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Sharron's Angle: Independents Find Little Success in Nevada US House Races

By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2011
Only seven candidates from Nevada have run for the U.S. House as an independent since statehood; none have eclipsed 15 percent

Idaho Soon to Be Only State Never to Hold a U.S. House Special Election after NV-02

By Eric Ostermeier on April 29, 2011
All other 48 states have held special elections for U.S. House seats since the turn of the 20th Century

House Republican Committee Chairs Enjoy Huge Spike in Fundraising

By Eric Ostermeier on April 21, 2011
Collective contributions to 21 GOP House Committee chairs up 93 percent in Q1 2011 from same period in 2009

Michele Bachmann on Pace to Raise $52 Million for the 2012 Cycle

By Eric Ostermeier on April 19, 2011
Bachmann's first quarter receipts have historically averaged just 3.3 percent of her eventual election cycle haul

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Extra! Hollywood Casting Call for "Budget Battles" (House Republicans Edition)

By Eric Ostermeier on April 13, 2011
Who would Hollywood cast to play the key House Republicans as D.C. sorts out its accounting mess?

Fortune Cookie Politics: Bachmann Delivers Budget Message to Obama from the Chinese

By Eric Ostermeier on April 7, 2011
"You shouldn't overspend at the moment. Frugality is important.'

History Says Wisconsin's Freshmen GOP U.S. House Members Will be Safe in 2012

By Eric Ostermeier on April 4, 2011
It has been 100 years since the last Wisconsin House freshman lost in a redistricting cycle

King vs. Latham Matchup Would Be 1 in 100 Event in Iowa GOP Politics

By Eric Ostermeier on April 1, 2011
Only 1 pair of 101 Republican U.S. Representatives serving in a redistricting cycle has squared off in a renomination battle in Iowa history

Out of Power But Leading the Charge: Nancy Pelosi Issues the Most Press Releases of 2011

By Eric Ostermeier on March 30, 2011
Former Speaker Pelosi issues the most press releases of any U.S. Representative during the first three months of 2011

Minnesota's GOP U.S. House Delegation Acknowledges Military and Veterans at 17:1 Ratio over DFLers

By Eric Ostermeier on March 28, 2011
Minnesota's Republican U.S. Representatives have acknowledged holidays and days of observance recognizing the military at a 17 to 1 ratio in press releases and social media compared to DFLers over the last 12 months

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Connie Mack Faces Long Historical Odds in Launching Florida U.S. Senate Bid

By Eric Ostermeier on March 25, 2011
Only 2 of 14 Florida U.S. Representatives have notched winning U.S. Senate campaigns since 1970 (14 percent), and just 4 of 17 over the last 100 years

Dean Heller Takes Narrow Historical Pathway to Nevada U.S. Senate Seat

By Eric Ostermeier on March 16, 2011
Only four of Nevada's 24 Senators had a prior tenure in U.S. House; 75 percent of Senate bids by Nevada U.S. Representatives have failed since WWII

Which States Have the Longest-Serving U.S. House Delegations?

By Eric Ostermeier on March 1, 2011
Alaska, Massachusetts, and Michigan boast the longest average length of service; Democrats average 5+ years more experience than Republicans

Republican Women 2010 U.S. House Voting Record Most Conservative in History

By Eric Ostermeier on February 28, 2011
Analysis of National Journal vote rankings finds record highs among female GOP Representatives for conservatism in 2010

Rehberg Would Make GOP History by Defeating Tester in MT US Senate Race

By Eric Ostermeier on February 7, 2011
Sitting at-large representatives have unseated U.S Senators just 17 percent of the time over the last 100 years - a feat never accomplished by a Republican

African Americans Notch Record Number of U.S. House Seats in 2010 Election

By Eric Ostermeier on January 18, 2011
However, decade-by-decade rate of growth of number of blacks in the U.S. House has stalled to its lowest level since the 1920s

African Americans Still Dreaming of Equal Representation in Congress

By Eric Ostermeier on January 17, 2011
Black Americans have been elected to the U.S. House in less than half the states throughout history and to the U.S. Senate in just three

Ohio's Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years

By Eric Ostermeier on January 14, 2011
Five decades of sluggish growth see the Buckeye State shed one third of its U.S. House delegation since 1960

Republican Female U.S. Representatives Lead Commentary on Giffords Shooting

By Eric Ostermeier on January 10, 2011
Nearly 40 percent of female GOP U.S. House members issued early press releases on House websites after the shooting in Arizona, compared to 25 percent of female Democrats, male Republicans, and male Democrats

Wisconsin's Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years

By Eric Ostermeier on January 7, 2011
Badger State population has dropped from 13th to 20th in the nation over the past century

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Seasoned Senators in Wisconsin

May 2, 2013

Of the 15 men and women that have served in the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin since popular vote elections were introduced a century ago, Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin rank among the oldest upon first entering the chamber. Johnson began his tenure at the age of 55 years, 8 months, and 26 days in January 2011, which is the oldest of any elected Wisconsin Senator during this popular vote era. The next oldest, Alexander Wiley, was more than one year younger when he took his seat in 1939 (54 years, 7 months, 8 days). Tammy Baldwin comes in at #6 being 50 years, 10 months, and 23 days when she took office in January of this year. The youngest elected Senator from the Badger State was Robert La Follette, Jr. at 30 years, 7 months, and 24 days (1925) when he took the seat of his legendary deceased father.


Party Like It's 1986?

March 27, 2013

Tim Johnson's retirement opens up an opportunity for Republicans to gain control of both U.S. Senate seats in South Dakota for the first time since the convening of the 100th Congress in January 1987 (Tom Daschle ousted incumbent GOPer James Abdnor in the 1986 election). South Dakota is currently tied with Nevada and Washington for the 22nd longest streak in the nation since Republicans held both Senate seats at 26+ years. Neighboring North Dakota has the 13th longest streak (August 1960) with three states last seeing a GOP hold on both seats in the 1800s: Louisiana (November 1872), Florida (March 1875), and Arkansas (March 1885).


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