Trade Lawmakers Largely Unscathed in Election

Congressional members heavily involved in international trade matters were largely victorious in the 2012 elections. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.), both won reelection, as did Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) also both won. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) were reelected, as was Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Ranking Member House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, also won reelection.

Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, lost his reelection bid. House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-Fla.) and Ranking Member Nick Rahall (D-W. Va.) won their seats again. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) also won reelection.