Let's Start Taking Back Congress- Progressive Candidates We Can Support Now

[liskddksil]

Special Elections:

CA-36: Right now current Secretary of State of Califonia, Debra Bowen, is a progressive candidate who has been endorsed by Howard Dean. She is running in a primary against Janice Hahn, who seems to be the establishment's choice.

http://www.debrabowen.com

NY-26:

Democrat Kathy Hochul, Erie County Clerk, is now leading in polling in this special election to replace the Craigslist Congressman Chris Lee in a long-time Republican district. With tea-party candidate Jack Davis pealing votes from Republican Jane Corwin, and Hochul attacking her opponents support for the Ryan budget, a win in two weeks here could foreshadow many victories for team blue this cycle.

http://www.kathyhochul.com/
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These progressive candidates have already announced that they will be running in 2012. Significant fund raising help now will ensure that they can be competitive next year.

CA-3:

Ami Bera, a medical doctor, ran for this seat against Dan Lundgren in 2010, and came up short. With the increased turnout generated by the presidential election, this race could be winnable this time.

http://www.beraforcongress.com /

MI-8:

Lance Enderle ran as a write-in after another Democrat dropped out against long-time incumbent Mike Rogers. With re-districting possibly shaking up many of these districts, and the unpopularity of Gov. Rick Snyder and buyer-remorse setting in, this people-powered Democrats has a great chance this cycle.

http://lanceenderleforcongress.com /

NH-1:

Carol Shea-Porter represented this district from 2006 to 2010, when she lost to Congressman Frank Guinta. However, the dynamics will be completely different with 2012 being a presidential election, and the significant over-reaching by the GOP house, (Guinta like all but four Republicans has voted to privatize Medicare.)

http://www.sheaporter.com /

NH-2:

Ann Mclane Kuster came up just short against Congressman Charlie Bass in 2010 during a bad year all-around. Kuster ran a progressive campaign last-time and beat Katrina Swett in the primary election, who attacked Kuster for being too liberal for the district.

http://www.kusterforcongress.com/

WI-1:

Kenosha County Supervisor has the potential to give Congressman Paul Ryan a serious challenge. Ryan's medicare gutting budget proposal, and his votes to continue oil company subsidies, will not play to well there.
http://www.robzerban.com/

WI-7:

Former State Senator Pat Kreitlow will be runing against, Paul Ryan and Scott Walker's lap-dog, Sean Duffy, one of the 2010 freshman. This is a prime pickup opportunity, with the ongoing progressive uprising in Wisconsin.
http://www.kreitlowforcongress.com/

[Le Taz Hot]

1. K & R

Personally, I think Bowen needs to challenge Feinstein who is up in 2012. Bowen's biggest support pool is state-wide, not the local CA36 race, imho. She would have ENORMOUS support among a wide array of groups thoroughly disgusted with DiFi. We'd have to fight off the Establishment Dems, of course, but what a message that would send to The Party as well as to other DINOs if Bowen actually got the nomination. I think it's within reach for her.

[Le Taz Hot]

2. I'm going to kick this one more time

because I think there's some good information here.

[liskddksil]

3. I'll repost every few weeks with new additions/updates as they announce nt

[Hutzpa]

4. Very Good Job

would like to see more of these progressives brought forward, so everyone can
start learning about them.

KnR

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[liskddksil]

6. Thanks! nt

[SugarShack]

5. Dont forget the Senate!! Little Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Mark Warner,

And the rest that voted against the jobs bill!!!

[tabbycat31]

7. In NJ-7

Ed Potosnak is running again (he lost in 2010) pending redistricting (there's a good chance NJ-7 will be eliminated)

[Wounded Bear]

8. A worthy cause to be sure!!!

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[felix_numinous]

9. K&R For a positive post.

[defendandprotect]

10. kick

[sabrina 1]

11. Thank you, excellent information.

This is where the focus should be, on Congress. If we can get a truly progressive congress in place, there will be hope of getting this country back on track.

This should be a regular feature, imo, listing progressive candidates who need support.

Going to look up our dist. We just moved here and have a Repub Congressman about whom I know nothing yet.

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