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12 Retiring, Ex-, or Deceased Congressmen with Active Campaign Websites

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2014 |

One announced his retirement last September. Another died in October. One resigned last week. A dozen members of Congress that aren’t running for reelection still have active campaign websites – that accept financial donations.

One and Done: The Unusual Exit of Gloria Negrete McLeod

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 21, 2014 |

Negrete McLeod is one of just two U.S. Representatives out of the more than 210 California freshmen elected to the chamber since World War II not to run for a second term or seek a U.S. Senate seat.

Do Democratic Hopes of Beating Kline End with a Dayton Loss?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 14, 2014 |

A political party losing control of the governor’s mansion has picked up a U.S. House seat in just three cycles in Minnesota history.

The Vanishing Center: Exiting US Representatives

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 10, 2014 |

More than half of the U.S. Representatives retiring in 2014 are within 10 points of the ideological center of the chamber according to National Journal’s new vote ratings, compared to just one of 14 members running for higher office.

Collin Peterson: My Coffers Are Fine, Thank You Very Much

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 6, 2014 |

You wouldn’t know it from the media, but Peterson just recorded his strongest off-year 4th Quarter fundraising haul ever – coming in at nearly 75 percent higher than his average receipts over the previous decade.

Andrews Exits US House with Top 10 Longest Tenure in New Jersey History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 4, 2014 |

Five of the Top 30 longest-serving New Jersey U.S. Representatives are currently serving in the 113th Congress.

10 Members of Congress Who Are Also TV Shows

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 3, 2014 |

Michael Grimm. Mark Sanford. Duncan Hunter. Paul Ryan. The 113th Congress is full of U.S. Representatives with television program namesakes.

Radel Resigns with 2nd Shortest US House Tenure in Florida History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 28, 2014 |

The only other Floridian with a shorter stint in the U.S. House served 141 years ago after successfully contesting the state’s at-large Election of 1870.

A Brief History of Republican SOTU Responses

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2014 |

Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the fifth woman from the GOP to deliver a televised opposition response and the second youngest member overall in a congressional leadership position to do so.