Colorado District 8: Yadira Caraveo
Caraveo’s district is a "D+1.3%" district, which Trump won in 2016 and Biden won by 5% in 2020. She is a one term incumbent in a congressional district that came into being in 2022 after the 2020 census. Yadira Caraveo is a pediatrician and a daughter of Mexican immigrants.
Caraveo supports reproductive rights; lowering prescription drug and health insurance costs; increasing access to health care services.
House Committees: Energy and Commerce; Agriculture; Judiciary; Education and the Work Force; Ways and Means.
Endorsements: Over 30 organizations covering labor, reproductive rights and the environment.
The opposition: Gabe Evans is the GOP candidate. He has a military background, is a police officer, and accuses Colorado Democrats of being soft on crime.
The odds: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the race as a toss-up. In 2022, Caraveo won by just 0.7% of the vote with a Libertarian Party Candidate receiving more votes than her margin of victory over her Republican opponent. Two polls in April gave Evan leads of 1% and 5%.
Donations by check can be written to "Caraveo for Congress" and mailed to:
Caraveo for Congress
PO Box 953
Eastlake, CO
80614
Contributions can be made via www.caraveoforcongress.com.
Michigan District 7: Democratic incumbent running for Senate
Present District 7 representative Elissa Slotkin will not seek reelection but instead will run for US Senate. Slotkin defeated Republican challenger Tom Barrett 52-46 in 2022, and Biden carried District 7 by only a 0.5% margin. District 7 includes mostly Lansing and East Lansing.
Curtis Hertel is the Democratic candidate. He has been a state senator, legislative director for Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration, and Ingham County Commissioner.
Hertel supports lowering prescription drug prices; reproductive rights; expanding access to affordable health care; protecting Medicaid and Social Security; union job creation; addressing supply chain issues; bringing battery production plants and auto manufacturing back to Michigan; greater gun safety via red flag laws and safe storage techniques; addressing climate change for a more sustainable future; being a good listener to his constituency; and bipartisanship.
Endorsements: AFL-CIO, UAW United Steelworkers, New Democrat Action Fund, Elissa Slotkin.
The opposition: Tom Barrett, defeated by Slotkin in 2022, is the Republican candidate. He spent two decades in the US Army. He is hawkish on border control, protectionism, and China. He is endorsed by US House Speaker Mike Johnson, former US House Speaker McCarthy, and Elise Stefanik.
The odds: Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the race as a toss-up. As of March 31, 2024, Hertel has about $2.1M cash on hand, while Barrett has about $1M. Three recent polls gave Barrett a 7% lead.
Donations by check can be written to "Hertel for Michigan" and mailed to:
Hertel for Michigan
PO BOX 16037
Lansing, MI 48901
Contributions can be made via www.hertelformichigan.com.
Michigan District 8: Democratic incumbent Dan Kildee, Retired
Democratic candidate Kristen McDonald Rivet, a centrist State Senator, is running on “kitchen table issues.” McDonald Rivet was the Executive Director of Michigan’s Head Start program, and Chief of Staff for Michigan’s Department of Education.
McDonald Rivet supports lowering prescription drug prices, better child care, affordable housing, and reproductive freedom.
Committees: As a Michigan State Senator, she worked on the Appropriations, Economic and Small Business Development, Education and Career Readiness, and Energy and Technology Committees.
Endorsements: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Dan Kildee, and 27 labor unions in several industrial sectors.
The opposition: The GOP candidate will be Paul Junge, who was defeated by Dan Kildee in 2022 by 10%. Junge was a local FOX 47 TV news reporter and served in the Trump administration’s US Citizenship and Immigration Services. He is also focusing on “kitchen table issues.”
The odds: The race is rated a toss-up and a single poll gives Junge a 1% lead. Junge has previously outspent McDonald Rivet by about $400K, but McDonald Rivet leads in cash on hand: $805K to $332K.
Donations by check can be written to “Kristen for Michigan” and mailed to
Kristen for Michigan
PO Box 854
Bay City, MI
48707
Online contributions can be made via www.kristenmcdonaldrivet.com
New Mexico District 2: Gabriel Vasquez
District 2 includes southern and western New Mexico, Las Cruces, and parts of southwestern Albuquerque and is rated as a D+4 district. In 2020, GOP candidate Yvette Herrell defeated incumbent Democrat Xochitl Torres-Small by 7.4%. But in 2022, Democratic challenger Gabriel Vasquez narrowly defeated Herrell by 0.7%. Herrell and Vasquez have a rematch in 2024.
