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2020 House Overview (Nov. 26, 2019): North Carolina - Wyoming

November 26, 2019 · 2:27 PM EST

North Carolina. 
The state Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional map was invalid and ordered a new map to be drawn before the 2020 elections. Republicans currently have a 10-3 advantage in the congressional delegation. The GOP-controlled legislature passed a new map that would most…

Candidate Conversation - Sam Peters (R)

November 26, 2019 · 2:26 PM EST

Nevada’s 4th District — Rating: Solid Democratic

Interview Date: Oct. 24, 2019

Date of Birth: Oct. 30, 1974; Bethesda, Maryland (Walter Reed Army Medical Center)

Education: Park Univ. (Bachelor’s, 2001); Central Michigan University (Master’s, 2005).

Elected Office: None; First run for office

Candidate Conversation - Kathleen Williams (D)

by Nathan L. Gonzales November 26, 2019 · 2:25 PM EST

Montana's At-Large District — Rating: Solid Republican

Interview Date: Oct. 22, 2019

Date of Birth: Feb. 16, 1961; San Francisco, Calif.

Education: Univ. of California-Berkeley (Bachelor’s, 1983); Colorado State Univ. (Masters, 1990)

Elected Office: State House (former, 2011-2017); 2018…

2020 House Ratings (November 26, 2019)

November 26, 2019 · 2:24 PM EST

New York 2: Open Seat Shifts to More Vulnerable Category

by Nathan L. Gonzales November 11, 2019 · 4:40 PM EST

Years of predictions finally came true as GOP Rep. Peter King of New York announced he will not seek re-election in the 2nd District. His decision leaves behind another competitive open seat in the suburbs for Republicans to defend. 

In 2016, President Donald Trump carried the southern Long Island…

2020 House Ratings (November 11, 2019)

November 11, 2019 · 4:39 PM EST

Iowa Senate: The Importance of Being Ernst

by Leah Askarinam November 8, 2019 · 2:30 PM EST

Democratic presidential hopefuls, who have been eating and dancing their way across Iowa in order to win the first-in-the-nation stamp of approval, will leave the fried Twinkies and corn dogs behind after the February caucuses. But the state will be far from void of political activity.

All four…

Virginia 2: Shifting Sands in Virginia Beach

by Leah Askarinam November 8, 2019 · 2:29 PM EST

After a year of sporadic special elections, Tuesday night presented fodder for days of analysis. There’s plenty for Democrats to be excited about, after they took control of both chambers of the Virginia state legislature. On the micro level, however, some results foreshadowed potentially tough…

Candidate Conversation - Alyse Galvin (D)

November 8, 2019 · 2:28 PM EST

Alyse Galvin (D)

Alaska At-Large District — Rating: Solid Republican

Interview Date: Oct. 22, 2019

Date of Birth: July 18, 1965 (Riverside, Calif.)

Education: Univ. of San Diego (Bachelor’s 1989)

Elected Office: None; 2018 At-Large District Democratic nominee

Current Outlook: The National…