Jan Schneider

FL-13 (Map)

• running to fill Katherine Harris’ seat in the U.S. House…yes, THAT Katherine Harris
  
• a true progressive who will stand up to party hacks to fight for a truly progressive vision
  
• bravely appeared on “The Colbert Report” to plead her case
  
• Jan is competing in the September 5, 2006 primary so she can use your help NOW!

  Raised on this page: 0 0
  Raised across ActBlue: 102 3,993

Jill Derby

NV-02 (Map)

• Jill is pro-choice and GLBT-friendly
  
• A real chance to turn a very RED district BLUE as Jill is tied in the latest poll (40% to 40% with 20% undecided).
  
• For more about Jill, please read John Aravosis’ post on AmericaBlog by clicking here.

  Raised on this page: 3 120
  Raised across ActBlue: 861 50,192

Victoria Wulsin

OH-02 (Map)

• Victoria Wulsin is a mother of four and a medical doctor who is running against “Mean Jean” Schmidt.
  
• Visit Victoria’s website to see the ad that Jean Schmidt DOESN’T want you to see.

  Raised on this page: 4 140
  Raised across ActBlue: 3,874 127,512

Darcy Burner

WA-08 (Map)

• Darcy is a former Microsoft executive who will bring a strong progressive voice to Washington DC
  
• The Republican Party is PLENTY WORRIED about retaining their Bush rubberstamp Dave Reichert. The GOP has invested a whopping $2 million in an effort to retain Reichert. We must help dent this huge financial advantage.
  
• This race is rated a tossup by both the Cook Political Report and CQPolitics.com.

  Raised on this page: 3 105
  Raised across ActBlue: 6,584 223,553

Jerry McNerney

CA-11 (Map)

• a wind and renewable energy expert, a Phd in math, a true progressive. Read a nice profile here!
  
• his opponent Richard Pombo is one of the most ethically challenged members of Congress and has an atrocious environmental record. Pombo was rated one of the 13 most corrupt members of the U.S. House by CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and one of the ten worst Congressmen by Rolling Stone Magazine.
  
• currently rated “leans Republican” but may move into the toss-up category now that the district’s former GOP Representative Pete McCloskey has endorsed Jerry
  
• Update! McNerney tops Pombo in latest poll!
  
• New Update! Cook Political Report just changed the rating on this race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican”. The GOP is plenty worried about this seat and CA-04….President Bush was out here raising $$$ for both Doolittle and Pombo last week. 10/07/06
  
• FLASH! Jerry endorsed by the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS and the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE and the SACRAMENTO BEE! 10/20/06

  Raised on this page: 12 359
  Raised across ActBlue: 6,234 206,581

Charlie Brown

CA-04 (Map)

• Lt Col Brown is a 26-year veteran rescue helicopter and fixed-wing pilot who has experienced war first hand, but has opposed the Iraq war from the day it began
  
• He is also a committed environmentalist and 22-year member of the Sierra Club
  
• Why he’s running…in his own words
  
• His not-so-esteemed opponent, John Doolittle
  
• currently rated “likely Republican” by Cooks Poltical Report, but this race is moveable
  
• Update! Cook Political Report has just changed the rating of this race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican” 10/07/06

  Raised on this page: 9 144
  Raised across ActBlue: 2,154 61,077

Gary Trauner

WY-01 (Map)

• challenging ineffective 6-term GOP incumbent Barbara Cubin
  
• Cubin’s recent weak primary performance shows just how competitive this district is shaping up to be
  
• Help Gary knock this out of the “likely Republican” column and shock the political establishment by awarding a Democrat the seat that used to belong to Dick Cheney. Congressional Quarterly recently moved this race from “safe Republican” to “leans Republican” based on Cubin’s weak primary performance.
  
• Click on this link to read about the DNC’s 50-state strategy and to view Gary’s latest TV ad.

  Raised on this page: 8 99
  Raised across ActBlue: 3,999 275,780

Angie Paccione

CO-04 (Map)

• a real fighter who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo
  
• her opponent is Marilyn Musgrave, one of the most homophobic members of Congress and author of the Federal Marriage Amendment. Musgrave received a 100% rating from the American Conservative Union and was rated one of the 13 most corrupt members of the U.S. House by CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)
  
• Cook Political Report recently rated Musgrave as one of half dozen GOP incumbents who are “in danger” of losing their seats. Other analysts agree.
  
• Update! Cook Political Report has just changed the rating of this race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican” 10/07/06

  Raised on this page: 12 204
  Raised across ActBlue: 2,390 74,090

Patty Wetterling

MN-06 (Map)

• the first serious candidate for a federal office in the country to call for U.S. troops to come home by a date specific
  
• her career as a child advocate grew out of the experience of having her son abducted at gunpoint 16 years ago and was recently endorsed by Russ Feingold’s Progressive Patriots Fund
  
• Cook Political Report rates this race for an open seat as “leans Republican”, but Patty outraised her GOP opponent Michele Bachman by 2-1 in the 2nd quarter of this year despite high profile visits for Bachman by Bush, Cheney and Hastert. The GOP is plenty worried about losing this seat.
  
