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Kansas Republicans eye new map, easy primary as path to victory against Davids in 2022 Katie Bernard and Bryan Lowry, The Kansas City Star
May 3 TOPEKA Dozens of Republican activists huddled in a crowded conference room in Manhattan last month to plot the ouster of Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids, whose hold on the 3rd Congressional District prevents a GOP monopoly in the state s federal delegation.
One strategy: Unite behind a candidate early to avoid a costly primary fight and count on the GOP-controlled Legislature to draw new district lines more favorable to Republicans.
New lines will be essential if the party rallies around a candidate who lost to Davids by 10 points just six months ago, former Cerner executive Amanda Adkins.
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U.S. Illinois 17th District Representative Cheri Bustos announced on Friday that she will not seek a sixth term in Congress. The Democrat has represented her northwestern Illinois district, which includes the Quad Cities area, Peoria and Rockford, since 2013, the first woman to do so. Her current term, her fifth, ends in January of 2023.
In a release announcing her decision, Bustos stated: My North Star has always been to serve my community, drive real results and build a better future. As I turn every corner on each decade of life, I take time to reflect and evaluate what my next chapter might bring. That’s how, 10 years ago, I decided to run for Congress. And it’s why, today, I am announcing I will not seek reelection after completing this term.
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Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, who headed the House Democrats campaign arm in 2020 when the party unexpectedly lost seats, will retire from the House after the 2022 elections.
“Today, I’m announcing I will not seek reelection after completing this term,” Bustos said in a video statement. “It will be a new decade, and I feel it’s time for a new voice.”
Bustos was first elected to the House in 2012, after a career as a reporter and then in the healthcare sector. She got to the House by beating the late GOP Rep. Bobby Schilling in a northwest Illinois district.
Cheri Bustos, who headed the House Democratic campaign arm amid big 2020 losses, is retiring msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.