Tag: U.S. House

  • Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District

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    Thirteen candidates are running in the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. Four lead in endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention: Jennifer Boysko (D), Eileen Filler-Corn (D), Dan Helmer (D), and Suhas Subramanyam (D). Incumbent Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) is not running for re-election for health reasons, leaving the seat…

  • Incumbent Bob Good (R) and John McGuire (R) are running in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Bob Good (R) and John McGuire (R) are running in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. According to University of Virginia professor Kyle Kondik, support for former President Donald Trump (R) is an issue in the race: “Though Good is very conservative ideologically, McGuire can undercut that by…

  • Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District

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    Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Two candidates lead in media attention and polls: Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) and Carol Murphy (D). Incumbent Andrew Kim (D), who was first elected in 2018, is running for the U.S. Senate. This is the first open…

  • Three U.S. House incumbents are in contested elections in Georgia this year—a decade-low

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Georgia was March 8, 2024. Fifty-five candidates are running for Georgia’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 30 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 3.9 candidates per district, lower than the 5.9 candidates per district in 2022 and the 5.5 in 2020. This is the first election…

  • Incumbent Jesus Garcia and Raymond Lopez are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District

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    Incumbent Jesus Garcia (D) and Raymond Lopez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District on March 19, 2024. Local media outlets say Garcia and Lopez represent different wings of the Democratic Party. According to Politico’s Illinois Playbook, “Lopez is a conservative Democrat who aligns with the equally conservative Chicago Police union,…

  • Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels advance to a primary runoff in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District

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    On March 5, Shomari Figures (D) and Anthony Daniels (D) advanced to a primary runoff in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. In Alabama, if no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two vote getters advance to a primary runoff. As of March 6, Figures received 43.5% of the vote and…

  • House Judiciary Committee subpoenas ESG supporters

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    The House Judiciary Committee last week subpoenaed certain organizations that support ESG to investigate whether the groups have violated antitrust laws, according to the committee. The first subpoena went to As You Sow, which the committee said did not respond to previous voluntary requests for documents and information. The committee also subpoenaed the Glasgow Financial…

  • Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) is sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024

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    On Sept. 13, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) became the sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024.  Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2012, when he lost to incumbent President Barack Obama (D). Six years later, in 2018, he was elected to represent…

  • House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

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    The House Oversight Committee on May 10 held a hearing on ESG, during which Republicans and Democrats took opposite perspectives on the issue. Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized ESG in his opening statement. Among other things, Chairman Comer said that he intends to hold more oversight hearings to investigate ESG policy. On the other side…

  • Work requirements proposal included in debt ceiling bill

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    The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26, 2023, voted 219-210 to pass H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which aims to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and includes provisions related to work requirements for certain able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…