Major Committee Changes

Below are a list of the major committee changes for all you still playing at home along with us.

Senate

• Agriculture:  Chair Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) lost
• Banking:  Chair Chris Dodd (D-CT) didn’t run again, Senator Robert Bennett (R UT) lost the nomination
• Energy and Natural Resources:  Ranking member Senator Lisa Murkowski (R AK) appears to win her write-in campaign
• Finance:  Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) lost
• Judiciary:  Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) lost

House

• Agriculture:  13 of 28 Democrats lost, 2 Democrats did not run
• Appropriations:  6 of 37 Democrats lost, 4 Democrats died or did not run again
• Armed Services:  Chair Ike Skelton (D-MO 4) lost along with 8 other of 37 Democrats, 5 Democrats did not run again
• Budget:  Chair John Spratt (D-SC 5) lost along with 3 other of the 24 Democrats, 2 Democrats did not run again
• Energy and Commerce:  3 of 36 Democrats lost, 2 Democrats did not run
• Financial Services:  11 of 42 Democrats lost, 2 Democrats did not run
• Science and Technology:  7 of 27 Democrats lost, 2 Democrats including Chair Bart Gordon (D-TN 6) did not run again
• Transportation and Infrastructure:  Chair James Oberstar (D-MN 8) lost along with 14 other Democrats of 45, 1 Democrat did not run again
• Veterans Affairs:  11 of 18 Democrats lost, 1 Democrat did not run again
• Ways and Means:  2 of 26 Democrats lost, 2 Democrats did not run