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Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts that Voted for them November, 2014 Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts They Represent As of December 8, 2014
Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts that Voted for them November, 2014
Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts They Represent As of December 8, 2014
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4
MEET THE FRESHMEN U.S. SENATORS ........................................................................................... 5
ALASKA ..................................................................................................................................... 6
ARKANSAS ............................................................................................................................... 6
COLORADO .............................................................................................................................. 7
GEORGIA .................................................................................................................................. 7
IOWA ......................................................................................................................................... 8
LOUISIANA ................................................................................................................................ 8
MICHIGAN ................................................................................................................................. 9
MONTANA ................................................................................................................................. 9
NEBRASKA ............................................................................................................................. 10
NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................................................. 10
OKLAHOMA ............................................................................................................................. 11
SOUTH DAKOTA ..................................................................................................................... 11
WEST VIRGINIA ...................................................................................................................... 12
MEET THE FRESHMEN MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ....................... 13
ALABAMA ................................................................................................................................ 14
ARIZONA ................................................................................................................................. 14
ARKANSAS ............................................................................................................................. 15
CALIFORNIA............................................................................................................................ 16
COLORADO ............................................................................................................................ 19
FLORIDA ................................................................................................................................. 19
GEORGIA ................................................................................................................................ 20
HAWAII .................................................................................................................................... 22
ILLINOIS .................................................................................................................................. 23
IOWA ....................................................................................................................................... 24
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LOUISIANA .............................................................................................................................. 25
MAINE...................................................................................................................................... 26
MASSACHUSSETTS ............................................................................................................... 26
MICHIGAN ............................................................................................................................... 27
MINNESOTA ............................................................................................................................ 29
MONTANA ............................................................................................................................... 30
NEBRASKA ............................................................................................................................. 30
NEVADA .................................................................................................................................. 31
NEW HAMPSHIRE................................................................................................................... 31
NEW JERSEY .......................................................................................................................... 32
NEW YORK ............................................................................................................................. 33
NORTH CAROLINA ................................................................................................................. 35
OKLAHOMA ............................................................................................................................. 37
PENNSYLVANIA ...................................................................................................................... 37
TEXAS ..................................................................................................................................... 38
UTAH ....................................................................................................................................... 40
VIRGINIA ................................................................................................................................. 40
WASHINGTON ........................................................................................................................ 42
WEST VIRGINIA ...................................................................................................................... 42
WISCONSIN ............................................................................................................................ 43
DIRECT IMPACT LEADERSHIP ......................................................................................................... 44
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Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts They Represent
As the dust settles from the midterm elections, one thing is clear: there is a large roster of freshmen
Members entering the 114th Congress. In the Senate, pending the outcome of two races, 13 new
senators will be sworn in this January. Similarly, the House of Representatives will welcome 60 new
members.
HOW WILL YOU REACH NEW MEMBERS?
Freshmen Influx: New Faces in Congress and the Districts They Represent provides an
introductory snapshot of the new Members that have been decided thus far, including examples
of local allegiances and important factors that will shape their policy decisions in Congress.
Officially, new Members will tackle these issues when they take office on January 3, 2015. Unofficially,
their job has already begun as they hire key staff, get up to speed on important issues and begin to set
priorities for their first term in office. Now is the perfect time for a smart grassroots strategy that reaches
new Members on their home turf.
WHY NOW?
The unusually high turnover rate will yield an active freshman class. Jockeying for committee
assignments and angling to make their mark by aligning with priority legislation will have new Members
working hard to prepare long before they step foot in their new office.
Beginning in January, major issues touching key interests will be taken up in Congress. For newcomers
coming off the campaign trail, the demands to remain present back home, in touch with constituents
and responsive to local concerns are significant. They will be in their states and districts more than in
years past, following local media and actively engaged with constituents. Now is the time to engage
new Members to raise awareness, promote dialogues and instill deeper appreciations as to why
constituents have a real stake in issue outcomes. Today’s freshmen are tomorrow’s leaders; it is
important to start building relationships with them now.
HOW WE CAN HELP
In today’s political and media environment, it is not enough to simply meet with Members on Capitol
Hill. Successful profile-raising or policy advocacy campaigns require a targeted, integrated approach
emphasizing a strong D.C. lobbying presence coupled with a hyper-local grassroots strategy. Using our
network of political operatives in every congressional district across the country, we can help you align
your goals with local strategies to ensure your organization or your issue gets the right amount of
visibility.
