We are pleased to present our complete slate of congressional endorsements for 2022. Most of our candidates are in margin-of-error-tight races facing incumbent Republicans. We believe our endorsees have the vision and skills to serve as important leaders on national economic and political reform issues in Congress. Our honorable mentions are those leaders in Congress, who are in safe seats.
Race Ratings and dollars raised are based on the date of endorsement.
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Challengers
Incumbents
Honorable Mentions
U.S. Senate
Race Rating: Likely R
Total Raised: Mucarsel-Powell $14.2 M / Scott $29.9 M
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is the first Latina from Florida to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Her story is a true Florida story – one of hard work and perseverance. She went from working a minimum wage job at a donut shop to becoming the first Ecuadorian-American to be elected to Congress. Today, she is running for Senate to expand and protect economic opportunities, protect reproductive freedoms, and preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is fighting to lower the cost of gas, groceries, and insurance. Additionally, she will defend American jobs from outsourcing and focus on creating high-paying jobs by expanding solar panel production in Florida to lower energy costs statewide. She will always champion Floridians’ rights to make their own decisions without government interference and protect our freedoms from extremists like Rick Scott who backs Florida’s abortion ban with no real exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother. Unlike Rick Scott, Debbie will always fight to preserve our hard-earned Social Security and Medicare benefits, and the benefits of every hardworking Floridian.
Race Rating: Likely D
Total Raised: Alsobrooks $7.6 M / Hogan $3 M
Angela Alsobrooks is running to replace Senator Ben Cardin, retiring at the end of this year. Holding onto Maryland is essential to Democrats’ hopes of retaining their narrow majority in the Senate. After winning a tough primary by 12 points, Alsobrooks begins the general election with a lead and momentum. Should Alsobrooks win, she would become the first black Senator from Maryland and would add a seasoned progressive voice to the caucus.
As County Executive, Alsobrooks worked to create or preserve affordable housing, adding 5000 new affordable homes since 2020. She is eager to work with the Senate to pass a permanent Child Tax Credit, a program that lifted millions of children out of poverty and helped parents address the rising cost of living.
Race Rating: Toss Up
Total Raised: Slotkin $23.8 M / Rogers $5.3 M
Representative Elissa Slotkin is running to replace Senator Debbie Stabenow, who is retiring after two decades of representing Michigan in the Senate. Representative Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee for this seat.
Slotkin has a personal connection to the importance of healthcare for middle-class families, as her mother was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer while being uninsured. Her history with cancer counted as a pre-existing condition causing insurance rates to rise drastically, making monthly payments financially devastating. Slotkin wants to continue to work to make healthcare more attainable – no family should go broke trying to care for a sick loved one. In Congress, Slotkin has worked to make drug prices more transparent and championed capping costs for seniors.
Race Rating: Likely D
Total Raised: Tester $36.6 M / Sheehy $10.7 M
Senator Tester is a third-generation Montana dirt farmer, running for a fourth term. From posting his daily schedule on his website to passing ethics reform, he continues to prove himself a champion of transparency. Senator Tester is ranked one of the most effective Senators and has gotten more bills signed into law than any other member of Congress this year.
Tester was an original co-sponsor of the ETHICS Act, which seeks to strengthen restrictions around members of Congress and their spouses trading stocks. Tester is also a leading sponsor of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act which would establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the USDA.
Holding this Senate seat is critical to maintaining our Democratic majority in the Senate. Recent polling shows Tester in a true toss-up race, but Tester has made a career of narrow victories.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Raised: Kim $8.8 M / Burshaw $2.7 M
Andy Kim, currently serving his third term in the U.S. House from New Jersey, won the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat resigned by Bob Menendez in the June primary. Menendez remains on the ballot, running as an Independent while being convicted on federal corruption charges.
During his time in the House, Kim has sponsored legislation to uplift small business owners including the Microloan Improvement Act, the CARES Act, The American Rescue Plan, and the Better Utilizing Infrastructure for Lasting Development of (BUILD) Veterans Businesses Act, and the Put Our Neighbors to Work Act.
Kim is also a strong believer in building up a healthcare system that doesn’t break the banks of everyday Americans. From capping the costs of prescription drugs to expanding resources for rural communities, Kim has fought for better healthcare initiatives for all Americans.
Race Rating: Lean D
Total Raised: Rosen $31 M / Brown $9.5 M
First-term Senator Jacky Rosen is running for re-election in Nevada, a must-hold seat for a Democratic Majority in the U.S. Senate. Jacky has fought hard to bring costs down for Nevadans and will continue to do so. She helped pass legislation capping insulin prices at $35 a month for seniors, and she’s fighting to expand that to every American. She is working to reduce gas prices by going after Big Oil’s price gouging and anti-competitive practices. Jacky was also one of the authors of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is bringing major investments in projects and thousands of good-paying jobs to Nevada.
