Pennsylvania: Ex-Rep. Rothfus Considering Senate: Republican Keith Rothfus served three terms in the US House from 2013 to 2019. He was defeated for re-election in 2018 when the state Supreme Court map collapsed Rep. Rothfus’ Pittsburgh area seat with that of fellow Rep. Conner Lamb (D). In that Democratic wave election year, Rep. Lamb defeated Mr. Rothfus with a 56-44% margin. The victorious Congressman would then lose the 2022 US Senate Democratic primary to current incumbent John Fetterman, however.
Though the national and state Republican leadership are making it clear they would like to see 2022 Senate candidate David McCormick return to challenge Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D), Mr. Rothfus is indicating that he would have the ability to become a consensus candidate. There is yet no word from Mr. McCormick himself if he will again become a Senate contender. The Republican leadership certainly wants to put this seat in play but defeating Sen. Casey will be a tall order regardless of who becomes the GOP nominee. Wisconsin: Rep. Tiffany Okays Senate Website: Reports are surfacing that Wisconsin US Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) has approved the purchase of US Senate campaign domain names. The Congressman indicated, however, that this act does not necessarily mean he will actually become a statewide candidate. Mr. Tiffany won a special election to the 7th Congressional District in 2020 with 57% of the vote, and then a full term with 61% later that year. He was re-elected in 2022 with a 62% vote margin. Should he run for the Senate and win the Republican primary, Rep. Tiffany would then face Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) who recently announced that she will compete for a third term. Comments are closed.
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