Congressional Seat

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 24 days ago
MADISON, Wis. -- The third time will not be the charm for radio station owner and Republican Dave Magnum as he has announced he will not run for the 2nd District Congressional Seat held by Tammy Baldwin. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 36 days ago
CQPolitics.com - Lanham, Md.-- Democrat Donna Edwards, best known for defeating incumbent Rep. Albert R. Wynn in a February primary, defeated Republican Peter James in Tuesday's special election in Maryland's 4th District. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 32 days ago
AP - The millionaire endorsed by Republican leaders as their candidate for the New York Congressional Seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella has died. ...

Source: news.google.com --- 35 days ago
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Thoroughbred industry in Congressional hot Seat Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago Susan Walsh / AP Jess Jackson, owner of Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, asked Congress to help create a centralized governing authority that would regulate horse racing. Governing Body Urged for Racing Industry Washington Post Congress debates intervention into racing safety The Associated Press Albany Times Union  - Thoroughbred Times  - Philadelphia Daily News  - The Canadian Press all 315 news articles ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 35 days ago
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Source: news.aol.com --- 45 days ago
Filed under: 2008 House Here's something you don't see every day, if ever. Scandal-plagued New York congressman Vito Fossella of Staten Island is stepping aside. The Republican running to replace him is a retired Wall Street exec and longtime GOP fundraiser named Francis H. Powers. And one of two Libertarian candidates gunning for the Seat is Mr. Powers' son, Francis M. Powers! The elder Mr. Powers, the Republican, is saying little about the possibility of running against his son. The younger Mr. Powers, the Libertarian, is far more outspoken. "I'm not running against my father, I'm running against the Republican and Democratic candidates and any other candidate that comes down the pike," said the younger Mr. Powers, 47, who is known as Fran. "This is not a personal thing regarding my father," said Fran Powers, a carpenter who also plays mandolin, guitar and keyboards with the band he leads, Box of Crayons. "This is a way for me to forward and highlight the Libertarian Party platform. I'm for a strong defense and noninvasive foreign policy as well as personal freedoms. You know, the Libertarian line." Should make for an interesting Father's Day at the Powers household.   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments ...

Source: news.aol.com --- 33 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) - The millionaire endorsed by Republican leaders as their candidate for the New York Congressional Seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella has died. ...

Source: blog.washingtonpost.com --- 38 days ago
By Rosalind S. Helderman Washington Post Staff Writer Prince George's attorney Donna F. Edwards was elected today to the U.S. House of Representatives by voters in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from the state of Maryland. Live results will appear here after the polls close at 8 p.m. Edwards, who scored an overwhelming victory over eight-term incumbent Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D) in the Democratic primary...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. ...

Source: www.marketwatch.com --- 37 days ago
On the eve of a public grilling by Congress probing a recent spate of highly publicized racehorse deaths, track operators defend their overall safety records while hedging on the creation of a centralized governing body. ...

Source: www.marketwatch.com --- 37 days ago
On the eve of a public grilling by Congress probing a recent spate of highly-publicized race horse deaths in the U.S., track operators defend their overall safety records while hedging on the creation of a centralized governing body in a series of letters to the legislators overseeing the hearings. ...

Source: www.salon.com --- 53 days ago
It's been a rough spring for the GOP. Now, it appears another safe Republican Congressional Seat may be up for grabs this November. Republican incumbent Rep. John T. Doolittle has decided not to run again in California’s 4th Congressional District, which stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the Oregon border, because of a long running FBI investigation into his ties with disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Doolittle has served 10 terms, and the district is one of the most conservative in the state -- even more so than the famous California Republican stronghold of Orange County, according to one political expert. The race to replace Doolittle has already gotten wild. Neither of the two Republicans vying to replace the congressman -- State Senator Tom McClintock and former Sacramento Congressman Doug Ose -- yet live in the 4th District. In fact, McClintock represents a State Senate district in southern California. McClintock and Ose’s primary battle has grown so nasty that the Los Angeles Times wrote that it has a “hint of fratricide.” McClintock has accused Ose of being a "Washington, D.C. liberal," while Ose has fired back that McClintock is a carpetbagger. Republicans' woes are compounded by the fact that they will likely face a former Republican turned Democrat in the general election this fall. Charlie Brown (yes, that's his real name) is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who is running on ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 38 days ago
Democrat is state's first black woman to be elected to Congress Lawyer and nonprofit executive Donna Edwards won a special election today for Maryland's 4th Congressional District, becoming the state's first black woman to be elected to Congress. ...