Jacky helped secure $500 million for the state of Nevada to create more affordable housing options for Nevadans, and she is doing everything she can to increase access to housing for her constituents. Jacky is on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, and she joined Senators from both parties in helping introduce and pass a bipartisan bill to ban members of Congress from owning and trading stocks.
Race Rating: Toss Up
Total Raised: Brown $39.9 M / Moreno $11 M
Sherrod has dedicated his life to fighting for Ohioans and the Dignity of Work — a concept inspired by the work and writings of Pope Leo XIII and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s the belief that hard work should pay off for everyone, no matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of work you do. Whether you punch a clock or swipe a badge, earn a salary or make tips, are raising children or caring for an aging parent.
Born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio, Sherrod saw firsthand how corporations lobbied for tax breaks and bad trade deals that shipped Ohio jobs overseas. He has opposed unfair trade deals that hurt Ohio workers and why he stood up to his own party to lead the opposition against NAFTA. Sherrod believes that when you love your country, you fight for the people who make it work. He’s never been afraid to stand up to corporations and special interests to level the playing field for Ohioans — from standing up to Wall Street to taking on Big Pharma. He has worked with both parties to pass some of the most significant legislation in recent years, and he continues to work across the aisle to hold corporations accountable.
U.S. House of Representatives
Challengers
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Shah $1.5 M / Schweikert $2.7 M
Dr. Amish Shah is running to flip AZ-01 from Representative David Schweikert. The district includes northeastern Maricopa County and is one of 18 Republican strongholds that Biden won, known as the “Biden 18.” Dr. Amish Shah is an emergency room physician and has served three terms as an Arizona State Representative.
While serving in the State House, Shah worked with Republicans and Democrats to lower housing prices and ensure safe and affordable housing for Arizonans. He also refused to raise taxes on middle-class families and pledged to maintain his opposition in Congress.
In Congress, Shah wants to take on corporations who price gouge medications and other necessities. Shah has also committed to not taking corporate PAC money. He will fight to protect Social Security and ensure the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. Dr. Amish Shah is keenly aware of the role of education from Pre-K programs to accessible higher education and is committed to defending the important work of the Department of Education against Project 2025.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Gray $1.6 M / Duarte $2.6 M
In 2022, Adam Gray ran a tough race against Freshman Representative John Duarte, losing by less than 600 votes, the second-closest Congressional race in the country. This race was one of the last races to be called in the 2022 elections and is currently rated a toss-up by Sabato’s Crystal Ball, Cook Political Report, and Inside Elections. Adam has been named to the DCCC’s Red to Blue list for 2024, a sign of just how competitive this race will be. This key flip opportunity is critical to bringing a Democratic Trifecta back to Capitol Hill.
Adam Gray was born and raised in Merced and has represented his hometown in the California State Assembly since 2012 when he ran in response to the Recession. Champion of bipartisan commonsense solutions, he founded the California Problem Solvers Caucus in the State Assembly. Gray worked across the aisle to get nearly $3 billion to build new water storage to ensure California families have access to water. He helped secure $2 million to create the VOLT Institute in Modesto, which provides high-skill job training, helping to grow his district’s economy.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Salas $1.8 M / Valadao $1.8 M
Rudy Salas served five terms as a California State Assemblymember and he is now setting his sights on unseating Representative David Valadao. CA-22 covers most of Kings Country and parts of Tulare and Kern Counties in the San Joaquin Valley. Rudy was born and raised in the Central Valley and became the first Latino Bakersfield City Council Member. In 2022, he challenged Representative Valadao, losing the general by about 3,000 votes. Joe Biden won this district by nearly 13% in 2020 and this seat is a critical flip opportunity for Democrats in California.
In Salas’ time as a California State Assemblymember, he fought to increase workers’ wages and ensure farmworkers were eligible for overtime pay. He will fight to expand job training and apprenticeship programs, invest in broadband infrastructure, and crack down on corporate price abuse to promote economic growth throughout the Central Valley. Salas is enthusiastic about defending the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing care for seniors.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Salas $1.8 M / Valadao $1.8 M
George Whitesides is a first-time candidate in CA-27 against Representative Mike Garcia who has represented the region since 2020. The district includes much of northern Los Angeles County including Santa Clarita, the Antelope Valley, and the San Fernando Valley. Whitesides worked for the Presidential Transition Team for former President Barack Obama and subsequently served as Chief of Staff for NASA.
As a business leader and former CEO of Virgin Galactic, he has created hundreds of jobs in the district and is enthusiastic about generating good-paying, local jobs. Whitesides is passionate about the use of technology to shape the future from combating wildfires to exploring space and founded our nation’s first organization dedicated to combating the megafire crisis, Megafire Action. Whitesides is strongly pro-choice and will vote to protect Social Security and Medicare in Congress.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Rollins $4.7 M / Calvert $4.3 M
Will Rollins is a former federal prosecutor who focused on counterterrorism and counterintelligence. He’s running for Congress to continue fighting back against the threats to our democracy. His opponent, Ken Calvert, was among the extremist Republicans who challenged the 2020 presidential election results. Will first ran against Calvert in the 2022 election and handed Calvert the closest midterm of his 30+ year career. In their 2024 rematch, Will cleared a primary field and has set both district and national fundraising records as he seeks to flip this seat in November and help Democrats retake the House majority.
