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Few Surprises (and One Likely New Member) In Early House Primary Results

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 25, 2016 · 10:56 AM EDT

As the presidential race dominates the news coverage, some key House primaries set the stage for the general election or gave us a glimpse at some new Members of the next Congress who are close to securing safe, open seats. 

We wrote separately about House incumbents surviving primaries including…

Illinois 15: Shimkus Escapes Primary Challenge With Decisive Victory in Downstate District

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 25, 2016 · 10:55 AM EDT

With a nearly 20-year record in Congress and a mediocre rating with the Club for Growth, it’s not surprising that Illinois Republican John Shimkus drew a primary challenger in this political environment. But like the rest of his colleagues thus far in the cycle, the congressman prevailed. 

While…

Candidate Conversation: Geraldine Thompson (D)

March 25, 2016 · 10:54 AM EDT

Candidate for Florida’s 10th District

Interview Date: March 15, 2016

Date of Birth: Nov. 18, 1948; New Orleans, La. 

Education: Miami-Dade College (A.A. 1968); Miami Univ. (B.A. 1970); Florida State Univ. (Master’s 1973)

Political Office: State Senate; State House (former)

Current Outlook:

Candidate Conversation: Monica Vernon (D)

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 25, 2016 · 10:53 AM EDT

Candidate for Iowa’s 1st District

Interview Date: March 22, 2016

Date of Birth: Oct. 19, 1957; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyo. 

Education: Univ. of Iowa (B.A. 1980, MBA 1999); 

Political Office: Cedar Rapids City Council; 2014 1st District candidate

Current Outlook: Vernon is a top…

Candidate Conversation: Angie Craig (DFL)

March 25, 2016 · 10:52 AM EDT

Candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd District

Interview Date: March 22, 2016

Date of Birth: Feb. 14, 1972; West Helena, Ark. 

Education: Memphis State Univ. (B.A. 1994)

Political Office: None; First run for office

Current Outlook: Craig is the presumptive DFL nominee in the competitive seat left open…

Candidate Conversation: Mark Hunt (D)

March 25, 2016 · 10:51 AM EDT

Candidate for West Virginia’s 2nd District

Interview Date: March 3, 2016

Date of Birth: Jan. 23, 1960 (Charleston, W.V.)

Education: Univ. of Charleston (B.A. 1982); Marshall Univ. (Master’s 1984); Univ. of District of Columbia (J.D. 1993)

Political Office: State Delegate (former)

Current…

2016 House Ratings (March 25, 2016)

March 25, 2016 · 10:50 AM EDT

John Kasich’s Utterly Strange, Bizarre Campaign

by Stuart Rothenberg March 24, 2016 · 9:10 AM EDT

If you like John Kasich, it's time to celebrate! The Ohio governor finally won a primary – his home state’s. Of course, he flopped in last week's other contests, ending the evening with almost two dozen fewer delegates than Sen. Marco Rubio, who exited the GOP race.

Kasich’s campaign has bordered…

Millennials Raising Money to Run, But Can They Win?

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 18, 2016 · 3:21 PM EDT

Millennials have a reputation for being lazy, but a bipartisan crop of young congressional candidates is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, which they’ll need, considering they are taking on the political establishment.

Considering the average age of a House member is 57, both parties could…

Outsider Candidate Claims Boehner Seat in Ohio Special

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 16, 2016 · 1:00 PM EDT

Anti-establishment conservatives couldn’t get one of their own elected Speaker of the House after John A. Boehner decided to call it quits, but they are on the cusp of taking over his western Ohio congressional district. 

That’s roughly the same lede from our deep-dive of the race, “Ohio 8: The…