Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sept. 18 reintroduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act in the 118th Congress with four additional provisions that would: The background The REINS Act is a legislative proposal that would require congressional approval of major agency rules with an economic…
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. That’s the same number that was reported in our August 21 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election. Since then, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.)…
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. That’s the same number that was reported in our July 15 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election. Since then, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to announce their retirement was Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.)…
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. Since our June 19 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, there have been no new retirement announcements. The last incumbent to…
Derek Armstead, LaMonica McIver, and nine other candidates are running in the special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District on July 16, 2024. The election is being held to fill the vacancy left by Donald Payne Jr. (D), who died on April 24, 2024. The general election will be September 18, 2024. The…
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Since our May 22 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) announced his retirement from the House. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. If…
Eight candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 4th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Three candidates lead in media attention and campaign finance: Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R), Jerrod Sessler (R), and Tiffany Smiley (R). This election takes place against the backdrop of Newhouse’s vote in 2021 to impeach then-President Donald Trump for…
Andre Jacque, Roger Roth, and Tony Wied are running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on August 13, 2024. The previous incumbent, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R), resigned on April 20, 2024. In addition to the regularly scheduled primaries and general election for a full term, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) called for…
On May 31, 2024, Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and filing as an independent. In a Tweet posted to X, Manchin said “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation.” Manchin announced in…
Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) defeated Brandon Herrera (R) in the Republican primary runoff in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District on May 28, 2024. Gonzales received 50.7% of the runoff vote to Herrera’s 49.3%. Gonzales and Herrera were the top two finishers in the five-candidate primary on Mar. 5, 2024, receiving 45.4% and 24.2% of the vote,…