Rollins recognizes the importance of infrastructure investment to California’s economy and that the cost of housing continues to be an issue both in California and the rest of the country. He knows that expanding housing to allow for a more competitive market is a crucial step toward improving economic outlooks for working-class Americans.
Race Rating: Lean D
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Min $2.2 M / Baugh $2.3 M
California State Senator Dave Min is a first-generation Korean-American who wants to ensure that future generations have a fair shot at the American Dream. CA-47 shifted to contain Orange County including Irvine and Huntington Beach. Endorsed by Representative Katie Porter, who has held the seat since 2019, Min has a long history of delivering on progressive priorities including holding Wall Street accountable as an Enforcement Attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Min is one of the country’s leading experts on banking and housing policy.
As a State Senator, Min is on Committees relating to Appropriations, Banking and Financial Institutions, and Budget and Fiscal Review, among others. Dave Min is an enthusiastic supporter of efforts to stop stock trading by members of Congress.
Race Rating: Likely R
Total Raised: Fox $ 843 K / Luna $2.25 M
Whitney Fox is running to flip FL-13, a seat currently held by Representative Anna Paulina Luna. FL-13 is on Florida’s Gulf Coast including Largo, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor. Whitney Fox has a history in the district, serving as the Communications Director for Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.
Whitney Fox is centering her campaign on the affordability crisis. From strengthening supply chains to taking on corporate greed and price-gouging, she is passionate about addressing this issue from every angle. She plans to fight for the expansion of $35 insulin to all Americans, not just seniors. As a Floridan, she understands the hardship that exploding insurance rates are having on homeowners. She wants to create a Federal Homeowners Insurance Policy for natural disasters to supplement the failures of private insurers. Whitney Fox wants to work to stop large corporations from buying thousands of homes in Tampa Bay, a leading cause of both home and rental prices being unattainable for many residents. Whitney will seek to expand rental assistance, tax incentives for affordable housing development, and update zoning laws.
Race Rating: Likely R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Bohannan $2.6 M / Miller-Meeks $2.9 M
Christina Bohannan is a law professor, environmental engineer, and former State Representative running as the Democratic nominee in Iowa’s 1st district. Recent polling shows Democrats four points ahead in this district. Her Republican opponent, Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, won this seat by only 6 votes in 2020, and she is uniquely vulnerable in 2024. Miller-Meeks’ primary performance was the weakest in the country this cycle for a Republican incumbent in a targeted seat. She won by only 3,500 votes against an unknown candidate and lost several counties key to her re-election. IA-01 covers the southeastern part of the state including Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington, and Indianola.
Christina knows the struggles families face. She grew up in a trailer in a small town. Neither of her parents graduated high school. When her father got emphysema, his health insurance was canceled, and her family had to choose between paying for his prescription drugs, groceries, and everything else. She personally understands the importance of fighting for affordable prescription drugs, investing in our public schools, and building out the middle class. In Congress, Christina will work to represent all Iowans and restore faith and integrity in our government.
Race Rating: Lean R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Baccam $1.9 M / Nunn $3.2 M
Lanon Baccam is running to unseat freshman Republican Zach Nunn, who flipped the seat red in 2022. With the ranking of Lean R, Baccam has a shot of bringing Democratic leadership back to Iowa. IA-03 covers the southwestern quadrant from Des Moines to the Missouri border.
Baccam most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of Agriculture (and former Iowa Governor) Tom Vilsack. At the Department, he worked to support veterans, expand pathways to jobs in agriculture including training programs, and helped to implement bipartisan investments like expanding access to high-speed internet in rural America.
In Congress, Baccam hopes to work to fight the rising cost of living from gas and groceries to housing and health care. He’s determined to give a voice to small towns and rural communities through support for small businesses, including family farms.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Hertel $4.2 M / Barret $2.8 M
Curtis Hertel is running to keep the seat held by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is running to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate. MI-07 encompasses all of Ingham, Livingston, Clinton, and Shiawassee counties and parts of Oakland, Eaton, and Genesee counties. Sabato’s Crystal Ball identifies this seat as a presidential bellwether district, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections. And Cook Political Report rates this a toss-up race.
As a State Senator and Legislative Director to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Curtis worked to protect reproductive freedom, pass the largest middle-class tax cut in state history, pass common-sense gun safety legislation, and lower the cost of prescription drugs. He also worked to bring manufacturing jobs back to Mid-Michigan.
