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Key House Democratic Incumbents
Key House Democratic Incumbents
Ohio District 1: Greg Landsman
Greg Landsman is seeking his third term as the representative for this district that has been “redistricted” to favor Republicans. The district now has an R+1 rating, and the redistricting changed its character from a Harris + 6 to a Harris -2.5 based on 2024 presidential voting.
Landsman supports: lowering prescription drug prices; extending the Child Tax Credit; raising the minimum wage; strengthening labor laws; environmental protections; reproductive rights; and, making more resources available for public safety. Landsman has been a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. He has brought home funding for projects that help Southwestern Ohio, including getting $11.5M for low and no emission buses. He wants to limit how AI data centers will affect the electricity prices for others.
Endorsements: Democratic Majority For Israel, AIPAC, Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
The Opposition: Eric Conway is a former CIA officer with $879K. A Libertarian candidate may take some votes away from the ultimate GOP nominee.
The Odds: In November 2025, the Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections all rated the race as a tossup. In mid-April 2026, the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball now rate the race as leaning Democratic, while Inside Elections maintains a tossup rating. Landsman has $3.6M.
Donations by check can be written to:
Landsman for Congress
PO Box 68033
Cincinnati, OH
45206
Online contributions can be made via:
Ohio District 9: Marcy Kaptur
Kaptur has represented this district since 1983, but recent GOP gerrymandering makes her re-election more challenging as the district is now rated as R+5. Kaptur has consistently aligned herself with industrial and agricultural interests, opposing NAFTA, for example, to protect Midwest manufacturing jobs. As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and as Chair of its Energy and Water Development subcommittee, she brings home significant infrastructure and cleanup investments to the Great Lakes region.
Kaptur supports: strengthening the economy as a top priority, including removing tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas; strong border security including using high tech solutions to prevent illegal border crossings; “all of the above” energy policies while addressing climate change including home weatherization programs; a strong national defense including programs that bring defense jobs to Ohio; measures to ensure prudent banking including restoration of the Glass-Steagal Act; repealing Citizen’s United; establishing spending limits on campaign financing; and, reproductive rights.
Endorsements: Elect Democratic Women, Jewish Democratic Council of America’ End Citizen’s United, League of Conservation Voters; Planned Parenthood Action Committee, and Population Connection.
The Opposition: Derrick Merrin is again the GOP nominee after losing to Kaptur by 1.3% in 2024, with a Libertarian candidate drawing 4% of the vote. There will also be a Libertarian candidate in 2026.
The Odds: Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a tossup, while Inside Elections rates it as leaning Republican. Kaptur presently has $3.4M to Merrin’s $815K but the GOP may soon provide heavy funding to try to flip this district in their favor. Trump carried the district in 2024.
Donations by check may be written to:
Kaptur for Congress
PO Box 899
Toledo, OH 43697
Online contributions can be made via:
Texas District 34: Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Gonzalez ($2.9M) is seeking his third term for District 34. While Gonzalez in 2024 defeated his GOP opponent by a 51 to 47 margin, a recent redistricting may result in more GOP voters in 2026.
Gonzalez supports: fully funding pre-K and Head Start; reducing college graduates’ debts; infrastructure investments; strengthening trade ties with Mexico; full funding of Social Security and Medicare; more funding for local law enforcement; improving the Affordable Care Act; lowering prescription drug prices; reducing red tape for small businesses; paid family leave; immigration reform including support for DREAM and DACA; a strong military.
Endorsements: Gonzalez is endorsed by the National Education Association, AIPAC, and Latino Victory.
The Opposition: Eric Flores ($2.2M) defeated 6 GOP challengers in the March 3 primary with about 57% of the vote. There will also be a Green Party candidate and a Libertarian on the November ballot.
The Odds: Tossup. The Cook Political Report now rates this district as R+3. An April Republican sponsored poll gives Flores a 1% lead.
Donations by check can be written to:
Vicente Gonzalez for US Congress
PO Box 6270
Brownsville, TX
78523
Online contributions can be made via:
Key House Races to Expand the Majority
Key House Races to Expand the Majority
Arizona District 6: Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani
Joanna Mendoza is the Democratic nominee. Mendoza served in the military for 20 years.
Mendoza supports: finding practical bipartisan solutions; expanding health care services and educational opportunities; strengthening national security; responsible gun owning practices; reproductive rights; and, protecting Arizona’s natural resources.
