Author: Joel Williams
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Rep. Lowey (N.Y.) becomes sixth Democratic U.S. House member to announce 2020 retirement
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) announced yesterday that she would not run for re-election in 2020. She was first elected to Congress in 1988 and represents New York's 17th District. Lowey received 88% of the vote over a Reform Party candidate in winning re-election in 2018. She ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general…
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1,662 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races; no 2020 Congressional retirements announced last week
As of October 7, 256 candidates are filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Of those, 231—124 Democrats and 107 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018, 527 candidates filed with the FEC to run for U.S. Senate, including 137 Democrats and 240 Republicans.…
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Trump has appointed third-most federal judges through October 1 of a president's third year
Donald Trump has appointed and the Senate confirmed 152 Article III federal judges through October 1, 2019, his third year in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in a presidency of all presidents dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Only Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, with 166 and 160…
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With fewer uncontested state legislative races in Louisiana this year, will more races proceed to a general election?
All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate and all 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives are up for election in 2019, the first elections since 2015. Each year, due to the state's unique election system, some races are decided in the primary election and never proceed to a general election. All…
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One 2020 Congressional retirement announced in the past week; 1,732 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races
In the past week, one Republican member of the U.S. House announced his retirement. On September 30, Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX-13) announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 22 Representatives (17 Republicans and five Democrats) are not running for re-election. In 2018, 55…
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One 2020 Congressional retirement announced last week; 1,580 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races
In the past week, one member of the U.S. House announced their 2020 retirement. Republican Paul Cook (CA-8) said he will run for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 20 Representatives (16 Republicans and four Democrats) are not running for re-election. As of…
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1,548 major party candidates filed with FEC for 2020 Congressional races; no new Congressional retirements last week
No members of the U.S. Senate or U.S. House announced 2020 retirements in the past week. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 19 Representatives (15 Republicans and four Democrats) are not running for re-election. As of September 16, 2019, 240 candidates are filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to…
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Four U.S. Reps. announced 2020 retirements in the last week; 1,507 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congressional races
In the last week, four U.S. Representatives—three Republicans and one Democrat—announced they would not seek re-election in 2020. Bill Flores (TX-17), Susan Davis (CA-53), and Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5) are retiring from political office, while Roger Marshall (KS-1) is running for U.S. Senate. To date, four Senators (three Republicans and one Democrat) and 19 Representatives (15…