A new roster calls for new thinking. The following pages provide a brief introduction to the freshmen legislators from a local perspective. Contact us to conduct a more in depth analysis on how to successfully reach new Members back home.
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Meet the Freshmen U.S. Senators
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Alaska
DAN SULLIVAN (R)
Replacing Mark Begich (D)
Home: Anchorage, AK
Born: Fairview Park, OH
Previous: Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources;
Attorney General of Alaska; Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and
Business Affairs; Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Education: B.A., Harvard University; J.D.-M.S.F.S., Georgetown University
Campaign Platform: Economy, Jobs, Military and Veterans Affairs, Energy,
Healthcare, Ethics
Prominent Organizations: BP Exploration Alaska, Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortium, Providence Health & Services, Alaska Airlines
Key Media Outlets: Anchorage Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Juneau
Empire, Alaska Dispatch News, KTUU (NBC), KSKA (NPR)
Arkansas
TOM COTTON (R)
Replacing Mark Pryor (D)
Home: Dardanelle, AR
Born: Dardanelle, AR
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (AR-04); Captain, U.S. Army
Education: B.A., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Military and Veterans Affairs, National
Security, Education, Energy
Prominent Organizations: WalMart, Tyson Foods, JB Hunt Transport, Baptist
Health, University of Arkansas
Key Media Outlets: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Log Cabin Democrat, Times
Record, Northwest Arkansas Times, Arkansas Business Online, KTHV (CBS),
KUAR (NPR)
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Colorado
CORY GARDNER (R)
Replacing Mark Udall (D)
Home: Yuma, CO
Born: Yuma, CO
Previous: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (District 4); Member of
the Colorado House of Representatives (District 63)
Education: B.A., Colorado State University; J.D., University of Colorado
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Fiscal Responsibility, Energy, Healthcare,
Education, National Security, Immigration
Prominent Organizations: HealthONE Corporation, CH2M Hill, Aimco, Molson
Coors Brewing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, University of Colorado
Key Media Outlets: The Denver Post, The Gazette, Daily Camera, The
Coloradoan, The Pueblo Chieftain, Denver Business Journal, KUSA (NBC), KCFR
(NPR)
Georgia
DAVID PERDUE (R)
Replacing Saxby Chambliss (R)
Home: Sea Island, GA
Born: Macon, GA
Previous: CEO, Reebok; CEO, Dollar General
Education: B.S. and M.A., Georgia Institute of Technology
Campaign Platform: Economy, Taxes, Energy, Healthcare, Immigration, Gun
Control, Civil Liberties
Prominent Organizations: The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting
System, Port of Savannah, The Home Depot, United Parcel Service, AT&T
Mobility, Newell Rubbermaid, Arby’s, Delta Air Lines, University of Georgia,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Key Media Outlets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Augusta Chronicle, Ledger-
Enquirer, Savannah Morning News, Atlanta Business Chronicle, WSB (ABC),
WABE (NPR)
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Iowa
JONI ERNST (R)
Replacing Tom Harkin (D)
Home: Red Oak, IA
Born: Red Oak, IA
Previous: Iowa Senate (District 12); Lieutenant Colonel, Iowa Army National
Guard; U.S. Army Reserves
Education: B.S., Iowa State University; M.P.A., Columbus College
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Healthcare, Fiscal Responsibility, Social
Security and Medicare Solvency
Prominent Organizations: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Genesis Health System, Wells
Fargo & Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., Iowa State University, University of
Iowa
Key Media Outlets: Des Moines Register, The Gazette, Sioux City Journal, KCCI
(CBS), Iowa Public Radio (NPR)
Louisiana
BILL CASSIDY (R)
Replacing Mary Landrieu (D)
Home: Baton Rouge, LA
Born: Highland Park, IL
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district; Louisiana
Senate (District 16)
Education: B.S., Louisiana State University; M.D., Louisiana State University
School of Medicine
Campaign Platform: Energy, Jobs, Fiscal Responsibility, Education, Healthcare,
Immigration
Prominent Organizations: CenturyLink, Entergy, Dow Chemical, Schlumberger,
