Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska,having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the Senate and is the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman. Murkowski became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.
Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is an American politician and retired educator serving in her second term as the junior United States senator from West Virginia,a post she has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,Capito served seven terms as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2015. The daughter of three-term West Virginia governor Arch Alfred Moore Jr,she is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation,having served in Congress since 2001.
Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. The district,numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013,includes much of southern Los Angeles,as well as portions of Gardena,Inglewood and Torrance.
Linda Marie McMahon is an American politician,business executive,and former professional wrestling performer. She was the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon has been nominated to lead the Department of Education under the second Trump administration.
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney is an American attorney and politician. She represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023,and served as chair of the House Republican Conference—the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership—from 2019 to 2021. Cheney is known for her vocal opposition to Donald Trump. As of March 2023,she is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Roy Matz Goodman was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 2002. He was the Republican nominee in the 1977 New York City mayoral election,receiving 4.08% of the vote.
Andrea Alice Stewart-Cousins is an American politician and educator from Yonkers,New York. A member of the Democratic Party,Stewart-Cousins has represented District 35 in the New York State Senate since 2007 and served as Majority Leader and Temporary President of that body since 2019. She has served twice as acting lieutenant governor of New York under Governor Kathy Hochul,for 16 days in 2021 and between April and May 2022. Stewart-Cousins is the first Black woman to serve as New York's lieutenant governor,although in an acting capacity. She is the first woman in New York State history to lead a conference in the New York State Legislature and the first female Senate Majority Leader in New York history.
Deborah Ann Dingell is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015,representing the state's 6th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she succeeded her late husband,John Dingell,who was the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history.
The 1984 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6,1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower decided to retire,instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Phil Gramm won the open seat.
Joni Kay Ernst is an American politician and former military officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Iowa. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served in the Iowa State Senate from 2011 to 2014 and as auditor of Montgomery County from 2004 to 2011. As Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee since 2023,after having been vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference since 2019,Ernst is the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate.
Douglas Allen Collins is an American lawyer,politician,and Air Force veteran who is the presumptive nominee for United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Second Trump Administration,having been selected by President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Christine Elizabeth Smith is an American politician,retired Democratic political consultant,and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),an affiliate of the Democratic Party.
The Freedom Caucus,also known as the House Freedom Caucus,is a congressional caucus consisting of Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. It is generally considered to be the most conservative and furthest-right bloc within the chamber. The caucus was formed in January 2015 by a group of conservatives and Tea Party movement members,with the aim of pushing the Republican leadership to the right. Its first chairman,Jim Jordan,described the caucus as a "smaller,more cohesive,more agile and more active" group of conservative representatives. Its current chairman,Andy Harris is considered to be a far-right politician due to his radical proposals. Members of the Freedom Caucus are typically considered a part of the MAGA movement and loyalists to Donald Trump.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wyoming,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Cynthia Lummis defeated Democrat Merav Ben-David by more than 46 percentage points,becoming the first female U.S. Senator from Wyoming and succeeding fellow Republican Mike Enzi,who did not run for reelection. This was the first open Senate seat since 1996,when Enzi was first elected. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on August 18,2020. This was the first time since 1996 that Democrats won any county for this seat. Enzi died aged 77 on July 26,2021,from injuries in a bicycle accident,less than seven months after his retirement from the Senate.
Ronna Romney McDaniel is an American political strategist who served as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2017 until her resignation in 2024. A member of the Republican Party and the Romney family,McDaniel was chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 2015 to 2017.
Elissa Blair Slotkin is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district since 2019. The district,numbered as the 8th from 2019 to 2023,stretches from Lansing to the outer northern suburbs of Detroit. A member of the Democratic Party,Slotkin was previously a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst and Department of Defense official.
Michael Kent Braun is an American businessman and politician who is the governor-elect of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party,he has served as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019 and previously represented the 63rd district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017. Braun was elected to the United States Senate in 2018,defeating Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly. He was then elected governor in 2024,defeating Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian nominee Donald Rainwater.
The 2024 United States Senate elections were held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 33 out of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate,plus one seat in a special election. Senators are divided into 3 classes whose 6-year terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every 2 years. Class 1 senators faced election in 2024. Republicans flipped four Democratic-held seats,regaining a Senate majority for the first time since 2021.
Harvey Epstein is an American politician from the state of New York. He is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 74th district,which consists parts of the Lower East Side,East Village,and Midtown East neighborhoods of Manhattan.
Harriet Maxine Hageman is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Party.
