Fry is already ticketed for the Nov. 3 ballot in a reelection bid for the 7th Congressional District. Norman, finishing his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, was unsuccessful running for governor in the June primary.
On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig are neck and neck. According to the most-recent poll from SurveyUSA, both Craig and Flanagan have 40% support.
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The House passed a ban on congressional stock trading with bipartisan support on July 22, but Nancy Pelosi, whose household has racked up tens of millions in trades, voted no. The Stop Insider Trading Act cleared the chamber 232-198, with 13 Democrats breaking ranks to join every Republican in favor. The bill bars sitting members […] The post House passes congressional stock trading ban 232-198 as Pelosi votes to protect her own portfolio appeared first on American Almanac .
The House passed a ban on congressional stock trading with bipartisan support on July 22, but Nancy Pelosi, whose household has racked up tens of millions in trades, voted no. The Stop Insider Trading Act cleared the chamber 232-198, with 13 Democrats breaking ranks to join every Republican in favor. The bill bars sitting members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing individual stocks in publicly traded companies while in office. Pelosi, the former Speaker whose name has become synonymous with congressional trading, was not among the Democrats who crossed the aisle. Her no vote landed weeks after she disclosed up to $6 million in Intel and Uber call options purchased on May 29, bets that don't expire until…Open