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For 20 years, he served as one of only a handful of pro-democracy lawmakers in the legislature, largely made up of pro-Beijing loyalists.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ford, the first openly gay person ever elected to that state’s legislature, unseated a Republican incumbent and is headed to the House.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Wilson’s own law lectures, however, emphasized that the Constitution limits Congress with “enumerated powers”—unlike the states’ governments, which were “vested with every power necessary for” a legislature to possibly wield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A lawyer educated at Baylor University and the University of Virginia, Paxton entered the Texas legislature in 2003 and made his name challenging the Republican establishment from the right.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

She went on to work in government as a member of the Russian legislature and deputy chair of the Committee on Defense.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

“Gubernatorial races in other states, notably Georgia and Ohio, will also have important implications for data-center development, and state legislatures are likely to remain active regardless of election outcomes,” the Evercore analysts wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Maher said there has been "quite a bit of activity" in state legislatures to approve and reauthorise other methods of execution since Trump began expressing enthusiasm for the death penalty.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Pan is part of a wave of doctors and scientists running for office this November — for school boards, city councils, state legislatures, the House and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The country should have more female legislators because the country’s legislatures should represent the country.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

When they lobbied their state legislatures, women found that without the vote they were ignored.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling