In a redistricting year, tracking the open seats can be a bit confusing.

Saying he “…need[s] a little more time for myself, for my health and well-being, for my wife, my family, and the things I love in Oregon," veteran Beaver State Rep. Peter DeFazio* (D-Springfield), chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Thursday announced that he will retire after completing his 18th term next year. 

At this point in the national redistricting process, six sets of incumbents have been paired together mostly in nomination battles, while an additional five incumbent combinations have been averted.

Listed below are political snippets on the presidential, congressional, gubernatorial and local races the country. Enjoy!

On November 15, President Biden signed the AGC-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), into law. 

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) held a long awaited news conference last week to announce his political plans for 2022.

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy (D), the Senate President Pro Tempore and fifth longest-serving Senator in American history, announced that he would not seek a ninth term next year.

There is an interesting phenomenon developing in the 2022 US Senate races, and that is the number of currently leading primary nomination candidates who have lost their last race.

Listed below are political snippets on congressional, gubernatorial and local races the country. Enjoy!

On November 4, the White House announced that the deadline for direct federal contractors to have their employees fully vaccinated under the federal contractor vaccine mandate will be same as the new OSHA ETS: January 4, 2022. Previously, the deadline for direct federal contractors was December 8, 2021.

A surprising polling turn of events came to light late yesterday afternoon as Fox News released a new Virginia survey that shows Republican Glenn Youngkin (R) holding an eight point lead in the race for Governor, his largest of any poll throughout the campaign.

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Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory’s campaign did something rather strange this week.

Last week, Democratic Reps. David Price (D-NC) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced they are not seeking re-election in 2022.

The 3rd Quarter campaign finance summaries and reports are now publicly available at the Federal Election Commission website, and we have the recap for the key competitive Senate races in this Update. 

On October 19, AGC met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to share a host of concerns about the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) draft emergency temporary standard (ETS).

In a video to his supporters and beginning with the phrase “it's been an incredible journey since my first campaign in 2006 until now…,” Kentucky US Representative John Yarmuth (D-Louisville), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, announced earlier this week that he will not seek a 9th term in Congress next year.

As we know, ten House Republicans voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump over the January 6th US Capitol controversy and now it appears that the nine running for re-election are currently facing a bumpy political road.

We’re beginning to see preliminary congressional redistricting plans appear around the country, and it seems both parties are attempting to draw maps to their maximum political advantage where possible.

Listed below are political snippets on congressional, gubernatorial and local races the country. Enjoy!