Source: www.crooksandliars.com --- 22 days ago
Perhaps I’m dating myself, but do you remember the first season of “Real World” on MTV? Kevin Powell was the poetry-writing community organizer that was (fairly or unfairly, I’m not sure) portrayed as the “angry young black man” on that season.  Now he’s challenging moderate Democrat Edolphus Towns for his Congressional Seat.  Howie:  There is [...] ...

Source: primebuzz.kcstar.com --- 35 days ago
Here we go again. One year after conservative Republicans began firing SCUD missiles over the way Missouri picks judges, they’ve begun rearming for the same fight this year — just in time to make it a scintillating issue for the fall elections. On the morning of June 10, the U.S. Senate confirmed Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen Lim baugh to a Seat on the federal bench, a move that creates another vacancy come July 31 on the state’s highest court. read more ...

Source: www.buffalonews.com --- 43 days ago
In a call echoing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic Party chairmen of all seven counties in the 26th Congressional District on Tuesday urged voters to unite behind Jon Powers. ...

Source: www.centredaily.com --- 46 days ago
A BEAR in Bellefonte? ...

Source: www2.ljworld.com --- 46 days ago
Jim Ryun touts his experience in Congress, but Lynn Jenkins said voters are looking for new blood in the 2nd Congressional district Republican Party contest. ...

Source: www.uticaod.com --- 43 days ago
Two Democrats are interested in breaking the 16-year stronghold that Republican Congressman John M. McHugh has on the state’s 23rd U.S. Congressional District Seat.  If they receive at least 1,250 petition signatures by July 10, the Democrats will face off in a Sept. 9 primary, and the winner will advance to the general election against McHugh in November.  Meet the challengers:  * Mike Oot, 58, of Stockbridge, has been an attorney for 32 years out of the Oot and Stratton law firm, which has offices in East Syracuse and Sherrill.  * Danny M. Francis, 66, of Watertown, retired as a civilian Army recruiter in 2006 and as a Marine Corps officer in 1979.  McHugh, 59, of the hamlet of Pierrepont Manor in southern Jefferson County, hasn’t formally announced he will run for re-election but fully intends to, he said.  A member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 and previously a four-term state senator, McHugh said his history of fighting for the 23rd District separates him from the Democrats.  “As you look at the experience and the record of action, these kinds of things speak for themselves,” he said.  The candidates said they will work to address concerns such as the need for jobs in the 23rd District, which encompasses 11 counties in northern New York, including part of Oneida County. But this race during a presidential election year also will likely focus on many national issues such as the economy, gas prices, health ca ...

Source: amhersttimes.wnymedia.net --- 43 days ago
Konst Will Not Drop Out of Race For The 26 th Congressional Seat Kathy Konst, an Erie County Legislator, seeking the nomination for the 26th Congressional District, is one of the few politicians left who believe the people should elect the best candidate, not the political bosses at any level of government Kathy is a classy lady who has great inner strength to face anyone and stand up for her friends. In the 61 st State Senatorial race the exact same thing is happening to her that is happening to the endorsed Amherst Committee candidate, Dan Ward. A movement is being led by Debbie Norton, who made it clear she is a strong supporter of Erie County Legislator Michele Iannello, who happens to be married to Dan Ward’s brother Dennis . Kathy made it clear she is in it to win it. She informed Jon Powers, her opponent, and party leaders who asked her to leave the race, or as politically stated, “Step aside,” that she was staying. The same thing is being asked of Dan Ward, the endorsed Amherst Democratic Committee candidate. Konst was shocked and awed by Jon Powers and the Democratic leaders acting like little Napoleon’s. She said, “We live in a democracy, where the people choose who they want to represent them. If Jon Powers wants me out, he should debate me and we will find out how much he knows about the people of the district. Kathy will fight for anyone who is being threaten by political bosses or thier hench ladies to drop out of a ...

Source: www.pacificmagazine.net --- 54 days ago
The first-ever U.S. Congressional race in the Northern Marianas got a bit a more crowded over the weekend, as a local television talk show host announced his... ...