Category: 2022 election

Lankford Calls GOP Chairman’s Support of Primary Opponent ‘Highly Unusual’

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said the Oklahoma Republican Party chair’s support of his primary opponent is atypical and that most state party leaders remain neutral in regards to primary races. “It’s more unheard of than it is rare. I’d say it’s highly unusual for a state party chair in any state in America to come…


First Republican Enters Massachusetts Governor’s Race

Former Massachusetts state Rep. Geoff Diehl (R) on July 4 announced his bid for Massachusetts governor, becoming the first major Republican candidate to enter the race. “Geoff Diehl is a former State Representative from Whitman whose hard work on behalf of Massachusetts taxpayers has saved residents across the state from having to pay billions of…


Allen West Says He’s Running for Governor of Texas In 2022

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Allen West, a Republican, said Sunday he’s throwing his hat in the ring in the Texas gubernatorial primary in 2022. West, who until recently served as chairman of the Texas GOP, made the announcement at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, where he played a video launching his campaign. “You have asked me…


Pittsburgh Attorney Steps Into the Pennsylvania 2022 Governor’s Race

Jason Richey, 49, a native of Aliquippa, Beaver County, and partner of Pittsburgh’s K&L Gates law firm, has entered the 2022 GOP Pennsylvania gubernatorial race to succeed the current Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, who is in his second and final term. Richey has never held public office before. He told The Epoch Times, “We…


Sen. Tim Scott Launches 2022 Reelection Campaign

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially announced his 2022 reelection bid on Monday in North Charleston, South Carolina, saying he will keep fighting to hold the Biden administration accountable. “I have never been more optimistic about the future of America and the limitless potential of the next generation,” said Scott in a statement via email. “And…


Anticipation Builds Ahead of Trump’s First Post-Presidential Rally In Ohio

Former President Donald Trump’s first post-presidential rally is set to get underway Saturday evening in Wellington, Ohio, marking a return to his signature campaign-style events that have tended to attract droves of eager supporters and fire up his base. The rally, sponsored by the Save America movement, begins at 7 p.m. at the Lorain County Fairgrounds,…


Outgoing North Carolina Senator Backs McRory After Trump Endorsed Budd

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is backing former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory in the race to succeed him, after former President Donald Trump threw his support behind Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.). Burr’s upcoming retirement has triggered over a dozen people to launch bids, many of them Republican. But Burr told Politico that McCrory is the…


Trump Endorses Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Challenger, Kelly Tshibaka

Former President Donald Trump on Friday officially endorsed Alaska’s former commissioner of administration, Kelly Tshibaka, for the Senate in the 2022 primary opposing incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). “Lisa Murkowski is bad for Alaska. Her vote to confirm Biden’s Interior Secretary was a vote to kill long sought for, and approved ANWR, and Alaska jobs,” Trump…


American Grassroots Politics Growing Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Many people, especially families with school-aged children, who have never been involved with any movement or activity with the Republican Party, started realizing that the nation has been changing and their personal conservative values are being eroded, said Karen Walto, president of Sea Island Republican Women in South Carolina. They realized they need to act…


GOP House Members Who Voted to Impeach Trump Face 2022 MAGA Primary Opponents

The 10 Republicans who joined the Democrat effort to impeach former President Donald Trump in February, saying he was responsible for the breach on the Capitol, all received criticism from their home states—while some were censured, others were told to resign. Currently, 9 out of the 10 are facing primary challengers from within the GOP,…