Tag: Republican primaries

In this issue: Sen. Rob Portman weighs in on the race to replace him and Texas Railroad Commission primary makes headlines U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorses Jane Timken in Ohio's Senate primary On Feb. 16, retiring U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) endorsed former state Republican Party Chair Jane Timken in the GOP Senate primary. Portman…

February 17, 2022 In this issue: Republican Governors Association runs pro-Kemp ad in Georgia and Arrington challenges Mace in SC-01  Republican Governors Association releases pro-Kemp ad in Georgia   RGA Georgia 2022 PAC, an affiliate of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), spent $500,000 on an ad supporting Gov. Brian Kemp. The Hill's Max Greenwood wrote, "While…

February 10, 2022 In this issue: Pennsylvania GOP votes not to endorse in statewide primaries and an endorsement divide in TN-05 Trump, other Republican officials and influencers divided over Tennessee U.S. House endorsement Though the filing deadline for U.S. House candidates in Tennessee is almost two months away, prominent Republican officials and influencers have already…

February 3, 2022 In this issue: Three Texas State Senate candidates reject LIBRE endorsement and Wisconsin poised for expensive gubernatorial primary Three Texas State Senate candidates turn down LIBRE endorsement  On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and…

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition January 27, 2022 In this issue: Colorado's O'Dea takes petition route to Senate primary ballot and Dunleavy gets another GOP challenger in Alaska's top-four primary Key dates for Texas primary voters Texas holds the first primaries of the 2022 elections in just over a month. Here…

January 20, 2022 In this issue: Millions spent on Senate primary ads in PA so far and VA-07 to hold primary instead of convention McCormick enters Senate primary in PA, candidates and satellite groups spend millions on ads David McCormick, a former George W. Bush administration treasury official and hedge fund CEO, officially entered Pennsylvania's…

January 13, 2022 In this issue: Taylor drops Senate bid in Alabama, endorses Durant and several Tennessee counties opt for partisan school board elections Taylor drops Senate bid, endorses Durant in Alabama Jessica Taylor, a business owner who lost the 2020 Republican primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, ended her campaign for U.S. Senate last…