Vasquez is a first-generation Mexican American and served four years on the Las Cruces city council.
Vasquez supports small businesses, calling for corporations to pay their fair share; organized labor; affordable health care with a public option; reproductive rights; tax cuts for working families and undoing Trump’s tax cuts; addressing climate change with clean energy investments; a $15 minimum wage; immigration reform that protects “Dreamers” and provides paths to citizenship; police reform with additional police funding; Native American rights, including funding for greater opportunity; and conserving New Mexico’s public lands, opposing their sale to the highest bidder.
House Committees: Agriculture; Armed Services.
Endorsements: League of Conservation Voters, Population Connection Action Fund; Jewish Democratic Council of America. J Street PAC.
The opposition: Herrell was the first Native American woman to serve in Congress. However, she has typical MAGA credentials, supporting the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and opposing abortion with some exceptions. Herrell is a member of the Freedom Caucus, did not vote to impeach Trump, and opposed certifying Biden’s election in 2020.
The odds: The Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up, while Sabato’s Crystal Ball and Inside Elections rate it as leaning Democratic. While two recent polls gave Herrell leads of 1% and 2%, a more recent poll gave Vasquez a 10% lead. Vasquez has about $2.7M cash on hand, while Herrell has about $1.3M as of June 30, 2024.
Donations by check can be written to "Gabriel Vasquez for Congress" and mailed to:
Gabriel Vasquez for Congress
Drawer L
Mesilla, NM
88046
Contributions can be made via www.gabeforcongress.com.
North Carolina District 1: Donald Davis
North Carolina has been victimized by cynical GOP gerrymandering and voter suppression. As a result, three seats presently held by Democrats have been gerrymandered to be likely GOP wins. District 1 has been similarly affected, and incumbent Donald Davis will have a tough race.
In 2022, Davis defeated MAGA candidate Sandy Smith 52-48 for his first term in Congress. Davis is a centrist and former Air Force ROTC officer and professor of aerospace studies. He is a former state senator and mayor of Snow Hill, NC.
Davis supports reproductive rights; greater internet access; affordable health care, particularly how it affects rural eastern North Carolina and Black maternal mortality; addressing toxic pollution and environmental justice issues prevalent in eastern North Carolina; increased spending on education to support HBCUs and lowering the cost of higher education in general; early childhood education; expanding veteran’s benefits; assistance to agricultural communities; and bipartisanship.
House Committees: Agriculture; Armed Services, Black Congressional Caucus member
Endorsements: Vote Vets, AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America, North Carolina Association of Educators, Sierra Club, Massachusetts representative Seth Moulton
The opposition: GOP nominee Laurie Buckhout is endorsed by Michael Flynn, is a “right to lifer,” and strongly supports Second Amendment rights.
The odds: The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections all rate it as a toss-up. Davis has $2.6M cash on hand as of June 30, 2024, while Buckhout has about $600K. The presence of a Libertarian candidate on the November ballot may assist Davis to some degree.
Donations by check can be written to "Don Davis for North Carolina" and mailed to:
Don Davis for North Carolina
PO Box 571
Snow Hill, NC
28580
Contributions can be made via www.votedondavis.com.
Ohio District 13: Emilia Sykes
This district includes Akron and was "Biden +2.8%" in 2020. Emilia Sykes won her first term in Congress in 2022 with 52.7% of the vote. She is a black woman with degrees in family law, psychology, and public health and is an educator.
Sykes supports abortion rights, middle-class tax cuts, minimum wage laws, worker safety rules, greater internet access, affordable health care, increased spending on education, and bipartisan solutions when possible.
House Committees: House Rules; Government Oversight.
Endorsements: Emily’s List, League of Conservation Voters, and NARAL.
The opposition: The Republican challenger is Kevin Coughlin. Also, a George Wallace Party candidate named Liam Walker will be in the race.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball both rate the race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections rates it as tilting Democratic. Sykes has much more cash on hand than Coughlin. A July poll gave Sykes a 4% lead.
