House News & Analysis
Candidate for California’s 49th District
Interview Date: Sept. 13, 2017
Date of Birth: Oct. 10, 1978; Long Beach, Calif.
Education: Stanford (2001), Duke Law (2005)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Levin is a top contender in the southern California district which includes part of Orange and…
Candidate for Indiana’s 9th District
Interview Date: Sept. 8, 2017
Date of Birth: March 29, 1972; Bedford, Ind.
Education: Indiana Univ.-Bloomington (1993, dental school 1997, Masters in Computer Science 2012); Univ of Iowa (Masters in Orthodontics, 1999)
Political Office: None; First run for office.
Current Outlook: Curtis is one of…
Candidate for Indiana’s 9th District
Interview Date: Sept. 12, 2017
Date of Birth: Dec. 9, 1974; St. Louis, Missouri
Education: Carleton College (1996); Georgetown law school (2000)
Political Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Watson is one of three credible Democratic candidates vying for the right to take…
Mysterious and misleading political action committees are nothing new, but two recent examples demonstrate just how brazen some PACs are becoming in their money-grabbing email pitches.
“BREAKING: Sheriff Clarke Resigned,” announced the subject line of a Sept. 2 email from the Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate (Official Draft Campaign).…
Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent capped a tumultuous week for Republicans on the Hill by announcing he would not seek re-election in 2018, leaving his 15th District open and vulnerable to a Democratic takeover.
Dent’s decision is the biggest news to come out of Allentown since earlier this summer when…
A large crop of House members are likely to retire in the coming months, not necessarily because President Donald Trump is polarizing, the parties are divided, or Capitol Hill is “dysfunctional” — but because 40 years of history tell us it’s going to happen.
Since 1976, 22 House members, on…
There are still 110 days until Christmas, but GOP Rep. Dave Reichert just gave Democrats an early gift. The seven-term congressman announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election, opening up his competitive 8th District in Washington and giving Democrats a prime takeover target.
Democrats have had their eye…
The President’s party often suffers heavy House losses in midterm elections. But what happens when voters perceive the President to be outside the traditional two-party system?
President Donald Trump is technically a Republican because he ascended through the GOP nominating process. Still, many voters see him as his own brand…
Alabama. Feb. 9 filing deadline. June 5 primary.
2nd District (Martha Roby, R, re-elected in 2016 with 49%). 2016 Presidential Winner: Trump 65%. The congresswoman was re-elected with less than 50 percent in 2016 when a conservative write-in candidate, Becky Gerritson, received nearly 11 percent after Roby pulled her…
Kansas. June 1 filing deadline. August 7 primary.
2nd District (Open; Lynn Jenkins, R, not seeking re-election). Presidential Winner: Trump 56%. The combination of an open seat and a strong Democratic candidate, former state House Minority Leader Paul Davis, makes this an interesting race, even though Trump won handily. Despite…