Archive for July 2025

Former Texas Democratic U.S. Representative Colin Allred announced this week that he will run for the U.S. Senate again in 2026, two years after falling 8.5 points short of unseating incumbent Ted Cruz. Allred is looking to become just the fifth failed Texas U.S. Senate major party nominee – and first Democrat – to win…

Of the 50 current U.S. governors, 17 were not born in the state they serve. Nearly half of Democratic governors (11 of 23) were born elsewhere but less than a quarter of Republicans (six of 27). Three of these 17 governors were born in New York City (Kansas Democrat Laura Kelly and Republicans Patrick Morrisey…