[2] Newly elected governor Travnikov also appointed Gorodetsky, his predecessor, to the Federation Council.
In December 2022 Governor Travnikov announced that he had made a decision about running for a second term in office, however, he declined to publicly disclose it.
[3] Several gubernatorial candidates were mentioned as Travnikov's potential replacements, including State Duma members Dmitry Savelyev, Viktor Ignatov and Oleg Ivaninsky, Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk Oblast Speaker Andrey Shimkiv, vice governors Vladimir Znatkov and Yury Petukhov, and even Communist Mayor of Novosibirsk Anatoly Lokot.
[4] In April 2023 Andrey Travnikov announced his intention to run for reelection,[5] and two weeks later he received support for his campaign from President Vladimir Putin.
Governor Travnikov re-appointed incumbent Senator Vladimir Gorodetsky to the Federation Council.