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Nineteen Democratic Senators are up for re-election compared to 14 Republicans.
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Nineteen Democratic Senators are up for re-election compared to 14 Republicans.
In addition to the Democrats’ recent competitiveness in presidential races, the party now holds both of the state’s Senate seats, with Bill Nelson (D) scoring with a margin of just under 5 points
Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) scolded the Bush administration Wednesday for trying to allay the public’s fear of a terrorist strike with instructions to buy plastic sheeting and duct tape
A Graham spokesman reiterated this week that the Senator will not seek re-election while running for president, which appears likely at this point.
The hard-charging Texan first initiated the multimillion-dollar effort, known as the Retain Our Majority Program, or ROMP, in early 1999 to help vulnerable GOP incumbents after the Senate impeachment
Richard Burr (R), backed by a virtual who’s who of Tar Heel State Republican politicos spanning the last 30 years, took the first step toward formally entering the North Carolina Senate race Tuesday.
A number of other Senate and House races have been affected by revelations about the health of one or more candidates.
The Dirksen Senate Office Building was evacuated Sunday afternoon because of an electrical failure in the basement. Workers reported smelling smoke, and officials cleared the building.
The gavel of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee can be what the chairman makes of it.
The Senate last year attempted to prohibit the federal government from granting federal contracts for homeland security to companies that reincorporate overseas, but the provision was stripped at
Lucas recently announced he would break his three-term pledge and run for re-election in 2004.
Frank O’Bannon (D) has served two terms and cannot run for re-election.
Gregg has hired Sharon Soderstrom, former deputy chief of staff and floor assistant to then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), as the new staff director for the HELP Committee.
Maybe he does, but that hasn’t prevented him from keeping his eyes on his own prize — re-election to a second term in 2004.
“[Bush’s budget] fails to fund the president’s own education reforms,” Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) said. “It fails to help states struggling with rising Medicaid costs.
Apparently Utah voters weren’t so ideological or partisan that they couldn’t re-elect a Democrat who was clearly much more left-of-center than they were.
Toomey has said he will honor a term-limits pledge and not run for re-election next year. — Lauren W.
Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who is considered a certain Senate candidate regardless of Hollings’ intentions.
Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.), about whether she’ll run for Senate in 2004.
Roy Barnes and Secretary of State Cathy Cox, have already passed on the 2004 Senate race. Former Sen.