Donations by check can be written to Emilia Sykes for Congress and mailed to:
Emilia Sykes for Congress
PO Box 1347
Akron, OH
44309
Contributions can be made via www.emiliasykesforcongress.com.
Pennsylvania District 7: Susan Wild
Susan Wild is seeking her fourth term in Congress. She defeated Lisa Scheller 52-49 in 2022. Susan Wild aligns with the mainstream liberals among congressional Democrats. She is also quite business-friendly, receiving a 63% rating from the US Chamber of Commerce.
Wild supports renewable resource development and strong environmental protections; increasing taxes for those with the highest income and opposes corporate tax cuts; campaign finance reform; voting rights; enhancing the Affordable Care Act to lower drug prices and provide more mental health services with an eventual migration to Medicare For All; increased funding for education, especially for training, certification, and apprenticeships; legalizing marijuana and ending the war on drugs; reducing defense spending; more broadband access for rural areas; and gun control, in particular reinstating the ban on assault rifles and adding background checks (a difficult position within Pennsylvania).
House Committees: Education and Labor; Ethics; Foreign Affairs; Science, Space, and Technology.
Endorsements: Emily's List, Planned Parenthood, NARAL, End Citizens United, Jewish Democratic Council, National Education Association, and four environmental groups.
The opposition: Ryan Mackenzie will be the GOP challenger, and Lewis Shupe will run as an independent.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections rates it as tilting Democratic. An independent candidate (Lewis Shupe) may siphon off some GOP votes in this close contest. Wild presently has much more cash on hand than Mackenzie. Two recent polls gave Wild leads of 2% and 4%.
Donations by check can be written to "Susan Wild for Congress" and mailed to:
Susan Wild for Congress
1636 N Cedar Crest Blvd Apt 183
Allentown, PA
18104
Contributions can be made via www.wildforcongress.com.
Pennsylvania District 8: Matt Cartwright
Matt Cartwright is seeking reelection for his fourth term. This district covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania and Wilkes Barre and Scranton- -coal mining country in the first half of the 20th century. He won a close race in 2020 with 51.2% of the vote, while Trump won the district by 3%. The district is rated R+4.
Cartwright is a centrist-leaning liberal. He is a member of the Progressive Caucus who takes pride in his bipartisan efforts. As Pennsylvanians have many fracking-related jobs, Cartwright finesses environmental concerns: He supports research and development into carbon capture technologies and other ways to remove greenhouse gases from our atmosphere, and he supports legislation to ensure natural gas is extracted responsibly in a way that does not contaminate families' drinking water with toxic chemicals.
Cartwright supports reproductive rights; campaign finance reform; renewable energy; strengthening Social Security and Medicare; expanding access to affordable health care; gun control; environmental protection, especially for abandoned mines in his district; improving education; LGBTQ+ rights; improving broadband access; labor unions; veteran’s benefits; greater funding of police departments; strong national defense; and, growing the local economy and small businesses (US Chamber of Commerce rating of 48%).
House Committees: Appropriations.
Endorsements: League of Conservation Voters; NRDC; National Education Association, Democratic Majority for Israel, J Street PAC, Jewish Democratic Council of America.
The opposition: Rob Bresnahan, a young CEO of a construction company and a 2020 election denier, is the GOP candidate.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections rates it as tilting Democratic. Cartwright leads Bresnahan in cash on hand by $4.5 M to $1.2M.
Donations by check can be written to "Cartwright for Congress" and mailed to:
Cartwright for Congress
PO Box 414
Scranton, PA
18501
Contributions can be made via www.cartwrightcongress.com.
Washington District 3: Marie Gleusenkamp Perez
Perez won her first term in Congress with an upset win over the incumbent, MAGA Republican Joe Kent. Perez’s successful 2022 campaign emphasized a folksy style, blue collar roots, and her small business background via her family’s ownership of a small auto repair business. Her voting record indicates a strong centrist lean. She refuses corporate PAC money.
Perez supports small businesses; worker’s rights; lowering prescription drug prices; lowering the cost of health care and child care; reproductive rights; campaign finance reform; strong defense versus China; apprenticeship and skills training; addressing climate change with clean energy investments; and development projects for her southwest Washington district.
House Committees: Agriculture; Small Business.
Endorsements: Democratic Majority for Israel; Emily’s List; End Citizens United; National Women’s Political Caucus; Population Connection Action Fund.
