1. Pork Barrel
2. Private Legislation
3. Direct Patronage
Being a US Representative, he's up for reelection every two years.
Every House Member is up for reelection every two years.
Sue Schoemehl. Term up for reelection November 2010 I believe.
Sheila Jackson Lee is up for reelection in 2024. She has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995, and her current term will end on January 3, 2025, following the upcoming election.
Johns Adams reelection in 1800.
Representative/random
Yes, Barack Obama is going up for reelection.
Richard L. Hanna served as a U.S. Representative from New York from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2017. He did not run for reelection in November 2016.
the sample is a representative crossection of the public
Both won reelection in the middle of a war.
Chose not to run for reelection.
the sample is a representative cross-section of the public.