February 1, 2010
Candidates tout variety of finance figures
The day is finally here. It's the campaign finance reporting deadline for the 2009 year-end period, and flacks were busy all weekend (at minimum) coming up with just the right spin to accompany the...Posted by joe lance on 7:29 AM
January 29, 2010
LiberTea debate postponed
The 3rd Congressional District GOP candidate debate (or forum) that had been scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2010 has been postponed due to inclement (or, if you ask some, awesome) weather. Watch for an...Posted by joe lance on 7:54 PM
January 11, 2010
Parish, the thought: A Democrat explores possible 3rd District candidacy
Matt Wilson noted the exploratory committee announced by Brad Parish, a Democrat from Oak Ridge, in Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District. The full press release can be found at KnoxViews and other places around the...Posted by joe lance on 9:49 PM
December 31, 2009
Don't Look Back
Here at the Ticket, we're not going to recap the year 2009 in politics. There are enough others doing that already, and there are enough reasons not to do it in the first place....Posted by joe lance on 2:40 PM
December 14, 2009
Another day, another Tennessee Democrat exiting a congressional race
Great big news at the Post Politics site: U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, who has represented Tennessee in Congress for about 25 years, is not running for reelection in the 6th Congressional District. “I feel...Posted by joe lance on 10:32 AM
December 2, 2009
Tanner out; Herron drops governor bid, runs for Congress
U.S. Rep. John Tanner announced suddenly that he will not be seeking reelection to the Eighth District congressional seat. State Senator Roy Herron, a Democrat from Dresden, had been running for governor; but in...Posted by joe lance on 6:27 AM
November 19, 2009
More on Kefauver Dinner and Candidates
As a follow-up to the wrap-up, here's Erik Schelzig's story. (HT: Tom Humphrey) Here is a profile of Memphis' Sen. Jim Kyle by Jackson Baker. (HT: A.C. Kleinheider) And then there was this little...Posted by joe lance on 12:50 PM
November 7, 2009
Miranda Writes
Patrick Miranda, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's Fifth District, has a blog to go along with his campaign site. Incumbent Congressman Jim Cooper, a "Blue Dog" Democrat, had...Posted by joe lance on 7:15 PM
September 28, 2009
U.S. House: Eight Safe Seats, Part I
Does any member of Tennessee's current congressional delegation stand at risk of being voted out of office in 2010? Here is the first installment in a three-part series briefly looking at the upcoming races....Posted by joe lance on 9:37 PM
August 17, 2009
McManus Will Not Run
As several have already pointed out in the hours since the announcement, the District 31 Senate seat ingloriously vacated by Paul Stanley essentially has Rep. Brian Kelsey's name on it, now that Kelsey's fellow...Posted by joe lance on 4:47 PM
August 3, 2009
From Huck to Chuck: Chip Saltsman to Coordinate Fleischmann Campaign
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported over the weekend that Chip Saltsman, who served as former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign manager, has joined the Chuck Fleischmann for Congress campaign here in the...Posted by joe lance on 4:04 PM
July 8, 2009
Robin Smith Names Congressional Campaign Finance Director
The Chattanoogan today carried a press release from the Robin Smith for Congress campaign announcing Dori Thornton as finance director. Tom Humphrey fills us in on Ms. Thornton's background: A Chattanooga native and University...Posted by joe lance on 10:07 PM
June 30, 2009
So, Bo A No Go: Sen. Watson Not in Race for Congress
Tennessee Senator Bo Watson (R-11) announced yesterday that he will not seek the Republican nomination for the Third District U.S. House seat being vacated next year by Congressman Zach Wamp. Of all the rumored...Posted by joe lance on 9:56 PM
May 13, 2009
McCormick out, DeVol in for Third District
Tennessee House of Representatives member Gerald McCormick (R-26) announced this week that he will not seek the Republican Party's nomination for Congress in 2010. McCormick had been considered somewhat an early favorite in the...Posted by joe lance on 11:36 PM
May 5, 2009
Tennessee Third District Update
With Congressman Zach Wamp running for Governor, the heavily gerrymandered Third U.S. House District is up for grabs. Here is a draft list of known candidates and potentials for next year's race. (Really, as...Posted by joe lance on 11:15 PM
April 27, 2009
Berke declines to run for higher office
Senator Andy Berke, whose 10th District covers Marion and part of Hamilton Counties, today announced that he is not running for Governor of Tennessee, nor for the 3rd District U.S. House seat in Congress,...Posted by joe lance on 10:51 PM
March 22, 2009
Who's running for governor in 2010? (Updated)
Well, we know that Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (R) is, and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R) is, and former House Majority Leader Kim McMillan (D) is, and Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons (R)...Posted by joe lance on 11:43 PM
November 3, 2008
Just for fun: predictions for Election 2008
Here are my humble, futile projections for Tuesday's contests. Candidates on the losing end of these should take heart: I'm wrong more often than I'm right, or 50/50 at best. But that hasn't stopped...Posted by joe lance on 11:20 PM
October 17, 2008
Campaigning on image
I promise to get back to Tennessee politics shortly, but I have recently arrived home from a welcome vacation, part of which took place in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. Virginia's CD-5...Posted by joe lance on 5:11 PM
August 4, 2008
Endorsements, recommendations, and predictions for August 7
The Chattanooga Times Free Press, along with countless other papers in the land, has a tradition of publishing endorsements on the Sunday before any Election Day. The Free Press editorial page even mocks up...Posted by joe lance on 12:22 PM
