Jeff Singer

1 day ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Jeff Singer

Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr announced Tuesday that he would enter the Republican primary to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former majority leader whom few Republican candidates want to be associated with these days. Barr launched his campaign with an endorsement from a different longtime Republican: fellow Rep. Hal Rogers, who has represented eastern Kentucky since 1981. Barr kicked off his long-awaited campaign two months after former Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined the race.

2 days ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Jeff Singer

Georgia state Sen. Jason Esteves on Monday became the first Democrat to announce a campaign to replace Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who cannot seek a third term. Esteves, who is Puerto Rican with Black ancestry and identifies as both Latino and Black, would be the first person of color elected governor in the Peach State, as well as the first Democrat to win the post since 1998. His launch came the same day that former state Sen.

3 days ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Jeff Singer

A coalition of labor groups called Protect Utah Workers announced Wednesday that it had submitted more than 320,000 signatures to place a referendum on the ballot that would give voters the chance to repeal a new law restricting collective bargaining recently passed by Republicans. Organizers need at least 140,748 valid signatures—an amount equal to 8% of the state's active voters—to qualify their measure and say they far exceeded their original goal of 200,000 signatures.

6 days ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Jeff Singer

With the first fundraising quarter of the year now in the books, The Downballot is pleased to present our comprehensive charts rounding up financial disclosures for every notable candidate for Congress. It goes without saying that money isn't everything in politics—if it were, rich self-funders would win every time—but no campaign can function without it.

1 week ago | the-downballot.com | David Nir |Jeff Singer

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds shocked the political world on Friday when she said she would not seek reelection to a third full term, making her the first sitting governor this cycle to announce their retirement. Reynolds' decision all but guarantees a host of ambitious Republicans will pile into the race to succeed her. It also creates a rare opening for Democrats, who nearly unseated Reynolds during her first campaign for election in the middle of Donald Trump's first term.