Congress · 119th Congress
Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80
He was first elected to the House in 2002 and served as chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress, from 2021 to 2023.
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Congress · 119th Congress
‘Byrd rule’ poses challenge for voter ID bill in reconciliation
Another proposal from the committee would deny grants from a 2002 elections law to states that allowed the use of “noncompliant” identification required to vote.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Lack of Trump endorsement rocks GOP Senate primary in Texas
He served on the Texas Supreme Court and as state attorney general, before his election to the Senate in 2002. He's been comfortably reelected since, including by 10 points in 2020.
Congress · 119th Congress
Lee Hamilton, Indiana Democrat and vice chair of 9/11 Commission, dies at 94
"Organizations representing victims of the Sept. 11 attacks have several times named him one of their top picks for the probe," as CQ reported on Dec. 11, 2002.
Congress · 119th Congress
Top Republicans throw cold water on ‘nationalizing’ elections
↵↵Pointing to the 2002 creation of the Election Assistance Commission as an example of reasonable federal action, he cautioned against going too far as the partisan pendulum swings.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya running for Senate in Minnesota
The GOP last won a Senate race in the North Star State in 2002, when Norm Coleman won his sole term.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Maine’s Joe Baldacci is latest Democrat to join race for Golden’s seat
His brother, John Baldacci, was first elected to the House in 1994 and served for four terms in the House before winning his first of two terms as governor in 2002.
Congress · 119th Congress
Hoyer set to leave behind a hard-fought legacy in the House
Pelosi won, but she was elevated to minority leader following the 2002 elections, paving the way for Hoyer to take the whip job. Hoyer then won the majority leader post by beating John P.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
California Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2002 and served for nearly a decade in the legislature, including a brief stint in the state Senate, before his election to Congress.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse not seeking reelection
In 2002, he successfully ran for a vacant seat in the Washington House. He served in the State Legislature until 2009 when he was chosen as state agriculture director by Democratic Gov.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Rep. Elise Stefanik launches long-anticipated bid for New York governor
closer than expected in deep-blue New York, and Trump's overperformance in counties across the state last year has raised optimism among Republicans, who haven't won a statewide race in New York since 2002
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Capitol Lens | Pelosi in focus
Ferrell/CQ Roll Call) Pelosi collects her winnings from a bet with Gephardt in October 2002 after the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Pelosi’s groundbreaking legacy as a power broker
Gephardt, D-Mo., as minority leader in 2002, and became the first woman elected to lead a party caucus.
At the Capitol, history is always in the making
In 2002, she became Cleveland’s first female mayor.
If you’ve ever worked in Iowa politics, you might have done this
Nunn joined the senator’s office as a fresh college graduate in 2002. He quickly learned Grassley’s quirks, including his famed jogging habit, which sometimes leaves reporters in his dust.
Higher education is hurting. Why should you care?
Tatum saw all that and more as the leader of two liberal arts colleges for women: Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga., which she helmed from 2002 to 2015, and Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, where
How an editor found a home at Roll Call in unconventional ways
I had filed at least one story from each of the lower 48 states between 1996 and 2002.
Some ex-House members attempt comebacks after more than a decade away
In Tennessee, Republican Van Hilleary, who vacated his House seat in 2002 for an unsuccessful gubernatorial run and until recently served as chief of staff to Rep. John W.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva becomes first Latina elected to Congress from Arizona
After graduating from the University of Arizona in 1995 with a degree in political science, she won a seat on the Tucson school board in 2002 and served for nearly 20 years.
House panel backs sweeping State Department overhaul package
When Mast won the committee gavel in late 2024, he pledged to conduct the first comprehensive stand-alone State Department reauthorization since 2002.