REX TILLERSON DID CORRECTLY CALL THE PRESIDENT AS HE SAW HIM

 DEMOCRATS EXPECT TO LOSE MORE REP SEATS IN 2022 ELECTION

 

…The ruling party in the White House is usually not successful in their first mid-term election

 

The GOP is expected to gain multiple seats due to Biden’s low approval ratings

 

 

Dozens of House members have announced they will not seek re-election and are retiring from Congress, with some having served for decades and ascended to powerful committee perches.

The reasons to leave vary.  Some are pursuing other offices, others have cited changes made to the areas they represent through redistricting by Republican run legislatures, and several have said they simply want to leave the grind of Congress and spend more time with their families.  (This last excuse is usually just another way to quit.)

So far, 31 Democrats have announced their retirements compared with 14 Republicans. This has led GOP officials to charge that Democrats are heading for the exits because they are afraid of tough re-election fights this fall or because they believe Republicans will gain control of the House next year, relegating Democrats to the minority.

Regardless of the reason, the retirements mean there will be a large group of new House members walking the halls of Congress next year.

Congressional departures per election cycle

Historically, the number of retirements within a party has served as a good indication of how the midterm elections will go. For instance, ahead of the 2018 midterms, when the electoral terrain was favorable to Democrats, 41 Republicans announced their retirement or their seats were open for other reasons compared with only 22 Democrats.

Republicans suffered a loss of 40 seats in that election.

But it’s not always a perfect barometer of what will happen during the midterms. Ahead of the 2010 midterms during the Obama administration, 20 Democrats announced their retirements or their seats were open for other reasons compared with 23 Republicans. Democrats suffered a net loss of 63 seats in that election.

Lawmakers who say they’ll leave at the end of this term

This page includes retiring members of the U.S. House who will be replaced in the 2022 general election. On the historical chart, totals include any seat expected to be left open for the election, for retirement or other reasons. Retirement announcements that came before the start of the congressional term are included in the first month’s count.

 

Fred Keller	Republican	Pennsylvania
Kathleen Rice	Democrat	New York
Jim Cooper	Democrat	Tennessee
Jerry McNerney	Democrat	California
Jim Langevin	Democrat	Rhode Island
John Katko	Republican	New York
Trey Hollingsworth	Republican	Indiana
Ed Perlmutter	Democrat	Colorado
Brenda Lawrence	Democrat	Michigan
Bobby Rush	Democrat	Illinois
Albio Sires	Democrat	New Jersey
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat	California
Stephanie Murphy	Democrat	Florida
Alan Lowenthal	Democrat	California
Peter DeFazio	Democrat	Oregon
G.K. Butterfield	Democrat	North Carolina
Jackie Speier	Democrat	California
Adam Kinzinger	Republican	Illinois
Michael Doyle	Democratic	Pennsylvania
David Price	Democratic	North Carolina
John Yarmuth	Democratic	Kentucky
Anthony Gonzalez	Republican	Ohio
Ron Kind	Democratic	Wisconsin
Cheri Bustos	Democratic	Illinois
Kevin Brady	Republican	Texas
Filemon Vela	Democratic	Texas
Tom Reed	Republican	New York
Ann Kirkpatrick	Democratic	Arizona
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democratic	Texas

Incumbents seeking other offices

U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate

·          4 Republican members of the U.S. House

·          4 Democratic member of the U.S. House

Running for Senate, 2022
Name	Party	Seat
Peter Welch	Democratic	Vermont's At-Large Congressional District
Conor Lamb	Democrat	Pennsylvania's 17th
Billy Long	Republican	Missouri's 7th
Vicky Hartzler	Republican	Missouri's 4th
Val Demings	Democratic	Florida's 10th
Ted Budd	Republican	North Carolina's 13th
Tim Ryan	Democratic	Ohio's 13th
Mo Brooks	Republican	Alabama's 5th

U.S. House members running for governor

·          2 Democratic members of the U.S. House

·          1 Republican member of the U.S. House

Running for governor, 2022
Name	Party	Seat
Tom Suozzi	Democratic	New York's 3rd
Charlie Crist	Democratic	Florida's 13th
Lee Zeldin	Republican	New York's 1st

U.S. House members running for another office

Running for another office, 2022
Name	Party	Seat
Louie Gohmert	Republican	Texas' 1st
Anthony G. Brown	Democratic	Maryland's 4th
Karen Bass	Democrat	California's 37th
Jody Hice	Republican	Georgia's 10th