2022 Elections

Dems Show Surprising Strength; Control of Congress Unclear

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress hung in the balance Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress hung in the balance Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down. In the most... Read More

2022-11-08 19:24:38
by TWN Staff
OH SENATE: J.D. Vance (R)

About Ohio Campaign Website  J.D. Vance grew up in Middletown, Ohio. He served in the Iraq War as a Marine,... Read More

About Ohio Campaign Website  J.D. Vance grew up in Middletown, Ohio. He served in the Iraq War as a Marine, graduated from The Ohio State University, received his law degree from Yale Law School, and became a successful investor in... Read More

2022-11-08 19:19:15
by TWN Staff
VT SENATE: Peter Welch (D)

Campaign Website Peter Welch has represented Vermonters in Congress since 2007. In an era of partisanship and division, he is... Read More

Campaign Website Peter Welch has represented Vermonters in Congress since 2007. In an era of partisanship and division, he is widely recognized as a progressive leader and a skillful legislator who chooses governing over gridlock. He was born in Springfield,... Read More

2022-11-08 19:14:20
by TWN Staff
OK SENATE: Markwayne Mullin (R)

Campaign Website Republican Mark Wayne "Markwayne" Mullin, a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on... Read More

Campaign Website Republican Mark Wayne "Markwayne" Mullin, a former professional mixed martial arts fighter, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 26, 1977, and has represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2013.  Prior to becoming a lawmaker and mixed martial arts... Read More

2022-11-08 19:10:19
by TWN Staff
MO SENATE: Eric Schmitt (R)

Campaign Website Eric Schmitt, a sixth-generation Missourian, is the state’s 43rd attorney general. As attorney general, Schmitt launched multiple initiatives to... Read More

Campaign Website Eric Schmitt, a sixth-generation Missourian, is the state’s 43rd attorney general. As attorney general, Schmitt launched multiple initiatives to better the lives of Missourians across the state.  In his first month in office, he launched his Safer Streets Initiative,... Read More

2022-11-08 19:05:33
by TWN Staff
AL SENATE: Katie Britt (R)

Campaign Website Katie Britt was born in Enterprise, Alabama, and lives in Montgomery, Alabama. She earned a bachelor's degree and... Read More

Campaign Website Katie Britt was born in Enterprise, Alabama, and lives in Montgomery, Alabama. She earned a bachelor's degree and juris doctor from the University of Alabama.  Her career experience includes working as the president and CEO of the Alabama... Read More

2022-11-08 18:31:21
by TWN Staff
OH-15: Gary Josephson (D)

Campaign Website A native Ohioan, Gary Josephson was born in Cleveland, one of four children, with two older brothers and... Read More

Campaign Website A native Ohioan, Gary Josephson was born in Cleveland, one of four children, with two older brothers and a younger sister. He has lived in central Ohio all of his adult life. He has been a youth advocate... Read More

2022-11-08 18:30:47
by TWN Staff
IN-09: Erin Houchin (R)

Campaign Website Erin Houchin is a Republican candidate for Congress in Indiana’s open Ninth Congressional District. She previously represented the... Read More

Campaign Website Erin Houchin is a Republican candidate for Congress in Indiana’s open Ninth Congressional District. She previously represented the 47th District in the State Senate, which included all of Crawford, Orange, Harrison, Perry and Washington counties, and the eastern... Read More

2022-11-08 18:29:27
by TWN Staff
MD-04: Glenn Ivey (D)

Campaign Website Glenn Ivey has served on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to the Senate majority leader, as counsel to... Read More

Campaign Website Glenn Ivey has served on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to the Senate majority leader, as counsel to Sen. Paul Sarbanes during the Whitewater investigations, chief majority counsel to the Senate Banking Committee, and on the staff of... Read More

2022-11-08 18:28:17
by TWN Staff
MI-13: Shri Thanedar (D)

Campaign Website At the age of 24 Shri Thanedar came to America in search of opportunity and a better life,... Read More

Campaign Website At the age of 24 Shri Thanedar came to America in search of opportunity and a better life, with $20 in his pocket. He worked as a teaching assistant in 1979. His $300 monthly salary wasn’t much to... Read More

