DemDaily: The Resigned
November 14, 2017
While Democrats made gains on the state level last Tuesday, Republicans were able to take some solace in the victory of Republican Jim Curtis in the November 7th Special Election to fill Jason Chaffetz 's (R-UT) Congressional seat.
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More significantly, 36 Members of the House have announced their resignations, retirements or plans to vacate office to run for another office - 25 Republicans and 11 Democrats.
| Democrats hold 194 seats to Republicans 241. It will take a net gain of 24 seats for Democrats to take control of the House in 2018. |
In a turbulent political environment that continues to reflect the voters' dissastisfaction with the Trump Administration, the growing number of GOP Members exiting the fray further endangers their 241 to 194 seat control of the US House of Representatives.
US House: Those Resigned to Depart
|
State/CD
|
Departing Incumbent |
Reason
|
| AZ-9 |
Kyrsten Sinema (D)
|
Running for US Senate. Anounced 9/28/17
|
|
CO-2
|
Jared Polis (D)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 6/11/17
|
| HI-1 | Colleen Hanabusa (D) | Running for Governor. Announced 9/1/17 |
| FL-27 |
leana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
|
Retiring
|
| ID-1 |
Raul Labrador (R)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 5/9/17
|
| IN-4 | Tod Rokita (R) |
Running for US Senate. Announced 8/9/17
|
| IN-6 | Luke Messer (R) |
Running for US Senate. Announced 7/26/17
|
| KS-2 |
Lynn Jenkins (R)
|
Retiring
|
| MD-6 |
John Delaney (D)
|
Running for President. Announced 7/31/17 |
| MA-3 | Niki Tsongas (D) |
Retiring
|
| MI-11 |
Dave Trott (R)
|
Retiring |
| MN-1 |
Tim Walz (D)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 3/27/17
|
| NH-1 |
Carol Shea-Porter (D)
|
Retiring
|
| NJ-2 |
Frank LoBiondo (R)
|
Retiring |
| NV-3 |
Jacky Rosen (D)
|
Running for US Senate. Announced 7/5/17 |
| NM-1 |
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 12/13/16
|
| NM-2 |
Steve Pearce (R)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 7/10/17
|
| OH-12 |
Pat Tiberi (R)
|
Resigned. Effective "by January 31, 2017" (Special election TBA)
|
| OH-16 |
James Renacci (R)
|
Running for Governor. Announced 3/20/17
|
| OK-1 |
Nominated for NASA Administrator, awaiting Senate confirmation
|
|
| PA-11 | Lou Barletta (R) |
Running for US Senate. Announced 8/29/17
|
| PA-15 |
Charlie Dent (R)
|
Retiring |
| PA-18 | Tim Murphy (R) |
Resigned. Effective 10/21/17 (*Special election TBA)
|
| SD-AL | Kristi Noem (R) |
Running for Governor. Announced 11/14/16
|
| TN-2 |
John J. Duncan Jr. (R)
|
Retiring
|
| TN-6 | Diane Black (R) |
Running for Governor. Announced 8/2/17
|
| TN-7 |
Marsha Blackburn (R)
|
Running for US Senate. Announced 10/15/17 |
| TX-2 | Ted Poe (R) | Retiring |
| TX-3 |
Sam Johnson (R)
|
Retiring |
|
TX-5
|
Jeb Hensarling (R)
|
Retiring |
| TX-16 |
Beto O'Rourke (D)
|
Running for US Senate. Announced 3/31/17 |
| TX-21 |
Lamar Smith (R)
|
Retiring |
| VA-6 |
Bob Goodlatte (R)
|
Retiring |
| WA-9 |
Dave Reichert (R)
|
Retiring |
| WV-3 |
Evan Jenkins (R)
|
Running for US Senate. Announced 5/8/17
|
Advantage Dems
These numbers already far exceed the average of 22 Members who retire each election cycle (since 1976). Combine that with the fact that the party outside the White House averages a pick up of 28 seats in mid-term elections, and the numbers are looking up for Democrats.
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Sources: CNN, Ballotpedia, CBS
