Is Lisa Madigan Planning a 2020 Illinois US Senate Run?
Only one sitting or former state attorney general has been elected to the U.S. Senate in Illinois history – and none in nearly 200 years.
September 2017
Mitt Romney Prepares for Unusual US Senate Bid
Only one statehood governor in U.S. history has subsequently served in the U.S. Senate from another state.
Class of 1992: Still Going Strong
Eighteen freshmen U.S. Representatives from the 103rd Congress remain in office – more than each of the subsequent four classes.
Dave Reichert: Retirement of the Battleground King
Reichert is one of just two current members of the chamber to win elections by single digits in the first four election cycles of his congressional career.
The New GOP US Senate Primary Targets
GOP U.S. Senators who faced bona fide renomination battles over the last four cycles averaged 74 years of age, were 28 years older than their opponent, and had served 24+ years in the chamber; not so in 2018.