Louisiana State University, Tourism Industry
Key Media Outlets: The Times-Picayune, The Advocate, Greater Baton Rouge
Business Report, WGNO (ABC), WWNO (NPR)
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Michigan
GARY PETERS (D)
Replacing Carl Levin (D)
Home: Pontiac, MI
Born: Pontiac, MI
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (MI-14); U.S. House of Representatives
(MI-09); Michigan Senate (District 14); Commissioner, Michigan Lottery
Education: B.A., Alma College; M.B.A., University of Detroit; J.D., Wayne State
University Law School; M.A., Michigan State University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Fiscal Responsibility, Environmental Issues,
Education, Energy, Healthcare, Economy, Military and Veterans Affairs
Prominent Organizations: General Motors, Chrysler Group LLC, Henry Ford
Health System, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, automotive
Industry
Key Media Outlets: Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, The
Oakland Press, WDIV (NBC), WDET (NPR)
Montana
STEVE DAINES (R)
Replacing John Walsh (D)
Home: Bozeman, MT
Born: Van Nuys, CA
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (MT-At-large)
Education: B.S., Montana State University, Bozeman
Campaign Platform: Economy, Environment, Social Security and Medicare
Solvency, Military and Veterans Affairs, Fiscal Responsibility, Healthcare
Prominent Organizations: First Interstate BancSystem, U.S. Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, Big Sky Airlines, Community Medical Center, University
of Montana
Key Media Outlets: The Missoulian, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Missoula
Independent, Billings Gazette, Great Falls Tribune, Big Sky Business Journal,
KTVQ (CBS), KEMC (NPR)
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Nebraska
BEN SASSE (R)
Replacing Mike Johanns (R)
Home: Plainview, NE
Born: Plainview, NE
Previous: President, Midland University
Education: B.A., Harvard University; M.A., St. John’s College; M.A., M.Phil.,
Ph.D., Yale University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Ethics, Fiscal Responsibility, National Security,
Economy, Immigration
Prominent Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra, Mutual of Omaha, TD
Ameritrade, Bailey Yard, Agriculture Industry, University of Nebraska
Key Media Outlets: Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, The Daily Record,
KETV (ABC), KIOS (NPR)
North Carolina
THOM TILLIS (R)
Replacing Kay Hagan (D)
Home: Cornelius, NC
Born: Jacksonville, FL
Previous: Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives; North
Carolina House of Representatives (District 98)
Education: B.A., University of Maryland University College
Campaign Platform: Government Accountability, Fiscal Responsibility,
Healthcare, Jobs, Education
Prominent Organizations: Bank of America, Duke Energy, Fort Bragg, Carolinas
HealthCare System, Wells Fargo & Company, Lowe's, Harris Teeter
Supermarkets, University of North Carolina, Duke University, North Carolina State
University, Wake Forest University
Key Media Outlets: Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer, Charlotte
Business Journal, News & Record, The Durham News, WSOC (ABC), WNCN
(NBC), WFAE (NPR)
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Oklahoma
JAMES LANKFORD (R)
Replacing Tom Coburn (R)
Home: Oklahoma City, OK
Born: Dallas, TX
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (District 5)
Education: B.S., University of Texas; M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary
Campaign Platform: Gun Control, Fiscal Responsibility, Education, Energy,
Government Accountability, Healthcare, Immigration
Prominent Organizations: BancFirst Corporation, Chesapeake Energy
Corporation, Hobby Lobby, Sonic Corp., Tinker Air Force Base, University of
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University
Key Media Outlets: The Oklahoman, Tulsa World, The Norman Transcript, The
Journal Record, KOTV (CBS), KGOU (NPR)
South Dakota
MIKE ROUNDS (R)
Replacing Tim Johnson (D)
Home: Pierre, SD
Born: Huron, SD
Previous: Governor of South Dakota; South Dakota Senate (District 24)
Education: B.S., South Dakota State University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Social Security and Medicare Solvency, Fiscal
Responsibility, Government Accountability, Energy, National Security, Education,
Immigration
Prominent Organizations: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Tyson Foods, Wellmark
BlueCross BlueShield, First National Bank in Sioux Falls, service industry,
