Every year, scores of congressional candidates visit the CQ Roll Call offices to meet with reporters and Contributing Editor Stuart Rothenberg. This feature, “The Candidate,” will ask these congressional hopefuls five questions about their campaigns. Responses and questions have been edited and condensed. The candidate: Michigan House Democratic Floor Leader Rudy Hobbs The member: Democratic Rep. Gary Peters, who is running for Senate The district: This is a heavily Democratic district that includes both suburban and urban Detroit. The August 2014 Democratic primary will most likely determine Peters' successor. In 2012, the 14th was the site of a heated member-versus-member race between Peters and Democrat Hansen Clarke. The candidate’s team: Michigan-based operatives Diana McBroom, Jamaine Dickens and Kristen Caswell. He is still assembling the rest of his team. 1. Have you talked to Hansen Clarke and do you have any insight into whether he's running? I have not touched base with Hansen Clarke and I have very little insight into whether he is running. (more…)
