The upcoming Nov. 3 midterm elections will feature several Harvard Law School alumni running for congressional office. At least 20 HLS graduates across 11 states are on the ballot this fall.
Of the five candidates running for U.S. Senate, three are running for reelection and two are challenging incumbents. In the Virginia Senate race, candidates from both major parties — incumbent Sen. Mark Warner ’80 (D) and challenger Bert Mizusawa ’89 (R) — are Harvard Law graduates.
In Rhode Island, Sen. Jack Reed ’82 (D) is seeking reelection for his sixth term in the Senate. In Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton ’02 (R) is seeking reelection for his third Senate term. In Montana, Kurt Alme ’92 (R) is running for a Senate seat that opened after incumbent Sen. Steve Daines (R) withdrew minutes before the filing deadline.
Of the 15 candidates for the House of Representatives, 10 are running for reelection and five are challenging incumbents. In California, Scott Wiener ’96 (D) is running to represent the 11th district, a seat previously held by former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D). Wiener seeks to join Rep. Sam Liccardo ’96 (D), Rep. Brad Sherman ’79 (D), Rep. Dave Min ’02 (D), and Rep. Juan Vargas ’91 (D) — all incumbents running for reelection in California.
In Alabama, Rep. Terri Sewell ’92 (D) is running for reelection in the seventh district. In Maryland, Rep. Glenn Ivey ’86 (D) and Rep. Jamie Raskin ’87 (D) are both seeking reelection in, respectively, the fourth and eighth districts. In Florida, Mike Beltran ’08 (R) is running to unseat incumbent Rep. Kathy Castor (D) in the 14th district.
In New Jersey, five-term incumbent Rep. Josh Gottheimer ’04 (D) is running for reelection in the fifth district. In New York, Rep. Josh Riley ’07 (D) is running for reelection in the 19th district and Caroline Shinkle ’20 (R) is running for election in the 12th district, a seat vacated by Rep. Jerry Nadler who was first elected to the House in 1992.
In Texas, Rep. Joaquin Castro ’00 (D) is running for reelection in the 20th district and Chris Gober ’04 (R) is running for the open 10th district seat.
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