It is imperative that Republicans take the Senate in 2012, and continue growing our majority in the U.S. House. In fact, taking the Senate and growing the House may be more important than changing the presidency. Below are the opportunities Conservatives have to change the U.S. Senate. (Continually updated as challengers announce)
Quick Look at DEMOCRAT Senators up for re-election or retiring in 2012:
Quick Look at REPUBLICAN Senators up for election or retiring in 2012:
*=RINO (Republican in Name Only), in my opinion.
Arizona – Kyl – retiring
Indiana – Burton retiring
*Indiana – Lugar
*Massachusetts – Brown
*Maine – Snowe, retiring (Candidates: Scott D’Amboise (R), Andred Ian Dodge (R))
Mississippi – Wicker
Nevada – Ensign, retiring
Nevada – Heller
Tennessee – Corker
Texas – Hutchison, retiring
Utah – Hatch
Wyoming – Barasso
CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE BY STATE (Source):
ALBAMA:
(coming)
ALASKA:
Joe W. Miller (R)
ARIZONA: (source)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R) (resigning from the US House to run for US Senate)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R) – retiring (won with 53% of vote last election)
Wil R. Cardon (R), CEO of real estate investment firm
Bryan Hackbarth (R), former Mayor of Youngtown
Doug McKee (R), businessman
Clair Van Steenwyk (R), conservative radio host
Don Bivens (D), former Chairman of Arizona Democrat Party
Richard Carmona (D), former Surgeon General of the US
ARKANSAS:
(coming)
CALIFORNIA: (source)
Orly Taitz (R), Dentist
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) (won with 59% of vote last election)
COLORADO:
(coming)
CONNECTICUT: (source)
Brian Hill (R), attorney
Jason L. McCoy (R), mayor of Vernon, Connecticut
Linda McMahon (R), businesswoman
Chris Shays (R), retired US Representative (lost 2008 reelection to Democrat)Susan Bysiewicz (D), former Connecticut Secretary of State
Chris Murphy (D), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
William Tong (D), resigning from state House to run for US Senate
Lee Whitnum (D), anti-AIPAC activist and software engineer Rep. Chris Murphy (D)
Sen. Lieberman (I) retiring- caucuses with Democrats) (won with 50% of vote last election)
(As of 11-28-11 no Republicans announced)
Sen. Tom Carper (D) (won with 70% of vote last election)
Bill Fisher Jr. (R) environmental consultant
George LeMieux (R), former US Senator as a fill-in for Charlie Crist
Connie Mack IV (R), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
Mike McCalister (R), university professor
Ron McNeil (R), businessman
Craig Miller (R), former CEO of Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Ron Rushing (R), businessman
Marielena Sturart (R), conservative activist and journalist
Sen. Bill Nelson – Retiring (D) (won with 60% of vote last election)
GEORGIA:
(coming)
HAWAII: (source)
John Carroll (R), former state senator and representative
Linda Lingle (R), former Hawaii governor
Ed Case (D), former US Representative
Mazie Hirono (D) – resigning from US House to run for US Senate
Senator Daniel Akaka (D) – retiring won with 61% of vote last election
IDAHO:
(coming)
ILLINOIS:
(coming)
INDIANA: (source)
Richard Mourdoch (R) challenging Senator Richard Lugar. Murdoch is currently the Indiana State Treasurer.
Senator Richard Lugar (R) (won with 87% of vote last election)
Rep. Joe Donnelly (D), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
IOWA:
(coming)
KANSAS:
(coming)
KENTUCKY:
(coming)
LOUISIANA:
(coming)
MAINE: (source)
Scott D’Amboise (R), former Lisbon Falls selectman
Andred Ian Dodge (I) conservative activist, recently left Republican Party and filed as an Independent.
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) (won with 74% of vote last election) – retiring
Matthew Dunlap (D), former Main Secretary of State
John Hinck (D), former state representative from Portland
MARYLAND: (source)
Dan Bongino (R), former US Secret Service agent
William Capps (R)
Rick Hoover (R)
Corrogan R. Vaughn (R)
Raymond Blagmon (D)
J.P. Cusick (D)
Ralph Jaffe (D), former political science teacher
Lih Young (D)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D) (won with 54% of the vote against Republican Michael Steele)
MASSACHUSETTS: (source)
Sen. Scott Brown (R) (won with 52% of vote last election – Ted Kennedy’s previous seat)
Tom Conroy (D), State Representative for 13th Middlesex District
Marisa DeFranco (D), immigration lawyer
James Coyne King (D), corporate lawyer
Herb Robinson (D), engineer
Elizabeth Warren (D), Harvard Law professor
MICHIGAN: (source)
Gary Glenn (R)
Pete Hoekstra (R), former US Representative
Clark Durant (R)
Scotty Boman (R), libertarian activist
Randy Hekman (R), former juvenile court judge
Chuck Marino (R), businessman
Peter Konetchy (R), businessman
Rick Wilson (R), retired autoworker
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) (won with 57% of vote last election)
Michigan Gary Glenn and Clark Durant
Glenn Gary Challenges Pete Hoekstra
MINNESOTA: (source)
Joe Arwood (R), St. Bonifacius city councilman
Anthony Hernandez (R), former leader of a Latino Republican group
Dan Severson (R), former state representative
Dick Franson (D), “perennial candidate”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) (caucuses with Democrats) (won with 58% of vote last election)
MISSISSIPPI: (source)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R)
As of 11-28-11 there are no announced Democrat challengers
MISSOURI: (source)
Sarah Steelman (R), former state treasurer and state senator
Todd Akin (R), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
John Brunner (R), businessman
Mark Lodes (R), patented inventor and small business owner
Samuel Lipari (D), businessman
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) (won with 49.6% of the vote)
MONTANA-at-Large: (source)
Denny Rehberg (R), resigning US Representative to run for US Senate
Senator John Tester (D)
NEBRASKA: (source)
Deb Fischer (R), state senator
Jon Bruning (R), Nebraska attorney general
Pat Flynn (R), financial adviser
Don Stenberg (R), state treasurer, former Nebraska Attorney General – endorsed by Mark Levin
Spencer Zimmerman (R), Air Force Veteran
Senator Ben Nelson (D)
NEVADA: (source)
Edward Hamilton (R)
Sen. Dean Heller (R)
Senator Ensign (R) – retiring
Shelley Berkley (D), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
(coming)
NEW JERSEY: (source)
As of 11-28-11 no Republicans have announced.
