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    • Dec 1, 2023
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This Week In Research: November 27th - December 1st, 2023

Highlights from the Week

  1. Starting on November 24th, 2023, the government of Israel and the Hamas-led Palestinian government agreed to a temporary ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid to get into Gaza and the allow for hostage releases. As of writing, 104 hostages previously held by Hamas have been released, with 75 of them being Israeli (many of them are also dual-nationals). To read a statement from President Biden earlier in the week, click here. To read a statement from House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, click here. To read a statement from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, click here. To read a statement from Representative Eric Swalwell of California, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner of Ohio, click here.

  2. On November 25, 2023, police arrived at the scene of a shooting of three Palestinian American college students in Burlington, Vermont. The victims have been identified as Hisham Awartani, a junior at Brown University, Tasheen Ali Ahmad, a student in Connecticut’s Trinity College, and Kinnan Abdalhamid, a student at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. The suspect in custody is 48-year-old Jason Eaton who allegedly approached the three young individuals quietly with a handgun late Saturday evening, and fired shots. According to court documents, Awartani was shot in the spine, Ali Ahmad was shot in the chest, Abdalhamid was shot in the glute, and all three victims remain hospitalized. Eaton pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder and the judge ordered he be held without bail pending further investigation. Supplemental analysis is being conducted regarding a potential hate-crime following the increased threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities across the United States since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war. President Biden expresses his gratitude to the Burlington Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and other law enforcement for their swift work. To read a statement from President Joe Biden, click here. To read a statement from Governor Phil Scott of Vermont, click here. To read a statement from Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, click here. To read a statement from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, click here. Lastly, to read a statement from representative Becca Balint of Vermont, click here.


Elections

By the Elections Research team: Nick, Zachary, Caleb, Seth, Jessica, and Max and Elections Research interns Spencer, Molly, Rachel, Emma, Kaia, and Brenda


Biographies & Elections:

Want to learn about some of the elections that happened this week? Click on the state below to view the results:


Want to learn more about candidates running for Congress in Alabama and Arkansas in 2024? Click on the states below to see the full list:


Want to learn more about elected officials in your state? You can see the full list here:


Want to learn more about the leadership in each state legislature? You can see the full leadership rosters here:


Want to learn more about which committees elected officials are a part of? You can see the full list of committees for each state here:



Officials

By the Officials Research team: Sam, Johanan, Neal, Thomas, Quinn and Interns: Justin, Skylar, Jami, Abby, Claire, Heather, Kaitlin, Sophia, Tristen, Arola and Nischay.


Public Statements: 38 statements were added this week. See highlights from the week for notable statements.



Key Votes:

States: 18 new votes were added.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

  • This year to date, the SIGs team has entered 56,353 ratings and 13,868 endorsements for candidates.

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