Archive for August 2019
Sean Duffy Becomes 1st Wisconsin US Rep to Resign for Non-Political Reasons
Each of the previous four members of the U.S. House from Wisconsin quit after being elected or appointed to higher political office.
Read MoreHickenlooper’s Unusual 2020 US Senate Run
Only one (non-U.S. Senator) presidential candidate has ended the bid to run for the U.S. Senate in the same cycle since 1972.
Read MoreKennedy Eyes Unseating Markey In Rare Democratic Primary Ousting
Since 1982, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators have won 263 of 266 nomination bids.
Read MoreDemocratic Presidential Field Bracing For Early Autumn Exits
Over the last dozen cycles, more presidential candidates have ended their campaigns in September and October (13) than November and December (eight) with only four doing so in August.
Read MoreA Brief History of US Representatives Winning Governorships
Utah is one of three states never to elect a sitting or former U.S. Representative to the office of governor.
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