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Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) is the third House member to announce their retirement, without running for another elected office. Along with Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.), and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.). — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow, William Shatner is 90 today. — PolitiTweet.org

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In a trio of House Republicans considering a 2022 New York gubernatorial bid, Rep. Tom Reed had seemed the most serious. But Reed is leaving elected office after next year, he announced Sunday night. GOP Reps. Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin are still eyeing statewide runs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) is the second House member so far not to seek reelection in 2022, along with Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.). — PolitiTweet.org

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With Rep.-elect Julia Letlow (R-La.) in office, the House will have 219 Democrats, 212 Republicans, and four vacancies. One vacancy is for a GOP-leaning Texas district, and the other three seats are safely Dem. But OH11 won't be filled until special election on 11/02/2021. — PolitiTweet.org

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Once Rep.-elect Julia Letlow (La.) takes office, House Republicans will have 31 women members, a new high. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary @greggiroux The closest I can think of is the late Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.), whose mother and father were House members. And Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), wife of late, record-setting tenure Rep. John Dingell, and his father, John Dingell Sr. — PolitiTweet.org

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@cwarshaw Not just Massachusetts for that sort of thing. The Hawaii state Senate is 24 Democrats, 1 Republican. Conversely, the Wyoming state Senate is 28 Republicans, 2 Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 My guess is he's watching impending redistricting and not liking what he's seeing. Similar reason Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is eyeing a Senate run against Marco Rubio. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ishapiro Congrats? — PolitiTweet.org

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I just noticed it's officially spring, and that winter is over. So, that's something. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cspanSusan: And @cspan reiterates our long-standing commitment to carrying these to the public https://t.co/ewruQeEjyA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rickklein: Kushner likes what Biden is doing on Iran. Some on the left worry about what he's doing on Afghanistan. https://t.co/LvkWxgk… — PolitiTweet.org

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@SydneySheaDC @dcexaminer Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary Yes, brings back memories, particularly as a Southern California boy originally. FWIW, ousted Gov. Gray Davis (D) showed how to leave office with honor and dignity. Compared to, well, some others, recently. After losing he worked Schwarzenegger on a smooth transition. — PolitiTweet.org

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It's little remembered that the 2003 recall really got off the ground with nearly $2 million in seed money from GOP Rep. Darrell Issa. Arnold Schwarzenegger soon bigfooted Issa, who dropped out, saying he would keep his House seat and work on Middle East peace issues. — PolitiTweet.org

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The saddest long-term story from the 2003 gubernatorial recall was former child actor Gary Coleman, who ran as an independent and earned 0.2% of the vote. The one-time "Different Strokes" star, who faced money and health problems for most of his life, died in 2010 at age 42. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary It was likely just this sort of thing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had in mind in trying to persuade GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama from retiring. Brooks as a senator wouldn't exactly be a treat as a Republican Conference member. — PolitiTweet.org

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@GarrySouth Thanks for the correction of 135 candidates total. I was also counting write-ins that got a single vote. No matter will definitely be a spectacle to watch. — PolitiTweet.org

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CA gubernatorial recall candidates are ex-Republican officeholders Kevin Faulconer and Doug Ose. Assuming it qualifies, more...eccentric... candidates may emerge, like actor Gary Coleman in 2003. The "Different Strokes" star finished 14th of 159, with 14,242 votes, or 0.2%. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinMKruse Slight correction -- Williams was a House member for three terms, 1979-85. The point about lousy representation for the Youngstown, Ohio area remains, but a reminder to myself, "Never trust your memory." — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinMKruse Williams was succeeded in that Ohio district after one term by corrupt Rep. James Traficant, ostensibly a Democrat. Voters there really knew how to pick winners. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is terrible. "Former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley paralyzed after car strikes him during bike ride" https://t.co/J5aH7q5jVA — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeffSmithMO @jbarro Seems like the kind of thing you just do, and then people notice and give you credit. Kind of like losing weight and getting in shape. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeffSmithMO Sen. Dianne Feinstein actually has a campaign account open for a 2024 reelection bid. She would be 91 at that point. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BillSwindell @hopnotes Right, Dems have until at least 01/2025 to prevent it from working against them. Not taking sides, but I would like to see every Senate Dem sign the political equivalent of a legal waiver promising not to complain if full GOP government enacts a bunch of stuff they hate. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HowardMortman Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HowardMortman And First Name Patrick's O'Plenty in Congress. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.). — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnmyers Serious, non-snarky question. Is that considerably more than other governors during their first two years-plus in office? Though maybe not much of a data set, with Jerry Brown the only other post-2003 governor, when CA voters see it can really work. — PolitiTweet.org

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Kansas Senate GOP leader booked into jail on allegations of DUI, fleeing officer https://t.co/ZX0qyOA3oc — PolitiTweet.org