Forum Game: Name a politician from each state.

[Schiff for Senate]

AL: Jessica Taylor (R) - senatorial candidate
AK: Sarah Palin (R) - McCain's running mate
AZ: Doug Ducey (R) - the governor
AR: French Hill (R) - representative
CA: Tom McClintock (R) - representative
CT: Jahana Hayes (D) - representative
CO: Michael Bennet (D) - senator
DE: John Carney (D) - governor
FL: Kat Cammack (R) - representative
GA: Rick W. Allen (R) - representative
HI: Kai Kahele (D) - representative
ID: Russ Fulcher (R) - representative
IL: Robin Kelly (D) - representative
IN: Frank Mrvan (D) - representative
IA: Ashley Hinson (R) - representative
KS: Steve Watkins (R) - former representative
KY: Savannah Maddox (R) - state legislator
LA: Ray Nagin (D) - former mayor of New Orleans
MS: Michael Guest (R) - representative
MT: Greg Gianforte (R) - governor
MO: Nicole Galloway (D) - auditor
MA: Richard Neal (D) - representative
MN: Jim Hagedorn (R) - representative
MD: Andy Harris (R) - representative
ME: Sara Gideon (D) - speaker of the state House
MI: Fred Upton (R) - representative
NE: Jeff Fortenberry (R) - representative
NV: Adam Laxalt (R) - attorney general
NC: Madison Cawthorn (R) - representative
ND: Byron Dorgan (D) - former senator
NY: Bill de Blasio (D) - mayor of NYC
NM: Yvette Herrell (R) - representative
NJ: Andy Kim (D) - representative
NH: Chris Pappas (D) - representative
OH: Steve Chabot (R) - representative
OR: Kurt Schrader (R) - representative
OK: Stephanie Bice (R) - representative
PA: Brian Fitzpatrick (R) - representative
RI: James Langevin (D) - representative
SC: Nancy Mace (R) - representative
SD: Dusty Johnson (R) - representative
TN: Phil Roe (R) - former representative
TX: David Dewhurst (R) - former (I think) lieutenant governor
UT: Chris Stewart (R) - representative
VA: Justin Fairfax (D) - lieutenant governor
VT: Peter Welch (D) - representative
WA: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) - representative
WI: Mark Pocan (D) - representative
WV: Alex Mooney (R) - representative
WY: Mike Enzi (R) - former senator who recently passed away

[GregTheGreat657]

Alabama - Mo Brooks
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - Mark Kelly
Arkansas - Tom Cotton
California - Nancy Pelosi
Colorado - Michael Bennet
Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Donald Trump
Georgia - Stacey Abrams
Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard
Idaho - Mike Crapo
Illinois - Barack Obama
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Chuck Grassley
Kansas - Kris Kobach
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - John N. Kennedy
Maine - Susan Collins
Maryland - Chris Van Hollen
Massachusetts - JFK
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota - Tim Pawlenty
Mississippi - Tate Reeves
Missouri - Josh Hawley
Montana - Jon Tester
Nebraska - Ben Sasse
Nevada - Jacky Rosen
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu
New Jersey - Bob Menendez
New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York - Andrew Cuomo
North Carolina - Richard Burr
North Dakota - Kevin Cramer
Ohio - Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma - James Lankford
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Pat Toomey
Rhode Island - Jack Reed
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn
Texas - Ted Cruz
Utah - Mike Lee
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Patty Murray
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Ron Johnson
Wyoming - Liz Cheney

[Joseph Cao]

I tried Figueira’s challenge. For extra extra credit, all of the people named are (as far as I can remember) living, and none are currently serving governors, senators, representatives, or elected statewide officials.

Alabama: Ron Crumpton
Alaska: the other Dan Sullivan
Arizona: Kelly Townsend
Arkansas: Scott Flippo
California: Gary DeLong
Colorado: Bob Beauprez
Connecticut: Nancy Johnson
Delaware: Ruth Ann Minner
Florida: Ginny Brown-Waite
Georgia: Ed Tarver
Hawaii: Charles Djou
Idaho: Larry Craig
Illinois: Blaine Wilhour
Indiana: Luke Messer
Iowa: Nate Boulton
Kansas: Bob Dole
Kentucky: Rocky Adkins
Louisiana: Cleo Fields
Maine: Mike Michaud
Maryland: Ken Ulman
Massachusetts: Pete Torkildsen
Michigan: Kerry Bentivolio
Minnesota: Ann Johnson Stewart
Mississippi: “Mother Mary” Hawkins-Butler
Missouri: Caleb Rowden
Montana: Rob Quist
Nebraska: Preston Love Jr.
Nevada: Cresent Hardy
New Hampshire: DARRYL W. PERRY
New Jersey: Vinnie Prieto
New Mexico: Steve Pearce
New York: Lewis Lehrman
North Carolina: Tim Moore
North Dakota: Jack Dalrymple
Ohio: Michael Coleman
Oklahoma: Ernie Istook
Oregon: Kim Thatcher
Pennsylvania: Daryl Metcalfe
Rhode Island: Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina: Vincent Sheheen
South Dakota: Billie Sutton
Tennessee: Lincoln Davis
Texas: Gene Wu
Utah: Jackie Biskupski
Vermont: Anthony Pollina
Virginia: Creigh Deeds
Washington: Cyrus Habib
West Virginia: Riley Keaton
Wisconsin: Tom Petri
Wyoming: Gary Trauner

