Elected officials who ran for a different office in 2014

U.S. Congress
State executive officials
State legislatures
Elections

Across the country, when elected officials leave office, it is often to seek election to a different political position. This page compiled elected officials who ran for a different office in 2014.

There are five different categories of incumbent offices tracked.

• State executive officials
• State senators
• State representatives
• U.S. representatives
• U.S. senators

U.S. Representatives

Ran for U.S. Senate

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Cory Gardner	Republican	U.S. Senate, Colorado
Gary Peters	Democratic	U.S. Senate, Michigan
James Lankford	Republican	U.S. Senate, Oklahoma
Steve Daines	Republican	U.S. Senate, Montana
Steve Stockman	Republican	U.S. House, Texas, District 36
Tom Cotton	Republican	U.S. Senate, Arkansas

Ran for State Executive Office

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Mike Michaud	Democratic	U.S. House, Maine, District 2

Ran for Other

No officials were added to this category.

U.S. Senators

Ran for State Executive Office

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for Other

No officials were added to this category.

State Executives

Ran for U.S. Senate

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for U.S. House

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for State Senate

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for State House

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for different state executive position

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for Other

No officials were added to this category.

State Senators

Ran for U.S. Senate

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Jim Oberweis	Republican	Illinois State Senate, District 25
Randy Baumgardner	Republican	Colorado State Senate, District 8

Ran for U.S. House

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Emily Ann Cain	Democratic	U.S. House, Maine, District 2
Janéa Holmquist Newbry	Republican	Washington State Senate, District 13
John Moolenaar	Republican	U.S. House, Michigan, District 4
Joseph Leibham	Republican	Wisconsin State Senate, District 9
Mimi Walters	Republican	U.S. House, California, District 45
Norma Torres	Democratic	U.S. House, California, District 35
Scott Beason	Republican	Alabama State Senate District 17
Scott Renfroe	Republican	Colorado State Senate, District 13
Steve Gallardo	Democratic	Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Ted Lieu	Democratic	U.S. House, California, District 33
Troy Dale Jackson	Democratic	Maine State Senate, District 1

Ran for State Executive Office

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Bill Brady	Republican	Illinois State Senate, District 44
Brian Frosh	Democratic	Attorney General of Maryland
Dave Thompson	Republican	Minnesota State Senate, District 58
David Ige	Democratic	Governor of Hawaii
Dawson Hodgson	Republican	Rhode Island Senate District 35
Hollis French	Democratic	Alaska State Senate, District J
Jack Hatch	Democratic	Iowa State Senate District 17
Jason Carter	Democratic	Georgia State Senate District 42
John Lehman	Democratic	Wisconsin State Senate District 21
John McKinney	Republican	Connecticut State Senate District 28
Mark Hutchison	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Mike Frerichs	Democratic	Illinois Treasurer
Russ Fulcher	Republican	U.S. House, Idaho, District 1
Vincent Sheheen	Democratic	South Carolina State Senate, District 27

Ran for State House

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Cathy Dahlquist	Republican	Washington House of Representatives, District 31a
Greg MacMaster	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives, District 105
Margaret O'Brien	Republican	Michigan State Senate, District 20
Roger Sherman	Republican	Maine House of Representatives, District 144
Ted Washburn	Republican	Montana House of Representatives, District 69

Ran for Other

No officials were added to this category.

State Representatives

Ran for U.S. Senate

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Brian Nestande	Republican	California State Assembly District 42
Champ Edmunds	Republican	Montana House of Representatives, District 100
Jim Abeler	Republican	Minnesota State Senate, District 35

Ran for U.S. House

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Adam Kwasman	Republican	Arizona House of Representatives District 11
Ann Clemmer	Republican	Arkansas House of Representatives District 23
Bruce Westerman	Republican	U.S. House, Arkansas, District 4
Dan Logue	Republican	California State Assembly District 3
Duey Stroebel	Republican	Wisconsin State Senate, District 20
Ellen M. Corbett	Democratic	California State Senate, District 10
Jeff Gorell	Republican	California State Assembly District 44
Mike Benson	Republican	Minnesota House of Representatives, District 26B
Paul DeMarco	Republican	Alabama House of Representatives District 46
Ruben Gallego	Democratic	U.S. House, Arizona, District 7
Rudy Hobbs	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 35
Tom McMillin	Republican	Michigan State Board of Education

Ran for State Executive Office

No officials were added to this category.