The opposition: Joe Kent is the GOP candidate again, and he characterizes Perez as a "woke extremist." An independent candidate running may help Perez in November by taking votes from the GOP nominee.
The odds: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the race as a toss-up. Three recent polls indicate an essentially even race. Perez leads Kent in cash on hand by $3.8M to $585K.
Donations by check can be written to "Marie for Congress" and mailed to:
Marie for Congress
PO Box 1164
Washougal, WA
98671
Contributions can be made via www.marieforcongress.com.
California District 13: Republican Incumbent John Duarte
District 13 is largely agricultural. The Fresno Bee notes that candidates tend to pitch themselves as moderates to win over voters in this district. In 2020, Biden won by 11%, and there are more registered Democrats than Republicans.
Adam Gray will be the Democratic candidate. He is seeking a rematch with Duarte, to whom he lost by just 0.4% in 2022. Gray was a California state assemblyman for 10 years and founded the Legislature’s Problem Solvers Caucus. His support profile below mostly reflects the approach he has previously taken within his district. Gray and Duarte will both try to portray each other as extremists.
Gray supports protecting the water rights of his district; reproductive rights; common sense bipartisan solutions; greater funding for health care and bringing health care including mental health into schools; pre-K support and vocational training targeted towards good jobs; puts priority on public safety by funding anti-gang measures, opposing zero bail and early prison release, but also supporting a choke hold ban; and, veterans benefits and job creation.
Endorsements: Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee editorial boards; Blue Dog PAC; DCCC Red to Blue PAC; Feminist Majority PAC; California Teachers Association and National Education Association; several firefighter associations.
The opposition: In Congress, Duarte has voted the Republican party line more than 90% of the time.
The odds: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the race as a toss-up. Duarte has $2.1M cash on hand while Gray has $1.8M. Based on a September poll, Gray leads by 1%.
Donations by check can be written to "Adam Gray for Congress" and mailed to:
Adam Gray for Congress
PO BOX 1229
Merced, CA
95341
Contributions can be made via www.adamgrayforcongress.com.
California District 22: Republican Incumbent David Valadao
District 22 is heavily agricultural and includes the San Joaquin Valley. Its population is 60% Latino, with 43% of the registered voters being Democratic, 26% Republican, and 23% independent. The district has a history of crossing over to Republicans despite heavy Democratic registration. While Biden carried the district by 13% in 2020, Democratic governor Gavin Newsom narrowly lost it during his last successful election.
In 2022, both parties pumped millions of dollars into this election, and Valadao prevailed by 3% over Democratic challenger Rudy Salas. Valadao was one of the few Republicans in Congress to vote for Trump’s impeachment.
Salas emerged from the March 5 primary with Valadao as the two candidates to run in November. Salas is a State Assemblyman with a history in the district of championing workingclass family interests.
Salas supports minimum wage laws; reproductive rights; overtime for farmworkers; reducing prescription drug prices; the Affordable Care Act; adding vision, hearing, and dental to Medicare coverage; expansion of job training and apprenticeship programs; small business loans; ramping up domestic energy production; enhancing clean water infrastructure; increased spending for public safety; and protecting Social Security and Medicare.
Salas’s endorsements: Blue Dog PAC, DCCC Red to Blue, California Young Democrats, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Feminist Majority PAC, Planned Parenthood, California Teachers Association and NEA, IBEW, and the United Farm Workers.
The opposition: Valadao has at times supported a nationwide ban on abortion without exceptions, but lately he has included exceptions. He wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a market-based solution. Valadao supports comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship for those who do not engage in criminal activity, and he supports a guest worker program.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections rates it as leaning Republican. Valadao has $2.0M cash on hand, whereas Salas has $1.7M as of June 30. An average of 4 polls indicates an even race.
Donations by check can be written to "Rudy Salas for Congress" and mailed to:
Rudy Salas for Congress
PO Box 42257
Bakersfield, CA
93384
Contributions can be made via www.rudysalas.com.
California District 27: Republican Incumbent Mike Garcia
The population of District 27 is about 44% Hispanic, 39% white, 9% Black, and 2% Asian. Democrats account for 42% of the registered voters, and Republicans make up 29%. In 2020, Biden carried the district by 12%, and Mike Garcia won by just 333 votes. In 2022, Garcia had a 6.5% margin of victory. The district is near Los Angeles, and many residents commute to Los Angeles for work.
