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:…
It’s going to be hard for most House races to get any attention this year, with a competitive presidential race and the fight for control of the Senate. But a handful of districts have the luxury of not only hosting a competitive House race, but also being swing areas…
Last cycle, comedian and HBO talk show host Bill Maher semi-randomly chose GOP Rep. John Kline of Minnesota for defeat. The congressman didn’t have much trouble winning re-election. But now Kline is retiring, and defending his competitive 2nd District is no laughing matter for Republicans.
President Barack Obama won the…
California Senate. Republican Assemblyman Rocky Chavez quit the race abruptly before a recent debate and announced his bid for re-election. His exit doesn’t impact Republican chances of taking over retiring-Sen. Barbara Boxer’s seat since they didn’t have much of a chance taking over the Democrat’s seat when Chavez was running.
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