[OBD]

Alabama - Mo Brooks (R)
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski (R)
Arizona - Krysten Sinema (D)
Arkansas - Bill Clinton (D)
California - Gavin Newsom (D)
Colorado - Diana DeGette (D)
Connecticut - Chris Murphy (D)
Delaware - Joe Biden (D)
Florida - Stephanie Murphy (D)
Georgia - Raphael Warnock (D)
Hawaii - Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Idaho - Jim Risch (R)
Illinois - Tammy Duckworth (D)
Indiana - Pete Buttigieg (D)
Iowa - Chuck Grassley (R)
Kansas - Roger Marshall (R)
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell (R)
Louisiana - John Bel Edwards (D)
Maine - Susan Collins (R)
Maryland - Larry Hogan (R)
Massachusetts - Charlie Baker (R)
Michigan - Debbie Stabenow (D)
Minnesota - Tina Smith (D)
Mississippi - Roger Wicker (R)
Missouri - Josh Hawley (R)
Montana - Jon Tester (R)
Nebraska - Deb Fischer (R)
Nevada - Adam Laxalt (R)
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu (R)
New Jersey - Bob Menendez (D)
New Mexico - Ben Ray Lujan (D)
New York - Andrew Cuomo (D)
North Carolina - Roy Cooper (D)
North Dakota - Kent Dorgan (D)
Ohio - Sherrod Brown (D)
Oklahoma - Kendra Horn (D)
Oregon - Knute Buehler (R)
Pennsylvania - Bob Casey (D)
Rhode Island - Gina Raimondo (D)
South Carolina - HR McMaster (R)
South Dakota - Billie Sutton (D)
Tennessee - Bill Haslam (R)
Texas - Beto O'Rourke (D)
Utah - Spencer Cox (R)
Vermont - Phil Scott (R)
Virginia - Ralph Northam (D)
Washington - Dino Rossi (R)
West Virginia - Jim Justice (R)
Wisconsin - Tammy Baldwin (D)
Wyoming - Gary Trauner (D)

[S019]

Alabama - Jeff Sessions
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Tom Cotton
California - Dianne Feinstein
Colorado - John Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Joe Lieberman
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Ron DeSantis
Georgia - Stacey Abrams
Hawaii - Daniel Inouye
Idaho - Butch Otter
Illinois - JB Pritzker
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Joni Ernst
Kansas - Pat Roberts
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - Jon Bel Edwards
Maine - Susan Collins
Maryland - Larry Hogan
Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren
Michigan - Gary Peters
Minnesota - Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi - Thad Cochran
Missouri - Josh Hawley
Montana - Steve Daines
Nebraska - Chuck Hagel
Nevada - Harry Reid
New Hampshire - Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey - Cory Booker
New Mexico - Jeff Bingaman
New York - Hillary Clinton
North Carolina - Richard Burr
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - Rob Portman
Oklahoma - Jim Inhofe
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Tom Wolf
Rhode Island - Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Tom Daschle
Tennessee - Al Gore
Texas - George Bush
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Maria Cantwell
West Virginia - Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin - Tammy Baldwin
Wyoming - Liz Cheney

[Anti-Bothsidesism]

