As Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and even Ben Carson harnessed the energy of anti-establishment voters in the Republican presidential race, GOP incumbents have grown worried they will be simultaneously swept out of office. But in spite of the volatility at the top of the ticket, Senate and House incumbents…
The closer Donald Trump or Ted Cruz gets to winning the Republican presidential nomination, the more Democrats talk about control of the House being in play. But even though the duo may deliver Democrats an electoral wave of historic proportions, it’s still not clear whether one will develop or whether…
As the presidential race dominates the news coverage, some key House primaries set the stage for the general election or gave us a glimpse at some new Members of the next Congress who are close to securing safe, open seats.
We wrote separately about House incumbents surviving primaries including…
With a nearly 20-year record in Congress and a mediocre rating with the Club for Growth, it’s not surprising that Illinois Republican John Shimkus drew a primary challenger in this political environment. But like the rest of his colleagues thus far in the cycle, the congressman prevailed.
While anti-establishment…
Candidate for Florida’s 10th District
Interview Date: March 15, 2016
Date of Birth: Nov. 18, 1948; New Orleans, La.
Education: Miami-Dade College (A.A. 1968); Miami Univ. (B.A. 1970); Florida State Univ. (Master’s 1973)
Political Office: State Senate; State House (former)
Current Outlook: Thompson is a credible contender for a…
Candidate for Iowa’s 1st District
Interview Date: March 22, 2016
Date of Birth: Oct. 19, 1957; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Education: Univ. of Iowa (B.A. 1980, MBA 1999);
Political Office: Cedar Rapids City Council; 2014 1st District candidate
Current Outlook: Vernon is a top contender for…
Candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd District
Interview Date: March 22, 2016
Date of Birth: Feb. 14, 1972; West Helena, Ark.
Education: Memphis State Univ. (B.A. 1994)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Craig is the presumptive DFL nominee in the competitive seat left open by retiring GOP…
Candidate for West Virginia’s 2nd District
Interview Date: March 3, 2016
Date of Birth: Jan. 23, 1960 (Charleston, W.V.)
Education: Univ. of Charleston (B.A. 1982); Marshall Univ. (Master’s 1984); Univ. of District of Columbia (J.D. 1993)
Political Office: State Delegate (former)
Current Outlook: Hunt is a credible contender for…
Millennials have a reputation for being lazy, but a bipartisan crop of young congressional candidates is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, which they’ll need, considering they are taking on the political establishment.
Considering the average age of a House member is 57, both parties could use some fresher…
Anti-establishment conservatives couldn’t get one of their own elected Speaker of the House after John A. Boehner decided to call it quits, but they are on the cusp of taking over his western Ohio congressional district.
That’s roughly the same lede from our deep-dive of the race, “Ohio 8:…
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