Curtis believes we need more reasonable people in Congress who are willing to work across the aisle to deliver for the people they represent. In Congress, Curtis will build upon the bipartisan progress made in Michigan. He’ll fight to pass a middle-class tax cut, lower prescription drug costs, and codify Roe in federal law.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: McDonald Rivet $1.7 M / Junge $2.1 M
Kristen McDonald-Rivet is running to hold MI-08, a seat left open by Representative Dan Kildee’s retirement at the end of this congress. MI-08 is in mid-Michigan, consisting of Genesee, Saginaw, Bay, and Midland Counties.
Kristen McDonald-Rivet was raised in a working-class household and has spent her career advocating for families like hers. She knows that good public policy can create opportunity and bring down costs so that families have a fighting chance at economic mobility and stability. She wants to expand insulin caps to all Americans and extend the Child Tax Credit to bring relief to economically stressed households in her district.
McDonald-Rivet is endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. During her time in the State Senate, she led the effort to pass the largest tax cut for working families in state history and is fighting special interests to lower the costs of prescription drugs, childcare, and housing. Unlike her far-right opponent who would cut Social Security, she proposes increasing taxes on the top 1% to cover the difference.
Race Rating: Likely R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Tranel $2.3 M / Zinke $5.7 M
Olympic Gold Medalist Monica Tranel has dedicated her life to Montana, taking on out-of-state billionaires and corporate monopolies to stop them from ripping off Montanans as an attorney. Her campaign stands on 3 sentiments: fairness, freedom, and accountability. MT-01 consists of the western portion of the state including the cities of Missoula and Bozeman.
Tranel is passionate about protecting American democracy, engaging in authentic bipartisanship, and increasing government transparency. While this is an uphill battle for Tranel, she is used to tough fights, and as a Montana Democrat, she will help bridge party divides to get critical legislation passed.
Race Rating: Lean R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Vargas $2.4 M / Bacon $3.5 M
Tony Vargas likes to get things done. As a Democratic appropriator in the Republican-controlled Nebraska Legislature, Vargas helped to pass over 60 bills into law. He’s passionate about middle-class tax relief, expanding the Child Tax Credit, fiscally responsible budgeting, and expanding worker’s rights. NE-02 includes the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area and Douglas County. President Biden won this seat by 6% in 2020 and the split electoral vote could decide the Presidential election in 2024. This district is one of the 18 won by Biden in 2020 but represented in Congress by a Republican, and a key midwestern potential pick-up.
Flipping this Nebraska seat would bring Democrats closer to reclaiming the House with a solid majority, giving Democrats more power to pass important items like the Child Tax Credit and a middle-class tax cut.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Altman $1.7 M / Kean $3.6 M
Sue Altman is seeking to unseat freshman Republican Thomas Kean Jr., who flipped the seat in 2022. NJ-07 is the only competitive race in New Jersey and a prime pick-up opportunity for Democrats to regain the House majority. The district covers all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties, and parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties.
Sue has dedicated her career to fighting corruption in bipartisan fashion, strengthening our democracy, and saving taxpayers money in New Jersey and is not taking a penny of corporate PAC money to fund her campaign. Sue recognizes the crippling cost of living facing NJ-07 families and plans to work to ensure working people have the wages and protections they need to thrive and hold corporations accountable for price gouging and limiting competition.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Gillen $3.2 M / D’Esposito $3.3 M
Laura Gillen is running to unseat Anthony D’Esposito who won the seat in 2022. NY-04 includes central and southern Nassau County. This district is one of the strongest flip opportunities within the Biden 18 races.
Gillen has a history of beating the odds and flipping seats. In 2017, she was elected Hempstead Town Supervisor, the first Democrat to hold that position in 112 years. In her role, she managed a nearly $500 million budget, took on waste and corruption, and made the Town government more accessible and transparent. After years of tax hikes, her cost-saving approach led to lower taxes for residents.
Laura’s drive to serve her community started long before she ran for office — from volunteering to assist people living with HIV/AIDS through GMHC during the height of the epidemic to working for St. Mother Teresa in Kolkata, India, she has brought care to those in need and fought public health misinformation.
In Congress, one of Laura’s top priorities will be working to lower costs for hard-working families. She believes price gouging is hurting families and Congress must ensure that large corporations aren’t hiking prices for the sake of padding their bottom lines. Laura recognizes that the country, and especially Long Island, is experiencing a housing crisis and believes we must work together to bring down the cost of housing and ensure the dream of owning a home is within reach for everyday Americans.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Riley $5.2 M / Molinaro $3.6 M
Josh Riley is running in a rematch to unseat freshman Marc Molinaro in NY-19, which includes New York’s Catskills, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions. The district is a true tossup, won narrowly by Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020. In 2022, despite redistricting, a late primary, and a difficult political environment in New York, Josh came within 1.2 percent of winning this race — and he’ll finish the job this time with our help.
Josh refuses to accept corporate PAC money and is running for Congress to take on a corrupt political and economic system that has caused Upstate New York to be overlooked. As an attorney, Josh represented consumers, workers, and small businesses who were being ripped off by big corporations. He is excited to continue this work by cracking down on price gouging, capping costs of critical drugs, and opposing rate hikes by utility monopolies.