agriculture industry
Key Media Outlets: Rapid City Journal, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls Business
Journal, KSFY (ABC), South Dakota Public Broadcasting (NPR)
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West Virginia
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO (R)
Replacing Jay Rockefeller (D)
Home: Charleston, WV
Born: Glen Dale, WV
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (District 2); West Virginia House of
Delegates (District 30)
Education: B.S., Duke University; M.Ed., University of Virginia
Campaign Platform: Economy, Energy, Education, Military and Veterans Affairs
Prominent Organizations: West Virginia United Health System, Consol Energy,
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, West Virginia University, energy
industry
Key Media Outlets: The Charleston Gazette, Charleston Daily Mail, The Register-
Herald, The Herald-Dispatch, The State Journal, WBOY (NBC), West Virginia
Public Broadcasting (NPR)
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Alabama
GARY PALMER (D-AL-06)
Replacing Spencer Bachus (R)
Home: Hoover, AL
Born: Hackleburg, AL
Previous: Founder and President, Alabama Policy Institute
Education: B.A., University of Alabama
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Civil Liberties, Fiscal Responsibility, Education,
Tax Reform, Gun Control, Economy, Immigration
District Counties: Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, Shelby
Prominent Organizations: Birmingham Business Alliance, Hoover Chamber of
Commerce, Talladega National Forest
Key Media Outlets: Birmingham News, Birmingham Business Journal, WERC
FM, Alabama Political Reporter, Shelby County Reporter
Arizona
RUBEN GALLEGO (D-AZ-07)
Replacing Ed Pastor (D)
Home: South Mountain, AZ
Born: Chicago, IL
Previous: Arizona House of Representatives (District 27)
Education: B.A., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Immigration, Civil Liberties, Government Accountability,
Education, Labor and Wage Issues, Gun Control, Environmental Issues
District Counties: Maricopa
Prominent Organizations: Banner Health, Wells Fargo & Company, Kroger,
Greater Phoenix Economic Council, South Mountain Park, US Airways Arena,
Chase Field
Key Media Outlets: Arizona Republic, East Valley Tribune, Phoenix Business
Journal, Maricopa Monitor, KUAT (NPR)
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Arkansas
FRENCH HILL (R-AR-02)
Replacing Tim Griffin (R)
Home: Little Rock, AR
Born: Little Rock, AR
Previous: Founder and Chairman, Delta Trust & Bank; White House Aide for
President George H. W. Bush; Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Treasury;
Chairman of the Board, Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
Education: B.S., Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., UCLA
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Jobs, Fiscal Responsibility, Economy
District Counties: White, Van Buren, Conway, Perry, Saline, Faulkner, Pulaski
Prominent Organizations: Arkansas State Capitol, Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis, Dillard's, Inc., Windstream Communications, University of Arkansas Clinton
School of Public Service
Key Media Outlets: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Times, Log Cabin
Democrat, KTHV (CBS), KUAR (NPR)
BRUCE WESTERMAN (R-AR-04)
Replacing Tom Cotton (R)
Home: Hot Springs, AR
Born: Hot Springs, AR
Previous: Arkansas House of Representatives (District 22); Arkansas House
Majority Leader; Mid-South Engineering Company
Education: B.S., University of Arkansas; M.F., Yale University
Campaign Platform: Agriculture, Economy, Immigration, Foreign Policy
District Counties: Madison, Newton, Johnson, Franklin, Crawford, Sebastian,
Logan, Yell, Scott, Polk, Montgomery, Sevier, Howard, Little River, Grant,
Jefferson, Cleveland, Bradley, Calhoun, Union, Columbia, Miller, Lafayette,
Hempstead, Nevada, Clark, Hot Spring, Pike, Ouachita
Prominent Organizations: Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Entergy,
Southern Arkansas University, Tyson Foods, Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Key Media Outlets: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Seark Today, KATV (ABC),
Arkansas Business Journal, The Sentinel-Record, Texarkana Gazette
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California
MARK DESAULNIER (D-CA-11)
Replacing George Miller (D)
Home: Concord, CA
Born: Lowell, MA
Previous: California State Senate (District 7); California State Assembly (District