Gwen Diakos (D), civilian defense contractor
Senator Bob Menendez (D)
NEW MEXICO: (source)
Bill English (R), businessman
John Sanchez (R), state lieutenant governor, (endorsed by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
Greg Sowards (R), businessman
Heather Wilson (R), former US Representative
Hector Balderas (D)
Martin Heinrich (D)
Andres Valdez (D), anti-Social Justive activist
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D) – retiring
NEW YORK: (source)
George Maragos (R), Nassau County comptroller
Scott Noren (D), oral surgeon
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
NORTH CAROLINA:
(coming)
NORTH DAKOTA: (source)
Rick Berg (R), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
Duane Sand (R), former North and South Dakota director for Americans for Prosperity
Heidi Heitkamp (D), former state attorney general
Thomas Potter (D) Presbyterian pastor and professor of finance
Senator Kent Conrad (D) – retiring
OHIO: (source
Rusty Bliss (R), airline captain
Donna Glisman (R), retired entrepreneur
Eric LaMont Gregory (R), medical scientist
Josh Mandel (R), Ohio Treasurer – endorsed by Mark Levin
Michael Pryce (R), surgeon
Senator Sherrod Brown (D), won with 78% of the vote in 2006
OKLAHOMA:
(coming)
OREGON:
(coming)
PENNSYLVANIA: (source)
Tim Burns (R), businessman
David Christian (R), businessman and war veteran
John Kensinger (R), pharmacist
Sam Rohrer (R), former state representative
Marc Scaringi (R), attorney and former legislative aide to Rick Santorum
Tom Smith (R), farmer and former businessman
John Vernon (R), retired Army Colonel
Steve Welch (R), businessman
Senator Bob Casey (D)
RHODE ISLAND: (source)
Barry Hinckley (R), president and co-founder of a software company
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
SOUTH CAROLINA:
(coming)
SOUTH DAKOTA:
(coming)
TENNESSEE: (source)
James Durkan (R), businessman
Zach Poskevich (R), technology consultant
Mark Twain Clemens (R), unemployed
Senator Bob Corker (R) elected with 51% of the vote in 2006
Lincoln Davis (R), former US Representative
Bart Gordon (D), former US Representative
Roy Herron (D), state senator
John Tanner (D), former US Representative
TEXAS: (source) (source) Primary April 3, 2012
Glenn Addison (R), funeral home owner
Andrew Castanuela (R), licensed professional counselor
Curt Cleaver (R), owner of a hotel sales, consulting and mgmt company
Ted Cruz (R), former State Solicitor General
David Dewhurst (R), Texas Lieutenant Governor
Tom Leppert (R), former Mayor of Dallas
Lela Pittenger (R), Mediator
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) – retiring
Sen. Jonn Cornyn (R) – re-election race 2014.
Stanley Garza (D) Shipping Company Manager
Sean Hubbard (D), political strategy director
Ricardo Sanchez, retired US Army Lt. General
Ted Cruz Leads David Dewhurst 42.7% Avg in Texas Straw Poll
UTAH: (source)
Senator Orrin Hatch (R)
Pete Ashdown (D), CEO of XMission
Christopher Stout (D), accountant
VERMONT:
Thom Lauzon (R), mayor of Barre
As of 11-18-11 no Democrat has announced
Senator Bernie Sanders (I) (Socialist) (Caucuses with Democrats)
VIRGINIA: (source)
George Allen (R). former US Senator
Tim Donner (R), founder of Horizon Television
E. W. Jackson Sr. (R), Minister and Social Conservative leader
David McCormick (R), businessman
Jamie Radtke (R), conservative activist
Jaime Radtke Tea Party Candidate Senate Seat for 2012 Senate
Tim Kaine (D), former Democratic National Committee Chairman
Courtney Lynch (D), former Marine Corps officer and businesswoman
Julien Modica (D), former CEO of the Brain Trauma Recovery & Policy Institute
Senator Jim Webb (D) – retiring
WASHINGTON: (source)
Michael Baumgartner (R), state senator
Senator Maria Cantwell (D)
WEST VIRGINIA: (source)
Shelley Moore Capito (R), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
Senator Joe Manchin (D)
WISCONSIN: (source)
Jeff Fitzgerald (R), Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker
Frank Lasee (R), state senator
Mark Neumann (R), former US Representative
Tommy Thompson (R), former governor and Secretary of US Health and Human Services
Tammy Baldwin (D), resigning from US House to run for US Senate
Senate Herb Kohl (D) – retiring
WYOMING: (source)
Senator John Barrasso (R)
As of 11-28-11, no Democrats have announced
ISSUES:
3-27-11 Senator Jim DeMint’s Litmus Test: Who in Congress is on Your Side?
Those Republicans in the House and Senate who voted against S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011 (against raising the debt limit in consideration of how the remainder of the bill was written). They are heros. Let’s support them in 2012.
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