Government affairs
Legislative Updates
All 435 House members and one-third of senators are up for re-election this year, but not everyone has the same plan.
Over the past two years, many familiar faces on Capitol Hill have resigned, have announced their retirement or have been running for another seat.
Is your member one of the few who have other plans than re-election this fall? See below which members of Congress are currently in transition, rather than simply re-election, this election cycle:
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Departed House members |
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Name |
First Elected |
Departure details |
Replaced by |
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John A. Boehner, R-Ohio |
1990 |
Resigned from office effective Oct. 31, 2015 |
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Aaron Schock, R-Ill. |
2008 |
Resigned from office effective March 31, 2015 |
Darin LaHood, R-Ill. - Elected |
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Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss. |
2010 |
Died on Feb. 6, 2015 |
Trent Kelly, R-Miss. - Elected |
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Michael G. Grimm, R-N.Y. |
2010 |
Resigned from office effective Jan. 5, 2015 |
Dan Donovan, R-N.Y. - Elected |
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Defeated members |
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Name |
First Elected |
Announced |
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Chaka Fattah, D-Pa. (2) |
1994 |
Defeated in primary. |
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Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind. (3) |
2010 |
Defeated in primary for U.S. Senate |
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Donna Edwards, D-Md. (4) |
2008 |
Defeated in primary for U.S. Senate. |
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Announced intention to retire |
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Senators |
First Elected or |
Announced |
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David Vitter, R-La. |
2004 |
Nov. 21, 2015. Ran for governor of Louisiana. Lost to Democrat John Bel Edwards on Nov. 21, 2015. |
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Marco Rubio, R-Fla. |
2010 |
April 13, 2015. Sought Republican nomination for president and dropped out on March 15, 2016. Had previously announced that he was not running for re-election. |
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Harry Reid, D-Nev. |
1986 |
March 27, 2015 |
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Dan Coats, R-Ind. |
2010 |
March 24, 2015 |
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Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md. |
1986 |
March 2, 2015 |
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Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. |
1992 |
Jan. 8, 2015 |
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Representatives |
First Elected |
Announced |
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Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga. (3) |
2004 |
Jan. 7, 2016 |
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Steve Israel, D-N.Y. (3) |
2000 |
Jan. 5, 2016 |
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Jim McDermott, D-Wash. (7) |
1988 |
Jan. 4, 2016 |
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Robert Hurt, R-Va. (5) |
2010 |
Dec. 23, 2015 |
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Richard Hanna, R-N.Y. (22) |
2010 |
Dec. 20, 2015 |
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Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas (15) |
1996 |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
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Sam Farr, D-Calif. (20) |
1993 |
Nov. 12, 2015 |
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Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyo. (AL ) |
2008 |
Nov. 12, 2015 |
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Joe Pitts, R-Pa. (16) |
1996 |
Nov. 6, 2015 |
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Rich Nugent, R-Fla. (11) |
2010 |
Nov. 2, 2015 |
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Edward Whitfield, R-Ky. (1) |
1994 |
Sept. 29, 2015 |
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Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas (19) |
2003 |
Sept. 17, 2015 |
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Dan Benishek, R-Mich. (1) |
2010 |
Sept. 15, 2015 |
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John Kline, R-Minn. (2) |
2002 |
Sept. 3, 2015 |
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Lois Capps, D-Calif. (24) |
1998 |
April 8, 2015 |
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Chris Gibson, R-N.Y. (19) |
2010 |
Jan. 6, 2015 |
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Michael G. Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. (8) |
2010 |
Jan. 6, 2015 |
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Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y. (13) |
1970 |
Nov. 4, 2014 |
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Running for other office |
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Senators |
First Elected or |
Announced |
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Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. |
2006 |
Running for President (announced April 30, 2015) |
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Representatives |
First Elected |
Announced |
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Pedro R. Pierluisi, D-P.R. (AL ) |
2008 |
Running for governor |
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Candice S. Miller, R-Mich. (10) |
2002 |
Running for Macomb County Public Works Commissioner (announced March 23, 2016) |
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John Fleming, R-La. (4) |
2008 |
Running for Senate (announced Dec. 7, 2015) |
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Charles Boustany Jr., R-La. (3) |
2004 |
Running for Senate (announced Dec. 2, 2015) |
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John Carney, D-Del. (AL ) |
2010 |
Running for governor (announced Sept. 16, 2015) |
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David Jolly, R-Fla. (13) |
2014 |
Running for Senate (announced July 20, 2015) |
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Todd Young, R-Ind. (9) |
2010 |
Running for Senate (announced July 12, 2015) |
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Alan Grayson, D-Fla. (9) |
2008 |
Running for Senate (announced July 9, 2015) |
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Joe Heck, R-Nev. (3) |
2010 |
Running for Senate (announced July 6, 2015) |
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Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz. (1) |
2008 |
Running for Senate (announced May 26, 2015) |
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Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif. (46) |
1996 |
Running for Senate (announced May 14, 2015) |
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Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. (6) |
2012 |
Running for Senate (announced May 6, 2015) |
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Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. (8) |
2012 |
Running for Senate (announced March 30, 2015) |
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Patrick Murphy, D-Fla. (18) |
2012 |
Running for Senate (announced March 23, 2015) |
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Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. (8) |
2002 |
Running for Senate (announced March 4, 2015) |
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Janice Hahn, D-Calif. (44) |
2011 |
Running for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (announced Feb. 18, 2015) |
