Valentina Nappi: Design, Public Writing and a Serious Interest in Food
Valentina Nappi’s published interviews reveal interests in culture, design and restaurants alongside her screen career.
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Vittoria Risi: The Painter Behind the Performer
Art training, a Venetian exhibition and published interviews offer a public record of Vittoria Risi’s parallel interests.
Coralie Trinh Thi: Filmmaking, Fiction and a Life in Writing
A directing partnership with Virginie Despentes is one chapter in a career that also includes novels, autobiography and music criticism.
Abdul El-Sayed: Biography, Public Health and His 2026 Senate Run
Who is Abdul El-Sayed? A source-linked guide to his Michigan background, education, public-health career and 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
Mike Rogers: Intelligence, Law Enforcement and a Second Michigan Senate Campaign
The former Michigan congressman’s route to the 2026 ballot runs through the Army, FBI and House Intelligence Committee.
Susan Collins: The Maine Roots and Senate Record Behind Her 2026 Campaign
Caribou, congressional staff work and decades in the Senate form the background to Collins’s bid for another term.
Troy Jackson: From Maine Logging Camps to the 2026 Senate Ballot
The former state Senate president’s campaign draws on a labor background and a record in Augusta.
Ken Paxton: The Legal Career and Controversies Behind His Senate Campaign
Texas’s attorney general enters the 2026 Senate race with a long conservative record and legal disputes voters can examine.
James Talarico: The Teacher and Texas Lawmaker Running for Senate
Education, prescription costs and a publicly discussed faith shape Talarico’s 2026 campaign.
Roy Cooper: A Former Governor’s Record Enters the North Carolina Senate Race
Cooper’s 2026 bid draws on statehouse, attorney-general and gubernatorial service.
Michael Whatley: The Party Organizer Seeking a North Carolina Senate Seat
Legal training, energy-policy work and Republican leadership form the background to Whatley’s 2026 campaign.
Jon Ossoff: Investigative Reporting, Senate Oversight and Georgia’s 2026 Race
The Georgia senator’s public career links documentary journalism with investigations and legislation in Washington.
Ashley Moody: From Florida Courtrooms to a Senate Election
A former prosecutor, judge and attorney general seeks voter approval after her 2025 Senate appointment.
Sherrod Brown: The Ohio Record Behind His Senate Comeback Bid
The former senator is campaigning on work, retirement security and health-care costs in the 2026 special election.
Dan Sullivan: Military Service, Resource Policy and Alaska’s Senate Race
The incumbent’s record combines state government, federal diplomacy and three decades in the Marine Corps.
Xavier Becerra: The State and Federal Career Behind His Governor Bid
California’s former attorney general and former HHS secretary seeks a different executive role in 2026.
Steve Hilton: From British Political Adviser to California Governor Candidate
Media, policy and technology work form the background to Hilton’s campaign on taxes, housing and government reform.
Jocelyn Benson: Election Administration and the Michigan Governor Campaign
The secretary of state’s record spans law, voting systems and changes to everyday government services.
John James: Army Aviation, Business and Michigan’s Governor Race
The congressman’s 2026 campaign brings a military and logistics résumé into a state executive contest.
Greg Abbott: The Record Behind a Bid for a Fourth Texas Term
The governor’s 2026 campaign asks Texans to weigh a long executive record against an argument for change.
Gina Hinojosa: Public Schools, Labor Law and the Texas Governor Race
The Austin legislator’s challenge to Greg Abbott grows out of a career in education and workers’ rights.
Amy Acton: The Public-Health Career Behind Her Ohio Governor Bid
A physician and former health director brings a public-service résumé to the 2026 statewide contest.
Vivek Ramaswamy: Business, National Politics and His Ohio Governor Campaign
The Cincinnati-born entrepreneur is seeking a state executive role after a presidential campaign.
Ro Khanna: Silicon Valley, Manufacturing and the Record Behind His House Campaign
California’s 17th District incumbent combines a technology constituency with a national economic agenda.