2020 House Races - Page 32

June 17, 2020

Hero from Paris train attack running to unseat liberal Oregon Democrat: 'He votes with AOC 96 percent of the time'

A veteran who helped stop a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 is now running for Congress in Oregon, telling "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday that liberal Democrat Peter DeFazio "doesn't represent" the rural district anymore. 

June 16, 2020

Elizabeth Warren endorses Dem Rep. Engel's primary rival, as contest heats up

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is wading into a fierce primary battle in New York between longtime Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel and his progressive primary challenger -- middle school principal Jamaal Bowman.

June 15, 2020

Dem Rep. Engel lands big endorsements as he battles to keep his congressional seat

As he fights for his political life, New York Rep. Eliot Engel is getting help from some of the top Democrats in the House of Representatives.

June 14, 2020

Virginia GOP congressman who officiated same-sex wedding loses primary battle

A first-term Republican congressman in Virginia who drew the ire of social conservatives in his district for officiating a same-sex wedding lost his party’s primary on Saturday.

June 13, 2020

Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger eyes upset in November, hits 'unthinking' call to defund police

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., Republican challenger is pushing back against what he calls the radical congresswoman’s “unthinking” call to defund the Minneapolis Police Department -- and says he believes he has a good chance of climbing a “political Mount Everest” and unseating her in November.

June 13, 2020

AOC raises $10.5 million ahead of heated June 23 primary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once again proved her fundraising prowess by raising $2.4 million in just two months as she kicks up her campaign operation before her June 23 primary election, according to federal campaign finance reports she filed this week.

June 12, 2020

Democratic House candidate brushes off looting: ‘So what?’

A Democratic congressional candidate shrugged off the looting that marred the George Floyd protests in some cities, pushing back against the use of military tactics by police and suggesting it was worth it if it would help “fix our nation.”

June 9, 2020

Sanders throws weight behind candidates challenging Democratic incumbents

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday backed six progressive insurgent candidates in upcoming Democratic primaries, including two contenders who are challenging high-profile House Democrats.

June 9, 2020

Ilhan Omar's GOP challenger blasts 'reckless' call to dismantle police department

Lacy Lee Johnson, who's running to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called the Minneapolis city council 'reckless' for moving to dismantle the police after George Floyd's death.

June 9, 2020

Showdown in Georgia: What to know about the June 9 primaries

Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's primary races.