Josh wants to strengthen Social Security by requiring wealthy Americans to pay their share into these programs and eliminating unfair cuts like Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision.
Race Rating: Lean D
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Mannion $1.2 M / Williams $2.7 M
John Mannion is running to unseat Brandon Williams in NY-22, which includes the cities of Syracuse, Utica, Auburn, and Cortland. The New York State Legislature approved the newest district boundaries, which are home to several notable colleges, including Syracuse University. Brandon Williams won this seat by 1 percent in 2022.
John Mannion has a history of working to support Central New York. He spent three decades as a public school science teacher and labor leader before running for State Senate. As a State Senator, he fought to pass the Green Chips legislation on the state level, which brought tens of thousands of high-paying jobs to the Syracuse area. He helped provide tax relief to middle-class New Yorkers, and increased subsidies for child care. Mannion is dedicated to working in a bipartisan way to find solutions for families, veterans, and women.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Bynum $1.1 M / Chavez-Deremer $3.2 M
Janelle Bynum is running to unseat first-time Republican Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who has proved herself to be much less moderate than she claimed to be in her first campaign. Bynum, a mother of four who has beaten Republican incumbent Chavez-DeRemer twice in her previous campaigns for Oregon’s State Legislature, understands how crucial small businesses and local economies are. She led the passing of the Oregon CHIPS Act on the state level which was the most pro-business, pro-worker, pro-Oregon collaboration in history. OR-05 includes the Southeast suburbs of Portland through the eastern half of the Willamette Valley and includes Sisters and Bend. The race is a prime pick-up opportunity
In her freshman year, she hopes to continue working to find common ground and build an economy that works for workers and families. Additionally, she will continue to fight for housing affordability and remove red tape for housing construction in Congress.
Race Rating: Likely R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Raised: Ehasz $1.4 M / Fitzpatrick $4.1 M
Ashley Ehasz first served her country by joining the army at 17, and should she win would be the first woman graduate of West Point in Congress. PA-01 includes Bucks County, as well as some of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania.
From childcare and working-class wages to abortion access, Americans are worse off than the generation before them and as the pro-choice candidate in this race, she wants to be a part of correcting America’s path toward progress. Central to Ehasz’s economic platform is affordable housing for Pennsylvanians, stronger labor rights for all Americans, and holding corporations and big banks accountable. She understands the need for a livable wage and equal pay. She is also endorsed by Patriotic Millionaires, End Citizens United, and Emily’s List
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Vallejo $920 K / De La Cruz $3.6 M
Michelle Vallejo first ran to defeat Representative Monica de La Cruz in 2022 to represent the Rio Grande Valley, which runs along the west of Hidalgo County. While Cook Report lists the district as Likely R under new redistricting, Senator Cruz would have lost the district by 12 points in his last election. Central to her campaign is her personal connection to economic hardship. With just two percent of Congress coming from a working-class background, voices like Vallejo’s are crucial for a Congress that looks like the people it represents.
Vallejo’s top policy priorities are affordable, high-quality health care, protecting and expanding social security and Medicare, ensuring workers are fairly compensated for their work, and investing in our future by protecting against climate change and providing affordable education options from college to trade school.
Race Rating: Lean D
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Vindman $7.4 M / Anderson $1.4 M
With Abigail Spanberger running for Governor of Virginia, Eugene Vindman is now running to keep the seat. VA-07 includes much of Central and Northern Virginia including Orange, Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Greene, Madison, Fredericksburg, Caroline, King George County, and Stafford County, among others. Vindman plans to do everything in his power to stop Project 2025 as the implementation of Schedule F would terminate employment for thousands of civil servants in the district, replacing them with Trump loyalists.
Eugene Vindman first gained notoriety when he and his brother Alexander reported the infamous Trump call to the President of Ukraine in 2019, leading to Trump’s impeachment and both the Vindman brothers’ firing. Eugene Vindman served as a deputy legal advisor to the National Security Council where he was the senior ethics official. Vindman believes in expanding the economy from the middle out and is enthusiastic about supporting the PRO Act, empowering workers to unionize.
Race Rating: Lean R
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Cooke $2 M / Van Orden $4.7 M
Rebecca Cooke is a small business owner, waitress, and nonprofit leader in her community. She is running to replace Derrick Van Orden in WI-03. In 2022 Van Orden beat the Democrat by just shy of four points after Democrat Ronald James Kind retired. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as many Wisconsin-based exurbs of the Minneapolis St Paul metropolitan area.
Cooke wants to create an economy built for working families, starting with housing accessibility. Her policy proposals include expanding federal community block grants for affordable housing projects, providing tax credits to organizations that commit to building low and mixed-income housing projects, and deferring property tax payments for first-time home buyers for up to five years. In addition to housing, Cooke wants to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and support childcare incubators to increase access to childcare in rural communities.