2022-11-08 18:27:39
by TWN Staff
MN-01: Brad Finstad (R)

Campaign Website Brad Finstad is a conservative running for Congress. He served as President Donald J. Trump’s state director for... Read More

Campaign Website Brad Finstad is a conservative running for Congress. He served as President Donald J. Trump’s state director for USDA Rural Development in Minnesota. He worked to support infrastructure improvements, business development, homeownership, community services such as schools, public... Read More

2022-11-08 18:26:54
by TWN Staff
IL-01: Jonathan Jackson (D)

Campaign Website Jonathan Luther Jackson is the third of five children born to the civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Louis... Read More

Campaign Website Jonathan Luther Jackson is the third of five children born to the civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. and social justice advocate Jacqueline Lavina Jackson. He was born in Chicago on Jan. 7, 1966 during the... Read More

2022-11-08 18:26:12
by TWN Staff
FL-20: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

Campaign Website Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and nurtured by Broward County, Florida. She is the... Read More

Campaign Website Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and nurtured by Broward County, Florida. She is the youngest of three children of Haitian immigrants who came to America fleeing a dictator. Faith has been a consistent thread... Read More

2022-11-08 18:25:38
by TWN Staff
FL-13: Anna Paulina Luna (R)

Campaign Website Anna Paulina Luna was  raised by a single mother in Southern California's low-income neighborhoods. Her mother and father... Read More

Campaign Website Anna Paulina Luna was  raised by a single mother in Southern California's low-income neighborhoods. Her mother and father separated when she was very young. Her father suffered from severe drug addiction.  As a result, she and her mother... Read More

2022-11-08 18:25:04
by TWN Staff
CO-07: Brittany Petterson (D)

Campaign Website Brittney Petterson was born in Colorado and has lived in Jefferson County nearly her entire life. She came... Read More

Campaign Website Brittney Petterson was born in Colorado and has lived in Jefferson County nearly her entire life. She came from a working-class family. Her mother injured her back when I was just 6 years old. Like far too many... Read More

2022-11-08 18:24:30
by TWN Staff
CA-37: Sydney Kamlager (D)

Campaign Website Born in Chicago to interracial parents, Sydney Kamlager got her first taste of politics working with her grandmother... Read More

Campaign Website Born in Chicago to interracial parents, Sydney Kamlager got her first taste of politics working with her grandmother to help elect Harold Washington — the city’s first Black mayor. She came to Los Angeles to attend the University... Read More

2022-11-08 18:23:56
by TWN Staff
CA-26: Matt Jacobs (R)

Campaign Website Matt Jacobs is the grandson of a World War II veteran and two Holocaust survivors who came to... Read More

Campaign Website Matt Jacobs is the grandson of a World War II veteran and two Holocaust survivors who came to this country as refugees. He pursued a career as a federal prosecutor, where he investigated and prosecuted some of America’s... Read More

2022-11-08 18:23:20
by TWN Staff
CA-15: David Canepa (D)

Campaign Website The son of a chauffeur and a bank branch manager, David Canepa is a 4th generation son of... Read More

Campaign Website The son of a chauffeur and a bank branch manager, David Canepa is a 4th generation son of San Mateo County and lifelong resident. He is the former mayor of Daly City and president of the San Mateo... Read More

2022-11-08 18:22:45
by TWN Staff
AZ-02: Eli Crane (R)

Campaign Website Eli Crane is a combat veteran, small-business owner, husband, father and native Arizonan. Crane went on five war... Read More

Campaign Website Eli Crane is a combat veteran, small-business owner, husband, father and native Arizonan. Crane went on five war time deployments, three of them to the Middle East with SEAL Team 3 and served for 13 years. Now he... Read More

2022-11-08 18:22:03
by TWN Staff
AK-At Large: Mary Peltola (D)

Campaign Website Mary Peltola is a Yup’ik Alaska Native, salmon advocate, and Democrat who represented the Bethel region in the... Read More

Campaign Website Mary Peltola is a Yup’ik Alaska Native, salmon advocate, and Democrat who represented the Bethel region in the Alaska House of Representatives for 10 years. She was born in Alaska and raised on the Kuskokwim River in Kwethluk,... Read More

2022-11-08 18:21:30
by TWN Staff
WY-At Large: Harriet Hageman (R)

