Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Republican, Texas) announced Monday night that he has decided not to go ahead with his reelection bid, hoping that another Republican could win the seat rather than losing it to Democrat opponent Nick Lampson.
“This had become a referendum on me,” he told Time in an article posted on […]
Minnesota 5th Congressional District Representative Martin Sabo (Democrat) announced his retirement Saturday March 18. He will have served 14 terms in the United States House of Representatives:
Today, I’m announcing that I will retire at the end of my 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. After 46 years in elective office – 28 […]
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (Republican, California) has announced that he will retire at year end. The announcement means an open race for the 22nd District of California. The district covers most of Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties, and northeastern Los Angeles County and includes the cities of Bakersfield, Taft, […]
Democrats nationally, including Andrew White at Daily Kos, are excited by attorney Kirsten Gillibrand’s challenge to incumbent Congressman John Sweeney (Republican) in New York’s 20th Congressional District.
New York’s popular and outspoken Attorney General Elliott Spitzer had this to say:
“Kirsten Gillibrand is committed to making government more accountable and responsive to the needs and […]
The “first grudge match” of 2006 is playing out in the Democratic primary for Congress in Laredo, Texas between incumbent Henry Cuellar, the first Democrat to be endorsed by the free market Club for Growth, and challenger Ciro Rodriguez, who lost the seat to Cuellar in 2004.
It pits an incumbent, Cuellar, versus ex-incumbent […]
The GOP Governor’s Conference met last week in California, at a golf resort in the congressional district of Randy “Duke” Cunningham who pled guilty earlier this month to bribery and tax evasion charges. The location is symbolic of problems, ranging from public unrest with the war on Iraq to a multitude of GOP politicians […]
Pundits across the political spectrum are predicting a rough year in 2006 for Republican Senate and House candidates. From the war in Iraq to division within the party, there are serious issues. Fortunately for most incumbents, “all politics is local”, so a strong focus on local issues and constituent service is likely to secure […]
Representative Jim Kolbe (Republican, Arizona), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2006. Congressman Kolbe has represented part of southern Arizona for 21 years. He is also the only openly gay Republican Member of Congress.
He played a leading role in passing the […]
Democrats are having trouble finding a high profile candidate to challenge Pennsylvania Congressman Tim Murphy (Republican) in 2006, in what party leaders consider a winnable race. Wednesday, the third candidate courted by the Democrats declined to enter the race, leaving only a former unsuccessful candidate for state legislature currently up to oppose Murphy.
In another […]
Following Democratic Congressman John Murtha’s call for immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, debate on the issue is heating up and sure to be one of the most important issues of the 2006 campaign. Perhaps the most important. Aside from Congressman Murtha’s call for immediate withdrawal there are several other plans on […]
