WASHINGTON–The Credit Union Legislative Action Committee (CULAC), CUNA’s political action arm, is reporting 27 of the candidates to whom it provided support won their primaries or run-off elections this week.
Those elections took place in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Utah on Tuesday. Overall, CULAC reported spending $175,000 on those races.
Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC) and state Leagues have backed 213 credit union competitors this cycle with a 98% success rate.
Among this week’s results:
Illinois
CULAC and the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL) supported 14 candidates, including:
- Illinois State Rep. Delia Ramirez, a Democrat, won in the newly drawn open 3rd District race
- In the member-on-member race for the new 6th District, Rep. Sean Casten beat Rep. Marie Newman
- Rep. Danny Davis won a competitive race against Kina Collins to keep his seat in the 7th District
Mississippi
In Mississippi, CULAC and the Mississippi Credit Union Association backed Rep. Michael Guest in the Republican primary runoff.
Nebraska
Republican Mike Flood, supported by CULAC and Nebraska Credit Union League, won the special election for the open seat. The House will likely seat Flood in mid-July, noted CUNA.
Oklahoma, Utah
CUNA said CULAC also partnered with three other leagues this week.
Together with Cornerstone league, six “credit union-friendly” candidates won in Oklahoma.
In Utah, five candidates who had backing from Utah’s CUs won their races and will now advance to the general election in coordination with the Mountain West Credit Union Association.