Sen. Jay Rockefeller isn’t seeking re-election next year, though the wealthy West Virginia Democrat is still using some of his personal fortune to help his party’s prospects in the midterm election. Rockefeller donated the maximum $32,400 to the Democratic Senatorial...
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., arrives in the Senate Reception Room before the 'Vote-A-Rama' on amendments to the budget resolution on March 22, 2013.
Rockefeller, Kerkorian Help DSCC Raise $3.54 Million
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jon Bon Jovi attend the Overdose Prevention Act Bill signing at Barnert Medical Arts Complex on May 2, 2013 in Paterson, New Jersey.
Chris Christie’s Bon Jovi Gig — Latest in Long Parade of Democrats
Gov. Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican who took political shots for embracing President Barack Obama days after Hurricane Sandy, brought in a little star power today as rocker Jon Bon Jovi co-headlined a bill-signing ceremony. The event, at which...
Read more »Ex-N.Y. Rep. Hayworth Readies Rematch With Maloney
Former New York Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth is preparing for a rematch with Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the Democrat who unseated her in the 2012 election. Hayworth filed a statement of candidacy and a statement of organization with the Federal...
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Republican Immigration ‘Hall Pass’ — 2016 and 2014 Explain it All
Early this morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators who have been working behind closed doors for months on the sort of comprehensive immigration overhaul that President Barack Obama has been seeking filed their bill in the Senate. Later this...
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Jim Graves, CEO of the Graves Hospitality hotel company, is applauded as he enters the room with his wife Julie, right, on April 10, 2012 in St. Cloud, Minn.
Losers of Close 2012 Races Seek 2014 Rematches
‘Tis the season for would-be members of Congress to announce rematches of close losses last November. Minnesota businessman Jim Graves, a Democrat who came within 1.2 percentage points of unseating Republican Michele Bachmann in 2012, said today he’d try again in...
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Mia Love, mayor of Saratoga Springs, speaks at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa.
Utah Republican Mia Love Files Papers for Matheson Rematch
Mia Love, a Republican Utah mayor who almost unseated Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson last November, has filed paperwork that paves the way for her to seek a rematch in 2014. Love filed a statement of candidacy and a statement of organization with the Federal...
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Wisconsin Congressional candidate Rob Zerban speaking at campaign event in Janesvilles, Wis., on Oct. 3, 2012.
Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin Opponent Explores 2014 Rematch
The Wisconsin Democrat who tried to unseat Rep. Paul Ryan in 2012 is eyeing a rematch with the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Rob Zerban, a former county supervisor, filed paperwork establishing an “exploratory” bid in Wisconsin’s 1st District, which includes Kenosha,...
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, and Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, right, look over their birds with guide Justin Hillman during a hunt at Doc's Hunt Club in Adel, Iowa, in this file photo.
Republican Tensions Displayed in Iowa Race to Replace Harkin
U.S. Rep. Steve King has said Americans should pick immigrants as they would a hunting dog and equated maintenance workers installing energy-efficient light bulbs to an oppressive police force. Some Republicans worry he’ll also be the U.S. Senate nominee in...
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Representative Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota and former GOP presidential candidate, left, is prepped for an interview in Washington.
Democratic Super-PAC Targets 10 House Republicans
A leading Democratic super-political action committee is identifying 10 House Republicans whom it will target for defeat in the 2014 midterm elections. House Majority PAC said in a statement today that it would seek to unseat Michele Bachmann and John...
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Maryland politicians and community leaders held a rally in front of the Maryland State House to "fight secret spending in our democracy" by supporting the "DISCLOSE Act." The act would increase disclosure and transparency of campaign donations.
Inflation Plays in the Price of Politics
Coming out of the most expensive campaign in history, more boom-town news: Donors can now give more money to federal candidates and committees active in the 2014 elections. Individuals may give $2,600 to a federal candidate for a primary election...
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