Category: 2022 election

Rep. Ted Budd Enters Race for North Carolina US Senate Seat

Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) on Wednesday entered the race to succeed retiring Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in the U.S. Senate. Budd, 49, is a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump. The gun store owner was first elected to Congress in 2016. “I’m a small businessman who was so fed up with the liberals’ attacks…


North Carolina Rep. Budd Enters Race for US Senate Seat

Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, said on April 28 that he will seek to succeed retiring Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) in the U.S. Senate in 2022. Budd, 49, who owns a gun store, was first elected to Congress in 2016. “I’m a small businessman who was so fed…


Rep. Tim Ryan Announces Run for Ohio Senate Seat

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a 10-term representative in Congress since 2003 and a former Democratic presidential contender, announced his run for the U.S. Senate on Monday morning. “I’m running for Senate because Ohioans are working harder than ever, they’re doing everything right, and they still can’t get ahead,” Ryan wrote on Twitter. “It’s time to…


Former Rep. Doug Collins Won’t Enter US Senate Race in Georgia

Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) announced Monday he will not run in the 2022 race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Georgia. Collins said in a statement that he will not seek the seat or any other office in the next election cycle. “For those who may wonder, this is goodbye for now, but probably…


Former Rep. Collins Won’t Run for US Senate or Georgia Governor in 2022

Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) announced on April 26 he won’t seek a U.S. Senate seat or run for Georgia governor in 2022. “For those who may wonder, this is goodbye for now, but probably not forever. I do plan on staying involved in shaping our conservative message to help Republicans win back the House…


Mark McCloskey, Lawyer Who Brandished His Rifle at Black Lives Matter Protesters, Floats Senate Bid

Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis lawyer who brandished his assault rifle at Black Lives Matter protesters as they marched through his neighborhood, floated a bid for Missouri’s open Senate seat. “I can confirm that it’s a consideration, yes,” McCloskey told Politico Tuesday evening, adding that he had no official timeline for announcing his decision. He…


Kimberly Guilfoyle Joins Eric Greitens’ Campaign for Senate as National Chair

Kimberly Guilfoyle, a fundraiser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign and girlfriend of Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., announced on Monday morning that she would join Eric Greitens’s campaign for Senate as the national chair. “Governor Greitens is a fighter who has stood with President Trump and has a proven record of advancing…


Trump Ally Vernon Jones Announces Run for Georgia Governor

Democrat-turned-Republican and former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is launching a 2022 bid for governor of Georgia against incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, who lost favor with former President Donald Trump and many in the Republican Party over his state’s handling of the Nov. 3 presidential election. Jones made the announcement on Friday from Liberty Plaza in…


Sarah Sanders Raises $4.8 Million, Beating Arkansas Quarterly Fundraising Record

Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, has set a new state fundraising record with $4.8 million in first-quarter contributions, her campaign said Thursday. Sanders outraised her Republican rival, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, by nearly 25-to-1, while raising more money in a single quarter than any campaign in the history of Arkansas politics….


Trump Endorses Wyoming GOP Chairman Frank Eathorne

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Wyoming GOP chairman Frank Eathorne’s reelection efforts, specifically mentioning the chairman’s censure of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the statement. “Perhaps, most importantly, Frank has censured the incompetent Liz Cheney, who couldn’t care less about our brave soldiers overseas, and who is willing to fight ridiculous, endless wars instead of preparing for the…