Endorsements: VoteVets, EMILY’s List, Latino Victory Fund, League of Conservation Voters, Elect Democratic Women, and Arizona Senators Kelly and Gallego.
The Opposition: Ciscomani is seeking his third term, and is supported by Trump and AIPAC. Ciscomani has $6.1M. There are Libertarian and Green Party candidates on the ballot as well.
The Odds: Tossup. Mendoza has $7.4M. Ciscomani won this R+0 district by 2.5% in 2024. A March poll gave Mendoza a 47-44 lead over Ciscomani, while a June poll gives Mendoza a 47-45 lead.
Donations by check can be written to:
Mendoza for Congress
PO Box 385
Marana, AZ 85653
On line contributions can be made via
California District 22: Republican incumbent David Valadao
This district was redistricted recently as a countermeasure to GOP redistricting in other states, making it a D+1 district. Visalia school board trustee Randy Villegas is the Democratic nominee.
Villegas supports: universal child care and family leave; Medicare For All; raising the minimum wage; increasing taxes on the rich; adding dental and vision to Medicare and protecting Social Security; financial assistance for oil and gas workers displaced by clean energy; assisting small businesses; breaking up monopolies with anti-trust enforcement; creating jobs to build better infrastructure; immigration reform that addresses the root causes of illegal immigration; term limits; banning stock trading in Congress; better funding for education, especially vocational training, making public colleges tuition free, and raising teacher salaries; making polluters pay; investing tax dollars at home and opposing endless wars; and, protecting our natural resources.
Endorsements: Bernie Sanders, 8 progressive US House Representatives, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Latino Victory Fund, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Track AIPAC.
The Opposition: Valadao is seeking his third term, winning in 2024 with 53.4% of the vote. Valadao has a reputation as a pragmatic leader who focuses on water issues for this Central Valley district and cost of living issues.
The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball both rate the race as a tossup, while Inside Elections has it as leaning Republican.
Donations by check can be written to:
Villegas for Congress
PO Box 1346
Visalia, CA
93279
Online contributions can be made via:
Colorado District 8: Republican incumbent Gabe Evans
District 8 flipped from Democratic control to Republican in 2024, with Evans winning a very close contest with 49% of the vote. State Representative Manny Rutinel is the Democratic nominee ($4.1M).
Rutinel supports: lowering costs of prescription drugs, health care and energy; opposing Trump tariffs; increasing SNAP benefits; protecting Social Security and Medicare; reproductive rights; increased veterans benefits, especially related to cancer and suicide; affordable housing; education funding, especially for vocational education; job creation and raising the minimum wage; closing tax loopholes so that the rich pay their fair share; labor unions; banning congress from stock trading; and, not taking corporate PAC money.
Endorsements: several state and local officials; Latino Victory Fund and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; American Federation of Teachers; Communications Workers of America; United Auto Workers; United Farm Workers
The Opposition: Evans ($4.9M).
The Odds: Tossup.
Donations by check can be written to:
Manny Rutinel for Congress
PO Box 1013
Commerce City, CO
80022
Online contributions can be made via:
Iowa District 1: Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Christina Bohannan is the Democratic nominee. She is a law professor at the University of Iowa and lost in the 2024 race by just 799 votes to Meeks.
Bohannan supports: less partisan infighting and more common-sense solutions; lower prescription drug prices; fully funding Medicare, Medicaid expansion and Social Security; a middle-class tax cut; greater investments in education, particularly technical and vocational training; funding for business innovation; better broadband internet access; and, better veterans’ benefits.
Endorsements: Elect Democratic Women, EMILY’s List, League of Conservation Voters, New Democrats Action Fund, Jewish Democratic Council of America, and Reproductive Freedom For All
The Opposition: Meeks has $6.2 M.
The Odds: Tossup. Bohannan has $5.6M. A June poll gives Bohannan a 4% lead.
Donations by check can be written to:
Christina Bohannan for Congress
PO Box 722
Iowa City, IA 52244
Online contributions can be made via:
Iowa District 3: Republican incumbent Zach Nunn
State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott is the Democratic nominee.
Garriott supports: expansion of Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits; more small business funding and trade apprenticeships; more funding for education including vocational school support, childhood education and increasing teacher salaries; improving Social Security and Medicare and expanding Medicaid; broadband access especially in rural areas; expanding veterans services especially in rural areas, and for suicide prevention; reproductive rights; labor unions and their right to organize; strong border protection with immigration reform and streamlined paths to citizenship; more funding for the Affordable Care Act and for rural health care; increasing funding for local police; addressing climate change with sustainable practices and more funding for wind, solar, and biofuels.
