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Minnesota’s 3rd District — Rating: Lean Republican
Interview Date: April 27, 2018
Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1969; St. Paul, Minn.
Education: Brown Univ. (1991); Univ. of Minnesota business school (2000)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Rep. Erik Paulsen is one of the…
Nevada’s 3rd District — Rating: Tilt Democratic
Interview Date: March 15, 2018
Date of Birth: Nov. 7, 1966; Canton, Ohio
Education: Carnegie Mellon Univ. (1989 undergrad, 1990 Master’s)
Elected Office: None; 4th District candidate (2016)
Current Outlook: In 2016, Lee finished third in the…
Florida’s 26th District — Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: March 14, 2018
Date of Birth: Jan. 18, 1971; Ecuador
Education: Pitzer College (1992), Claremont McKenna Graduate University (1996)
Elected Office: None; 2016 nominee for state senate
Current Outlook: Mucarsel-Powell lost a…
Washington’s 5th District —Rating: Likely R
Interview Date: March 15, 2018
Date of Birth: Oct. 19. 1956; Robinson, Ill.
Education: Univ. of Illinois (1974); Univ. of Colorado (master’s 1986)
Elected Office: State Senate (former, 1996-2012)
Current Outlook: President Donald Trump carried this…
Florida 17th District — Rating: Solid Republican
Interview Date: March 27, 2018
Date of Birth: May 19, 1978; Bradenton, Florida
Education: Univ. of Florida (2000, law school 2003)
Elected Office: State Senate (2016); State House (former, 2010-16)
Current Outlook: Republicans are looking for a…
New Jersey’s 2nd District — Rating: Tilt Democratic
Interview Date: March 15, 2018
Date of Birth: Feb. 23, 1953; New York, N.Y.
Education: Rutgers (1975); Fairleigh Dickinson Dental School (1979)
Elected Office: State Senate; State Assembly (former); Cape May County Freeholder (former); Dennis…
Two early surveys show former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, holding a lead over Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in hypothetical ballot tests of this year’s Senate race.
Those polls, along with kind words about Bredesen from retiring Tennessee GOP Sen. Bob Corker, have raised the…
Arizona’s 8th District Special (a): The House majority was in play before the special election and it’s in play after the special election (and more thoughts in the aftermath of the race).
Arizona’s 8th District Special (b): Two months ago, we changed our rating from Solid Republican to Likely…
Nebraska has been dubbed a “sleeper” Senate race and rated as competitive by some handicappers. House Democrats just came close to winning a special election in a congressional district President Donald Trump won by 21 points, so how vulnerable is GOP Sen. Deb Fischer?
At a minimum, the senator…