Sarbanes’ Retirement to Set Off Democratic Scramble
Only House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D) appears to be not eyeing the Senate race at this point.
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Sarbanes Leaves Wide-Open Field
Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), one of the House Members thinking of running for Senate.
Asbestos Bill Under Strain
The departures come two years after then-Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) convinced business and insurance lobbyists to unite behind the trust fund approach, despite prior divisions
ANWR Depression
Just prior to that, on the Senate floor, Stevens said he was “near depressive” over Congress not keeping its promise under the 1980 Lands Act to open ANWR to drilling.
Georgia House Passes New Map
Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), who has led the re-redistricting charge from within the state’s GOP delegation, issued a statement calling the bill’s passage “a great day for the people of Georgia.”
Long Odds, ’04 Results Fail to Discourage Ford’s Senate Bid
(D-Tenn.) hasn’t yet formally announced his candidacy for the Senate.
Burns’ Solicitation: Max Out, Take a Trip
Four Democrats are looking at the race, and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plans to target the 70-year-old Senator, who won re-election in 2000 with just 51 percent of the vote.
Two Women May Take On Rep. Wilson
Both Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron (D) and state Attorney General Patricia Madrid (D) reach the end of their second terms in 2006 and cannot run for re-election.
DSCC to Emphasize Donors
The retooling comes as Democrats seek to make up a six-seat Senate deficit and wrest control of the majority from the GOP.
NEBRASKA: AG Follows Others Out of the 2006 Senate Race
Tom Osborne (R) on the 2006 Senate sidelines.
Allard Pressured on Term-Limit Pledge
Mark Udall’s decision to announce his candidacy for Senate in 2008 has jump-started a race more than three years off and increased the pressure on Sen.
A House Race That’s Three Years Off
A three-year Senate campaign is unusual enough, but a three-year House campaign may be taken as downright unseemly.
McCollum, Gutknecht on 2006 Senate Sidelines
While three Gopher State House Members initially pondered a 2006 Senate bid in the wake of Sen. Mark Dayton’s (D) decision not to seek re-election, only Rep. Mark Kennedy (R) will run. Rep.
Turning Up the Heat on Burns
Conrad Burns’ (R) 2006 re-election bid makes a good test case.
Redistricting Whiz Remaps Georgia
Tyson, using the Maptitude software Republicans purchased for redistricting, drew the GOP version of the state House and Senate maps.
Is It Time for a Comeback in Three Big States?
Even more telling, the Republicans haven’t won a Senate contest in the state since 1972, when liberal Republican Clifford Case coasted to re-election.
Northup Shakes Up Staff
Before joining Northup’s staff, Barker worked on President Bush’s re-election campaign and as an assistant to election-day legal teams.
Colorado’s Udall Announces Intent for 2008 Senate Run
Mark Udall (D-Colo.) announced late this afternoon that he would forgo the 2006 governor’s race in the Centennial State and seek re-election instead — and then run for Senate in 2008.
Casey, Hafer Headed for Senate Showdown
Abortion-rights advocates have expressed their displeasure at the appearance that Senate Democrats are lining up behind Casey, who was on Capitol Hill in February meeting with Senate Minority Leader Harry
Could Evan Bayh Be the GOP’s Worst Nightmare in 2008?
The new recruits join Anita Dunn, who handled Bayh’s advertising in his easy 2004 re-election campaign.