George Whitesides is a pragmatic political newcomer from the aerospace industry and is the Democratic nominee. He is a board member of the Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise.
Whitesides supports reproductive rights; job growth; creating economic opportunity; preserving Social Security and Medicare; wildfire fighting efforts, as he is a founder of the Megafire Action organization; and bipartisanship.
Endorsements: Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and many other mainstream US representatives; League of Conservation Voters and California Environmental Voters; Anne Kuster (NH), Chair of the New Democratic Coalition, praises Whitesides as the kind of candidate Democrats need to win in a swing district.
The opposition: While Garcia has leaned somewhat moderate on some economic issues, he most often toed the Trump party line. He voted against certifying Arizona's and Pennsylvania 2020 Electoral College votes for Biden and opposed Trump’s impeachment related to January 6. He supported Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. Garcia is taking some flak due to an unreported sale of Boeing stock.
The odds: Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the race as a toss-up. Garcia has $2.2M cash on hand, while Whitesides has $3.8M. An April poll had Whitesides up by 3%, and a September poll gives him a 2% lead.
Donations by check can be written to "George Whitesides for Congress" and mailed to:
George Whitesides for Congress
PO BOX 221776
Newhall, CA
91322
Contributions also can be made via www.GeorgeWhitesides.com.
New York District 4: Republican Incumbent Anthony D’Esposito
Democrat Laura Gillen has a rematch against Anthony D’Esposito. Gillen lost to D’Esposito 51.8% to 48.2% in 2022. As Hempstead Town Supervisor, she opposed waste and corruption, emphasized transparency and accountability to taxpayers, and lowered taxes.
Gillen supports reproductive rights, quality health care, and veteran’s rights.
Gillen’s endorsements: Emily’s List, DCCC, Planned Parenthood, League of Conservation Voters
The opposition: D’Esposito is a former NYPD detective and takes a strong position against crime, criticizing liberal crime policies. He emphasizes border security and lowering taxes.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rate the race as a toss-up, while Sabato’s Crystal Ball has it leaning Democratic. As of June 30, 2024, D’Esposito had $2.1M cash on hand, while Gillen has $2.5M. Polling results have been erratic.
Donations by check can written to "Gillen for NY" and mailed to:
Gillen for NY
PO Box 774
Rockville Center, NY
11571
Contributions can be made via www.lauragillen.com.
New York District 17: Republican Incumbent Mike Lawler
Mike Lawler is seeking his second term for District 17. In 2022, he narrowly upset DCCC Chair Sean Maloney (50.3-49.7) in a race that was fueled by GOP marketing of fear of rising crime rates. District 17 is composed of Rockland and Putnam counties and the lower portion of Hudson County and northern Westchester County. The New York City media markets are influential in this district.
The Democratic nominee is Mondaire Jones. Jones held this seat from 2021 to 2022 before redistricting occurred. A challenge from Maloney in 2022 led him to an unsuccessful attempt to switch districts to District 10.
Jones emphasizes the poverty he experienced as a youth being raised in Nyack, NY, by a single mother. He eventually received a law degree from Harvard and served as an attorney in the Westchester County Law Department. He also served on the US Commission on Civil Rights. He is emphasizing efforts to support police funding and past efforts to take guns away from dangerous people. He basically supported the Biden agenda during his term in Congress.
Jones supports lowering prescription drug prices; reproductive rights; LGBTQ+ rights; infrastructure improvements; and funding for police.
Jones's 2021-2022 House Committees: Ethics; Judiciary; Education and the Work Force
Jones's endorsements: Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, End Citizen’s United; LGBTQ Victory Fund, and the New Dem Action Fund.
The opposition: Mike Lawler is a media savvy politician who often appears on Fox News and tries to distance himself from MAGA extremism, casting himself as a bipartisan problem solver. He paints Jones as a radical progressive who wishes to defund the police and supports cashless bail policies that led to the increase in crime in the New York metropolitan area. Lawler will be a formidable opponent.
The odds: The Cook Political Report rates this race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as leaning Republican. Lawler has $3.9M cash in hand, while Jones has $4.3M. Anthony Frascone is a Working Families Party candidate that may siphon off some of Jones’s support in November. The district is rated as D+3, and a poll in September has Lawler +2%.
