California Rep. Lewis to seek 16th term
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GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis of California announced Friday that he'll seek a 16th term, putting to rest speculation that he would retire amid a federal lobbying probe.
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For more than a year and a half, Rep. John Lewis has endured lengthy delays at the ticket counter, intense questioning by airline employees and suspicious glances by fellow passengers.
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After a 16-day delay while ballots were counted, a state representative Thursday conceded to the state's former state natural resources chief in the tight GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District.
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Doris Matsui announced Wednesday she will seek the congressional seat held for 26 years by her late husband. She immediately received the endorsement of Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi.
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Indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay plans to run for his old seat
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The retirement of 11-term centrist Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe created the possibility of a Democratic takeover in ArizonaÃ¢ÂÂs politically competitive 8th Congressional District. And many Republican officials, including Kolbe, warned that the candidacy of conservative Randy Graf Ã¢ÂÂ who ran a serious but unsuccessful challenge to the incumbent in the 2004 primary Ã¢ÂÂ would put the seat more at risk.
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Christine Jennings, who blamed e-voting glitches for a narrow election loss for a U.S. House seat in Florida, plans to run for the seat again in 2008.
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Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not revealed whether he will seek re-election, the California Republican Party on Sunday changed a party rule and endorsed him 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary.
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Democratic state Rep. Laura Richardson maintained a lead in the vote count for TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs special election in CaliforniaÃ¢ÂÂs 37th Congressional District with three-quarters of precincts reporting; Democratic state Sen. Jenny Oropeza was running a competitive second.
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Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, the incoming chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Monday he will seek re-election in 2008.
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Anne Northup will run for the congressional seat the Republican narrowly lost two years ago, a longtime political adviser of hers said Monday.
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Before California&#039;s Republican governor tried to get tough on illegal immigrants in the 1990s, the state had supported GOP candidates in all but two presidential elections since World War II.
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Former Gov. Mark Warner announced Thursday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Sen. John Warner, who is retiring after 30 years in office.
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Senior House member Rush Holt to renew push in wake of the destroyed interrogation tapes controversy
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday set a special election for May 3 to choose a successor to Democratic Rep. Robert Matsui, who died Jan. 1.
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Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation&#039;s oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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Proposition BB supporters have raised $1.25 million in their campaign for a major hospital expansion in inland North County. A political action committee, Citizens for Better