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Texas’ 6th District Special -- Rating: Lean Republican
Interview Date: March 12, 2021 (Google Meet)
Date of Birth: April 26, 1978; Seoul, South Korea
Education: Univ. of North Texas (1998); Univ. of Texas, Austin (J.D., 2001)
Elected Office: None; First run for office.
Current Outlook: Kim is…
While most of the recent redistricting coverage has focused on delayed census data, partisan control of the mapmaking and the inevitable legal fights, that only captures part of the chaos and complexities ahead this cycle.
Even after the lines are drawn, candidates and campaigns still matter.…
A special election to replace the only member of Congress who died after contracting covid-19 could be the first substantive look at the Biden-era political landscape.
Arlington Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who had won a second term last November, died on February 7 just two weeks after being…
Ten years is long enough to forget how crazy redistricting cycles can be.
There’s the normal uncertainty of new congressional lines and renumbered districts. Add in a narrowly divided House of Representatives, frayed nerves from the 2020 election and subsequent invasion of the Capitol, and data…
By signing the American Rescue Plan into law on March 11, President Joe Biden cleared a high bar: he passed major legislation early in his first term that might actually remain popular.
From the $1.9 trillion price tag to the urgency surrounding its passage, Biden’s economic stimulus is different…
Texas’ 6th District Special -- Rating: Lean Republican
Interview Date: March 11, 2021 (Google Meet)
Date of Birth: July 2, 1964; Fresno, Calif.
Education: Rice Univ. (1986)
Elected Office: None; 2018 6th District nominee
Current Outlook: On paper, at least, the special election to succeed the…
Republican Sen. Roy Blunt announced he will not seek re-election in Missouri, setting off a scramble to replace him on the Republican side and leaving Democrats with only a marginally better takeover opportunity at this early stage of the cycle.
Blunt is the fifth Republican senator to announce he…
While redistricting can be a curse for some politicians by forcing them into uncomfortable and even unwinnable situations, new congressional lines can be launching pads for other candidates, with repercussions beyond the House.
At least six U.S. senators can credit their initial arrival on…
With less than two months to go, nearly half of voters have not chosen a candidate in the upcoming special election in Texas’ 6th District, according to new polling obtained by Inside Elections.
The March 9-12 survey by Victoria Research for Jana Lynne Sanchez, a Democrat running for the seat,…