Politicians that have run for lower office

[longtimelurker]

William Donald Schaefer was elected Comptroller of Maryland years after he had served two terms (the maximum) as Governor.

Dan Lungren served as Congressman (3rd District) for California after serving eight years as California Attorney General.

[LAB-LIB]

I feel like we should normalize what often happens in the UK where former Prime Ministers often serve in the House of Commons after their time in office, at least for a period. It would be interesting to have a former President in the House of Representatives - John Quincy Adams became a very productive member of the House after he was president. We sort of have this situation with Pelosi I'd argue and she's still a big voice. It's a good opportunity to still have a big impact on the issues you care about.

[omar04]

I feel like we should normalize what often happens in the UK where former Prime Ministers often serve in the House of Commons after their time in office, at least for a period. It would be interesting to have a former President in the House of Representatives - John Quincy Adams became a very productive member of the House after he was president. We sort of have this situation with Pelosi I'd argue and she's still a big voice. It's a good opportunity to still have a big impact on the issues you care about.

IMO it's generally seen as unseemly for expresidents to get back into politics through an elected role-a good example IIRC is Hoover who tried to get another nomination at the 1936 and 1940 conventions but failed both times.

[Schiff for Senate]

Here are some others:

-David Baria: ran for MS House after serving in MS Senate
-Pete Gallego: ran for TX Senate after serving in Congress
-Mike Michaud: ran for Board of Selectmen after serving in Congress
-Pat Quinn: ran for Attorney General after serving as Governor
-Jean Schmidt: ran for OH House after serving in Congress
-Matt Adamczyk: ran for WI House after serving as State Treasurer
-Ruth Johnson: ran for MI Senate after serving as Secretary of State
-Eliot Spitzer: ran for NYC Comptroller after serving as Governor
-David Young: ran for IA House after serving in Congress
-Larry Rhoden: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Dan Ahlers: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Roy Barnes: ran for GA House after serving in GA Senate
-Jackie Cilley: ran for NH House after serving in NH Senate
-David Rivera: ran for FL House after serving in Congress
-Anthony Brindisi: ran for NY Supreme Court after serving in Congress
-Evan Jenkins: ran for WV Supreme Court after serving in Congress

Jenkins really stands out on this list because most of the other people here, at least, were term-limited or had lost reelection or were out of office either way. Jenkins gave up a safe House seat that was his for as long as he wanted and chose to run for some obscure state-level position instead.

[LAB-LIB]

Here are some others:

-David Baria: ran for MS House after serving in MS Senate
-Pete Gallego: ran for TX Senate after serving in Congress
-Mike Michaud: ran for Board of Selectmen after serving in Congress
-Pat Quinn: ran for Attorney General after serving as Governor
-Jean Schmidt: ran for OH House after serving in Congress
-Matt Adamczyk: ran for WI House after serving as State Treasurer
-Ruth Johnson: ran for MI Senate after serving as Secretary of State
-Eliot Spitzer: ran for NYC Comptroller after serving as Governor
-David Young: ran for IA House after serving in Congress
-Larry Rhoden: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Dan Ahlers: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Roy Barnes: ran for GA House after serving in GA Senate
-Jackie Cilley: ran for NH House after serving in NH Senate
-David Rivera: ran for FL House after serving in Congress
-Anthony Brindisi: ran for NY Supreme Court after serving in Congress
-Evan Jenkins: ran for WV Supreme Court after serving in Congress

Jenkins really stands out on this list because most of the other people here, at least, were term-limited or had lost reelection or were out of office either way. Jenkins gave up a safe House seat that was his for as long as he wanted and chose to run for some obscure state-level position instead.

Jenkins ran for the Senate in 2018 and lost the primary, he saw an opening when a vacancy on the State Supreme Court opened up.

[Schiff for Senate]

Here are some others:

-David Baria: ran for MS House after serving in MS Senate
-Pete Gallego: ran for TX Senate after serving in Congress
-Mike Michaud: ran for Board of Selectmen after serving in Congress
-Pat Quinn: ran for Attorney General after serving as Governor
-Jean Schmidt: ran for OH House after serving in Congress
-Matt Adamczyk: ran for WI House after serving as State Treasurer
-Ruth Johnson: ran for MI Senate after serving as Secretary of State
-Eliot Spitzer: ran for NYC Comptroller after serving as Governor
-David Young: ran for IA House after serving in Congress
-Larry Rhoden: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Dan Ahlers: ran for SD House after serving in SD Senate
-Roy Barnes: ran for GA House after serving in GA Senate
-Jackie Cilley: ran for NH House after serving in NH Senate
-David Rivera: ran for FL House after serving in Congress
-Anthony Brindisi: ran for NY Supreme Court after serving in Congress
-Evan Jenkins: ran for WV Supreme Court after serving in Congress

Jenkins really stands out on this list because most of the other people here, at least, were term-limited or had lost reelection or were out of office either way. Jenkins gave up a safe House seat that was his for as long as he wanted and chose to run for some obscure state-level position instead.

Jenkins ran for the Senate in 2018 and lost the primary, he saw an opening when a vacancy on the State Supreme Court opened up.

Ohh right, Ig I remembered that wrong then.