Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* After months of scuttlebutt, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a Democratic U.S. Senate bid in Texas this week, setting up a primary fight against state Rep. James Talarico.
* Incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, seeing Crockett as a rival who’d be easy to defeat in a general election, described her candidacy as a “gift.”
* Speaking of the Lone Star State, Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas announced this week that he won’t seek re-election next year. He will, however, be on the 2026 ballot: Veasey said he’s running for Tarrant County judge.
* An effort in Missouri to block a Republican-imposed gerrymandering scheme appears to be advancing: The People Not Politicians initiative, hoping to trigger a referendum process that could put the map in front of voters, turned in 305,000 signatures to Missouri’s Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday, nearly triple the threshold needed to force a statewide vote.
* In a bit of a surprise, Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official, launched a gubernatorial campaign in New York this week. He’ll face off against Rep. Elise Stefanik in a GOP primary next year.
* Also in the Empire State, Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman has drawn a credible primary rival of his own: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander kicked off a congressional campaign on Wednesday morning, months after coming up short in New York City’s mayoral race.
* And in Virginia, where Democrat Tom Perriello scored a dramatic upset victory in 2008 before losing two years later, the former congressman has launched a comeback bid. Perriello, who served in several diplomatic posts in the Obama and Biden administrations, kicked off a campaign this week against Republican Rep. John McGuire.
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