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December 8, 2012

Louisiana: Charles Boustany Jr. Cruises to Runoff Win Over Jeff Landry

Louisiana: Charles Boustany Jr. Cruises to Runoff Win Over Jeff Landry

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Updated 10:30 p.m. | Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. defeated freshman Rep. Jeff Landry in Saturday’s GOP member-vs.-member runoff in the bayou forced by redistricting. The four-term lawmaker’s victory marks the last House race of 2012 to be decided.

Boustany had 61 percent to Landry’s 39 percent, with 87 percent of precincts reporting.

A GOP-controlled redistricting process placed both members into the same southern Louisiana 3rd District. But Boustany always had the edge: The new district was composed of about three-quarters of his old turf. That meant Landry had to both introduce himself to the majority of voters and convince them that he was a better choice than Boustany. Full story

By Joshua Miller Posted at 10:05 p.m.
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Casualty List, House 2012, La.-3, Republicans

May 14, 2012

Louisiana: Jeff Landry Announces Bid Against Charles Boustany

Louisiana: Jeff Landry Announces Bid Against Charles Boustany

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

The Member-vs.-Member battle in the Bayou has begun and this Pelican State brawl is going to get very, very dirty.

Freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Landry announced tonight he will face off with four-term Republican Rep. Charles Boustany in Louisiana’s newly configured 3rd district in the state’s November “jungle primary.” Calling himself a “consistent, common-sense, Cajun conservative,” he slammed Boustany.

“I am not your typical Congressman,” Landry said, according to his prepared remarks. “If that is what you are looking for, that’s not me; that’s the other guy.”

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By Joshua Miller Posted at 8:47 p.m.
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House 2012, La.-3, Primaries, Redistricting

March 20, 2012

FreedomWorks PAC Endorses 10 Candidates

Conservative organization FreedomWorks PAC today released its “first slate” of House endorsements.

“Through extensive personal interviews, detailed research of their records, and feedback from activists in their districts, we are confident these candidates will expand the freedom caucus in the House and lead the fight for economic freedom and constitutionally limited government,” FreedomWorks PAC Executive Director Max Pappas said in a statement.

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By Abby Livingston Posted at 4:04 p.m.
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Fla.-22, Ga.-9, House 2012, Ill.-8, Ind.-2, Ind.-5, Iowa-4, Ky.-6, La.-3, Leans Democratic, Member Vs. Member, Open Seat, Outside Groups, Pa.-12, Primaries, Safe Republican, Tea Party, Tossup

February 16, 2012

Morning Roundup: Member-Vs.-Member Races

Morning Roundup: Member Vs. Member Races

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The front page of today’s Roll Call features Shira Toeplitz’s report from the ground in Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio, on the Democratic primary between Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich. Their March 6 contest will be the first of 12 Member-vs.-Member races decided this redistricting cycle.

The numbers in the redrawn 9th district, which stretches 120 miles along Lake Erie’s shoreline, favor Kaptur over Kucinich because it takes in more of her current territory. But, as Toeplitz points out, long odds have never stopped the two-time failed presidential candidate and one-time “boy mayor” of Cleveland from running before. Full story

By Lauren Whittington Posted at 8:04 a.m.
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Ariz.-6, Calif.-30, Calif.-44, Fla.-7, House 2012, Ill.-16, Iowa-3, La.-3, Member Vs. Member, Mich.-14, N.J.-9, Ohio-16, Ohio-9, Pa.-12, Redistricting

February 1, 2012

FEC for Breakfast: Member-Vs.-Member Race Fundraising

At Roll Call, there’s no race like a Member-vs.-Member contest. Here’s the fundraising breakdown for these redistricting-forced battles, plus our picks for which Member won the money battle in the fourth quarter:

Democrats Vs. Democrats:

  • CA-30:  Rep. Howard Berman obliterated Rep. Brad Sherman by bringing in almost eight times his haul in the fourth quarter. Berman raised just more than $1 million, while Sherman raised just $126,000. Sherman still has more in his bank account with almost $3.7 million in cash on hand. But Berman is quickly catching up and now has close to $2.9 million in the bank. MONEY WINNER: Berman, by eight-fold.
  • CA-44: Rep. Laura Richardson raised more than Rep. Janice Hahn in the fourth quarter, bringing in $103,00 compared with the newly elected Congresswoman’s $77,000. Richardson had more in the bank, too, with $132,00 in cash on hand. Hahn reported $76,00 in cash on hand. MONEY WINNER: Richardson, by a little.   Full story
By Shira Toeplitz Posted at 9:10 a.m.
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Ariz.-6, Between the Lines, Calif.-30, Calif.-44, House 2012, Ill.-16, Iowa-3, La.-3, Member Vs. Member, Mich.-14, N.J.-9, Ohio-16, Ohio-9, Pa.-12, Redistricting, Uncategorized

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