marble Hill).

Matthew Davies

Matthew Henry Davies (1850–1912), Australian politician, Speaker in the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Merriott

Francis Trask (1840 – 6 April 1910) was a 20th-century Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council and Mayor of Nelson.

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

As of 1960, membership on the Board was considered more desirable than membership in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and incumbent legislators would often seek a position on the Board, resigning their legislative positions if they were victorious.

National Congress of Honduras

Congress meets in a purpose-built legislative palace (Palacio Legislativo) in the centre of Tegucigalpa.

New York Civil Liberties Union

It was introduced to the State Senate by Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-35th S.D., during the 2009 legislative session.

Parliamentary Consultation Committee

It is established by Article 82 of the Belgian Constitution and its main task is to resolve certain disputes with regard to legislative procedure and the time limits within which the Senate can evoke and examine certain bills.

Peter Shurman

Shurman subsequently brought a resolution to the floor of the Ontario Legislative Assembly condemning Israeli Apartheid Week on Ontario campuses.

Poon Chi-fai

He was subsequently appointed to the Kwun Tong District Board in 1985 and elected to the Legislative Council in the first indirect election in 1985 through Kwun Tong electoral college constituency consisting of members of the Kwun Tong District Board and reelected in 1988.

Purcell, Oklahoma

The bridge, among the longest in Oklahoma, is named for James C. Nance, a newspaper publisher and legislative leader in Oklahoma and U.S. Uniform Law Commissioner.

R. Michael Ferrall

In two successive legislative sessions, Ferrall championed the "Ferrall bill" to establish a right to privacy in Wisconsin for the first time, making an invasion of the right to privacy and false light as causes of action under state law.

Ramvichar Netam

Ramvihar Netam is the member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Ramanujganj Assembly constituency ( no 07 ) then Surguja district, ( now Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh ), during 2008-2013.

Rio Grande Foundation

During the 2009 legislative session, State Representative Janice Arnold-Jones made arrangements to Webcast legislative committee meetings herself.

Tampa City Council

The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Tulsequah River

An Alaska organization, Rivers Without Borders, has been working to gain legislative protection for the Taku River on the Alaska side, an effort driven in part by the mine's waste flowing into the Tulsequah River.

Unicameralism

Because of legislative gridlock in 2009, former Congressman Rick Lazio, a prospective candidate for governor, has proposed that New York adopt unicameralism.

United National South West Party

The UNSWP favoured incorporation of South West Africa into South Africa, and won elections to the Legislative Assembly elections in 1929, 1934, 1940 and 1945.

United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process is a subcommittee within the House Rules Committee

Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad

Currently Datuk Wan is the state legislative member for Bukit Chandan, however he will be contesting the Kuala Kangsar, Perak Parliamentary seat.

Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory

Links to Waramanga polling place results for the 2004 Federal Election and 2004 ACT Legislative Assembly election are listed in the External Links section below.

William Henry Hoare Vincent

In 1887 he joined the Indian Civil Service, rising to vice-president of the legislative council of India and a member of the Council of India from 1923 to 1931.

Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association

For example, in collaboration with Wisconsin Library Association, WEMTA members unified statewide advocacy for libraries, including an annual Library Legislative Day, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Library Association.


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