Walberg Faces Fundraising Challenge
The underwhelming fundraising number has once again raised Republicans’ concerns about whether Walberg can hold onto the district in a race against state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer (D)
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The underwhelming fundraising number has once again raised Republicans’ concerns about whether Walberg can hold onto the district in a race against state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer (D)
In that role she not only became well-versed on state policy initiatives, but after working on every Byrd re-election campaign since1982 and serving as his campaign manager in 2006 she’s also well aware
Senate Republicans scrambled Tuesday to avoid the ire of AARP and veterans, offering to support payments to 20 million low- income seniors and 250,000 disabled vets left out of the House stimulus package
Daniel Akaka in their party’s Senate primary.
More recently, Byrne served in the state Senate and then ran an unsuccessful campaign for lieutenant governor in 2005.
But his PAC was a bit busier, showing donations of $5,000 apiece to a few Republican Senate candidates, though no Senate incumbents.
Here’s the verdict on the combo of Democratic strategist James Carville and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.): hotter than Carmen Electra, but not as hot as Justin Timberlake — or a vomiting
“It does appear that reports of the demise of the [Senate] Finance Committee version of the stimulus are greatly exaggerated,” said one senior Senate Democratic aide.
Like Republicans, Democrats are keeping the pressure on, especially on incumbent Republican Senators who face tough re-elections at home.
[IMGCAP(1)]With little besides the stimulus debate stirring interest on the Hill, new lobbying registrations received by the Secretary of the Senate topped out at a meager 122 in January, Senate
Just one year after being re-established, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch has a new ranking member. Rep.
His likely Democratic challenger, state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer, raised $200,000 more in the same period and banked $501,000.
Trent Lott (R-Miss.), still in control of two well-funded political bank accounts, plans on using the money to support Republican Senate candidates and Sen.
Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who faces a tough re-election race this year.
The incumbent retention charge could be considered dubious, as Republican incumbents have chosen to re-up in the tough, Democratic-leaning states of Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Oregon, while
Tinsley is running in a crowded GOP primary for the Republican-leaning southern New Mexico 2nd district, which opened when Pearce decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Domenici.
Davis, who just three months ago was widely expected to be a top Republican contender for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen.
The winner will face Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime powerhouse in Bluegrass State politics who has raised more money than any Republican Senator up for re-election in 2008.
Ron Lewis (Ky.) withdrew his papers to run for re-election and Rep. Kenny Hulshof (Mo.) announced that he would run for governor. Rep.
Similarly, the thousands of e-mails that Members and staffers send every day can re-create the entire legislative process, from negotiations on bill language to discussions of floor votes.