Incumbents
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Peltola $7.4 M / Begich III $973 K / Hafner no information / Howe no information
Mary Peltola won the only seat in Alaska in 2022 via ranked-choice voting. Alaska and Hawaii were the first states to adopt ranked choice voting on the federal level for the 2022 elections. She is defending her seat against Nick Begich and is consistently polling at razor-thin margins. Yet, in Alaska’s nonpartisan open primary, he received just 26.6% to Mary Peltola’s 50.9%.
Peltola understands the important role of workers in building a strong economy. She supports workers’ rights, voting for the PRO-Act, and advocates for building job programs that give workers the training they need to compete in today’s job market. Peltola wants to work bipartisanly to continue funding infrastructure from rebuilding roads, and airports to expanding broadband and improving energy grids. Peltola co-sponsored the Warehouse Worker Protection Act which would provide more support for workers via support for Unions and increased authority to OSHA.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Caraveo $4.5 M / Evans $1 M
Dr. Yadira Caraveo knows firsthand the crucial importance of programs like Medicaid. As a pediatrician, 65% of families she saw in the clinic relied on Medicaid. As a state legislator, she also fought against corporate money, working with anyone who would work with her.
CO-08 is a new district drawn from the 2020 United States census, adding to Colorado’s representation for the first time since 2001. Congresswoman Caraveo won the seat in 2022 in one of the most competitive elections of the cycle.
In the Colorado State House, Caraveo worked to help cap the price of insulin and expand the Child Tax Credit. In Congress, Caraveo sits on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Caraveo cosponsored the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act and the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act. These bills would provide more support to working-class families by expanding eligibility for paid leave benefits and increasing access to housing.
Race Rating: Lean D
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Sorensen $2.8 M / McGraw $525 K
Representative Eric Sorensen is a freshman and the only meteorologist in Congress. He has represented Peoria and stretches from Rockford to Bloomington-Normal since 2023. His passions for science and the environment make him an expert on the effects of climate change.
Representative Sorensen is on the House Committee on Agriculture and uses his position to advocate for farmers, to expand markets for agricultural goods, to ensure crops are insured against extreme weather, and to keep America’s farmers in business for generations to come. Sorensen understands that American farmers are the backbone of the economy. He co-sponsored the Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act which sought to expand the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to fight back against flooding and drought problems.
Race Rating: Lean D
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Peltola $7.4 M / Begich III $973 K / Hafner no information / Howe no information
Angie Craig is running for re-election in Minnesota’s Second District, one of the closest House races in the country. This year, her Republican challenger is Republican Joe Teirab, a man who has made it his life’s mission to get rid of abortion.
Angie is focused on finding the common ground solutions needed to make life better for Minnesotans. She’s taking on Big Pharma and lowering health care costs. She wrote the bill to cap insulin copays for seniors at $35/month – and now she’s working on legislation to cap insulin costs for all Americans.
She’s focused on expanding educational opportunities – including apprenticeship and job training programs – to make sure that all Americans can pursue the career path that inspires them. And she’s fighting every single day to fully restore and protect reproductive freedoms across this country to make sure that every American – no matter their zip code – can make their own healthcare decision.
Race Rating: Toss Up
DCCC Endorsed
Total Amount Raised: Davis $2.1 M / Buckhout $1.9 M
Freshman Representative Don Davis is seeking a second term on Capitol Hill after 20 years of public service as a State Senator and mayor of Snow Hill. Representative Davis’ district, which begins east of the Research Triangle Park and includes Wilson and Henderson, is the only seat in the North Carolina delegation that is not rated solidly Democratic or Republican after the most recent redistricting.
Representative Davis, representing the district since 2022, is focused on rebuilding the economy to work better for rural Americans, bringing back good-paying jobs, supporting small businesses, and strengthening North Carolina’s agriculture in the face of extreme weather. These priorities are essential to building an economy that works for Eastern North Carolina. This Congress he co-sponsored the critical Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023.
Race Rating: Toss Up
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Total Raised: Vasquez $3 M / Herrell $1.8 M
Gabe Vasquez is running for his first re-election bid after flipping the most competitive Democratic seat blue in 2022. He is a first-generation American with a strong progressive record in Congress, where his priority is building up New Mexico’s workers and small businesses, the backbone of the economy. NM-02 covers the southern half of the state including Las Cruces and part of Albuquerque.
As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Vasquez is passionate about fighting for a bipartisan farm bill that works for everyone. Competition is increasingly becoming an issue within the farm bill. Therefore, Vasquez wants the farm bill to support more small and medium-sized producers and has pushed for the Farm Bill Modernization Act, which would allow undocumented farm workers to get the support and dignity they deserve.
Race Rating: Toss Up
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Total Amount Raised: Lee $4.1 M / O’Donnell $1.2 M
Congresswoman Susie Lee is the most bipartisan Member of Congress and one of the most independent voices in Washington. Her district includes southwest Las Vegas and much of rural Clark County, stretching from Laughlin, Nevada along the Colorado River to Red Rock Canyon. In 2022, Susie’s race was the most competitive House race in Nevada and one of the closest and most expensive races in the country. She won her re-election by just 10,000 votes and with 52% of the vote.
