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unusual facts about term limits



Gifford Miller

Barred from seeking reelection due to term limits, the Democrat ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the opportunity to run against incumbent Republican Mayor, Michael Bloomberg in November 2005.

James Garrard

Because of term limits imposed by the state constitution adopted in 1799, he was the last Kentucky governor elected to two consecutive terms until the restriction was eased by a 1992 amendment, allowing Paul E. Patton's re-election in 1999.

Paul Tauer

His son, Ed Tauer, also served as the Mayor of Aurora, Colorado, until November 2011, when he left office due to term limits.

The Doe Fund

A 2010 report by the New York Times questioned whether donations to The Doe Fund by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg or his charities were an attempt to influence testimony in support of Mayor Bloomberg's 2008 bid to overturn term limits.

What Would the Founders Do?

Some of the issues detailed include the death penalty, gun control, censorship, assisted suicide, preemptive war, Indian casinos, campaign finance reform, and term limits.


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2008 Cameroonian anti-government protests

Further political turmoil had been caused by President Paul Biya's announcement that he wanted the constitution to be amended to remove term limits; without such an amendment, he would have to leave office at the end of his term in 2011.

Andre Cushing III

He is seeking to replace follow Republican Debra Plowman, who is unable to seek re-election due to term-limits.

Andy Gardiner

When Republican State Senator Daniel Webster was unable to seek re-election in the 9th District, which included parts of Orange County, Osceola County, and Seminole County, due to term limits, Gardiner defeated Darius Davis, a teacher and the Democratic nominee, with 58% of the vote to win the seat.

Carl Zimmermann

In 2006, when incumbent Republican State Representative Gus Bilirakis vacated his House seat due to term limits and ran for Congress, Zimmermann ran to succeed him in the 48th District, which included a few precincts in Pasco County and northern Pinellas County.

Censorship by Google

Approximately 6 weeks before the 2009 New York City mayoral election, YouTube also suspended the account of New York City artist and citizen journalist Suzannah B. Troy, who posted videos criticizing the controversial change in term limits law that enabled Michael Bloomberg to run for a third mayoral term in 2009.

Cynthia Stafford

In 2008, when incumbent State Representative Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was prevented from seeking an additional term due to term limits, Stafford ran to succeed her in the Democratic primary in the 109th District.

Del City, Oklahoma

Starting in January 2012 district 43's State Senate seat was moved to cover other parts of the state and Del City was merged with District 42 which is currently held by Cliff A. Aldridge who is in his final term due to term limits.

Dorothy L. Hukill

When incumbent Democratic State Representative Suzanne Kosmas was unable to seek an additional term in the House due to term limits, Hukill ran to succeed her, and narrowly defeated Democrat Jim Ward and two independent candidates to win the seat.

Governor of Texas

Despite the lack of term limits, no Texas governor in the 19th or 20th centuries ever served more than seven and a half consecutive years in office (Allan Shivers) or eight years total service (Bill Clements, in two non-consecutive four-year terms).

Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed

In 2008, following the inability of State Representative Jack Seiler to seek re-election due to term limits, Clarke-Reed ran to succeed him in the 92nd District.

Harry Kennedy

Kennedy would have been forced out of the Senate in 2009 due to term limits, but resigned in October 2008 to take his current position with Lewis Reed's office.

Hazelle P. Rogers

When incumbent State Representative Matthew Meadows, was unable to seek re-election in 2008 due to term limits, she ran to succeed him in the 94th District, which ran from Broward Estates to North Lauderdale in Broward County.

J. W. Grant

When incumbent State Representative Kevin Ambler could not seek another term in the House due to term limits and instead decided to unsuccessfully run for the Florida State Senate, Grant ran to succeed him in the 47th District, which included parts of Hillsborough County.

Jay Goyal

When Representative William J. Hartnett was unable to run for another term due to term limits, Goyal opted to enter the race to succeed him.

Jeffrey McClain

When Representative Steve Reinhard was unable to run for another term due to term limits, McClain, along with Lois Fisher, sought the Republican nomination.

John Fund

Fund cowrote a 1992 book, Cleaning House: America's Campaign for Term Limits (ISBN 0-89526-516-8) with James Coyne.

Jon Woods

Restricted by term limits that allow only 3 terms in the House of Representatives, Woods decided to run for the Arkansas State Senate from District 7, which includes most of Springdale, Johnson, Tontitown, Goshen, Elkins, Durham and parts of Fayetteville and all of eastern Washington County.

Leigh Herington

Facing term limits in 2004, Herington announced in 2002 that he would run for Ohio Attorney General.

Matt Szollosi

With incumbent Jeanine Perry unable to run for reelection due to term limits, Szollosi entered the race to replace her.

Michael Stinziano

With incumbent Representative Dan Stewart unable to seek another term due to term limits, Stinziano, whose father, Mike Stinziano had held the seat for two decades, entered the race.

Orange County Board of County Commissioners

In District 1, where Teresa Jacobs could not run again due to term limits, Scott Boyd and Sharon Gravitte finished in a near dead heat, 35.31% to 33.81% respectively, in the 2008-08-26, primary election.

Peter MacGregor

MacGregor has announced his intention to run for the Michigan Senate in 2014 to replace Mark Jansen who cannot run again due to term limits.

Philip Boyle

After serving on the staff of former U.S. Representative Rick Lazio, Boyle was first elected to the state Assembly in 1994, and did not seek reelection in 2002, honoring a term-limits pledge.

San Diego City Council elections, 2008

Incumbent council member Brian Maienschein was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.

T. J. Jemison

Approaching the end of his tenure (a result of term limits), Jemison selected Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson as his successor, but Richardson was defeated by Dr. Henry Lyons at the 1994 convention.

Term limit

There are no term limits for Vice Presidency, Representatives and Senators, although there have been calls for term limits for those offices.

Tracy Stafford

Due to term limits, Tracy retired from the Florida House of Representatives in 2000 and was replaced by the Democratic Mayor of Wilton Manors Jack Seiler.

Vicki Barnett

In 2008, she announced her intention to run for the 37th State House seat, which was left open by the retirement of longtime Democratic legislator Aldo Vagnozzi, who could not run for re-election due to term limits.

In 2008, Barnett was elected to the seat, opened when Aldo Vagnozzi retired due to term limits.