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Will New Hampshire Get Shea-Porter vs Guinta IV in 2016?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 22, 2015 | 0

Never before have two Granite State U.S. House candidates squared off in four general elections – let alone four in a row.

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It’s All Relative: Illinois US Representatives Edition

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 23, 2015 | 0

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?

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Aaron Schock 1st of 234 Illinois GOP US Representatives to Resign in Scandal

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 18, 2015 | 0

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.

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St. Patrick’s Day Special: 129 Irish-Born Members of Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 16, 2015 | 1

Nearly 130 U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Territorial Delegates were born in Ireland – with 40 percent serving New York and Pennsylvania.

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Patrick Murphy and a Brief History of US Senate Bids by Florida US Reps

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 13, 2015 | 1

Sitting or ex- Florida U.S. Representatives have won U.S. Senate seats in just two of 17 attempts since 1970.

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3 Retiring US Representatives Still Soliciting Campaign Contributions

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 9, 2015 | 0

Chris Gibson announced his retirement more than two months ago, has hundreds of thousands of dollars in his campaign coffers, but his campaign website still asks for donations.

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Maryland US Representatives Eye Mikulski’s Senate Seat

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 5, 2015 | 0

Maryland U.S. Senators have paid their dues in the lower chamber at the fifth highest rate in the nation; a former U.S. Representative has held Mikulski’s seat for 107 of the last 130 years.

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Was the GOP Money Targeting Collin Peterson in ’14 Well Spent?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 28, 2015 | 0

The GOP spent millions against Peterson last cycle to slice his victory margin to one-third of its 2012 mark for his closest shave since 1994, but the Blue Dog Democrat suggests all that money spent against him backfired.

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A Brief History of Illinois US Reps Running for Senate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 23, 2015 | 1

Just eight sitting or ex-U.S. House members from Illinois have run for the U.S. Senate over the last 24 elections since 1944; the last time two or more faced off in a Senate primary was 1938.

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The Election of African-Americans to the US House Since 1963

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 19, 2015 | 0

Six states have elected black candidates in more than 10 percent of its U.S. House elections conducted since MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech; 24 states haven’t elected any.

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