Alabama - Roy Moore
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Bill Clinton
California - Gavin Newsome
Colorado - John Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Chris Murphy
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Jeb Bush
Georgia - Stacy Abrams
Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard
Idaho - Butch Otter
Illinois - Barack Obama
Indiana - Mitch Daniels
Iowa - Tom Vilsack
Kansas - Kris Kobach
Kentucky - Rand Paul
Louisiana - Huey Long
Maine - Paul LePage
Maryland - Ben Jealous
Massachusetts - John Adams
Michigan - Garlin Gilchrist
Minnesota - Mark Dayton
Mississippi - Ray Mabus
Missouri - Jay Nixon
Montana - Steve Bullock
Nebraska - Ernie Chambers
Nevada - Harry Reid
New Hampshire - John Sununu
New Jersey - Chris Christie
New Mexico - Deb Haaland
New York - Andrew Cuomo
North Carolina - John Edwards
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - John Kasich
Oklahoma - Mary Fallin
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - John Santorum
Rhode Island - Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Billie Sutton
Tennessee - Bill Lee
Texas - Ted Cruz
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Justin Fairfax
Washington - Jay Inslee
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Paul Ryan
Wyoming - Dick Cheney

[Fetterman my beloved]

Alabama - George Wallace
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - Mark Kelly
Arkansas - Bill Clinton
California - Jerry Brown
Colorado - John Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Chris Murphy
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Ron DeSantis
Georgia - Stacey Abrams
Hawaii - Daniel Inouye
Idaho - Frank Church
Illinois - Rod Blagojevich
Indiana - Evan Bayh
Iowa - Tom Vilsack
Kansas - Sam Brownback
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - David Vitter
Maine - Paul LePage
Maryland - Spiro Agnew
Massachusetts - John F. Kennedy
Michigan - George Romney
Minnesota - Al Franken
Mississippi - Roger Wicker
Missouri - Jay Nixon
Montana - John Tester
Nebraska - William Jennings Bryan
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu
New Jersey - Phil Murphy
New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York - Andrew Cuomo
North Carolina - Roy Cooper
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma -
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Bob Casey
Rhode Island - Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Bill Lee
Texas - Beto O’Rourke
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Jay Inslee
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Tony Evers
Wyoming - Alan Simpson

[Del Tachi]

Alabama - Kay Ivey
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - Krysten Sinema
Arkansas - French Hill
California - Gavin Newsom
Colorado - Jared Polis
Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal
Delaware - Lisa Blunt Rochester
Florida - Ron DeSantis
Georgia - Brian Kemp
Hawaii - Brian Schatz
Idaho - Butch Otter
Illinois - Lori Lightfoot
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Joni Ernst
Kansas - Jerry Moran
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - John Bel Edwards
Maine - Angus King
Maryland - Ben Jealous
Massachusetts - Richard Neal
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota - Tim Walz
Mississippi - Roger Wicker
Missouri - Roy Blunt
Montana - Steve Daines
Nebraska - Deb Fisher
Nevada - Dean Heller
New Hampshire - Maggie Hassan
New Jersey - Albio Sires
New York - Chuck Schumer
North Carolina - Josh Stein
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - Mike DeWine
Oklahoma - Markwayne Mullin
Oregon - Kurt Schraeder
Pennsylvania - Lou Barletta
Rhode Island - Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina - Tim Scott
Tennessee - Bill Hagerty
Texas - Michael McCaul
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - David Zuckerman
Virginia - George Allen
Washington - Patty Murray
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Rebecca Kleefisch
Wyoming - Matt Mead

[Hope For A New Era]

First politician to come to mind for me, every state. It's mostly senators and governors, but a few odd ones show up too.


Alabama: Roy Moore
Alaska: Lisa Murkowski
Arizona: Mark Kelly
Arkansas: Asa Hutchinson
California: Dianne Feinstein
Colorado: Jared Polis
Connecticut: Ned Lamont
Delaware: Joe Biden
Florida: Ron DeSantis
Georgia: Stacey Abrams
Hawaii: Mazie Hirono
Idaho: Brad Little
Illinois: Barack Obama
Indiana: Eric Holcomb
Iowa: Terry Branstad
Kansas: Laura Kelly
Kentucky: Andy Beshear
Louisiana: John Bel Edwards
Maine: Susan Collins
Maryland: literal total mind blank
Massachusetts: Elizabeth Warren
Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi: Jim Hood
Missouri: Nicole Galloway (lol)
Montana: Steve Bullock
Nebraska: Pete Ricketts (aka Discount Jeff Bezos)
Nevada: Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire: Chris Sununununununu
New Jersey: Chris Christie
New Mexico: Melanie Stansbury
New York: Andrew Cuomo (ew)
North Carolina: Cal Cunningham (keep it in your pants)
North Dakota: Doug Burgum
Ohio: Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma: Mick Cornett
Oregon: Kate Brown
Pennsylvania: John Fetterman
Rhode Island: blank again
South Carolina: Lindsey Graham
South Dakota: Kristi Noem
Tennessee: Bob Corker
Texas: Ted Cruz
Utah: Mitt Romney
Vermont: Bernie Sanders
Virginia: Tim Kaine
Washington: Matt Shea (only because of UACOG)
West Virginia: Joe Manchin
Wisconsin: Ron Kind (King of Driftless)
Wyoming: John Barrasso

