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So since the primaries and caucuses are about to get underway I thought I would get something going about incumbent congressmen ( Senators and House both ).
The Last election cycle 68% of americans polled said they would support voting out all incumbents.
Other polls I have seen are similar with around 70% saying that, however if you ask a person specifically about 'their' states incumbents almost 60% want to keep them.
So its the typical it applies to everyone else but me mentality that is a problem. same thing with entitlements and earmarks that need to be cut but that's another subject.
So all that being said I will put up the list of Incumbents Senators. The list of House members would be large but Can bring them up as their relevant primaries come up.
Since Senators have the 6 year terms they tend to often be the more embedded establishment people.
Now Reps have a much bigger list of up for re-election. Starting off with the Dems thank god Boxer and Reid are hanging up their hats.
Patrick Leahy is one of those Washington fixtures. 75 years old, in office since 1975. Vermont people do the right thing and replace him.
And on the Rep side of things John McCain. 79 hears old, Senator since 1987, House before that. Arizona people do the right thing and replace him.
SENATORS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2016
DEMOCRATS
Michael Bennet (Colorado)
Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)
Barbara Boxer (California) retiring in 2016
Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
Barbara Mikulski (Maryland) retiring in 2016
Patty Murray (Washington)
Harry Reid (Nevada) retiring in 2016
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Charles Schumer (New York)
Ron Wyden (Oregon)
REPUBLICANS
Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire)
Roy Blunt (Missouri)
John Boozman (Arkansas)
Richard Burr (North Carolina)
Dan Coats (Indiana) retiring in 2016
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
John Hoeven (North Dakota)
Johnny Isakson (Georgia)
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
Mark Kirk (Illinois)
James Lankford (Oklahoma)
Mike Lee (Utah)
John McCain (Arizona)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Marco Rubio (Florida) retiring in 2016
Tim Scott (South Carolina)
Richard Shelby (Alabama)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)
David Vitter (Louisiana)[/B]
The Last election cycle 68% of americans polled said they would support voting out all incumbents.
Other polls I have seen are similar with around 70% saying that, however if you ask a person specifically about 'their' states incumbents almost 60% want to keep them.
So its the typical it applies to everyone else but me mentality that is a problem. same thing with entitlements and earmarks that need to be cut but that's another subject.
So all that being said I will put up the list of Incumbents Senators. The list of House members would be large but Can bring them up as their relevant primaries come up.
Since Senators have the 6 year terms they tend to often be the more embedded establishment people.
Now Reps have a much bigger list of up for re-election. Starting off with the Dems thank god Boxer and Reid are hanging up their hats.
Patrick Leahy is one of those Washington fixtures. 75 years old, in office since 1975. Vermont people do the right thing and replace him.
And on the Rep side of things John McCain. 79 hears old, Senator since 1987, House before that. Arizona people do the right thing and replace him.
SENATORS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2016
DEMOCRATS
Michael Bennet (Colorado)
Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)
Barbara Boxer (California) retiring in 2016
Patrick Leahy (Vermont)
Barbara Mikulski (Maryland) retiring in 2016
Patty Murray (Washington)
Harry Reid (Nevada) retiring in 2016
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Charles Schumer (New York)
Ron Wyden (Oregon)
REPUBLICANS
Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire)
Roy Blunt (Missouri)
John Boozman (Arkansas)
Richard Burr (North Carolina)
Dan Coats (Indiana) retiring in 2016
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
John Hoeven (North Dakota)
Johnny Isakson (Georgia)
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
Mark Kirk (Illinois)
James Lankford (Oklahoma)
Mike Lee (Utah)
John McCain (Arizona)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Marco Rubio (Florida) retiring in 2016
Tim Scott (South Carolina)
Richard Shelby (Alabama)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)
David Vitter (Louisiana)[/B]