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IOWA. Kim Reynolds (R) ascended to office May 2017. *Redistricting role. Reynolds, a former state senator and lieutenant governor, is running for a full term after taking office last year when Gov. Terry Branstad became President Trump’s ambassador to China. She ran unopposed in the GOP primary,…
NEW YORK. Andrew Cuomo (D) elected 2010 (63%), 2014 (54%). Sept. 13 primary. *Redistricting role. Actress Cynthia Nixon’s primary challenge to Cuomo has received plenty of national attention, but public polling still shows her distinctly behind with less than two weeks to go. Law professor Zephyr…
West Virginia’s 3rd District - Rating: Lean Republican
Interview Date: July 12, 2018
Date of Birth: Sept. 25,1970; Rochester, Minn.
Education: West Virginia State College (1997); Webster (MBA, 2004)
Elected Office: State senate (elected 2016); 3rd District candidate (2014)
Current Outlook:…
Ohio’s 14th District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: July 12, 2018
Date of Birth: June 13, 1961; Coshocton, Ohio
Education: Ohio State Univ. (1982); Yale (JD 1986)
Elected Office: Candidate for county judge (2004)
Current Outlook: Attorney Betsy Rader is taking on the congressman…
Iowa’s 3rd District — Rating: Tilt Republican
Interview Date: July 12, 2018
Date of Birth: April 20, 1965; Grand Rapids, Mich.
Education: Univ. of Iowa (1987); Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business (MBA 2002)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: The digital design…
Maine’s 2nd District —Rating: Lean Republican
Interview Date: July 12, 2018
Date of Birth: July 25, 1982; Lewiston, Maine
Education: Bates College (2007); Univ. of Maine-Farmington (attended)
Elected Office: State House (elected 2014; re-elected 2016)
Current Outlook: Golden won a competitive…
Iowa’s 4th District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: July 27, 2018
Date of Birth: March 4, 1980; Ames, Iowa
Education: Univ. of Nebraska (2003); Morningside College (attended)
Elected Office: None; First run for office
Current Outlook: Rep. Steve King, who makes headlines for…
California’s 21st District — Rating: Likely Republican
Interview Date: July 12, 2018
Date of Birth: July 18, 1963; Walnut Creek, Calif.
Education: Univ. of Nevada (1986); Southern Methodist Univ. (MBA 1999)
Elected Office: None; 19th District candidate (2006)
Current Outlook: Democrats…
When I saw Ohio Democrat Aftab Pureval playing softball in a campaign ad, I felt like my years of election analysis and beer-league softball were finally coming together.
Pureval, the Hamilton County clerk of courts, is challenging Republican Rep. Steve Chabot in Ohio’s 1st District. He’s running…