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All those folks fleeing from elsewhere to this state put Arizona on track for picking up a 10th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 2022. And that’s going to result in some political jockeying among current and would-be federal lawmakers as current members of Congress weigh whether to seek reelection in their own redrawn district or run in another.  There also is the potential for political musical chairs with not just an open race for governor but GOP lawmakers eyeing a chance to oust newly elected U.S. Senator Mark Kelly in 2022. All that is the result of new prel...

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — All those folks fleeing to Arizona from elsewhere put the state on track to pick up a 10th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 2022. That’s going to result in political jockeying among current and would-be federal lawmakers, as current members of Congress weigh whether to seek reelection in their own redrawn district or run in another. There’s also the potential for political musical chairs, as there will be not just an open race for governor, but GOP lawmakers eyeing a chance to oust newly electe...

Official Census numbers come out in January, but the consulting firm Election Data Services Inc. projects they’ll result in Arizona being awarded one additional representative in Washington, beginning in 2022. Estimates rank Arizona as the fifth-fastest growing state with over a million new residents since the 2010 census. Only Utah, Texas, Idaho and Nevada have had greater growth over the past decade. Federal law caps members in the U.S. House of Representatives at 435, to be assigned according to population estimates from the decennial census. Election Data Services Preliminary figures fr...

PHOENIX — All those folks fleeing elsewhere puts Arizona on track for picking up at tenth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 2022.

Montana could gain a second House seat Associated Press Share This U.S. Capitol building. | Stock photo BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana could add a second U.S. House seat if population estimates made public on Tuesday hold, officials said. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2020 Population Estimate said the state’s population is 1,080,577, about 23,000 more people than in Rhode Island, which is the least populated state with two congressional districts, The Billings Gazette reported. The first Census Bureau numbers are expected to be released in January. Until then, the state won’t offi...