Mark Udall

CO-Sen (Map)

Mark Udall has been a member of congress since 1999 and is now running for the open Colorado senate seat. In Congress, he has fought hard for progressive causes, including stopping the war in Iraq, protection of the environment, and support for health care and labor rights. He has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood, the Sierra Club, and the Human Rights Campaign.

Raised on this page: 5 180
Raised across ActBlue: 4,039 167,017

Al Franken

MN-Sen (Map)

Raised on this page: 9 510
Raised across ActBlue: 17,067 512,622

Tom Allen

ME-Sen (Map)

Congressman Tom Allen has represented half of Maine since 1996. He is a Rhodes Scholar and is a Harvard educated lawyer. In Congress, he has established a reputation as a solidly dependable progressive leader. He voted against the Iraq war and has consistently voted against Bush’s efforts to prolong and escalate the war. On the other hand, Susan Collins was an early supporter of the Iraq war and has handed Bush a blank check at every opportunity.

Update: The June Rasmussen poll has Allen seven points behind, but gaining every month.

Raised on this page: 9 345
Raised across ActBlue: 3,473 137,090

Tom Udall

NM-Sen (Map)

Tom Udall is currently in Congress where he has served since 1999. From 1991-1998, he served as New Mexico's attorney general. He has a strong progressive record fighting for working people, for high quality health care, protection of the environment, supporting the rights of women, minorities, and human rights, and to end the war in Iraq.

Raised on this page: 2 70
Raised across ActBlue: 1,770 430,628

Andrew Rice

OK-Sen (Map)

It is hard to find a more extreme right-wing zealot in Congress than Republican Senator Jim Inhofe. Inhofe is probably best known for his belief that global warming is a “hoax” foisted on the public by the liberal activists. He has compared environmentalists to "Nazis" and the Environmental Protection Agency to the "Gestapo." After release of photos taken at Abu Ghraib prison, he showed no concern for what had been done, but said he was “outraged by the outrage” that followed the release.

His Democratic opponent, Andrew Rice, is a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School. In 1999, he directed a documentary film about an ex-con in India running a hospice for people with HIV. His life was drastically altered when his brother was killed in the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Afterward, Rice dedicated his life to public service. He is now an Oklahoma State Senator where he has proven to be effective working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Rice is a real populist with plenty of progressive ideas about how government should serve people. He knows that global climate change is real and threatens our way of life. He is fighting for veterans and tax reform for the middle class.

Rice will be a great senator. He deserves our support.

Raised on this page: 3 95
Raised across ActBlue: 9,838 335,211

Kay Hagan

NC-Sen (Map)

Raised on this page: 2 75
Raised across ActBlue: 18,694 2,393,166

Carol Shea-Porter

NH-01 (Map)

In one of the biggest upsets of 2006, Carol Shea-Porter unseated a GOP incumbent 51-49 in a district that has been Republican for decades. She is the quintessential grassroots member of congress and represents her constituents—not special interests. Since being elected, Shea-Porter has been a consistent progressive voice in Congress She opposed the FISA bill, supported the McGovern Amendment, and has tirelessly worked to bring the troops home. She has authored a bill to increase Pell grants and introduced legislation to stop Bush's signing statements. She deserves our early support.

Shea-Porter's race is rated consistently as one of the top ten Democratic seats at risk in 2008.

Raised on this page: 8 260
Raised across ActBlue: 3,034 236,225

Jerry McNerney

CA-11 (Map)

Renewable energy executive Jerry McNerney was elected in 2006, defeating one of the worst anti-environmental Republicans, ethically challenged Richard Pombo. The district leans Republican and Jerry has another tough fight in 2008. Nearly every national rating rates the race as one of the ten toughest for a democrat in Congress.

In complete contrast to the man he defeated in 2006, McNerney has a 100% pro-environment voting record. Overall, he has voted progressive again and again. He deserves our support. If Jerry can win in 2008, we can keep him for a long time and turn the district blue for years.

