Author: Joel Williams
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Two Congressmen announce 2020 retirements
Reps. Denny Heck (D-Wash.) and Tom Graves (R-Ga.) announced this week that they will not run for re-election n 2020. In a statement issued on Dec. 4, Heck did not give a reason for his retirement but said he planned on writing at least two books. He was first elected to the U.S. House…
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More Republican House candidates filed for 2020 than Democrats last week for first time this cycle
As of December 2, 2019, 1,869 candidates are filed with the FEC to run for U.S. House in 2020. Of those, 1,752—873 Democrats and 879 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018, 3,244 candidates filed with the FEC, including 1,566 Democrats and 1,155 Republicans. 299 candidates are filed with the…
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Trump has appointed fourth-most federal judges through December 1 of a president’s third year
Donald Trump has appointed and the Senate confirmed 164 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2019, his third year in office. This is the fourth-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in a presidency of all presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Only Jimmy Carter (186), George W. Bush (168), and Bill Clinton…
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Number of Democrats and Republicans filed for 2020 U.S. House races remains even for the third straight week; no new 2020 retirements
As of November 25, 2019, 1,839 candidates are filed with the FEC to run for U.S. House in 2020. Of those, 1,728—864 Democrats and 864 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018, 3,244 candidates filed with the FEC, including 1,566 Democrats and 1,155 Republicans. 295 candidates are filed with the…
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Pennsylvania state senator switches party affiliation
On November 19, Pennsylvania state Sen. John Yudichak announced he had changed his registration from Democratic to Independent. He also said that he would begin caucusing with the chamber’s Republicans majority. Yudichak was first elected to represent District 14 in 2010. He won re-election unopposed at both the primary and general levels in 2014 and…
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No 2020 Congressional retirements announced last week; 1,932 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races
Four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 28 Representatives (20 Republicans and eight Democrats) are not running for re-election in 2020. In 2018, 55 total members of Congress—18 Democrats and 37 Republicans—did not seek re-election. In the past week, no members of Congress announced 2020 retirements. As of November 18, 2019, 290 candidates…
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One state changes triplex status as a result of 2019 elections
Three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—held elections for governor, secretary of state, and attorney general in 2019. These three offices make up a state government triplex, which exists when one party controls all three offices. Heading into 2019, all three states were under divided triplexes, meaning both parties controlled at least one position in each…
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Bevin concedes Kentucky gubernatorial election to Beshear
Following a recanvass of election results, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) conceded the Kentucky gubernatorial election to state Attorney General Andy Beshear (D). Beshear’s victory will break Republican trifecta in the state and keep the state under divided triplex control. Beshear is the son of former Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who served until 2015. …
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Peter King announces 2020 retirement
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) announced that he would not seek re-election to Congress in 2020. King was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992 representing New York’s 3rd Congressional District. He has represented New York’s 2nd Congressional District since 2012. King is the 20th Republican member of the U.S. House to announce he…
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Two 2020 Congressional retirements announced last week; 1,884 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races
In the past week, two members of the 116th Congress announced that they would not seek re-election in 2020. Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.) announced his retirement on November 6 and Peter King (R-N.Y.) announced his retirement on November 11. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 28 Representatives (20 Republicans and eight…