News Alert: Vulnerable Republicans include several up-and-coming GOP leaders

View in your browser     Vulnerable Republicans include several up-and-coming GOP leaders If a blue wave materializes this fall, it could not only wipe out the GOP’s majority in the House, but could also knock out some of the party’s top Republicans. GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the highest-ranking female in Republican leadership, is locked in a highly competitive race in her traditionally red district in eastern Washington state, which was just rated as a “toss up” by one election handicapper this week. Two other members of lower leadership — Reps. Pete Sessions (Texas), chairman of the House Rules Committee, and Mimi Walters (Calif.), the sophomore class representative — are also fighting to hang on to their seats in competitive races. A few senior Republicans eyeing leadership bids or committee gavels next year, including Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (Ohio) and senior GOP whip member Ann Wagner (Mo.), are also not in the clear in what’s shaping up as a tough year for the GOP. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.