[Crumpets]

Alabama - Doug Jones
Alaska - Ted Stevens
Arizona - Kyrsten Sinema
Arkansas - Mike Huckabee
California - Dianne Feinstein
Colorado - Mark Udall
Connecticut - Chris Murphy
Delaware - Christine O'Donnell
Florida - Rick Scott
Georgia - John Lewis
Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard
Idaho - Larry Craig
Illinois - Rod Blagoyevich
Indiana - Evan Bayh
Iowa - Tom Harkin
Kansas - Kathleen Sebelius
Kentucky - Rand Paul
Louisiana - Mary Landrieu
Maine - Paul LePage
Maryland - John Sarbanes
Massachusetts - John Kerry
Michigan - Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota - Norm Coleman
Mississippi - Haley Barbour
Missouri - Claire McCaskill
Montana - Greg Gianforte
Nebraska - Bob Kerrey
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey - Cory Booker
New Mexico - Deb Haaland
New York - George Pataki
North Carolina - John Edwards
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - John Glenn
Oklahoma - Jim Inhofe
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Pat Toomey
Rhode Island - Gina Raimondo
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Jason Ravnsborg
Tennessee - Davy Crockett
Texas - Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah - Mike Lee
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Abigail Spanberger
Washington - Scoop Jackson
West Virginia - Robert Byrd
Wisconsin - Scott Walker
Wyoming - Liz Cheney

[Vice President Christian Man]

Alabama: Richard Shelby
Alaska: Dan Sullivan
Arizona: Krysten Sinema
Arkansas: Bill Clinton
California: Gavin Newsom
Colorado: Ken Buck
Connecticut: Dan Malloy
Delaware: Joe Biden
Florida: Ron Desantis
Georgia: Brian Kemp
Hawaii: Maize Horono
Idaho: Mike Crapo
Illinois: Barack Obama
Indiana: Mike Pence
Iowa: Chuck Grassley
Kansas: Bob Dole
Kentucky: Mitch McConnell
Lousiana: John Bel Edwards
Maine: Susan Collins
Maryland: Ben Cardin
Massachusetts: Charlie Baker
Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota: Amy Klobochar
Mississippi: Tate Reeves
Missouri: Josh Hawley
Montana: Steve Bullock
Nebraska: Deb Fischer
Nevada: Catherine Cortez
New Hampshire: Chris Sununu
New Jersey: Chris Christie
New Mexico: Susana Martinez
New York: Andrew Comeau
North Carolina: Roy Cooper
North Dakota: Heidi Heidkamp
Ohio: Ted Strickland
Oklahoma: Jim Inhofe
Oregon: Kate Brown
Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey
Rhode Island: Allan Fung
South Dakota: Kristi Noem
Tennessee: Bob Corker
Texas: Ted Cruz
Utah: Mitt Romney
Vermont: Bernie Sanders
Virginia: Tim Kaine
Washington: Patty Murray
West Virginia: Joe Mancihn
Wisconsin: Ron Johnson
Wyoming: Dick Cheney

[Roll Roons]

Alabama - Roy Moore
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Bill Clinton
California - Dianne Feinstein
Colorado - John Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Dan Malloy
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Marco Rubio
Georgia - Stacey Abrams
Hawaii - Mazie Hirono
Idaho - Mike Crapo
Illinois - Rod Blagojevich
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Chuck Grassley
Kansas - Bob Dole!
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - John Kennedy
Maine - Susan Collins
Maryland - Larry Hogan
Massachusetts - Charlie Baker
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota - Al Franken
Mississippi - Cindy Hyde-Smith
Missouri - Josh Hawley
Montana - Jon Tester
Nebraska - Ben Sasse
Nevada - Harry Reid
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu
New Jersey - Chris Christie
New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York - Andrew Cuomo
North Carolina - Roy Cooper
North Dakota - John Hoeven
Ohio - Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma - James Lankford
Oregon - Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania - Brian Fitzpatrick
Rhode Island - Jack Reed
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn
Texas - Ted Cruz
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Phil Scott
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Pramila Jayapal
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Tammy Baldwin
Wyoming - John Barrasso

[Cokeland Saxton]

