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Newly-Elected Lawmaker Already Running for Re-Election

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“Members of the newly elected Congress are still waiting to be sworn in, but it looks like a 2020 battle is already heating up in Staten Island’s congressional district,” the Staten Island Advance reports.

“Rep-elect Max Rose (D) recently sent an email urging constituents to donate to his campaign, warning his base they needed to gear up because former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), who once held Rose’s seat, is planning to challenge him in 2020.”

Stacey Abrams Eyes Run for Senate or Governor

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“Stacey Abrams said Monday that she is considering running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020 or governor again in 2022,” Politico reports.

“Abrams’ drew national attention in her bid to become the first black woman governor in the United States, and the progressive political action committee Democracy for America included her in a presidential poll it opened online last week.”

Trump Says Murkowski ‘Will Never Recover’

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President Trump predicted that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) “will never recover” politically for her vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he celebrated his nominee’s ascension following an extraordinarily brutal confirmation process, the Washington Post reports.

He added: “I think the people from Alaska will never forgive her for what she did.”

For members: How Murkowski Could Decide Control of the Senate

Isakson Already Planning for Re-Election Bid

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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) said he plans to run for re-election in 2022, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.

“In fact, the senator’s staff said he filed his paperwork last year so that he could raise funds for his next campaign. Isakson won his third term to the U.S. Senate in 2016, about a year after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”

About Political Wire

Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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