Archive for March 2015
Harry Reid to Retire as Nevada’s Longest-Serving US Senator by 3 Days
Reid has already passed three Nevadans in his fifth term to move into second place and will claim the all-time mark on New Year’s Day 2017.
Read MoreWill Indiana Republicans Have Another Barnburner US Senate Primary in 2016?
The last two election cycles with a race for the upper legislative chamber have produced rare meaningful primary races for the Indiana GOP.
Read MoreTed Cruz and a Brief History of Texas Presidential Candidates
With Cruz’s 2016 candidacy, at least one major party or notable independent Texas candidate has (at least briefly) run for president in 14 of the last 16 election cycles.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Illinois US Representatives Edition
More than two-dozen Illinois U.S. Representatives throughout history had family members who previously served in Congress; will Darin LaHood be added to that list in 2015?
Read More73 Months and Counting
January’s preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers show Minnesota’s unemployment rate of 3.7 percent was once again lower than Wisconsin’s 5.0 percent. That marks the 73rd consecutive month in which Minnesota has boasted a lower jobless rate than its neighbor…
Read MoreTwo Dakotas, One Voice?
For each of the last 24 presidential elections since 1920, North and South Dakota have voted in unison – casting their ballots for the same nominee. For 21 of these cycles (including each of the last 12 since 1968) Republicans…
Read MoreAaron Schock 1st of 234 Illinois GOP US Representatives to Resign in Scandal
Only four of the 470 Illinois U.S. House members in history have resigned under a cloud of scandal – three in the last 20 years.
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Special: 129 Irish-Born Members of Congress
Nearly 130 U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Territorial Delegates were born in Ireland – with 40 percent serving New York and Pennsylvania.
Read MorePatrick Murphy and a Brief History of US Senate Bids by Florida US Reps
Sitting or ex- Florida U.S. Representatives have won U.S. Senate seats in just two of 17 attempts since 1970.
Read MoreWill Maryland’s 2016 Democratic US Senate Primary Be a Race for the Ages?
A look at Maryland’s 35 previous Democratic U.S. Senate primaries by the numbers suggests Edwards and Van Hollen candidacies are unlikely to deter other 2016 hopefuls.
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