Campaign Website Harriet Hageman was raised on a ranch near Fort Laramie. She says, “For the last 20 years, I... Read More

Campaign Website Harriet Hageman was raised on a ranch near Fort Laramie. She says, “For the last 20 years, I have been fighting back against Federal agencies that try to usurp our rights with overbearing regulations.  As an attorney, I... Read More

2022-11-08 18:19:51
by TWN Staff
WI-01: Ann Roe (D)

Campaign Website A small business owner, former educator, working mom, and the daughter of a Korean War veteran, Ann Roe... Read More

Campaign Website A small business owner, former educator, working mom, and the daughter of a Korean War veteran, Ann Roe is a Wisconsinite who has spent her entire career making an honest living and putting her community first. From restructuring... Read More

2022-11-08 18:19:10
by TWN Staff
WA-10: Keith Swank (R)

Campaign Website Keith Swank is a U.S. Army veteran and Seattle Police Captain.  Over his career as an officer Swank... Read More

Campaign Website Keith Swank is a U.S. Army veteran and Seattle Police Captain.  Over his career as an officer Swank continually answered the call of those in need, sometimes on the worst day of their lives. He dedicated his life... Read More

2022-11-08 18:18:11
by TWN Staff
WA-06: Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R)

Campaign Website Dr. Elizabeth Kreiselmaier had a 17+ year career in the field of educational research and program evaluation after... Read More

Campaign Website Dr. Elizabeth Kreiselmaier had a 17+ year career in the field of educational research and program evaluation after receiving her bachelor's degree in Psychology and Ph.D. in Special Education, Management, and Counseling Psychology from the University of Oregon. ... Read More

2022-11-08 18:17:26
by TWN Staff
VA-10: Hung Cao (R)

Campaign Website Hung Cao is a retired Navy Captain who served in Special Operations for 25 years. He and his... Read More

Campaign Website Hung Cao is a retired Navy Captain who served in Special Operations for 25 years. He and his wife April are the parents of five children whom they homeschool. After their 13th move across the United States and... Read More

2022-11-08 18:16:49
by TWN Staff
PA-10: Shamaine Daniels (D)

Campaign Website Shamaine Daniels’ family moved to the U.S. when she was 13, to build a better life and to... Read More

Campaign Website Shamaine Daniels’ family moved to the U.S. when she was 13, to build a better life and to become Americans. Her mom was able to give the family a good life by working hard. She worked hard too.... Read More

2022-11-08 18:15:37
by TWN Staff
PA-01: Ashley Ehasz (D)

Campaign Website Ashley Ehasz is a U.S. Army Veteran and Apache helicopter pilot. She grew up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and... Read More

Campaign Website Ashley Ehasz is a U.S. Army Veteran and Apache helicopter pilot. She grew up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and at the age of 17 with a waiver in hand, she joined the Army, seeing that as her best option... Read More

2022-11-08 18:14:49
by TWN Staff
OR-05: Jaime McLeod-Skinner (D)

Campaign Website Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a small business owner and Regional Emergency Coordinator. Raised by a single mom when she... Read More

Campaign Website Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a small business owner and Regional Emergency Coordinator. Raised by a single mom when she was young, she watched her mom work three jobs at times to put food on their table.  McLeod-Skinner paid her... Read More

2022-11-08 18:14:12
by TWN Staff
OK-02: Josh Brecheen (R)

Campaign Website Josh Brecheen is a 4th generation rancher. He is  a husband, father and has operated a small heavy... Read More

Campaign Website Josh Brecheen is a 4th generation rancher. He is  a husband, father and has operated a small heavy equipment and trucking business.  He grew up learning the value of hard work cleaning horse stalls, breaking colts, and hauling... Read More

2022-11-08 18:13:39
by TWN Staff
OR-04: Alek Skarlatos (R)

Campaign Website Alek Skarlatos is a former Oregon National Guardsman. He attended both Air Assault School and Sniper School, achieving... Read More

Campaign Website Alek Skarlatos is a former Oregon National Guardsman. He attended both Air Assault School and Sniper School, achieving the rank of Specialist. He completed a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan with the US Army National Guard's 186th Infantry Regiment,... Read More

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