Citizens for Global Solutions congratulates the newly elected leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 110th Congress. Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI 13) was elected as the incoming Chair of the CBC, succeeding Mel Watt (D-NC 12). By her side will be Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA 09) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO 05), serving as 1st and 2nd Vice Chairs, respectively. Roun...

Two weeks after the November 7th Congressional midterm elections, Citizens for Global Solutions nonpartisan political action committee, Global Solutions PAC, is proud to announce its Class of 2006. Citizens for Global Solutions looks forward to working with these Senators-Elect and Representatives-Elect during the 110th Congress that starts January 2007. Global Solutions PAC supported eight o...

Global Solutions PAC has posted its election results.  As of November 16th, 159 endorsed candidates had won, 15 lost, and 2 races were pending recounts.  For the midterm elections, this equates to a 91.4% win rate for endorsed candidates and a 61.8% winning percentage for challengers we endorsed. More analysis will be coming soon, both here and in our Winter newsletter.  ...

On Tuesday, November 7, the American public spoke out loud and clear that they want their elected officials to work on global solutions to global problems. Across the nation, setting aside ideological and partisan divides, voters cast their ballots to elect globally-minded leaders to the U.S. House of Representative and the U.S. Senate. Of the 176 candidates that were endorsed by Citizens for...

This fall, Citizens for Global Solutions nonpartisan political action committee, Global Solutions PAC, launched a new initiative for the midterm elections. The Howard Taylor Field Election Organizer, named in honored of former PAC treasurer Howard Taylor who passed away in September 2006, seeks to put a PAC-funded coordinator on the ground to work with our members and candidates in the run up...

Election Day is November 7th, less than a month away. One-third of Senate seats and all House seats are being contested. Global Solutions PAC has endorsed over 170 candidates and is supporting almost 50 campaigns. Global Solutions PAC works to elect candidates who share Citizens for Global Solutions values and champion its policy goals on the Hill. The candidates described below are challenge...

The September 12th primaries are over, the results are in and almost all of the candidates endorsed by Citizens for Global Solutions Political Action Committee (Global Solutions PAC) have won. Global Solutions PAC endorsed globally-minded individuals in eight of the nine states holding primaries, from Arizona to Maryland to Rhode Island. The next step for these candidates is the November 7th ...

Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes candidate John Sarbanes statement on climate change.  Global Solutions PAC proudly endorsed John in May for the open seat in Maryland's 3rd Congressional district.  Drew J. Asson, Deputy Director of Government Relations at Citizens for Global Solutions, issued the following statement: "The United States should be doing our part to comb...

It was a long night, but the June 6 primaries are over. Many results were expected in the contests in eight states last night. However, there were some surprises. In the Montana Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Jon Tester, the state senate president, and an organic farmer to boot, beat favored state auditor John Morrison. And he beat him overwhelmingly, by 60.84 to 35.41 percent of the vot...

The Citizens for Global Solutions Political Action Committee (PAC) is proud to announce that it has recently endorsed and contributed to three campaigns for the US Senate: Richard Lugar (R-IN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Bob Casey (D-PA). We feel confident that these candidates share CGS’ vision, and will work to promote an interconnected, cooperative, and effective state-system. As Chai...