Endorsements: Elect Democratic Women, EMILY’s List; J Street PAC, New Democrats Action Fund; Teamsters Local 238, Ironworkers Local 67, many local and state officials.
The Opposition: Zach Nunn won in 2024 with 51.4% of the vote and has support from Trump and AIPAC. He has $4.1M.
The Odds: Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball both rate this R+2 district as a tossup, while Inside Elections has it leaning Republican. Garriott has $3.9M. Early polling had a generic Democrat defeating Nunn by 4 points, but a March poll had Nunn winning by 6%.
Donations by check can be written to:
Sarah for Iowa
PO Box 621
Des Moines, IA
50303
Online contributions can be made via:
Michigan District 7: Republican incumbent Tom Barrett
District 7 is an R+0 district that has flipped in the last two elections. There are presently 3 Democratic candidates for the August 4 primary: former US Ambassador to Ukraine and Slovakia Bridget Brink; Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence; and counterterrorism expert Matt Maasdam.
Brink supports: strong national security and never appeasing adversaries such as Putin; reproductive rights; and, addressing the cost of living.
Lawrence supports: affordable housing especially to address homelessness; labor unions and the right to organize; tenants’ rights; Medicare For All; independence of higher education and investing in community colleges and trade schools; green energy to fight climate change; ending funding of Israel; regulation of AI and corporate and government surveillance; reproductive rights; eliminating corporate tax advantages; LGBTQ+ rights; better mental health services for veterans; and, ending ICE occupation and providing a path to citizenship.
Maasdam supports: affordability, defending democracy and civil rights, and reshoring jobs and manufacturing.
Endorsements:
Bridget Brink: UNITE HERE, Elect Democratic Women, EMILY’s List, Foreign Policy for America.
William Lawrence: National Nurses United, Sunrise Movement, Track AIPAC
Matt Maasdam – Michigan United Association, VoteVets
The Opposition: The incumbent is Republican Tom Barrett, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.3% of the vote in 2024.[ Barett has $3.8M.
An independent candidate is running as well and may siphon votes away from Barrett.
The Odds: Tossup. There is no clear favorite in the August 4 primary, but available funding information shows Brink with $2.3M, Maasdam with $1.7M, and Lawrence with $572K
For donations and online contributions:
Brink for Congress
P.O. Box 70039
Lansing, MI
48908
Friends of William Lawrence
PO Box 10086
Lansing, MI
48901
Matt Maasdam for Congress
PO Box 197
Brighton, MI
48116
New Jersey District 7: Republican incumbent Thomas Kean Jr.
The 7th district is one of the wealthiest districts in the US. Kean was re-elected in 2024 with 51.7% of the vote. The Democratic nominee is Rebecca Bennett ($2.9M), a former US Navy aviator with extensive experience in the health care industry. She advocates for centrist and bipartisan solutions.
Bennett supports: lowering costs for families; protecting access to health care including mental health; strong national security; increasing the supply of housing; restoring the state and local tax deduction to prevent double taxation; investing in clean, reliable and domestic energy sources; paid family leave and fully funding elder care; ensuring that New Jersey is a national leader in clean energy, biotech, AI and high-tech jobs; job training and apprenticeship programs; commonsense and predictable trade policies; labor union rights; better funding for local law enforcement and commonsense gun laws; better Medicare and Medicaid funding; preparing for 21st century high tech warfare; restoring the US as a reliable partner internationally; banning stock trading by Congress; reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights; better benefits for veterans; voter’s rights; campaign finance reform; funding for air pollution controls and superfund funding for New Jersey interests.
Endorsements: VoteVets, J Street PAC, several centrist congresspersons, Emily’s List, DCCC, Communications Workers of America.
The Opposition: Kean ($4.5M) is endorsed by Donald Trump. He has not shown up for congressional work since March due to depression.
The Odds: Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball both rate the race as a tossup, while Inside Elections changed its rating in June to leaning Democratic. A May poll gives Bennett a 4% lead over Kean. Gov. Mikie Sherrill won the 7th’s towns by less than 2% during her landslide victory last year. The district voted for Donald Trump by 6% in 2016, for Joe Biden by 4% in 2020, and for Trump again by 1% in 2024.