Before moving to Nevada, Susie grew up in a working family of ten that had to stretch every dollar just to get by. Her dad was a Korean War veteran who worked at the local steel plant, and her mom stayed home watching seven daughters and one son. Susie had to start pitching in early — she worked a paper route at the age of eight, paid her way through college with scholarships, loans, and part-time jobs, and moved to Nevada to raise a family of her own.
Susie Lee has lived in Las Vegas since 1993 and has been active in her community — she ran a comprehensive homeless shelter, started an after-school sports program, and led Communities in Schools of Nevada.
In Congress, Susie Lee is big on education. She introduced, among others, the PATHS to Tutor Act of 2024, which would increase tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-needs schools by establishing a grant program. She also introduced the Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act to adjust financial standards used to determine low-income subsidy eligibility under Medicare. She was a co-sponsor of the EMPSA Act, which would exclude a spouse’s income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit. She is also keenly aware of the housing problem and is actively finding ways the Federal government can support states and localities in building more affordable housing.
Race Rating: Likely D
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Total Amount Raised: Horsford $3.9 M / Lee $912 K
As the son of a single immigrant mother, he worked multiple jobs, from delivering newspapers and making pizzas to cleaning up a veterinary clinic after hours, all to help his mother and support his younger siblings. He was the first in his family to attend college. He knows the value of work, which has driven his career ever since. He later led the state’s largest career training program at Nevada’s Culinary Training Academy, where he helped train and place thousands of Nevadans in good-paying jobs in the hospitality and other in-demand industries.
Steven knows how to lead, with head and heart, and the values shaped by his lived experiences. After being elected to the state senate in 2004, he quickly moved up the leadership ladder becoming the youngest and first African American Majority Leader in Nevada history in 2008. In this role, Steven worked across party lines and passed a balanced state budget, despite facing the worst economic conditions in a generation.
In 2012, Steven won his election to the new 4th Congressional District. He never forgets where he comes from, so he focuses on lowering the cost of living and creating opportunities for all Nevadans, removing barriers to success, and creating new opportunities.
In Congress, Steven has passed legislation to take on corporate landlords and make housing more affordable, cap the price of insulin at $35, bring down the cost of prescription drugs and put money in the hands of parents. He has also secured funding for Nevada’s schools, our local police and fire departments, rural projects like hospitals and water infrastructure, and invested in job-training programs. He’s helped pass hallmark legislation, including an infrastructure plan that creates thousands of good-paying jobs in Nevada.
Race Rating: Toss Up
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Total Amount Raised: Landsman $2.1 M / Sonza $267 K
A former public school teacher and non-profit leader, Freshman Congressman Greg Landsman has spent his career fighting for children and families, having successfully led the Preschool Promise which now provides two years of quality preschool for Cincinnati’s three and four-year-olds. OH-01 includes Cincinnati and all of Warren County.
Congressman Landsman believes in the rights of workers to organize for better wages and benefits. He supports strengthening protections for workers seeking to unionize. As a part of the City Council, Landsman successfully fought for wage increases and hazard pay for first responders. Congressman Landsman has sponsored numerous bills to support working-class children including the Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2023, and the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2023.
Race Rating: Toss Up
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Total Amount Raised: Sykes $2.4 M / Coughlin $460 K
Representative Emilia Sykes is a freshman representative who previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives for eight years. She is now running to represent OH-13, which includes the city of Youngstown and areas east of Akron. Throughout her career, she has fought for middle and working-class families. Currently, Sykes sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee where she uses her position to promote economic prosperity for Ohio and for our nation.
As a freshman Congresswoman, Sykes sponsored the Raise the Wage Act to help wages keep up with inflation. She has continued to support efforts to protect democracy with votes on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Representative Sykes understands the foundational importance of education in our economy. She co-sponsored the EDUCATORS for America Act and the American Teacher Act to provide students, educators, and schools with the resources they need to provide a robust education to all students.
Race Rating: Lean D
Total Raised: Salinas $2.5 M / Erickson $141 K
Congresswoman Salinas currently serves on the House Agriculture and House Science, Space, and Technology Committees, and the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), where she focuses on leveling the playing field for Oregon farmers and rural communities and bringing good-paying union jobs to the district. OR-06 consists of Polk and Yamhill Counties, as well as portions of Marion, Clackamas, and Washington Counties. It covers Salem as well as the southwestern suburbs of Portland.
Salinas is a strong labor advocate, coming from a union family, and is dedicated to supporting workers on both the labor side and through creating a more fair tax system where the rich pay their fair share. She is a supporter of the PRO Act and is continuing to fight for overtime pay for those currently not eligible under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Race Rating: Toss Up
Total Raised: Deluzio $2.3 M / Mercuri $681 K
Chris Deuzio is an Iraq War veteran and one of the only voting rights attorneys in the House. He has worked for the Brennan Center for Justice on Voting Rights and Election Security teams. PA-17 includes all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny County. In 2022 Deluzio won the seat by 6.8 points.
