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Nine candidates seek Democratic nomination in TX-30

Nine candidates are running in the Democratic Party primary election for Texas’ 30th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) , who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992, did not seek re-election. The Cook Political Report and other outlets rated the 30th district…

Ballotpedia · Feb 18, 2022

Minnesota adopts new congressional district boundaries

Minnesota enacted new congressional district boundaries on Feb. 15 when a special judicial redistricting panel issued an order adopting final maps. Minnesota was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect…

Ballotpedia · Feb 18, 2022

Connecticut enacts new congressional district boundaries after state supreme court adopts special master’s proposed plan

Connecticut enacted new congressional district boundaries on Feb. 10 when the Connecticut Supreme Court adopted the redistricting plan submitted by a court-appointed special master. Connecticut was apportioned five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map…

Ballotpedia · Feb 14, 2022

Vernon Jones abandons bid for governor to run for US House seat

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican race for governor Monday to run for an open U.S. House seat, a move that gives ex-U.S. Sen. David Perdue a clearer shot at the state’s top job and provides yet another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Georgia.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Who pushed outrage over Detroit's ballots? Jan. 6 House panel wants to know

LANSING, Mich. — The U.S. House committee investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to hold on to power has been probing Michigan Republicans' push to surge supporters after the 2020 election to the former TCF Center, where Detroit's absentee ballots were counted.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

House approves $52 billion in chip funding, teeing up debate with Senate

Members of the U.S. House voted to pass a bill Friday that would appropriate $52 billion for domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing, teeing up debate with the Senate before the policy can become law.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

Hawaii enacts new congressional district maps

Hawaii enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 28, 2022, when the Hawaii Reapportionment Commission voted 8-1 to approve a congressional map proposal. Hawaii was apportioned two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take…

Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022

Five U.S. House races have two incumbents running in the 2022 elections

As of Feb. 2, five U.S. House races have two incumbents running for the same congressional district in the 2022 elections. All five districts are in states that have enacted new congressional district boundaries after the 2020 census, and all feature two candidates from the same party running against each…

Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022

Democratic and Republican party committees raised a combined $792 million in 2021

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Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022

Liz Cheney raises more record funds in Wyoming US House race

Liz Cheney continues to set fundraising records in her bid for reelection to Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022