Paul Kawika Martin bbearden@peace-action.org With the election less than three weeks away, we have a chance to elect peace candidates to congress. Peace Action takes great care to choose candidates who are in close races, need money and espouse and vote your values. The below three candidates need your help. <br /> Please take a moment to make a bighearted gift to peace candidates; doing so through Peace Action will let these candidates know the power of the peace majority. <br /> We&#39;re working together for a better Congress in 2009! private false Carol Shea-Porter false NH-01 shea-porter 4800.00 http://carolforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12790 Last election, we helped get the first woman elected to Congress in New Hampshire, Representative Carol Shea-Porter. She scored very well on our scorecard compared to the appalling grade of her Republican predecessor who is running again! <br /> She voted against funding the Iraq occupation and refused to cosponsor legislation that could have been construed to be a naval blockade on Iran. She is considerably better on nuclear issues compared to her opponent who supported new nuclear weapons. The supper majority of her financial support comes from individuals and she refuses to take corporate or lobbyist PAC funds. <br /> Peace Action PAC hired an organizer (an Iraq Veteran) to work in her grassroots campaign in this extremely tight race. To keep this progressive vote in congress, Representative Shea-Porter needs your financial support. Al Franken false MN-Sen franken 4800.00 http://www.alfranken.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/16471 Peace Action was a long-time supporter of the progressive leader, Senator Paul Wellstone who was a big supporter of Peace Action and our issues. Senator Wellstone would be angry to know that the seat where he consistently scored 100% on our scorecard is now being occupied by Senator Coleman who scored ZERO last year! <br /> You can help change that score. <br /> Not only can Al Franken inject some much needed humor into the Senate, he will fight to bring our troops home, ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and have direct talks with Iran. Peace Action West has an organizer on the ground in Minnesota but Mr. Franken needs more money to prevail in this tossup race. His bank balance contains half that of his opponents. Betsy Markey false CO-04 markey 4800.00 http://markeyforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18134 Betsy Markey is locked in a tight contest with anti-gay marriage activist Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in a Colorado district known for its narrow conservative victories. Markey advocates immediately beginning to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and to take better care of veterans when they return. You can help Markey overcome her severe cash disadvantage by giving today.