Raised on this page: 12 435
Raised across ActBlue: 1,172 41,160

Joe Garcia

FL-25 (Map)

Joe Garcia is a strong progressive leader. He understands that health care needs to be reliable, available and affordable. He supports expanding coverage to 10 million children immediately and will fight to bring health care to all Americans. He will fight to end to the War in Iraq responsibly and bring our troops home. He will strengthen the middle class by bringing new jobs to Florida and making college affordable. He will fight for a clean environment. Unlike his opponent, he supports Everglades restoration. He supports an energy solution that will move America towards alternative sources of energy and protect the Florida everglades from polluters and reckless development.

The incumbent Republican voted against expanding the Children’s Health Plan to cover 10 million kids, voted to grant immunity to telecommunication companies who spied on Americans, and voted for the war and every single bill to fund or expand it.

Raised on this page: 7 330
Raised across ActBlue: 6,933 120,228

Nancy Boyda

KS-02 (Map)

Nancy Boyda won 51% of the vote in 2006 in this very republican district, even as she was outspent by more than 50%. She is on everyone's list as one of the most endangered Democratic members of congress.

Boyda deserves our support. She has voted against the war in Iraq every time. And she voted against giving Bush warrantless wiretap authority. Indeed, although she represents a very red district, she has voted "progressive" 84% of the time. What a contrast to the right-wing zealot she defeated in 2006—who is running against her now.

Raised on this page: 15 485
Raised across ActBlue: 227 16,159

Darcy Burner

WA-08 (Map)

Darcy Burner is a former Microsoft employee and an exceptionally gifted new politician. Her district is trending blue. She is passionate advocate for ending the war and bringing the troops home safely and for protecting our Constitution from those who would shred it. Burner came very close to winning in 2006. 2008 is her year, if we help give her the resources to get the word out.

Raised on this page: 4 155
Raised across ActBlue: 21,568 760,588

John Yarmuth

KY-03 (Map)

In 2006, John Yarmuth defeated Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell’s right-wing protégé Anne Northup 51-49, turning this Louisville district blue for the first time in a decade. In Congress, Yarmuth has stood up to the Bush administration in Congress. He has condemned Bush’s reckless Iraq policy and has voted against expanding Bush’s unchecked warrantless wiretapping powers on American citizens. His voting record is "progressive" 94% of the time.

Yarmuth's 2008 opponent again will be Northup, who is back for a rematch. Over the past decade, Northup has proven to be an expert at raising bundles of money from big companies, particularly, tobacco companies, HMO's, and polluters. In 2008, McConnell will be on the ballot, bringing the Republicans to the polls. Yarmuth needs early help to keep this seat blue.

Raised on this page: 8 170
Raised across ActBlue: 1,813 22,172

Larry Kissell

NC-08 (Map)

Schoolteacher Larry Kissell may have run the most creative campaign in 2006. Heavily outspent (more than 3-1), and with only 88 dollars in the bank five weeks before the election, he came within 327 votes of winning. 2008 will be his year if he is given the financial backing he needs.

Raised on this page: 8 185
Raised across ActBlue: 4,782 307,677

Charlie Brown

CA-04 (Map)

Lt. Col. Charlie Brown is a 26-year military veteran who served from Vietnam to the Gulf War and is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 2006, he barely missed defeating ethically-challenged and reactionary incumbent John Doolittle in this very republican district, even though he was badly outspent.

Brown is a strong opponent of the Iraq war and is working hard to bring decency to this district's representation. But he needs the financial resources to compete. Please help.

Raised on this page: 7 200
Raised across ActBlue: 11,135 270,052

Harry Mitchell

AZ-05 (Map)

In 2006, solid progressive Harry Mitchell unseated right-winger J.D. Hayworth with 50.4% of the vote in this Republican leaning district. Stu Rothenberg ranks this seat as one of the ten most vulnerable democratic seats in 2008 and Congressional Quarterly ranks this as one of the 22 toughest races for Democratic incumbents.

Raised on this page: 8 120
Raised across ActBlue: 411 7,408