Categories: Featured News

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt is Retiring in 2022. Democratic Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas Could Win His Missouri Seat

Being a Republican lawmaker in the age of Trump has been exhausting for many. And many have felt that it’s easier to just resign than to run for reelection.

In 2020, a total of 26 GOP congresspeople decided to retire. And so far, 5 GOP senators have announced that they will step down rather seeking reelection in 2022.

The latest of these is Missouri senator Roy Blunt. While Missouri has become an increasingly red state, Democrats can win their. Claire McCaskill held a senate seat from 2012 to 2018.

McCaskill, though, was quick to note that she would not be interested in running again. She tweeted this morning, “To all that are asking: thank you to the many who have said kind things. But I will never run for office again. Nope. Not gonna happen. Never. I am so happy I feel guilty sometimes.”

That doesn’t mean, though, that there aren’t other strong Democratic candidates. And that list starts with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. A rising star in the party, Lucas has made regular trips to Washington DC to meet with national figures. And he has been a fierce critic of Missouri’s other senator, Josh Hawley.

The Kansas City Mayor released a statement this morning that read, “I rise each day thinking about how I can best serve the people of Kansas City and Missouri, and I will consider over the next several weeks whether that is in a statewide position — something no African American has ever done. Today, I remain focused on leading our City through the COVID-19 pandemic and our economic recovery.”

Todd Neikirk

Todd Neikirk is a New Jersey based politics and technology writer. His work has been featured in psfk.com, foxsports.com and hillreporter.com. He enjoys sports, politics, comic books and spending time at the shore with his family.

Recent Posts

Trump And House GOP’s Promise To Not Cut Social Security Is Total Nonsense

Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is…

4 days ago

Trump And Mike Johnson Agree To Apparently Cut Americans’ Healthcare To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich

President-elect Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to a deal that would fund the…

5 days ago

Dozens Of Republicans Humiliate Trump/Musk By Voting Down CR

Donald Trump demanded that the debt limit be raised as part of the government funding…

5 days ago

Trump And Vance Blame Biden For Elon Musk Caused Chaos

Donald Trump and JD Vance are blaming President Biden for the havoc caused by Elon…

6 days ago

House Republicans Are Falling Apart And Now Mike Johnson Could Be Toast

The first little bit of pressure involving passing a bill to keep the government open…

7 days ago

Elon Musk Melts Down As House Republicans Show Him That He Has No Power

X boss Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum on his social media platform as House…

7 days ago