Upcoming Changes in Congress

AGC prepared an outline of upcoming special elections in California, New York and Nevada. California 36 The Special Election to replace former Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Calif.) will be July 12 after no candidate received over 50 percent in the May 17 open primary. It is expected businessman Craig Huey (R), who holds a slim lead over the third place finisher will face L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn (D). Huey’s second place in the primary was a surprise. New York 26 The Special Election to replace western New York Representative Chris Lee (R) who resigned shortly after the start of the 112th Congress will be held next Tuesday. Under state election laws, party leaders were able to designate nominees and the nominations in the race include: state Assemblywoman Jane Corwin (R) and Erie County clerk Kathy Hochul (D). Also, a third contender, local industrialist/frequent candidate Jack Davis is running as a third party candidate of the Tea Party, and could play an influential role in determining the outcome of the race by preventing either Corwin or Hochul from receiving a majority of the vote. AGC PAC has supported Corwin. Nevada 2 The Special Election to fill the vacancy of Dean Heller (R) will be held September 13. Heller was appointed to the Senate on May 9 to replace former Senator John Ensign (R). The procedures and rules for nominating candidates have not yet been determined. Heller will run for reelection to for the full Senate term in 2012. For more information on your elected officials, visit the AGC Congressional Vote Records page, which provides information about elected federal legislators through the votes they cast on key construction industry issues. Key votes are selected on the basis of AGC’s top legislative priorities that are determined prior to the start of each Congress by the AGG Legislative Action Committee. For more information, contact Jim Young at (202) 547-0133 or youngj@agc.org.