Congressman Deluzio is passionate about protecting and promoting unions as he works to bring jobs back to Western PA. He introduced legislation to protect the rights of striking workers and is a member of the Labor Caucus. Deluzio understands that consolidation of industries has cost us jobs, stifled competition, hurt consumers and small businesses, and left workers with limited buying power.
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Race Rating: Solid D
Total Amount Raised: Waters $576 K / Williams $0.00
Hailing from southern Los Angeles, Representative Maxine Waters has become one of the most well-known Democrats in Congress for her relentless persistence during floor debates and committee hearings. Representing this area of Los Angeles since the early 1990s, Congresswoman Waters has cultivated leadership skills in both herself and colleagues to fight for progressive causes.
Representative Waters now serves as the Chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, where she initiated countless key hearings on issues ranging from oversight of the financial system to the housing crisis to student loans to the pandemic recovery. Her tenure as committee chair has brought these crucial issues to the forefront of debate and helped secure the passage of critical legislation out of committee including various sanctions on Russia and the committee’s portion of the American Rescue Plan. Representative Waters sponsored the Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2024 which sought to support the construction of affordable housing via the Community Development Block Grant.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Raised: DeLauro $1.3 M / Massey $3 K
Rosa DeLauro represents CT-03, which includes the city of New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. Since she first ran for Congress in 1990 she has been dedicated to fighting for middle-class Americans. DeLauro is the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, where she advocates for increased funding to meet the needs of the American people.
Should we take back the House, DeLauro would once again become chair of the powerful committee, a position she held in the 117th Congress. In 2003, she was the first to introduce the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and she continues to push for a reinstatement of the expanded CTC included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
DeLauro’s Job’s Plan aims to create jobs by supporting small businesses, innovative research and education, and scientific research. It is through these actions that she believes can create good sustainable middle-class jobs that will lead to long-term economic growth. DeLauro wants to continue on the work of the Inflation Reduction Act, supporting public works projects like building roads, bridges, transit, and schools. She also continues to fight for workers including advocating for better sick leave policies.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Raised: Boyle Jeffries $17.6 M / Delaney no fundraising data
Hakeem Jeffries, unanimously elected as House Democratic Leader by his colleagues in November 2022, is the highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Black American to lead a party in either chamber of Congress.
In Congress, Leader Jeffries has championed the For The People agenda, relentlessly advocating for legislation that improves the lives of everyday Americans. When Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives, Jeffries and the House Democratic Caucus will build upon the tremendous progress of the 117th Congress by lowering costs, making housing more affordable, and ending price gouging.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Raised: $18.6 M / White $133 K
Senator Klobuchar has served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007. She serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is Chairwoman on the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights. She and Subcommittee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley led the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act last Congress, which passed as part of the government funding packages. As a result, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has the resources to scrutinize the largest and most complex mergers. Senator Klobuchar continues to be a champion on antitrust legislation in the Senate, reintroducing the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act which would give federal enforcers the resources they need to do their jobs, strengthen prohibitions on anticompetitive conduct and mergers, and make additional reforms to improve enforcement.
Senator Klobuchar was a leader on the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which could pass if Democrats take back the House, hold the Senate, and retain the White House this fall. Klobuchar leads the charge on protecting our elections from misinformation and disinformation, especially where AI plays a role. She passed out of committee three bills that address the impacts of AI on our elections including, Protections from Deceptive AI Act, AI Transparency in Elections Act, and Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act. All three of these bills were championed by Senators on both sides of the aisle.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Raised: Boyle $1.4 M / Bashir No Data Found
Congressman Boyle is the Ranking Member on the House Budget Committee, where he works to ensure the budget expands opportunities for all Americans. If House Democrats win the majority in November, Boyle would become the committee’s Chairman, the youngest to chair any committee on Capitol Hill. PA-02 includes about half of the City of Philadelphia, representing neighborhoods stretching from the Historic District to Northeast Philadelphia. Boyle has represented Pennsylvania in Congress since 2015.
Boyle co-founded the Blue Collar Caucus, which focuses on addressing income inequality, wage stagnation, job insecurity, offshoring, and reduced career opportunities in manufacturing. Boyle worked with the White House to fund reconstruction after the I-95 collapse in his district. Boyle joined Senator Warren and Representative Jayapal to introduce their Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, establishing a tax on those with over $50 million that would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years.
Race Rating: Solid D
Total Amount Raised: Doggett $719 K / Sharon No Results
Representative Doggett has served in the US House of Representatives since 1995, championing progressive economic issues while representing much of Austin, Travis County, and southern Williamson County. As Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Rep. Doggett has fought to lower the cost of prescription drugs and to increase access to affordable healthcare.