Wyoming
Unusual Exits: 6 Members of Congress Killed by Accidental Gunshots
Hunting moose…hunting ducks…cleaning a shotgun…a half-dozen members of Congress learned too late about the importance of firearms safety.
Read MoreCould Liz Cheney End Wyoming’s GOP Incumbency Streak?
All 17 Wyoming Republican U.S. Senate incumbents running for reelection have won their renomination bids over the last century.
Read MoreMeet the Three House Women Who Go by “Congressman”
Republicans Marsha Blackburn, Diane Black, and Cynthia Lummis are the lone holdouts from self-identifying as a “Congresswoman.”
Read MoreThe Longest-Held Republican US Senate Seats
Kansas, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming claim seven of the Top 10 spots on the list.
Read MoreThe Longest Democratic US Senate Droughts in the Nation
Herbert Hoover was president the last time Democrats won a Senate race in Kansas; Nixon was in his second year in office when Democrats last won Wyoming and Utah.
Read MoreWestern Women: Regional Gender Disparities in Congressional Representation
Women have been elected to the U.S. House from western states at 2.5 times the rate as the rest of the country over the last century, with the region electing nearly 1/3 of all female-held seats with just 1/7 of all House seats.
Read MoreRecord Book Near Misses in the 2012 Presidential Election
The Romney-Obama contest ranked among the Top 5 most competitive races ever in three states (AK, FL, NC) and the Top 5 least competitive in six (HI, MD, OK, UT, WV, WY).
Read MoreWomen Elected to US House at Highest Rate in Western States
The west holds 9 of the Top 13 slots for states with the largest percentage of seats won by women since Jeannette Rankin was elected in 1916; Hawaii, Nevada, and Wyoming rank 1-2-3.
Read MoreRon Paul’s Hotbeds of Financial Support: New Hampshire, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska
Paul’s Top 4 states in large donor per capita individual contributions are identical in 2012 from his 2008 presidential bid.
Read MoreWhen Will Wyoming Elect a Democrat to D.C.?
The Equality State has not been represented by a Democrat on Capitol Hill for 11,925 days and counting (32+ years).
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