U.S. Senate
McCain Poised to Become Arizona’s #2 Longest-Serving Senator
If reelected, McCain will pass Barry Goldwater in Senate service, but would need to win a seventh term in 2022 and serve until November 5, 2028 to pass Carl Hayden.
Read MoreHarry Reid to Retire as Nevada’s Longest-Serving US Senator by 3 Days
Reid has already passed three Nevadans in his fifth term to move into second place and will claim the all-time mark on New Year’s Day 2017.
Read MoreWill Indiana Republicans Have Another Barnburner US Senate Primary in 2016?
The last two election cycles with a race for the upper legislative chamber have produced rare meaningful primary races for the Indiana GOP.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Illinois US Representatives Edition
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?
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day Special: 129 Irish-Born Members of Congress
Nearly 130 U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Territorial Delegates were born in Ireland – with 40 percent serving New York and Pennsylvania.
Read MorePatrick Murphy and a Brief History of US Senate Bids by Florida US Reps
Sitting or ex- Florida U.S. Representatives have won U.S. Senate seats in just two of 17 attempts since 1970.
Read MoreWill Maryland’s 2016 Democratic US Senate Primary Be a Race for the Ages?
A look at Maryland’s 35 previous Democratic U.S. Senate primaries by the numbers suggests Edwards and Van Hollen candidacies are unlikely to deter other 2016 hopefuls.
Read MoreMaryland US Representatives Eye Mikulski’s Senate Seat
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.
Read MoreJoe Sestak and Retread Pennsylvania US Senate Candidates By the Numbers
Only two failed U.S. Senate nominees from the Keystone State have sought a return to the chamber prior to Sestak – neither were victorious.
Read MoreWill Dan Coats Retire from the US Senate (Again)?
None of the eight Indiana U.S. Senators who served longer than Coats left the chamber on their own terms.
Read More