2022 Midterms
Who did Raphael Warnock face in 2022?
Which party usually wins the majority in Congress during the midterms?
The opposing party of the president's
Who is the current Senate Majority Leader?
Chuck Schumer
How many members of the House are there?
435
Who is the first woman elected as Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
How many Senate seats did Democrats gain?
What is the average turn out for Midterm Elections?
40%
Who is the current president pro tempore of the Senate?
Chuck Grassley
Who is the current House Majority Whip?
Jim Clyburn
Which book did Ted Cruz read during his 21 hour filibuster?
Green Eggs and Ham
Who is the first member of Gen Z to be elected to Congress?
Maxwell Frost
How many senators are elected to the Senate during each midterm?
33 or 34, depending on the year
How many Independents are in the Senate?
Three - (King, Sanders, Sinema)
Which state has the most representatives?
California
Mary Peltola
Which two states elected a lesbian governor for the first time?
Massachusetts and Oregon
Besides Biden, under which president did Democrats not lose any seats in the Senate during the midterms?
FDR
the Vice President
Starting in 2023, how many states will have only one representative?
Six - (Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming)
How many times has Vermont elected a Democrat to the Senate?
Twice (Patrick Leahy & his successor, Peter Welch)
Which state sent a woman to Congress for the first time?
Vermont
Approximately how many seats in the House did Republicans gain during the 2010 midterms? (answer can be within five seats)
64
Who was the longest serving senator?
Robert Byrd (WV)
Who was the longest serving member of the House?
John Dingell
Who was the first woman elected to Congress?
Jeannette Rankin