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Siegel said any decision to create joint fundraising committees for other Senators up for re-election in 2004 would be taken on a “case-by-case basis.”
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Siegel said any decision to create joint fundraising committees for other Senators up for re-election in 2004 would be taken on a “case-by-case basis.”
A House official said instant background checks instituted in mid-March for visitors to the House and Senate galleries have also ceased.
But his contributions to candidates for federal, state and local office in the first three months of the year have so far made barely a dent in the near $2.7 million left over from his aborted 2002 re-election
At a news conference in Atlanta, Barr said that the time “was just not right” to re-enter politics. Since losing a Member vs. Member primary to Rep.
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) topped $1 million raised among the non-incumbents seeking Senate seats.
In his first re-election race, Gorton was defeated by Sen. Brock Adams (D). Gorton bounced back just two years later however, beating Rep. Mike Lowry (D) 51 percent to 49 percent.
Peter Fitzgerald’s (R-Ill.) stunning announcement that he will not run for re-election, Republican efforts to recruit a replacement candidate remained on hold Friday pending a decision from former Gov.
Amid speculation that Senate Budget Chairman Don Nickles (R-Okla.) may decide not to run for re-election next year, Largent said his name should be taken out of the mix for that potential race
“Despite the zeal for campaign finance reform legislation in the last Congress, many incumbents have taken advantage of loose restrictions on mass mailings to boost their chances for re-election
[IMGCAP(1)] During an interview three months ago, Fitzgerald acknowledged that he faced a tough re-election race, primarily because Illinois has been moving so appreciably in the Democrats’ direction
Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election next year.
In the near term, the party’s bigger problem may be that its leader in the state Senate, Senate Co-president John Bennett, has been hammered in the press for alleged ethics improprieties.
While it remains unclear whether he will seek re-election in 2004, Sen. Fritz Hollings (D) said last week that he has no plans to endorse a candidate for his party’s presidential nomination.
Alcee Hastings (D), Peter Deutsch (D), Alan Boyd (D) and Mark Foley (R) are all eyeing a Senate bid, with Deutsch and Foley the two most likely to run.
Members of the Senate’s Democratic leadership team and committee ranking members are being asked to kick in $100,000 this cycle from their leadership PACs and their re-election committees, up from
Gray Davis (D) under way, it’s possible that Schwarzenegger would take a look at a Senate run.
Finally, there is state Senate Minority Leader David Paterson (D), the son of one of the original Harlem Gang of Four, former New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson (D).
When asked whether Hutchinson’s trip to the state meant that he was considering a Senate run, Boozman said: “Everything I understand is that he is happy in his job.”
Patty Murray (D) next year, expected to announce today that she will not be a candidate for Senate in 2004, Rep. George Nethercutt (R) wasted no time positioning himself for a Senate run.
The re-filed report also seems to lack itemized memos detailing credit card payments, which the FEC had requested.