Capitol Hill
What November moves
Ranking member slots go by seniority, so a departure hands the post to whoever is next in line on that committee. These are the 32 members with a leadership or committee post who are leaving or who are not safe.
- Retiring or resigned
- 11
- Ran for another office
- 8
- Not in a safe seat
- 13
- Posts they hold between them
Ran for another office
Gave up the seat this cycle-
Minnesota SenateRunning in Minnesota SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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New Hampshire SenateRunning in New Hampshire SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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Homeland Security: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ProtectionResigned. Ran for governorCalifornia 14th DistrictRan for another office · seat opens
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Michigan SenateRunning in Michigan SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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Judiciary: Oversight; Oversight: Task Force on the Declassification of Federal SecretsLost the primaryTexas SenateRunning in Texas SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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Illinois SenateRunning in Illinois SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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Illinois SenateRunning in Illinois SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
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Massachusetts SenateRunning in Massachusetts SenateRan for the Senate · seat opens
Leaving at the end of this Congress
Retiring, resigned, or died in office-
Democratic Whip; Ranking Member, Judiciary; Judiciary: Crime and CounterterrorismRetiring. Announced April 2025Illinois SenateRetiring · seat opens
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Florida 24th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Commerce: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety; Ranking Member, Homeland SecurityRetiring. Announced January 2025Michigan SenateRetiring · seat opens
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Illinois 9th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Ranking Member, Foreign RelationsRetiring. Announced March 2025New Hampshire SenateRetiring · seat opens
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New York 12th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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California 26th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Texas 37th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Maryland 5th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Tennessee 9th DistrictRetiring · seat opens
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Banking: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development; Finance: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic GrowthRetiring. Announced February 2025Minnesota SenateRetiring · seat opens
Holding a post, not holding a safe seat
Anything we do not rate Safe D-
Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural DevelopmentNorth Carolina 1st DistrictToss up
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Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North AfricaFlorida 23rd DistrictRunning in Florida 25th DistrictToss up
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Energy and Commerce: EnergyFlorida 14th DistrictToss up
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Appropriations: Energy and Water DevelopmentOhio 9th DistrictToss up
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Small Business: Oversight, Investigations, and RegulationsCalifornia 45th DistrictExpected D
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Transportation: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials; Ranking Member, Democracy PartnershipNevada 1st DistrictExpected D
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Science: Investigations and OversightOhio 13th DistrictExpected D
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Appropriations: Homeland SecurityTexas 28th DistrictExpected D
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Agriculture: Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryCalifornia 21st DistrictExpected D
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Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans AffairsGeorgia SenateExpected D
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Homeland Security: Task Force on Security for Special EventsNew Jersey 9th DistrictExpected D
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Chief Deputy WhipNevada 4th DistrictExpected D
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Battleground Leadership RepresentativeNevada 3rd DistrictExpected D
How to read this
Nobody in the third list is leaving. They hold a post and their race is one we do not call Safe D, so what happens to the post depends on the result.
Ratings describe the race a member is actually running in, and only appear for somebody on this cycle's ballot.