Alabama - Richard Shelby
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - Krysten Sinema
Arkansas - Tom Cotton
California - Kamala Harris
Colorado - John Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Ned Lamont
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Marco Rubio
Georgia - Brian Kemp
Hawaii - Brian Schatz
Idaho - Mike Crapo
Illinois - J. B. Pritzker
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Kim Reynolds
Kansas - Laura Kelly
Kentucky - Mitch McConnel
Louisiana - John Bel Edwards
Maine - Susan Collins
Maryland - Larry Hogan
Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
Minnesota - Tim Walz
Mississippi - Tate Reeves
Missouri - Josh Hawley
Montana - Jon Tester
Nebraska - Ben Sasse
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu
New Jersey - Cory Booker
New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York - Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
North Carolina - Thom Tillis
North Dakota - Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio - Mike DeWine
Oklahoma - Jim Inhofe
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Tom Wolf
Rhode Island - Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina - Henry McMaster
South Dakota - John Thune
Tennessee - Bill Lee
Texas - Ted Cruz
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Phil Scott
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Jay Inslee
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Tony Evers
Wyoming - John Barrasso

[beesley]

I named the first one I thought of.

Alabama - Richard Shelby
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Bill Clinton
California - Ronald Reagan
Colorado - Michael Bennet
Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Marco Rubio
Georgia - Vernon Jones
Hawaii - David Ige
Idaho - Mike Crapo
Illinois - JB Pritzker
Indiana - Richard Mourdock
Iowa - Abby Finkenauer
Kansas - Dwight Eisenhower
Kentucky - Rand Paul
Louisiana - Charlie Melancon
Maine - Olympia Snowe
Maryland - Dutch Ruppersberger
Massachusetts - John F Kennedy
Michigan - Carl Levin
Minnesota - Rick Nolan
Mississippi - Bennie Thompson
Missouri - Claire McCaskill
Montana - Jon Tester
Nebraska - Ben Sasse
Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire - John Lynch
New Jersey - Bob Menendez
New Mexico - Martin Heinrich
New York - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
North Carolina - Thom Tillis
North Dakota - John Hoeven
Ohio - Rob Portman
Oklahoma - James Lankford
Oregon - Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania - Rick Santorum
Rhode Island - Dan McKee
South Carolina - Lindsey Graham
South Dakota - John Thune
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn
Texas - Ted Cruz
Utah - Mike Lee
Vermont - Pat Leahy
Virginia - George Washington
Washington - Kshama Sawant
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - Herb Kohl
Wyoming - John Barrasso

[West_Midlander]

Alabama - Ivey
Alaska - Murkowski
Arizona - Ducey
Arkansas - Hutchinson
California - Feinstein
Colorado - Polis
Connecticut - Lamont
Delaware - Biden
Florida - DeSantis
Georgia - Kemp
Hawaii - Hirono
Idaho - Crapo
Illinois - Duckworth
Indiana - Greg Pence
Iowa - Grassley
Kansas - Roger Marshall
Kentucky - McConnell
Louisiana - JBE
Maine - Collins
Maryland - Coons
Massachusetts - Warren
Michigan - Whitmer
Minnesota - Smith
Mississippi - Wicker
Missouri - Blunt
Montana - Tester
Nebraska - Sasse
Nevada - CCM
New Hampshire - Sununu
New Jersey - Booker
New Mexico - Ronchetti
New York - Schumer
North Carolina - Tillis
North Dakota - Chase Iron Eyes
Ohio - Kaptur
Oklahoma - Broyles
Oregon - Brown
Pennsylvania - Fetterman
Rhode Island - Raimondo
South Carolina - Graham
South Dakota - Noem
Tennessee - Cooper
Texas - Cruz
Utah - Lee
Vermont - Sanders
Virginia - Kaine
Washington - Murray
West Virginia - Justice
Wisconsin - Barnes
Wyoming - Liz Cheney

Breakdown by party
25 R - 24 D - 1 I
Breakdown by left-right
25-25

[Schiff for Senate]

I did this before, but this time, to toughen things up, I won't allow any US senators and will avoid US representatives too. Mostly it's governors, but there are also some mayors and state legislators. I have bolded the states where I could only think of governors (since I didn't include US senators or US representatives). Also I only did current or recent politicians (for the states where I included an older politician, like MS, more recent politicians are also mentioned)

