Archive for 2013
Harry Byrd’s Death Leaves 167 Living Ex-Senators
Minnesota has the most living former Senators with eight while six states have only one (Hawaii, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming).
Read MoreBachmann Raised More Than $1K Per Day After Retirement Announcement
Bachmann raised more than $1,000 per day in large donor contributions after May 29th – aided by a misleading fundraising message on her campaign website.
Read MoreThe 10 Oldest Freshmen US Representatives in Minnesota History
If Don Shelby ran for the 3rd CD seat and won in 2014 he would be the 4th oldest first-term Minnesota U.S. Representative among the more than 130 to serve the state.
Read MoreMinnesota’s Aging US House Delegation
Minnesota’s eight U.S. Representatives are the second oldest delegation in state history and odds are strong they’ll set the record in 2014.
Read MoreMichelle Nunn: A Return to Dynastic Politics in Georgia?
More than two-dozen Georgia U.S. Senators and Representatives had family members who previously served in Congress – but none since Sam Nunn in 1972.
Read MoreHouse GOP Leader Highlights Obama Connection
Although a frequent critic of the president and Obamacare, Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam proudly underscores his old relationship with Obama on his House website.
Read More36 US Representatives with Spanish-Language Web Pages
31 Democrats and five Republicans provide some Spanish-language content on their official U.S. House websites.
Read MoreCould Mike Simpson Be Added to a Very, Very Short List?
Only four incumbent Idaho U.S. Representatives in state history have failed to win their party’s nomination and just 1 of 82 since 1918.
Read MoreJohn Kline: Six Going on Seven?
Nearly 90 percent of six-term Minnesota U.S. Representatives have been successful in their bids for a 7th term since statehood.
Read MoreWill Democrats Run a Candidate in Every 2014 US Senate Race?
Democrats have failed to field a U.S. Senate candidate in as many races since 2000 as they did from 1930 through 1999 (eight).
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