Cawthorn, like Harris, is a member of the Freedom Caucus. Mary’s College.Īmong those promoting term limits are Republican Sen. “This is sort of a right-wing, populist thing,” said political science professor Todd Eberly of St. Supreme Court ruled in 1995 that states lacked authority to limit their congressional delegations. The issue suffered a setback when the U.S. Term limits was a popular campaign topic in the 1990s, helping Republicans win House and Senate majorities in 1994.
House Speaker Pelosi, 82, the California Democrat and Baltimore native, has held office for 35 years. We only advocate for an amendment that would affect all the members.” McConnell, 80, the Senate Republican leader, was elected 38 years ago.
“If Mike Lee or Harris stepped down, Mitch McConnell is not going to step down, Nancy Pelosi is not going to step down. “We don’t think it’s inconsistent at all because we don’t advocate for self-limits,” Tomboulides said. Nick Tomboulides, the organization’s executive director, said he would welcome Harris’ support and that “I don’t think it’s hypocritical” to sign such a pledge after not honoring a previous one. Term Limits, a Washington-based advocacy group that’s behind the Cuellar billboard in Texas, says no Maryland lawmakers are among the 81 House members and 18 senators who have signed its pledge to support limits of three House terms and two Senate terms. “We need to break the gridlock in Washington caused in part by career politicians,” it said.Īs recently as 2015, the Cecil Whig reported Harris told a high school government class in North East that he “planned to retire after 12 years in Congress, if voters elected him to do so, noting he was in favor of 12-year term limits.” House members, Harris issued a news release in 2013 announcing his introduction of a measure limiting House members to no more than six consecutive terms. “His failure to keep his term-limit pledge is one element of his overall poor record,” Harden said in an email response to The Baltimore Sun.įollowing up on his 2010 call for a 12-year limit on senators and U.S. They’ve incorporated Harris’ term limits promise into their criticism of him. Agency for International Development official, in the July 19 Democratic primary for the right to challenge Harris in November. Heather Mizeur, 49, a former state delegate and 2014 gubernatorial candidate, is running against Dave Harden, 59, a former U.S. He had $1.9 million on hand for his reelection bid as of March 31, according to Federal Election Commission records, and spent tens of thousands of dollars for polling, direct mail and fundraising in the first three months of the year.
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