AL: Gov. Kay Ivey (R)
AK: Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R), or senatorial candidate Kelli Tshibaka (R)
AZ: Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R)
AR: Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R)
CA: State legislators Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D), Susan Eggman (D), and Kevin Kiley (R), as well as LA Mayor Todd Gloria (D), SD Mayor Kevin Faulconer (R), SF Mayor London Breed (D), and gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder (R) - also there is a crackpot old GOPer from the San Diego area who spoke favorably of Jan 6, but can't quite remember his name
CO: State Rep. Brianna Titone (D)
CT: Gov. Ned Lamont (D)
DE: I can't remember the name of either extremist woman who ran against Chris Coons (2010 or 2020), so I'll go with Gov. John Carney (D)
FL: Nikki Fried (D)
GA: Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger (R)
HI: Gov. David Ige (D), or former Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D)
ID: Gov. Brad Little (R)
IL: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D)
IN: I almost remember the name of Indianapolis' mayor...but since I don't, I'll go with former Gov. (and former VP) Mike Pence (R) - I can't remember his successor's name, somehow (or alternatively, if you don't count Pence, senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock (R))
IA: Tom Miller (D)
KS: Aaron Coleman (D)
KY: Lieutenant Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D)
LA: Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)
MA: Lieutenant Gov. Karyn Polito (R)
MD: House of Delegates Minority Leader Jason Buckel (R)
ME: I can almost remember the name of Collins' opponent in 2020, Speaker of the House Sara...and then can't remember the rest, so I guess I will go with Gov. Janet Mills (D) or former Gov. Paul LePage (R)
MO: former Gov. Eric Greitens (R), current Gov. Mike Parson (R)
MN: I don't quite remember the name of any MN state legislator, though I can almost remmeber a few, so: former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), or Gov. Tim Walz (D)
MS: Gov. Tate Reeves (R), former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D) and Phil something (R)
MT: former Gov. Steve Bullock (D), Gov. Greg Gianforte (R)
MI: senatorial candidate John James (R)
NE: Gov. Pete Ricketts (R)
NV: former Gov. Brian Sandoval (R), Gov. Steve Sisolak (D)
NM: former Gov. Gary Johnson (R turned L) and former Gov. Sussana Martinez (R), as well as current Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (NOTE: Martinez's name, it turns out, has just one s after the u)
NY: Jenifer Rajmuker (D) (NOTE: her name is actually Jenifer Rajkumar; I misremembered)
NH: Gov. Chris Sununu (R)
NJ: George Norcross (D) - he's not an elected official and didn't run for office but is a powerful political boss in the southern part of the state
OH: senatorial candidate J.D. Vance (R)
OK: Joy Hofmeinster (D) (NOTE: there's actually no 'n' in her last name, my mistake)
OR: Speaker Tina Koteck (D), State Sen. Peter Courtney (D)
PA: congressional candidate Sean Parnell (R), state legislator Malcolm Kenyatta (D), Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D)
RI: Gov. Daniel McKee (D)
SC: State legislator Dick Harpootlian (R)
SD: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R)
TN: Gov. Bill Lee (R)
TX: Sec. of State Ken Paxton (R)
UT: Gov. Spener Cox (R), former Gov. Jon Huntsman (R)
VA: former Attorney General Mark Herring (R), former Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax (D), Lt. Gov. candidate Hala Ayala (D), Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R), Sen. Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D), House of Delegates Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn (D)
VT: Gov. Phil Scott (R)
WA: I can't presently remember the name of any Seattle progressive, so Gov. Jay Inslee (D)
WV: Legislative leader Craig Blair (R)
WI: former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R)
WY: former Gov. Dave Fruedenthal (D)

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

too easy lol i'm not gonna even bother

[Utah Neolib]

Alabama - Katie Britt
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - Krysten Sinema
Arkansas - John Boozman
California - Alex Padilla
Colorado - Micheal Bennet
Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal
Delaware - Tom Carper
Florida - Marco Rubio
Georgia - Raphael Warnock
Hawaii - Ed Case
Idaho - Jim Risch
Illinois - Tammy Duckworth
Indiana - Frank Mrvan (might be the wrong first name, the guy from that one congressional district)
Iowa - Cindy Axne
Kansas - Sharice Davids
Kentucky - Mitch McConell
Louisiana - Bill Cassidy
Maine - Jared Golden
Maryland - John Sarbanes
Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren
Michigan - Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota - Tina Smith
Mississippi - Cindy Hyde-Smith
Missouri - Roy Blunt
Montana - Greg Gianforte
Nebraska - Pete Ricketts
Nevada - Mark Amodei
New Hampshire - Maggie Hassan
New Jersey - Mikie Sherill
New Mexico - Melanie Stansbury
New York - Kathy Hochul
North Carolina - Ted Budd
North Dakota - John Hoeven
Ohio - Rob Portman
Oklahoma - TW Shannon
Oregon - Suzanne Bonamicci
Pennsylvania - Bob Casey
Rhode Island - Mike Langevin
South Carolina - Jim Clyburn
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn
Texas - John Cornyn
Utah - Daniel Thatcher
Vermont - Peter Welch
Virginia - Elaine Luria
Washington - Derek Kilmer
West Virginia - Shelley More Capito
Wisconsin - Ron Johnson
Wyoming - Cynthia Lummis

