Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is asking wealthy donors to back his redistricting ballot measure. His advisers have privately said they want to raise more than $100 million for his November campaign.
The former senator has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his last name is synonymous with Republican politics in a state where party leaders see a chance to flip a seat.
Former Senator John E. Sununu in 2007. Mr. Sununu has been out of office for more than 15 years, but his family has long been a formidable political dynasty in New Hampshire.
Dan Kleban enters a crowded Democratic primary as party leaders wait for Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who is “seriously considering” a run for Senate.
Dan Kleban at his brewery, the Maine Beer Company, in 2019. He said Americans were “feeling that no matter how hard they work, even if they play by the rules, the system’s rigged against them.”