Monica Piga Wallace, a Lecturer in Law, Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research at the University of Buffalo School of Law was elected to the 143rd district of the New York State Assembly.
| New York State Assembly, District 143 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | X Monica P. Wallace | |
| Republican | Russell W. Sugg | |
| Source: The New York Times | ||
Ken Chestek, former president of the Legal Writing Institute, did not prevail in his bid to represent the 46th District in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | X Bill Haley | 58.45% | 2,935 | |
| Democratic | Ken Chestek | 41.55% | 2,086 | |
Legal writing casebook author and former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Sheila Simon, a former legal writing professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law, lost her bid for a seat in the Illinois Senate.
| Illinois State Senate, District 58 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sheila Simon | |
| Republican | X Paul Schimpf | |
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Source: The New York Times |
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Whether they win or lose (although winning is better), we salute all of our legal writing colleagues who decide to run for political office. It's a tremendous commitment to be a candidate, and we appreciate your dedication.
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