[Vespucci]

Alabama - Mo Brooks
Alaska - Lisa Murkowski
Arizona - Katie Hobbs
Arkansas - Asa Hutchinson
California - Dianne Feinstein
Colorado - Jared Polis
Connecticut - Ned Lamont
Delaware - Chris Coons
Florida - Ron DeSantis
Georgia - Brian Kemp
Hawaii - David Ige
Idaho - Janice McGeachin
Illinois - Sean Casten
Indiana - Eric Holcomb
Iowa - Kim Reynolds
Kansas - Sharice Davids
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell
Louisiana - John Bel Edwards
Maine - Susan Collins
Maryland - Larry Hogan
Massachusetts - Charlie Baker
Michigan - Bill Huizenga
Minnesota - Tim Walz
Mississippi - Cindy Hyde-Smith
Missouri - Cori Bush
Montana - Greg Gianforte
Nebraska - Charles Herbster
Nevada - Steve Sisolak
New Hampshire - Maggie Hassan
New Jersey - Bob Menendez
New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
North Carolina - Roy Cooper
North Dakota - Kevin Cramer
Ohio - Mike DeWine
Oklahoma - Kevin Stitt
Oregon - Kate Brown
Pennsylvania - Dr. Oz
Rhode Island - Gina Raimondo
South Carolina - Nikki Haley
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn
Texas - Beto O’Rourke
Utah - Spencer Cox
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Glenn Youngkin
Washington - Jay Inslee
West Virginia - Jim Justice
Wisconsin - Tammy Baldwin
Wyoming - Liz Cheney

[Zenobiyl]

Alabama - Roy Moore
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Orval Faubus
California - Ronald Reagan
Colorado - Lauren Boebert
Connecticut - Lowell Weicker
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Ron DeSantis
Georgia - Lester Maddox
Hawaii - Hiram Fong
Idaho - Frank Church
Illinois - Everett Dirksen
Indiana - Mike Pence
Iowa - Henry Wallace
Kansas - Alf Landon
Kentucky - John Sherman Cooper
Louisiana - David Duke
Maine - Margaret Chase Smith
Maryland - Charles Matthias
Massachusetts - Edward Brooke
Michigan - George Romney
Minnesota - Harold Stassen
Mississippi - Cliff Finch
Missouri - Eric Greitens
Montana - Jon Tester
Nebraska - Ben Nelson
Nevada - Harry Reid
New Hampshire - Chris Sununu
New Jersey - Millicent Fenwick
New Mexico - Gary Johnson
New York - Andrew Cuomo
North Carolina - John Edwards
North Dakota - Kevin Cramer
Ohio - Robert Taft
Oklahoma - Fred Harris
Oregon - Mark Hatfield
Pennsylvania - Arlen Specter
Rhode Island - Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina - Strom Thurmond
South Dakota - Kristi Noem
Tennessee - Phil Bredesen
Texas - Beto O’ Rourke
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Douglas Wilder
Washington - Maria Cantwell
West Virginia - Joe Manchin
Wisconsin - William Proxmire
Wyoming - Thyra Thompson

[Schiff for Senate]

too easy lol i'm not gonna even bother

Then you can handicap yourself. One way is to not allow yourself to do any senators or, if you're really up for a challenge, to not do any member of congress at all.

Below, I've tried to name a politician from both parties from each state while disallowing members of Congress (unless that member of congress went on to hold a higher office that wasn't at the national level; like if a US Representative became Governor or AG or something later, I'm allowed to use them - for instance, I used Jared Polis as the D-CO, Keith Ellison as the D-MN and Greg Gianforte as the R-MT). Governors have been bolded (I tried to avoid including them).

