The moves make it less likely that Ms. Gillibrand will face a primary next year, despite the difficult start she has had since Gov. David E. Paterson appointed her to fill the seat Hillary Rodham Clinton vacated to become secretary of state.
(There was a silver lining, though. Feinstein ended up winning the U.S. Senate seat that Wilson vacated to become governor, a job she holds to this day).
Walsh has only been a senator for a short time, since he was appointed to take the seat Max Baucus vacated (to become ambassador to China).
Montanans the next day elected the wealthy tech entrepreneur to the House seat Republican Ryan Zinke had vacated to become President Donald Trump's Interior Department secretary.
The Chicago Tribune, reported Tuesday that the president had "not yet weighed in on the many competitive races in Illinois this year, including the tight race for governor and for the Senate seat he vacated to become president --but his choices seem president --but
CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, whose criminal sentence President Trump has said he may commute, became a household name when he was arrested 10 years ago on an explosive accusation: Prosecutors said he had tried to sell or trade to the highest bidder the Senate seat that Barack Obama was vacating to become the president.
When a reporter asked him Tuesday night if he wanted to chair the DPCC ― the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, which Schumer is vacating to become leader ― he responded with his own question: "What is DPCC?" (It will now be chaired by Michigan's Debbie Stabenow). .
The governor appointed Strange to the seat in February, when Jeff Sessions vacated it to become attorney general. .
On Friday, Politico's Morning Money newsletter announced that Bean has been named to a high-profile job with JPMorgan Chase, where she'll serve as chair of Midwest operations -- a job previously held by Bill Daley, who vacated it to become briefly the chief of staff to President Barack Obama.
About 10 potential candidates for the seat, which Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to vacate soon to become secretary of state, have filled out lengthy questionnaires from Mr. Paterson about their work history, finances and other information.
