GOP Rep. Bill Shuster announced Tuesday that he’s not running for re-election so that he can more closely focus on working with President Donald Trump on an infrastructure bill, leaving behind an open seat.
Here are a few key things to know as the race develops:
With Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen’s decision not to seek re-election under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations, here are a few things to know about Nevada’s 4th District.
Democrat Doug Jones scored a historic victory in Alabama on Tuesday, but the next race in this never-ending special election season is just three months away. While the Pennsylvania race isn’t getting much attention now, that should change next year, considering all of the 2017 special elections eventually became national…
For the last few years, Texas has largely been a wasteland of competitive and interesting House races. But with a handful of vulnerable Republican incumbents, a bipartisan group of retiring congressmen, and one congressman running for Senate, the Lone Star State is guaranteed to send a fresh crop of Members…
Leslie Cockburn (D)
Candidate for Virginia’s 5th District
Interview Date: Nov. 9, 2017
Date of Birth: Sept. 2, 1952; San Mateo, Calif.
Education: Yale (1974); Univ. of London (Masters)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Trump carried this central Virginia district with 53 percent in 2016, but…
Ben McAdams (D)
Candidate for Utah’s 4th District
Date of Birth: Dec. 5, 1974; Salt Lake City, Utah
Education: Univ. of Utah (2000), Columbia Law School (2003)
Political Office: Salt Lake County mayor; state Senator (former)
Current Outlook: Rep. Mia Love narrowly lost her 2012 congressional bid to incumbent Jim…
Max Rose (D)
Candidate for New York’s 11th District
Interview Date: Dec. 12, 2017
Date of Birth: Nov. 28, 1986; Brooklyn, N.Y.
Education: Wesleyan (2008); London School of Economics (Master’s, 2009)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Republican Rep. Dan Donovan won this seat in a special…
Call me crazy, but I'm not sure we won't see a government shutdodwn, even though Congress managed to pass a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Dec. 22. Why? Because no one in Washington is particularly afraid of a government shutdown.
Democrats aren’t afraid of a government…
Democrats are relying on a stable of first-time challengers in their effort to regain the House majority, but their fate may ultimately depend on a handful of defeated Members and re-run candidates.
Of course it’s not impossible (or unprecedented) for a candidate who loses a congressional election to come back…
Candidate for North Carolina’s 9th District
Interview Date: Oct. 12, 2017
Date of Birth: July 18, 1983; New York, N.Y.
Education: Duke (2005); Harvard (MBA, 2011)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: McCready gives Democrats a credible challenger in a district President Donald Trump carried 54-43 percent…