August 2, 2008
I am voting today
Saturday, August 2, 2008 -- the last day of early voting for the August 7 county general and state/federal primary elections. Since I will be at the Brainerd Rec Center all day on Thursday,...Posted by joe lance on 11:20 AM
July 19, 2008
Endorsements East and West (updated)
Early voting for the August 7 election started yesterday, and will continue through August 2. Some bloggers have begun posting their endorsements for the federal and state primaries, as well as--and this is perhaps...Posted by joe lance on 10:25 AM
May 29, 2008
TN-1: Predictions and hopes
Randy Neal, Joe Powell, and A.C. Kleinheider each take a look at the most consistently Republican congressional district in the state and how the November election is shaping up. (Political history buffs: is there...Posted by joe lance on 7:53 PM
May 11, 2008
Sizing up Wamp's opposition
U.S. Representative Zach Wamp has not faced a well-supported challenger in any of his re-election bids. Tennessee's congressional districts are gerrymandered enough; but the Third District was represented by a Democrat for twenty years...Posted by joe lance on 10:15 PM
April 5, 2008
August 2008 TN candidate database
All I can say is that I wish there were more hours in the day. But then, R. Neal and I would have been doing pretty much the same thing, so maybe it's more...Posted by joe lance on 10:24 PM
March 28, 2008
Another helping of election news, and double the Basil
The Chattanoogan.com has reported on a flurry of candidate filings in the area, including news that former Rep. Jim Vincent, also a former County Commissioner, has picked up papers to run again in his...Posted by joe lance on 10:14 PM
March 23, 2008
Jake Ford to run as independent, not Democrat, in 9th
While TennesseeTicket.com accurately relayed the fact that Jake Ford — son of one and brother of another former U.S. Representative from Memphis — had chosen to run in the Democratic primary this year, unlike...Posted by joe lance on 3:07 PM
March 19, 2008
Primarily speaking
Maybe it's just me, but it seems as though there is a slight increase this election year in challenges to incumbent General Assembly members by contenders within the incumbents' own parties....Posted by joe lance on 9:12 PM
February 9, 2008
Re-elect Dennis and Ron
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) withdrew from campaigning for president a couple of weeks ago and announced that he was "transitioning" his efforts to focus on winning re-election to represent his Cuyahoga County district....Posted by joe lance on 9:23 AM
August 10, 2007
Should Congressman Wamp Employ His Spouse in His Campaign Office?
I guess most people do adhere to the adage "pick your battles," because I've certainly seen more complaining about US Rep. Zach Wamp (3rd District, since 1995) from conservative bloggers lately than from any...Posted by joe lance on 10:06 AM
October 19, 2006
How to Be A Volunteer Voter
Kleinheider, picking up on one of David Oatney's insights, issues a marvelous challenge: If one truly had the interests of good government at heart one would have to hope for the swift decline of...Posted by joe lance on 9:56 PM
September 7, 2006
Help the Republicans: Elect the Democrats
Or, so says the Cato Institute blog. (The link was found at Farmer's place, though I'm not sure it was intended in that exact spot.)...Posted by joe lance on 8:07 PM
August 13, 2006
The Party of Lincoln
Was anyone else surprised by the GOP primary results in the Fourth Congressional District? If you had asked me at any point before the election, I would have said that Alan Pedigo would have...Posted by joe lance on 10:04 PM
August 9, 2006
Elections or Ejections?
Do all those who are bemoaning last night's loss by US Senator Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary also know about the ouster of sitting US Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia's 4th District?...Posted by joe lance on 1:51 PM
August 8, 2006
Gray matter; and US House page updated
Based on unofficial primary results, some of which took days to be reported, I have moved the names around on the US House candidates page. The active lists (indicated by the thick dashed border)...Posted by joe lance on 11:03 PM
CD-3: Brent Benedict Claims Dem Victory
The news item can be found on Chattanoogan.com. I am somewhat surprised by this, especially the votes in Bradley County. I gather Terry Stulce really only campaigned in and around Chattanooga, which explains his...Posted by joe lance on 3:38 PM
July 26, 2006
For Your Voting Consideration - The Civic Forum endorsements
There’s no need for a long introduction here—let’s just get right to the point. Each elected office* that will appear on ballots in at least one precinct in Hamilton County on August 3 is...Posted by joe lance on 7:34 AM
June 21, 2006
Who’s Headed for Washington? Breaking down the 2006 federal midterm primary elections
There are a few weeks left during which we can imagine that our ideal slate of candidates has been elected. It’s like those fantasy sports games, only with a different kind of “player” and...Posted by joe lance on 5:02 PM
June 6, 2006
Hawks and Davids
Here's some 2006 candidate trivia for you: Did you know that there are two candidates in Tennessee for the US House of Representatives named David Davis? Did you also know that there are two...Posted by joe lance on 10:02 AM
May 19, 2006
Ninth District Democratic Debate
On a blog I've just sort of realized was there, via the LWC, David Holt is slogging through a thorough series of posts on the candidates' performances at Thursday night's UoM debate....Posted by joe lance on 3:25 PM
May 17, 2006
CD-1: Clinch Mountain Cliffhanger
To hear the Davis folk tell it, something was rotten in Hamblen last week, where the young Republicans held a primary debate and straw poll among candidates seeking to replace Congressman Bill Jenkins. A...Posted by joe lance on 11:01 PM