Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan announced his retirement Friday, leaving Democrats with a vulnerable open seat to defend in a cycle when they need to gain 24 seats for a majority.
On one hand, the open seat looks like a gift to Republicans considering Donald Trump carried the district by nearly 16…
While most people seem fascinated by shifts in presidential job approval and national ballot tests, I’ve always thought that the “role of government” question asked in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
The responses to that question offer interesting…
The path to a Democratic Senate majority cuts through West Virginia, where Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by a 42-point margin and the congressional representation has flipped from entirely Democratic to almost entirely Republican since 2000. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is the lone survivor.…
Ready or not, here it comes.
It’s been almost two months since the Alabama Senate race and the next congressional special election is just a little more than a month away. GOP state Rep. Rick Saccone and Democratic attorney Conor Lamb are set to square off on March 13 in Pennsylvania’s 18th…
Writing about open seats is all the rage, but not all open seats are created equal. While South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy’s retirement isn’t a problem for Republicans because of the seat’s rightward lean, GOP Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s retirement makes his 11th District of New Jersey even more…
Candidate for Texas’ 2nd District
Interview Date: Jan. 31, 2018
Date of Birth: Aug. 16, 1977; Washington, D.C.
Education: European Univ - Montreux, Switzerland (2004)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Parvizian is the underdog in the Democratic primary (non-profit…
Candidate for Washington’s 8th District
Interview Date: Jan. 29, 2018
Date of Birth: Oct. 15, 1959; Seattle, Wa.
Education: Seattle Univ. (1982)
Elected Office: State Senate (former 2016-2017, 2012, 1997-2003); 2004, 2008 gubernatorial nominee; 2010 U.S. Senate nominee
Current Outlook: Rossi…
Candidate for Colorado’s 5th District
Interview Date: Jan. 30, 2018
Date of Birth: Feb. 17, 1982; Boonton, N.J.
Education: Air Force Academy (2003); Pardee RAND Graduate School (Ph.D., 2006)
Elected Office: State Senate; 2014 U.S. Senate candidate
Current Outlook: As a sitting state senator,…
Candidate for Arizona’s 2nd District
Interview Date: Oct. 18, 2017
Date of Birth: June 6, 1977; Midland, Mich.
Education: Albion College (1999); Wayne State School of Medicine (MD)
Political Office: Arizona House (former, 2009-2013); 2016 2nd District nominee
Current Outlook: Heinz is a…
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