Ran for State Senate

Name:	Party:	Office held at the time:
Adelaide Eckardt	Republican	Maryland State Senate, District 37
Andrea Boland	Democratic	Maine State Senate, District 33
Bill McChesney	Democratic	Montana House of Representatives, District 40
Brian Campion	Democratic	Vermont State Senate, Bennington District
Brian Hoven	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 13
C.B. Embry, Jr.	Republican	Kentucky State Senate, District 6
Cary Smith	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 27
Cyrus Habib	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Dale Mallory	Democratic	Ohio House of Representatives, District 32
Dale Zorn	Republican	Michigan State Senate, District 17
David Howard	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 29
David Knezek	Democratic	Michigan State Senate, District 5
David Nathan	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 8
Deberah Kula	Democratic	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 52
Dian Slavens	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 21
Douglas Coffin	Democratic	Montana House of Representatives, District 93
Doug Kary	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 22
Ellen Lipton	Democratic	U.S. House, Michigan, District 9
Fred Clark	Democratic	Wisconsin State Assembly, District 81
Gail Bates	Republican	Maryland State Senate, District 9
Gordon Denlinger	Republican	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99
Gordon Vance	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 34
Greg Lucas	Republican	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 3
Guy Guzzone	Democratic	Maryland State Senate, District 13
H. Wayne Norman, Jr.	Republican	Maryland State Senate, District 35
Howard Marklein	Republican	Wisconsin State Senate, District 17
James Dill	Democratic	Maine State Senate, District 5
Janet Bewley	Democratic	Wisconsin State Senate, District 25
Janis Ringhand	Democratic	Wisconsin State Senate, District 15
Jay Hottinger	Republican	Ohio State Senate, District 31
Jeanie Riddle	Republican	Missouri State Senate, District 10
Jeff Essmann	Republican	Montana House of Representatives, District 54
Jill Schupp	Democratic	Missouri State Senate, District 24
Jim Stamas	Republican	Michigan State Senate District 36
Joanne Blyton	Republican	Montana House of Representatives, District 59
John Olszewski, Jr.	Democratic	Maryland House of Delegates, District 6
John Olumba	Independent	Michigan House of Representatives, District 3
Kevin Daley	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives, District 82
Kris Hansen	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 14
Lea Whitford	Democratic	Montana State Senate, District 8
Luiz Simmons	Democratic	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17
Mario Scavello	Republican	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 40
Mark Blasdel	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 4
Mary-Dulany James	Democratic	Maryland House of Delegates District 34A
Mary McNally	Democratic	Montana State Senate, District 24
Melony Griffith	Democratic	Maryland House of Delegates, District 25
Michele Brooks	Republican	Pennsylvania State Senate District 50
Mike McDermott	Republican	Maryland House of Delegates, District 38B
Mike Shirkey	Republican	Michigan State Senate, District 16
Patrick Connell	Republican	Montana State Senate, District 43
Paul Wieland	Republican	Missouri State Senate, District 22
Penny Bernard Schaber	Democratic	Wisconsin State Assembly District 57
Peter MacGregor	Republican	Michigan State Senate, District 28
Rashida Tlaib	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 12
Ryan Aument	Republican	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36
Ryan Fattman	Republican	Massachusetts State Senate, Worcester and Norfolk District
Sandra Williams	Democratic	Ohio State Senate, District 21
Sean McCann	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 60
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam	Democratic	Maryland State Senate, District 44
Stacy Erwin Oakes	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 95
Stephen Nass	Republican	Wisconsin State Senate, District 11
Susan Lee	Democratic	Maryland State Senate, District 16
Tami Green	Democratic	Washington House of Representatives, District 28b
Thomas Stallworth III	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 7
Veronica Turner	Democratic	Maryland House of Delegates, District 26
Vinny deMacedo	Republican	Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Barnstable District
Wayne Schmidt	Republican	Michigan State Senate, District 37

Ran for Other

Name:	Party:	Office sought:
Armond Budish	Democratic

See also

• State legislative elections, 2014
• U.S. Congress elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014