Archive for 2017
Kristi Noem’s Multifaceted Historic Gubernatorial Bid
No sitting member of the U.S. House from South Dakota has ever appeared on a gubernatorial primary or general election ballot; just two ex-U.S. Representatives ever ran for the office.
Read MoreMinnesota Sends Oldest US House Delegation in State History to 115th Congress
For the first time in Minnesota history, every member elected to the state delegation was 50+ years old.
Read MoreDean Heller: Ripe for the Picking?
Heller is the only Republican among the 15 U.S. Senators who serve states in which their party holds a minority of U.S. House seats; a dozen (including Heller) are up for reelection in 2018.
Read More2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection
Up to 11 women could run for reelection to the chamber in two years; the chamber’s all-time record is just six.
Read MoreHassan and Shaheen and a Brief History of Ex-Gubernatorial US Senate Delegations
The New Hampshire duo becomes the seventh set of ex-governors from the same state to simultaneously serve in the U.S. Senate in the 21st Century.
Read More115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
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