Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year. Senators however, serve six-year terms and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years so that only about 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection during any election.
No, unless it was reasonable for the employee to not complain to management or it ended up in an actual change that had an effect on the employee's job.