Tom Carper as his operating-mate during his profitable marketing campaign for governor and served as lieutenant governor for eight years. Tom Winter, who'd reportedly been contemplating a bid, said this week that he'll run for Montana's new 2nd Congressional District. ● Atlanta, GA Mayor: Former Mayor Kasim Reed conceded in his comeback bid to once again run Atlanta on Thursday, falling just in need of the second slot for the Nov. 30 runoff. ● MT-02: Former state Rep. The 35th is open because Democratic Rep. She later rose to the state Senate, then in 1992 was tapped by Rep. To this point, the only individual operating for this safely blue seat in Austin is Democratic Rep. Democrats at the moment control both the state House and Senate and can virtually definitely remain in charge in this solidly blue state that voted for native son Joe Biden 59-40 last yr. ● NH Redistricting: New Hampshire Republicans have released a draft congressional map that, as they've been promising since they re-took management of state authorities final year, gerrymanders the state's two House seats to make the first District considerably redder. Despite the loss, many Democrats-and progressive activists in particular-will probably be blissful to see Sweeney gone, notably because the celebration retained control of each chambers of the legislature in Tuesday's elections.
