{"id":2203878,"date":"2024-03-22T00:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/art-of-the-congressional-comeback-ex-lawmakers-are-having-better-luck-than-usual-in-return-bids\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T04:15:26","slug":"art-of-the-congressional-comeback-ex-lawmakers-are-having-better-luck-than-usual-in-return-bids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/art-of-the-congressional-comeback-ex-lawmakers-are-having-better-luck-than-usual-in-return-bids\/","title":{"rendered":"Former politicians are making successful comebacks in their return to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fart-of-the-congressional-comeback-ex-lawmakers-are-having-better-luck-than-usual-in-return-bids%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Comeback Trail: Former Lawmakers Eyeing Return to Congress<\/h2>\n<p>In West Covina, California, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-condemn-impeachment-trial-citing-free-speech-protections-lack-of-due-process\/\" title=\"Trump attorneys condemn impeachment trial citing free speech protections, lack of due process\">political scene<\/a> is abuzz with the potential\u200c return of Democrat Gil Cisneros to Congress. Having served a single two-year term previously, Cisneros\u200c is now on\u2063 a promising\u2064 path back to Capitol Hill. He\u200d is part of\u2062 a group of six\u200b former House members \u2062seeking a comeback in 2024, \u2062a cohort that currently boasts a\u200b remarkable \u200d2-0 success record.<\/p>\n<h3>Stepping Back \u2062into \u2064the Arena<\/h3>\n<p>Cisneros&#8217;s resurgence \u2062has been \u200ba focal point since his\u200d standout performance in the recent all-party primary\u2064 for the eastern San Gabriel Valley 31st Congressional District\u200d seat. This \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-kamala-got-loomered-laura-loomer-catches-kamala-harris-body-double-at-palm-beach-polling-place-video-photos\/\" title=\"FAKE KAMALA GOT LOOMERED! --Laura Loomer Catches Kamala Harris BODY DOUBLE at Palm Beach Polling Place! (VIDEO -PHOTOS)\">district<\/a>, known for its picturesque \u2062setting including cities like \u2064Azusa and Covina,\u2064 holds\u200d a special \u2062allure as a frequent backdrop for popular media productions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cisneros \u200bclinched the \u2062top spot\u200b in the primary, securing 23.6% of the vote.<\/li>\n<li>His closest rival, Republican Daniel Martinez, trailed at 19.2%, setting the stage for a probable victory for Cisneros in \u200bNovember.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From \u2064Lottery Winnings to Legislative Battles<\/h3>\n<p>Cisneros&#8217;s journey from winning a\u200d Mega Millions\u200d jackpot to \u200cserving in Congress has been laden with both fortune and setbacks. After triumphing in the 2018 elections, \u2064he faced a defeat in 2020\u200c before \u200cassuming a role\u2064 in the Biden administration. Now, with his sights set \u200con reclaiming a House seat, Cisneros\u200b is\u200d poised for a potent political\u2062 resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> is dotted with other familiar faces \u200dseeking\u2062 their own narratives of redemption:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mayra Flores:<\/strong> The Texan Republican is determined to make a comeback, \u200daiming for the Eastern\u200b Rio Grande 34th Congressional District.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trent Franks:<\/strong> Despite \u2064past controversies, the Arizona Republican \u200ceyes a return in the \u20648th\u200c Congressional District.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Hostettler:<\/strong> Known for his dissenting\u2064 voice, the Indiana\u2064 Republican seeks to re-enter the \u200bfray \u2063in the 8th Congressional District.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mondaire\u2063 Jones:<\/strong> The \u2063New York Democrat\u2062 embarks\u200c on a \u200bfresh \u2064bid for the Lower\u2064 Hudson Valley 17th Congressional District.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denny Rehberg:<\/strong> Making moves in Montana&#8217;s 2nd\u2062 Congressional District, the\u200c former representative gears up\u2063 for\u200d a\u200d political resurrection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Suozzi:<\/strong> Heralded for his recent special \u2062election win,\u2063 the New York Democrat eyes a permanent return to Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As these former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-on-capitol-hill-this-week-amid-mad-dash-toward-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"What's happening on Capitol Hill this week as government shutdown looms\">lawmakers navigate<\/a> the \u2062twists and \u200dturns of political fortune, their resolute efforts \u2063to stage a\u2064 comeback underscore the ever-dynamic landscape\u200c of American politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In West Covina, California, Gil Cisneros, a former House member, is poised to return to Congress after seeking a comeback. He is one of six ex-House members eyeing a return in 2024, with a 2-0 success record so far. The outcome for the rest remains uncertain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2695,"featured_media":2203879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campaign-former-house-comeback-david-mark-032024C-1024x591.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/campaign-former-house-comeback-david-mark-032024C-1024x591.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2695"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}