Renee Ellmers

National
Politics & Government

First GOP Incumbent Is Ousted As Conservatives Defeat One-Time Ally

11:18pm June 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers is the first Republican incumbent to lose a primary this year, the victim of heavy conservative spending against her and a new congressional map.

Conservative groups have spent more than $1.1 million against Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., ahead of her GOP primary on Tuesday.

National
Politics & Government

How A Tea Partier Became Its Villain — And Why She Could Lose Tuesday

12:59pm June 06, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The political evolution Rep. Renee Ellmers has undergone since 2010 could cost the North Carolina Republican her job in Tuesday's special GOP congressional primary.

Politics & Government

Singer Clay Aiken Announces Run for Congress

1:25pm February 05, 2014

Singer-songwriter Clay Aiken announced Wednesday morning that he is putting his entertainment career on hold in order to run for Congress.