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Secretary of Agriculture James Comer narrowly missed getting elected governor in 2015 but landed on his feet after winning the recent GOP primary in Kentucky’s 1st District, which is open because of GOP Rep. Ed Whitfield’s retirement.
A year ago, Comer finished second in the GOP primary for governor…
Nominee for Indiana’s 9th District
Interview Date: May 12, 2016
Date of Birth: Aug. 30, 1968; Shipshewana, Indiana
Education: Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ. Fort Wayne (1991); Indiana Univ. (Master’s, 1996); Vanderbilt Univ. (M.Div. 2002); Hanover College (attended)
Political Office: Monroe County Council; 2012 9th District nominee
Current Outlook: Yoder is…
Candidate for Florida’s 6th District
Interview Date: May 3, 2016
Date of Birth: Feb. 9, 1950; Orlando Florida
Education: Graceland Univ. (1970); Univ. of Florida Dental School (1974)
Political Office: State Representative; Mayor of Ormond Beach (former)
Current Outlook: Costello is a top contender in the crowded race in…
Candidate for Georgia’s 3rd District
Interview Date: May 3, 2016
Date of Birth: Nov. 15, 1966; Langdale, Ala.
Education: Univ. of Georgia (1988); Medical College of Georgia (1992)
Political Office: Mayor of West Point (former)
Current Outlook: Ferguson is a credible contender for the 3rd District, left open by…
Candidate for New York’s 22nd District
Interview Date: May 11, 2016
Date of Birth: March 1, 1955; Little Falls, N.Y.
Education: Shippensburg Univ. (1977); Herkimer County Community College (A.A.)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Babinec is a wild card in a competitive race to replace…
Stu and I have been working together for nearly 15 years and any acute political instincts I’ve developed I owe to him. In many ways, we’ve morphed into the same mind, including our valuations of players in fantasy baseball. But after reading Stu’s column, “Ryan Rides to the Rescue…
Some Democrats are downright giddy about facing Donald Trump and his sizable unfavorable ratings in November. But the party may need to lose the presidential election in order to have a chance of controlling the House at some point over the next decade.
If Hillary Clinton is elected…
With congressional job approval hovering in the low teens, giving incumbents the opportunity to choose three words to describe themselves, and to refer to their current office, might seem like asking them to choose the words for their tombstone. But it’s a biennial tradition for the California delegation.
In…
Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president in 2016.
Looking back for the answer to “How did we get here?” and forward to handicapping the general election, one word stands out: assumptions.
There was an assumption that once voters were reminded of any number of ways…
A handful of recent primaries in relatively safe districts adds a half-dozen likely new Members to the 115th Congress next year.
Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi was the first new Member after winning the March primary in Illinois’ 8th District, which leans Democratic. Now he’s not alone in a class of…