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In Nevada’s 2nd District primary, incumbent Rep. The winner of each primary will face off in a district that race analysts have listed as a toss-up. Bernie Sanders, who called her “a champion for working families who will fight tirelessly for a Green New Deal, Housing for All, and a progressive foreign policy.”Įight candidates are running in the GOP primary, including David Brog, a former leader of Christians United for Israel who has former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s endorsement, military veteran Mark Robertson and Carolina Serrano, who served as an organizer for Latinos for Trump. Dina Titus, who was elected to Congress a decade ago, is facing far-left challenger Amy Vilela, in the state’s Democratic primary for the 1st District. Nevada’s primaries include two House races where incumbents are facing tough challenges. Catherine Cortez Masto in what will be one of the most closely watched races of the year as Republicans seek to regain a majority over the evenly divided Senate. The winner Tuesday will face Democratic incumbent Sen. The Nevada Independent poll shows him inching higher, with 34% compared to Mr. But in recent days, Army veteran and West Point graduate Sam Brown, who was injured in the war in Afghanistan, has picked up new support. In Nevada, the Senate Republican primary has become more competitive in recent days.įormer Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Trump endorsee, is leading a field of eight candidates by double digits. The November race will take place in a much tougher political climate for Republicans because the state’s redrawn congressional districts will apply and the new lines have added Democratic voters, making a win more difficult for Mrs. Vicente Gonzalez Jr., a Democrat who now represents the 15th congressional district.

Flores is also running in November for a two-year term representing the district, but Mr. Cheney blames Trump for the lockup of Capitol rioters The winner will serve in the seat until January. If no one wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will compete in an August runoff. President Biden appointed his wife, Rose Vela, a retired Texas state district judge and Texas appellate justice, to run the president’s Commission on White House Fellowships.Democrat Rene Coronado and Republican Juana Cantu-Cabrera are also on the ballot.Vela, who is serving in his fifth term, has close connections to the White House and was in contention for a Cabinet position. Redistricting is expected to help Republicans close the gap on the number of seats they need to win to recapture the majority.Texas, for example, saw its population grow by some 4.2 million since 2010, giving the state potentially three more seats.States led by Republican governors - and GOP state legislatures, which in many cases redraw congressional maps - should receive more seats than Democratic states.The big picture: With population changes reflected in the 2020 census, the country’s 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be reapportioned among the states ahead of the 2022 congressional elections. Customs and Border Protection, reveal the crowded, makeshift conditions at the border, according to photos provided to Axios. His district includes Donna, where temporary overflow facilities, operated by U.S."I will continue to focus on maintaining a Democratic House and Senate Majority in my capacity as a member of Congress and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, while working diligently for the people I am so grateful to represent." "I will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives in 2022," Vela said in a statement.Why it matters: Vela won his seat with 55% of the vote in 2020 and is the first Texas Democrat to announce he's leaving the House ahead of redistricting next year. Filemon Vela, who represents a southern Texas border district and is vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, will not run for re-election to the House next year.