AL: Ginny Shaver (R); Walt Maddox (D)
AK: Dan Sullivan* (R); Al Gross (D)
AZ: Michelle Udall (R); Kate Gallego (D)
AR: Asa Hutchinson (R); Mike Beebe (D)
CA: Kevin Faulconer (R); Nancy Skinner (D)
CO: Dan Maes (R); Jared Polis (D)
CT: (R); Ned Lamont (D)
DE: Lauren Witzke (R); Beau Biden (D)
FL: Francis Suarez (R); Andrew Gillum (D)
GA: Brad Raffensperger (R); Stacey Abrams (D)
HI: Linda Lingle (R); Neil Abercrombie (D)
ID: Janice McGeachin (R); (D)
KS: Kris Kobach (R); Aaron Coleman (D)
KY: Savannah Maddox (R); Rocky Adkins (D)
LA: Clay Schexnayder (R); Ray Nagin (D)
MA: Karyn Polito (R); Martha Coakley (D)
MD: Ben Carson (R); Ben Jealous (D)
ME: Paul LePage (R); Sara Gideon (D)
MN: Jen Carnahan (R); Keith Ellison (D)
MI: John James (R); Gretchen Whitmer (D)
MO: Mike Parson (R); Nicole Galloway (D)
MS: Charles Evers (R); Jim Hood (D)
MT: Greg Gianforte (R); Mike Cooney (D)
NE: Pete Ricketts (R); (D)
NV: Brian Sandoval (R); Steve Sisolak (D)
NH: Chris Sununu (R); Dan Feltes (D)
NJ: Jack Ciatterelli (R); Phil Murphy (D)
NM: Susana Martinez (R); Steven Quezada (D)
NY: Rudy Giuliani (R); Bill de Blasio (D)
NC: Dan Forest (R); Cal Cunningham (D)
ND: Doug Burgum (R); Tracy Potter (D)
OH: Jon Husted (R); PG Sittenfield (D)
OK: David Holt (R); Joy Hofmeinster (D)
PA: Mehmet Oz (R); Josh Shapiro (D)
RI: Alan Fung (R); Daniel McKee (D)
SC: Henry McMaster (R); Dick Harpootlian (D)
SD: Jason Ravnsborg (R); Billy Sutton (D)
TN: Bill Lee (R); Marquita Bradshaw (D)
TX: Dan Patrick (R); MJ Hegar (D)
UT: Gary Herbert (R); Misty Snow (D)
VA: Amanda Chase (R); Creigh Deeds (D)
WA: Dino Rossi (R); Jay Inslee (D)
WV: Craig Blair (R); Paula Jean Swearengin (D)
WI: Rebecca Kleefisch (R); Mandela Barnes (D)
WY: Mark Gordon (R); Dave Freudenthal

Could name at least 1 politican: 50/50
Could name at least 1 politican not counting governors (could name at least one non-governor politican): 46/50
Could name at least 1 politican from both parties from each state: 97/100
Could name at least 1 politican from both parties from each state not counting governors: 74/100

*Not the senator, the mayor


(EDIT: I accidentally forgot to add NC and ND earlier. They've been added now and the tallies updated.

[FairBol]

Let's see if I can do some of these.  For the record, as of now I have not looked at any other entries.

Alabama - George Wallace
Alaska - Ted Stevens (just to be different; everyone will probably say Sarah Palin)
Arizona - John McCain
Arkansas - Bill Clinton
California - Ronald Reagan
Colorado - Hickenlooper
Connecticut - Joe Lieberman (also Ralph Nader)
Delaware - Joe Biden
Florida - Marco Rubio
Georgia - Herman Cain (again, to be different)
Hawaii - Daniel Inouye
Idaho - F if I know
Illinois - Rod Blagojevich (yes, I did have to look up the spelling, LOL)
Indiana - Dan Quayle
Iowa - Tom Harkin
Kansas - Bob Dole
Kentucky - Rand Paul
Louisiana - Edwin Edwards? (insert correct first name here)
Maine - James G Blaine
Maryland - Spiro Agnew
Massachusetts - William Weld, Michael Dukakis
Michigan - Gerald Ford
Minnesota - Jesse "The Governor/The Body" Ventura (LOL)
Mississippi - Strom Thurmond
Missouri - Don't know
Montana - Tester?
Nebraska - Bob Kerrey
Nevada - Harry Reid
New Hampshire - John Sununu
New Jersey - Chris Christie
New Mexico - Richardson?
New York - Al D'Amato
North Carolina - Madison Cawthorn
North Dakota - Don't ask me, heh
Ohio - John Kasich
Oklahoma - This space semi-intentionally left blank
Oregon - Kate Brown?
Pennsylvania - Tom Ridge
Rhode Island - No clue
South Carolina - John Edwards
South Dakota - I'm stumped
Tennessee - Lamar Alexander, Al Gore
Texas - Lloyd Bentsen (being different again)
Utah - Mitt Romney
Vermont - Bernie Sanders
Virginia - Tim Kaine
Washington - Somebody
West Virginia - Robert Byrd
Wisconsin - Scott Walker

[FairBol]

Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal

I just call him "Dick".