Filling a US Senate Vacancy in MD if Ben Cardin had to leave before the 2024 MD Democratic Primary.

Who will Governor Wes Moore-D appoint?
1)Angela Alsobrooks- which everyone expects?
2)Donna Edwards- assuming she is not a candidate for the 2024 MD US Senate Election.
Either way, Ben Cardin will be replaced by black female.
The Donna Edwards appointment is to make the Angela Alsobrooks voters and the David Trone voters happy since Edwards is not the candidate to run for a 1st full 6 year term like Angela Alsobrooks.

Another US Senate Vacancy that we must discuss is VT if Bernie Sanders were to vacate.
Who will Governor Phil Scott-R appoint?

US Senate seats that the Democrats will win in 2024.

29)CA(Schiff-D or Porter-D)
30)HI(Hirono-D)
31)VT(Sanders-I)
32)MA(Warren-D)
33)MD(Alsobrooks-D)
34)NY(Gillibrand-D)
35)RI(Whitehouse-D)
36)DE(Blunt Rochester-D)
37)CT(Murphy-D)
38)MN(Klobuchar-D)
39)WA(Cantwell-D)
40)NM(Heinrich-D)
41)ME(King-I)
42)NJ(Kim-D)
43)VA(Kaine-D)
44)PA(Casey-D)
45)WI(Baldwin-D)
46)MI(Slotkin-D)
47)NV(Rosen-D)
48)AZ(Gallego-D)
49)OH(Brown-D)
50)MT(Tester-D)

Battleground US Senate Elections the Democrats will win in 2024.

29)CA(Schiff-D or Porter-D)
30)VT(Sanders-D)
31)HI(Hirono-D)
32)MA(Warren-D)
33)MD(Alsobrooks-D)
34)NY(Gillibrand-D)
35)RI(Whitehouse-D)
36)CT(Murphy-D)
37)DE(Blunt Rochester-D)
38)MN(Klobuchar-D)
39)NM(Heinrich-D)
40)ME(King-I)
41)WA(Cantwell-D)
42)NJ(Kim-D)
43)VA(Kaine-D)
44)PA(Casey-D vs McCormick-R)
45)WI(Baldwin-D)
46)MI(Slotkin-D)
47)NV(Rosen-D vs Brown-R)
48)AZ(Gallego-D vs Lake-R)
49)OH(Brown-D)
50)MT(Tester-D)

CA statewide elected offices are term limited after 2 terms.

Shirley Weber was appointed CA Secretary of State in 2021 to replace Alex Padilla who was appointed to the US Senate to replace Kamala Harris who became VPOTUS. Shirley Weber was elected to a 1st full 4 year term in 2022. Is Weber eligible to run for re-election to CA Secretary of State in 2026? If not, Gavin Newson should appoint Weber to the US Senate.

NJ Democratic US House Members likely to run for the US Senate?

Donald Norcoss(NJ-1)
Andy Kim(NJ-3)
Josh Gottheimer(NJ-5)
Frank Pallone(NJ-6)
Donald Payne jr(NJ-10)

Not Running
Robert Menendez jr(NJ-8) not going to run against his father.
Bill Pascrell(NJ-9) way too old to run. will be 87 years old in 2024.
Mikie Sherrill(NJ-11) announced she is not going to run.
Bonnie Watson Coleman(NJ-12) will be 79 years old in 2024.

Incoming US Senators of 2024.

AZ(Ruben Gallego-D)
CA(Adam Schiff-D or Katie Porter-D)
DE(Lisa Blunt Rochester-D)
IN(Jim Banks-R)
MD(Angela Alsobrooks-D)
MI(Elissa Slotkin-D)
NJ(Andy Kim-D)
UT(John Curtis-R or Brad Wilson-R)
WV(Jim Justice-R)

Does Bob Menendez criminal trial occur in 2024 or 2025?
If Menendez criminal trial occur in 2024 and is convicted and expelled, Phil Murphy appoints Menendez’s successor. Does Murphy appoint Kim?

Which counties in MD will Angela Alsobrooks win in the 2024 MD US Senate Democratic Primary?

Baltimore City
Prince George’s
Charles
Montgomery
Howard
Baltimore
Anne Arundel

David Trone will win
Western MD
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Southern MD
St Mary’s
Calvert
Eastern MD
Worcester
Somerset
Wicomico
Dorchester
Talbot
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Kent
Cecil
Greater Baltimore
Harford
DC Metro
Carroll
Frederick.

Patty Murray(D-WA) is now the longest serving female US Senator in history.

Patty Murray has been in the US Senate for 30 years 10 months. Her US Senate term does not end until 12/2028. 36 years.
Dianne Feinstein(CA) has been in the US Senate for 30 years 11 months.
Barbara Mikulski(MD) has been in the US Senate for 30 years.
Susan Collins(ME) has been in the US Senate for 26 years 9 months.
Barbara Boxer(CA) has been in the US Senate for 24 years.
Maria Cantwell(WA) has been in the US Senate for 23 years 9 months and is running for another term.
Debbie Stabenow(MI) has been in the US Senate for 23 years 9 months and is retiring.
Lisa Murkowski(AK) has been in the US Senate for 21 years.
Kay Bailey Hutchinson(TX) has been in the US Senate for 19 years.
Nancy Kassebaum(KS) has been in the US Senate for 18 years.
Mary Landreiu(LA) has been in the US Senate for 18 years.
Olympia Snowe(ME) has been in the US Senate for 18 years.
Amy Klobuchar(MN)
Jeanne Shaheen(NH)
Hattie Carraway(AR)
Blanche Lincoln(AR)
Claire McCaskill(MO)
Mazie Hirono(HI)
Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Deb Fischer(NE)
Tammy Baldwin(WI)
Joni Ernst(IA)
Shelly Moore Capito(WV)
Hillary Clinton(NY)
Maggie Hassan(NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto(NV)
Paula Hawkins(FL)
Carol Moseley Braun(IL)
Heidi Heitkamp(ND)
Tina Smith(MN)
Cindy Hyde Smith(MS)
Kyrsten Sinema(AZ)
Jacky Rosen(NV)
Cynthia Lummis(WY)
Katie Britt(AL)

Who is likely to be succeed Feinstein in the US Senate?

Shirley Weber
Maxine Waters

When is Chuck Grassley going to leave? Bernie Sanders will become the oldest US Senator!