Donations for Jones by check can be written to "Mondaire for Congress" and mailed to:
Mondaire for Congress
PO BOX 873
Sleepy Hollow, NY
10591
Contributions can be made via www.mondaireforcongress.com.
New York District 19: Republican Incumbent Marc Molinaro
District 19 includes the upper Hudson Valley and the Catskill region. Its representatives have been mostly Democrats in recent years, until it flipped to the GOP in 2022. While Trump carried the district in 2016, it was Biden +4 in 2020. In 2022, Democratic incumbent Pat Ryan switched to District 18. Marc Molinaro defeated Josh Riley 51-49 in 2022 in the race for the seat vacated by Ryan.
Josh Riley again is the Democratic nominee. He is a Harvard-educated lawyer, served as a policy analyst for the US Department of Labor, and was a counsel for Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Riley has sought to supplement police officers with mental health professionals when appropriate.
Riley supports reproductive rights; job growth, particularly getting upstate New York to develop green jobs, and solar panel and battery manufacturing; creating economic opportunity for his district; preserving Social Security and Medicare; more resources for police; middle-class tax cuts, not corporate ones; increasing veterans’ benefits; securing our borders; support for small farmers, particularly those whose practices benefit the environment; campaign finance reform; LGBTQ+ rights; preserving Second Amendment rights but banning assault rifles and improving background checks; and increased education spending for both STEM, vocational schools, and early childhood.
Riley’s endorsements: Many labor unions and environmental groups; NARAL; Planned Parenthood; New Democratic Action Fund; National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers; Al Franken; Pat Ryan; End Citizens United; DCCC.
The opposition: Marc Molinaro is a former Dutchess County executive who seeks to cut federal taxes and spending. While he showed some bipartisanship in some areas (e.g., a farm bill), he also supports the impeachment of Joe Biden. He benefited from the fear of increased crime generated by the New York City media in 2022, railing against bail reform and associating Riley with it. More of the same is expected in 2024.
The odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a toss-up, while Inside Elections rates it as tilting Republican. As of June 30, 2024, Riley has $4M cash on hand and Molinaro has $2.3M. A September poll gave Riley a 3% lead.
Donations by check can be written to "Josh Riley for Congress" and mailed to:
Josh Riley for Congress
PO BOX 836
213 Tioga Street
Ithaca, NY
14851
Contributions can be made via www.joshrileyforcongress.com.
Oregon District 5: Republican Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer
In 2022, progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated conservative Democratic incumbent Kurt Schraeder in the Democratic primary for this rural Oregon district. McLeod-Skinner was defeated by 2.1% in November 2022 by Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
McLeod-Skinner ran again in the 2024 Democratic primary but was defeated by Janelle Bynum, who received extensive backing from the DCCC.
Bynum has a degree in electrical engineering and an MBA. She bills herself as a commonsense, pragmatic candidate. She is an Oregon State Representative and served on the Semiconductor Committee, Business and Labor Committee, and Judiciary Committee. She owns a McDonald's franchise.
Bynum supports affordable housing; addressing homelessness; making Oregon a clean energy hub; small businesses; protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security; and increased spending on public education.
Bynum’s endorsements: Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood, DCCC, The Oregonian
The opposition: Lori Chavez-DeRemer is a former mayor of a small town near Portland. She opposes abortion; blames the "radical left" for our economic problems; supports Second Amendment rights, low taxes, and balanced budgets; and opposes critical race theory.
The odds: All pollsters rate the race as a toss-up. The district was Biden +9 in the 2020 presidential election, and 40% of the district’s voters are unaffiliated. DeRemer has $2.4M cash on hand, while Bynum has $1.1M. Four recent polls give Bynum an average lead of 2%.
Donations by check can be written to "Janelle Bynum for Congress" and mailed to:
Janelle Bynum for Congress
10121 SE Sunnyside Road #300
Clackamas, OR
97015
Contributions can be made via www.janellebynum.com.
The following sources were used in the candidate selection process: Force Multiplier, The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, other pollsters, Daily KOS Elections emails, Emily's List, Swing Left, Vote Vets, Vote Smart, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, and many Google searches related to the races and the candidates.
Note: In races having more than one Democratic candidate entering a primary, more information may be available for one candidate than others, but that should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
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