Donations by check can be written to:
Rebecca Bennett for Congress
PO Box 139
Somerville, NJ 08876
Online contributions can be made via
New York District 17: Republican incumbent Mike Lawler
Cait Conley ($3.3M) is the Democratic nominee for this Lower Hudson Valley district. Lawler is one of three GOP US representatives that won in 2024 in a district won by Kamala Harris, receiving 52.2% of the vote. Conley is a US Army veteran and West Point graduate, and served in the Biden administration on the National Security Council and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Conley supports: creating a public option to lower health care costs; banning congressional stock trading; election protection; reining in ICE; full funding of Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security; increased access to affordable child care; reproductive rights; expanding investments in infrastructure; investing in education, especially technical training and community colleges; caps on student loan interest rates; investing in solar, wind, and geothermal to address climate change; rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement; making housing more affordable; data privacy laws and protecting kids with age verification; regulating data centers and setting standard for how federal agencies can use AI; ending the State and Local Tax cap from federal tax law; pro-worker legislation; investing in small businesses; defending Ukraine against Russian aggression; a 2-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
Endorsements: Democratic Majority For Israel, End Citizens United, VoteVets, Natural Resources Defense Council, New Dem Action Fund, Emily’s List.
The Opposition: Mike Lawler has $7.4M. While he mostly follows Trump’s leads, he portrays a persona of being more centrist.
The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rate the race as a tossup, while Sabato’s Crystal Ball rates it as leaning Republican.
Donations: by check can be written to:
Cait for New York
PO Box 96
Ossining NY 10562
Online contributions can be made via:
Pennsylvania District 7: Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie
Bob Brooks ($1.2M) is the Democratic nominee in this R+1 district that was flipped in 2024 when Mackenzie received 50.4% of the vote
Brooks supports: repealing Citizens United; banning corporate PAC money and stock trading in congress; term limits; Medicare For All; increasing the supply of market-based housing and aiding first time homebuyers; renewable energy along with new gas and nuclear power plants; protecting Social Security; labor unions and the PRO act for better bargaining power; minimum tax for billionaires; greater funding for education, including assistance for trade school and college educations, restoring cuts made to Head Start, and funding pre-K education; reducing the cost of child care; reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights; stronger border security along with immigration reform; reinforcing ties to America’s allies; ending gun violence; veterans benefits; and, modernizing transportation.
Endorsements: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigeg; several progressive leaning US representatives; International Association of Firefighters, Service Employees International Union, Steamfitters Local 420, and Teamsters Local 773; Congressional Progressive Caucus; and, many state and local officials.
The Opposition: Ryan Mackenzie has $3.7M. An independent may run.
The Odds: Tossup. Trump won this district by 3% in 2016 and 2024, while Biden by won by 1% in 2020. A recent poll gives Brooks a 6% lead.
Donations by check can be written to:
Bob Brooks for Congress
PO Box 21212
Lehigh Valley, PA 18002
Online contributions can be made via:
Pennsylvania District 10: Republican incumbent Scott Perry
The seat is held by seven term Republican Congressman Scott Perry, who is running for re-election in 2026. Perry narrowly won re-election in 2024 by about 5,100 votes over former television news anchor Janelle Stelson. Stelson ($4.7M) is the Democratic nominee once again. Stelson had worked for WGAL since 1997 after beginning her journalism career at age 27. She has a Politics and Government degree from the University of Puget Sound.
Stelson supports: bipartisan problem-solving to lower the cost of necessities; middle class tax cuts; more affordable health care with better access to primary and urgent care; term limits and ending congressional stock trading; more funding for education especially vocational and technical training; loans to small businesses with less red tape; farmer assistance, particularly Pennsylvania’s poultry and dairy farmers; right to repair laws for farming equipment; expansion of veterans benefits, particularly to address homelessness and including providing job training; strong border security using the latest technology; reforming ICE and hold it accountable to the rules of law; and, reproductive rights.
Endorsements: Governor Josh Shapiro, 6 US representatives, several state legislators and party officials; DCCC, Democratic Majority for Israel, Elect Democratic Women, EMILY’s List, New Dem Action Fund, and League of Conservation Voters.
The Opposition: Scott Perry ($4.4M) and independent candidate Isabelle Harman ($59K).
The Odds: Tossup. An April poll sponsored by Stelson has Stelson leading Perry by 4% and a June poll gives her a 6% lead.
