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Going Green: Alabama’s Soon to Be Inexperienced US House Delegation

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 2, 2013 | 0

The Yellowhammer State is on a path to notch one of its least experienced U.S. House delegations over the last 100 years.

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Shea-Porter vs Guinta III: 1 in 5 New Hampshire US House Races Are Rematches

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 24, 2013 | 0

Thirty-six New Hampshire U.S. House elections have been rematches since birth of the GOP in the 1850s, including five pairs of candidates who have battled it out three times.

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Running from the Flag? Old Glory Symbolism Waning on US House Campaign Websites

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 23, 2013 | 0

Republicans incorporate the American flag on their 2014 campaign websites at a 45 percent higher rate than Democrats, but the presence of Old Glory is down 39 percent overall from the 2010 cycle.

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64 Percent of 9/11 Legislators Are Out of Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 11, 2013 | 2

Only 36 percent of the 531 U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives in office on September 11, 2001 are still in Congress.

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Unusual Exits: 13 Members of Congress Who Drowned

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 30, 2013 | 0

Two congressmen drowned while in office; one former U.S. Representative drowned on the Titanic and another on Independence Day.

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African-American US Representatives by the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 28, 2013 | 10

Maryland has elected blacks to the U.S. House at the highest rate in the nation since 1870; 25 states have yet to elect any African-Americans to the chamber.

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Unusual Exits: 6 Members of Congress Killed by Accidental Gunshots

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 22, 2013 | 0

Hunting moose…hunting ducks…cleaning a shotgun…a half-dozen members of Congress learned too late about the importance of firearms safety.

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Meet the 9 US Representatives without Campaign Websites

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 19, 2013 | 4

Election Day is only 442 days away, but these members of the House of Representatives still don’t have their reelection websites up and running…

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Can Republicans Flip Maine’s 2nd CD Seat?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 16, 2013 | 0

Nine of Maine’s last 11 open U.S. House seats have been decided by single digits over the last 50 years.

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It’s Tough Being Beautiful: Falling Down The Hill

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 1, 2013 | 1

Six alumni of The Hill’s “Most Beautiful” list lost election bids in 2012; nearly 40 percent of officeholders to make the list have been defeated, resigned in scandal, or retired from political office.

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