11); Mayor of Concord; Concord City Council; Supervisor, Contra Costa County
Education: B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Campaign Platform: Government Accountability, Tax Reform, Labor and Wage
Issues, Transportation and Infrastructure, Environmental Issues, Healthcare,
National Security
District Counties: Contra Costa
Prominent Organizations: Kaiser Permanente, Safeway, Wells Fargo Credit
Center, PG&E, Bank of America Technology Center, Dow Chemical, Chevron
Corporation, University of California-Berkeley, AT&T
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa
Times, Concord Patch, KICU (Fox), WEVO (NPR)
STEVE KNIGHT (R-CA-25)
Replacing Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R)
Home: Palmdale, CA
Born: Palmdale, CA
Previous: California State Senate (District 21); Officer, Los Angeles Police
Department; Soldier, U.S. Army
Education: Palmdale High School
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Education, Immigration, Gun Control,
National Security, Fiscal Responsibility, Healthcare
District Counties: Los Angeles, Ventura
Prominent Organizations: Princess Cruises, MannKind, Sunkist, California
Institute of the Arts, Bank of America, Delta Scientific, Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Angeles National Forest
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, AV Political Observer, KTLA (CW), KABC
(ABC), KCRY (NPR)
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PETE AGUILAR (D-CA-31)
Replacing Gary Miller (R)
Home: Redlands, CA
Born: Fontana, CA
Previous: Mayor of Redlands, CA; President of the Inland Empire Division of the
League of California Cities
Education: B.B.A., University of Redlands
Campaign Platform: Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Issues, Social
Security and Medicare Solvency, Immigration, Veterans Issues
District Counties: San Bernardino
Prominent Organizations: Slater Bros. Markets, Burlington North, Santa Fe
Railway, Pacific Motor Trucking, Amazon, California State University-San
Bernardino, Tamco Steel, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Joshua Tree National
Park, Mojave National Preserve
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, KTLA (CW),
KABC (ABC)
TED LIEU (D-CA-33)
Replacing Henry Waxman (D)
Home: Torrance, CA
Born: Taipei, Taiwan
Previous: California State Senate (District 28); California State Assembly (District
53); Torrance City Council
Education: B.S. and A.B., Stanford University; J.D., Georgetown University
Campaign Platform: Education, Healthcare, Social Security and Medicare
Solvency, Labor and Wage Issues, Environmental Issues
District Counties: Los Angeles
Prominent Organizations: Beverly Hills Oil Field, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Live
Nation Entertainment, University of California-Los Angeles, Universal Music
Group, Lionsgate Films, RAND Corporation, Pepperdine University
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Business Journal, KTLA
(CW), KABC (ABC), KUSC (NPR)
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NORMA TORRES (D-CA-35)
Replacing Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)
Home: Pomona, CA
Born: Guatemala
Previous: California State Senate (District 32); California State Assembly (District
52); Mayor of Pomona; Councilmember, Pomona City
Education: B.A., National Labor College
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Education, Jobs, Labor
and Wage Issues
District Counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino
Prominent Organizations: Toyota, Target, Sears, Mercedes-Benz, Southern
California Edison, Home Shopping Network, Avery Dennison
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, KTLA-TV (CW), KABC-TV (ABC), KVCR
(NPR)
MIMI WALTERS (R-CA-45)
Replacing John B. T. Campbell III (R)
Home: Laguna Niguel, CA
Born: Dana Point, CA
Previous: California State Senate (Districts 33 and 37); California State Assembly
(District 73); Mayor of Laguna Niguel Laguna; Councilwoman, Niguel City;
stockbroker
Education: B.A., UCLA
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Reform, Healthcare, Jobs, Social
Security and Medicare Solvency, Energy, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Military and
Veterans Affairs
District Counties: Orange
Prominent Organizations: Ingram Micro, First American Corporation, Pacific Life,
Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences, Epicor, Standard Pacific, Sun Healthcare Group,
Quiksilver, Oakley, Inc.