Donations by check can be written to:
Friends of Janelle Stelson
P.O. Box 41,
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Online contributions can be made via:
Virginia District 2: Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans
In 2024, Kiggans was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote in this D+0 district. Presently, there will be 4 Democrats running in the August 4 primary, with 2 having greater than $100K:
Nila Devanath: hospital physician and former attorney ($230K)
Bill Fleming: Conservation director ($0)
Elaine Luria: former US Representative 2019-2023 ($2.9M)
Patrick Mosolf: former USAID official ($44K)
Devanath supports: affordable access to quality health care; bringing down the cost of living; job creation; strong schools; small businesses; and, veterans care.
Fleming supports: information not available
Luria supports: information not available.
Mosolf supports: extending Obamacare subsidies; efforts for more affordable housing; being proactive in preventing AI from causing massive unemployment; more rational tariff policies; raising the minimum wage; protecting Social Security
Endorsements:
Luria: Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Governor Abigail Spanberger, several state and local officials; DCCC, Democratic Majority for Israel, Elect Democratic Women, League of Conservation Voters, Population Connection, and VoteVets.
Information about the endorsement of other candidates is not available.
The Opposition: Kiggans ($4.7M) is most likely the GOP candidate, though she has a challenger in William Matthews ($0). Also, there are 2 independent candidates.
The Odds: Tossup in November. Given her endorsements and greater funding, Luria is a strong favorite in the Democratic primary. VA-2 is a D+0 district.
For donations and online contributions:
Nila Devanath for Congress
P.O. Box 61742
Virginia Beach, VA 23466
Elaine for Congress
PO Box 66191
Virginia Beach, VA 23466
Mosolf for Congress
550 First Colonial Rd. S #3182
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Wisconsin District 3: Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden
Van Orden was re-elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2024 in this R+3 district. There are presently 2 Democratic candidates that will participate in the August 11 primary. Emily Berge is the President of the Eau Claire city council. Rebecca Cooke is a former member of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and was the Democratic nominee for this district in 2024.
Berge supports: greater investments in affordable and public housing; providing tax credits for first time homebuyers; Medicare for All including dental, vision, long-term and mental health care; protecting rural access to health care; taxing all income over $1M at the same rate; expanding SNAP benefits; conservation-focused agriculture; labor unions and their right to organize; restoring the Clean Water Act of 1972 and addressing PFAS; greater funding for renewable energy; fully funding the Veterans Administration; making college more affordable; reproductive rights; paid family and medical leave; reasserting congressional authority on war matters; reinstating USAID and condition providing aid based on the protection of human rights; expanding background checks for gun ownership and encouraging safe storage; independent redistricting commissions; transparent and auditable elections and opposing the SAVE Act; the right to repair farm equipment; greater support for small businesses particularly for health care; and, rural broadband access.
Cooke supports: increased health care access for small towns and rural communities; expansion of Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing; applying anti-trust laws to the health care industry; lower prescription drug prices; enhance the Affordable Care Act and make it less confusing; increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates; greater funding for affordable housing, especially for rural communities; a $15 federal minimum wage; greater support for farmers and applying anti-trust laws to agricultural corporations; eliminating the cap of Social Security contributions and taxes on Social Security payments; increasing access to long term care facilities in rural communities; labor unions and their right to organize; reproductive rights and supporting regional Planned Parenthood chapters; greater educational funding that raises teacher wages and funds early childhood education; increasing Pell grants and apprenticeships; greater funding for wind, solar, hydro energy and research for small modular nuclear generation; preventing soil runoff and PFAS restrictions; regulating corporate polluters; mass transit and high speed rail; and, assistance for small businesses..
Endorsements:
Emily Berge: several state legislators
Rebecca Cooke: Pete Buttigieg, Senators Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin, Tammy Baldwin; over 20 US representatives across the Democratic political spectrum; International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, United Food and Commercial Workers, and International Union of Painters and Allied Trades; Blue Dog PAC, DCCC Red to Blue, League Of Conservation Voters; EMILY’s List, End Citizens United; Elect Democratic Women and several other organizations.
The Opposition: Van Orden has $5.7M, and there are 3 independent candidates running as well.
The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a tossup, while Inside Elections has the district leaning Republican. A June poll has Cooke defeating Van Orden by 4%. Cooke is a strong favorite to get the Democratic nomination given her lead in number of endorsements and funding ($6.5M vs $566K for Berge).
For donations and online contributions:
Berge for Congress
2206 Highland Ave. #115
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Cooke for Congress
PO Box 1846
Eau Claire, WI 54702
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.
Please contact the subcommittee chair, Mike Potishnak (mpot@charter.net), if you have any questions or comments.
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