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2022 Georgia Senate runoff results
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Challenger: Herschel Walker
Former football star at University of Georgia, various NFL teams
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Incumbent: Sen. Raphael Warnock
First elected in 2020 special election defeating incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R)
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Key takeaways
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- How Walker lost
There are many factors that experts believe played into Walker’s loss, including multiple personal allegations against him, his own downplaying of his quality as a candidate on the campaign trail, and fervent opposition from voters in Georgia’s metropolitan areas
- Georgia will most likely take the spotlight in 2024
Incumbent Sen. Warnock’s win is indicative of mass movement by people of color to larger metropolitan areas in Georgia; Hillary Clinton flipped Cobb County in 2016, while Stacey Abrams won the county by 10 points in 2018 (and lost by less than 2 points to Gov. Kemp)
- Despite a restrictive voting law, Georgia Democrats turned out to vote
Georgia Democrats found a way to add to their voter base by focusing on overlooked communities with higher Black populations, such as southwest Georgia, to add to the traditional metropolitan voter base
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- September 29: The House votes 230-201 to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16
- December 12: The continuing resolution to fund the government was extended through December 23
- December 20: Congressional leaders released a final omnibus spending bill, providing HUD programs with $61.8 billion
- December 23: The $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill was signed by the President
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Timeline for the 118th Congress
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November 14, 2022
The House and Senate reconvene for the lame duck session
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January 3, 2023
The 117th Congress concludes
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January 3, 2023
The 118th Congress is sworn in
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Incoming House Republican leadership
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Presumptive Speaker of the House
- Won his party’s nomination for Speakership
- Represents the Republican Party on the House floor
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Majority Leader
- Elected as House majority leader
- Assists Republican leadership in managing the party’s legislative program
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Republican Conference Chair
- Reelected as Republican Conference Chair
- Leads organization efforts of all Republican Party members in the House
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House Majority Whip
- Elected as House majority whip (last Republican whip was Steve Scalise LA-01)
- Leads Republican Conference on policy development
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Republican Conference Vice-Chair
- Re-elected as Vice Chairman
- Serves alongside the Chair of the Republican Conference
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National Republican Congressional Committee Chair
- Previously held by Tom Emmer (MN-06)
- Organizes and manages Republican House campaign efforts
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