• Update! Click here to check out Patty Wetterling’s ad about Foleygate.
  
• New Update! Patty Wetterling closing the gap. New Survey USA poll shows Patty trails opponent by only 3%.

  Raised on this page: 14 459
  Raised across ActBlue: 491 24,239

John Hall

NY-19 (Map)

• challenging pro-business, Bush rubberstamp Rep Sue Kelly
  
• Hall will bring an unabashedly progressive attitude to Washington as he opposes the Iraq war, works for universal health coverage and seeks a solution to our energy crisis
  
• Hall has been endorsed by both Robert F. Kennedy Jr and the Sierra Club

  Raised on this page: 7 79
  Raised across ActBlue: 1,817 236,043

Heath Shuler

NC-11 (Map)

• challenging GOP incumbent Charles Taylor who was rated one of the 13 most corrupt members of the U.S. House by CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
  
• Cook Political Report rates this race as a “toss up”, so Heath needs our help to push this race his way NOW!

  Raised on this page: 10 263
  Raised across ActBlue: 287 14,702

Patricia Madrid

NM-01 (Map)

• challenging Heather Wilson, someone who tries vigorously to portray herself as a ‘moderate’ yet votes with the Bush Administration 90+% of the time. Moreover, Wilson sports a ‘ZERO’ rating from the Human Rights Campaign
  
• a recent poll shows this race is a a dead heat, so Ms Madrid can use ALL the help we can offer to tip this one in her favor

  Raised on this page: 11 184
  Raised across ActBlue: 604 34,833

Mary Jo Kilroy

OH-15 (Map)

• challenging reliably Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce who supports the Bush agenda 88% of the time in a district that Kerry carried in 2004. Learn more about Pryce’s record here.
  
• though the Cook Political Report rates this one as “leans Republican”, UVa political scientist Larry Sabato highlights this race among his “Ferocious Forty” list of the forty most competitive House races
  
• Update! On September 7th, the
  Cook Political Report moved this race from “leans Republican” to “toss up”!
  
• Update! Kilroy puts Pryce on defensive in recent debate.”

  Raised on this page: 12 394
  Raised across ActBlue: 1,333 133,551

Zachary Space

OH-18 (Map)

• open seat previously occupied by disgraced incumbent Bob Ney, who chose NOT to run because of his documented association with indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff
  
• Cook Political Report, Congressional Quarterly and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate this race a “toss up”

  Raised on this page: 9 144
  Raised across ActBlue: 1,432 190,003

Nick Lampson

TX-22 (Map)

• open seat previously held by disgraced and indicted Tom DeLay, who resigned from Congress in March
  
• just how karmically wonderful would it be for Lampson to take over DeLay’s seat after having been gerrymandered out of HIS OWN Congressional seat by DeLay’s deceit???
  
• Cook Political Reports rates this one “leans Democratic”
  
• Congressional Quarterly just switched the rating on this race from “no clear favorite” to “leans Democratic”

  Raised on this page: 12 256
  Raised across ActBlue: 645 17,973

Phil Kellam

VA-02 (Map)

• challenging freshman GOP representative Thelma Drake, who rubberstamps the Bush-Cheney agenda by supporting Bush’s position 98% of the time
  
• a recent poll shows Kellam leading Drake by a margin of 45% – 42%
  
• Phil desperately needs our help to counter fundraising visits by both Bush and Cheney. Thelma Drake wants their money, but doesn’t want to be seen in public with them!

  Raised on this page: 10 209
  Raised across ActBlue: 145 9,683

Democratic National Committee

Raised on this page: 4 48
Raised across ActBlue: 3,255 153,377

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Raised on this page: 4 48
Raised across ActBlue: 233 47,464

Secretary of State Project

Please join Democracy for America in supporting four outstanding candidates for Secretary of State in California, Ohio, Minnesota and Vermont who will start restoring fairness to our elections. These candidates all support verifiable paper ballots and strong protections for voter rights. They all have a great chance to win, but they need your help to put their campaigns over the top.

• Debra Bowen, California
  
• Jennifer Brunner, Ohio
  
• Mark Ritchie, Minnesota
  
• Deb Markowitz, Vermont

  Raised on this page: 5 98
  Raised across ActBlue: 1,027 86,217

Jennifer Brunner

OH-Sec State

Jennifer Brunner—Ohio. Jennifer is a former Franklin County, OH Judge. Before being elected to the bench, Jennifer served as Legislative Counsel of the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. She is a former member of the Franklin County Board of Elections and has over thirteen years of experience in election law representing citizen groups, labor unions, and candidates for state offices. Brunner has promised to make all Ohio elections “free, fair, open, and honest” and to oversee a process that can be “audited and verified.” Please join Democracy for American, Emily’s List, the Women’s Campaign Forum, and we can win this seat and end the corruption in Ohio’s election process.

Raised on this page: 4 63
Raised across ActBlue: 2,155 214,799