Key Media Outlets: Los Angeles Times, KTLA (CW), KABC (ABC), Orange County Register
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Colorado
KEN BUCK (R-CO-04)
Replacing Cory Gardner (R)
Home: Windsor, CO
Born: Ossining, NY
Previous: Weld County District Attorney
Education: B.A., Princeton University; J.D., University of Wyoming
Campaign Platform: Education, Immigration, Energy, Healthcare, Civil Liberties
District Counties: Las Animas, Otero, Crowley, Lincoln, Douglas, Elbett, Bent,
Prowers, Baca, Kioawa, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma, Washington, Morgan,
Weld, Logan, Phillips, Arapshoe, Sedgwick
Prominent Organizations: Greeley Chamber of Commerce, JBS, Leprino Foods,
Amgen, Longmont Economic Council, Northern Colorado Medical Center
Key Media Outlets: Douglas County News Press, Greely Tribune, Longmont
Times-Call, KCFR (NPR)
Florida
GWEN GRAHAM (D-FL-02)
Replacing Steve Southerland (R)
Home: Tallahassee, FL
Born: Miami Lakes, FL
Previous: Division Director for Professional Standards and Chief of Labor and
Employee Relations, Leon County School District
Education: B.A., University of North Carolina; J.D., American University
Campaign Platform: Economy, Healthcare, Education, Social Security and
Medicare Solvency, Jobs, Energy, Environment
District Counties: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson,
Leon, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla, Washington, Holmes, Madison
Prominent Organizations: Florida State University, Florida A&M University,
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Naval Support Activity Panama City, Tyndall Air
Force Base
Key Media Outlets: Tallahassee Democrat, The News Herald, WCTV (CBS),
WFSU (PBS)
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CARLOS CURBELO (R-FL-26)
Replacing Joe Garcia (D)
Home: Kendall, FL
Born: Miami, FL
Previous: State Director, U.S. Senator George LeMieux; Appointee, Miami-Dade
Metropolitan Planning Organization; Co-founder, Centre Court Charities (non-
profit); Miami-Dade School Board
Education: B.A. and M.P.A., University of Miami
Campaign Platform: Economy, Tax Reform, Social Security and Medicare
Solvency, Immigration, Foreign Policy
District Counties: Miami-Dade, Monroe
Prominent Organizations: : Homestead Miami Speedway, Everglades, Biscayne
National Park, Jackson Health System
Key Media Outlets: Miami Herald, South Dade News Leader, Florida Keys
Keynoter and Reporter Newspapers, Biscayne Bay Tribune, Biscayne Times,
WLTV (Univision), El Nuevo Herald, WSCV (Telemundo), WTVJ (NBC), WSVN,
WFOR (CBS)
Georgia
EARL “BUDDY” CARTER (R-GA-01)
Replacing Jack Kingston (R)
Home: Pooler, GA
Born: Port Wentworth, GA
Previous: Owner, Carter’s Pharmacy, Inc.; Georgia State Senate (District 1);
Georgia House of Representatives (District 159); Mayor of Pooler
Education: B.S., University of Georgia
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Reform, Healthcare, Government
Accountability, Economy, Agriculture, Civil Liberties, National Security, Immigration
District Counties: Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham,
Clinch, Echols, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware,
Wayne
Prominent Organizations: Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Moody Air Force
Base, Hunter Army Airfield, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Georgia-Pacific,
Port of Savannah, Fort Stewart, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Key Media Outlets: Savannah Morning News, Peach Pundit, The Brunswick
News, WSAV (NBC), WSVH (NPR)
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JODY HICE (R-GA-10)
Replacing Paul Broun (R)
Home: Bethlehem, GA
Born: Atlanta, GA
Previous: Southern Baptist reverend; radio show host
Education: B.A., Asbury College; M.Div., Southwestern Seminary; Doctor of
Ministry, Luther Rice Seminary
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs, Economy, Healthcare, Civil
Liberties, Tax Reform, Immigration, Gun Control, National Security, Energy
District Counties: Baldwin, Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Columbia, Glascock, Greene,
Gwinnett, Hancock, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan,
Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren, Washington,
Wilkes
Prominent Organizations: University of Georgia, Georgia College, Shady Dale
Rodeo, Athens Regional Medical Center
Key Media Outlets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Athens
Banner-Herald, WXIA (NBC), WUGA (NPR)
BARRY LOUDERMILK (R-GA-11)
Replacing Phil Gingrey (R)
Home: Cassville, GA
Born: Unknown
Previous: President and Co-owner of Innovative Network Systems, Inc.; Georgia
Senate (District 14); Georgia Senate (District 52); Georgia House of
Representatives (District 14); Communications Operations Specialist, U.S. Air
Force
Education: B.S., Wayland Baptist University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Immigration, Tax Reform, Fiscal Responsibility,
Civil Liberties, Gun Control
District Counties: Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton
Prominent Organizations: Home Depot, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines,
UPS
Key Media Outlets: Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle,
WAOK (CBS), WABE (NPR)
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RICK ALLEN (R-GA-12)
Replacing John Barrow (D)
Home: Augusta, GA
Born: Augusta, GA
Previous: Founder, R.W. Allen and Associates
Education: B.S., Auburn University
Campaign Platform: Gun Control, Fiscal Responsibility, Energy, Agriculture,
Education, Government Accountability, Healthcare, Immigration, Jobs, Civil
Liberties, Ethics
District Counties: Columbia, Richmond, Burke, Jenkins, Screven, Emanuel,
Treutlen, Laurens, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Candler, Bulloch, Effingham,
Evans, Tattnall, Appling, Jeff Davis, Coffee
Prominent Organizations: Georgia Regents University, University Hospital,
United States Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Savannah River Site, United
States Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon, EZ GO Textron, FPL Food
Key Media Outlets: Augusta Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Douglas
Enterprise, Statesboro Herald, Savannah Morning News, Swainsboro Forest-
Blade, WAGT (NBC), WRDW (CBS), WFXG (FOX), WJBF (ABC)
Hawaii
MARK TAKAI (D-HI-01)
Replacing Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Home: Aiea, HI
Born: Honolulu, HI
Previous: Hawaii State House of Representatives (District 33); Lieutenant
Colonel, Hawaii Army National Guard
Education: B.A. and M.P.H., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Campaign Platform: Military and Veterans Issues, Jobs, Economy, Energy,
Environmental Issues, Education, Medicare and Social Security, Fiscal
Responsibility, Tax Reform, Labor and Wage Issues, Civil Liberties, Gun Control
District Counties: Honolulu
Prominent Organizations: Hawaiian Airlines, First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of
Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, University of Hawaii System, United States
Navy Pacific Fleet
Key Media Outlets: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Honolulu Magazine, KHVH (NPR),
KBFD TV, KGMB (CBS), KHON TV, KITV (ABC)
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Illinois
ROBERT DOLD (R-IL-10)
Replacing Brad Schneider (D)
Home: Kenilworth, IL
Born: Evanston, IL
Previous: Small business owner; U.S. House of Representatives (IL-10)
Education: B.A., Denison University; J.D., Indiana University; M.B.A.,
Northwestern University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Healthcare, Immigration
District Counties: Cook, Lake
Prominent Organizations: Walgreens, Baxter Healthcare, Allstate Insurance,
Abbott Laboratories, Kraft Foods, HSBC, Naval Station Great Lakes
Key Media Outlets: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Lake County News-
Sun
MIKE BOST (R-IL-12)
Replacing Bill Enyart (D)
Home: Murphysboro, IL
Born: Murphysboro, IL
Previous: Member, Illinois House of Representatives (District 115); Small
business owner
Education: University of Illinois Certified Firefighter II Academy
Campaign Platform: Agriculture, Energy, Healthcare
District Counties: Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union, Williamson
Prominent Organizations: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Chamber of
Commerce
Key Media Outlets: Belleville News-Democrat, WSIU Broadcasting, St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
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Iowa
ROD BLUM (R-IA-01)
Replacing Bruce Braley (D)
Home: Dubuque, IA
Born: Dubuque, IA
Previous: Owner, Digital Canal Software; Real-estate developer; Columnist, The
Telegraph Herald
Education: B.B.A., Loras College; M.B.A., University of Dubuque
Campaign Platform: Economy, Education, Agriculture, Civil Liberties, Immigration
District Counties: Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton,
Fayette, Bremer, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones,
Linn, Benton, Iowa, Poweshiek, Marshall, Tama
Prominent Organizations: Deere & Company, Hormel, Rockwell Collins, Aegon,
Whirlpool, Quaker Oats Company, Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, General Mills,
Toyota Financial Services
Key Media Outlets: The Gazette, KCRG (ABC), KWWL (NBC), WWT (NPR)
DAVID YOUNG (R-IA-03)
Replacing Tom Latham (R)
Home: Van Meter, IA
Born: Van Meter, IA
Previous: Chief of Staff, Senator Chuck Grassley
Education: B.A., Drake University
Campaign Platform: Government Accountability, Fiscal Responsibility, Economy,
Jobs, Healthcare, Military and Veterans Affairs
District Counties: Polk, Dallas, Guthrie, Warren, Madison, Adair, Cass,
Pottawattamie, Mills, Fremont, Page, Montgomery, Taylor, Adams, Union,
Ringgold
Prominent Organizations: Principal Financial Group, Allied Insurance, UnityPoint
Health, Athene USA Insurance, The Meredith Corporation
Key Media Outlets: The Des Moines Register, KDSM (FOX), KCCI (CBS), WHO
(NPR)
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Louisiana
RALPH ABRAHAM (R-LA-05)
Replacing Vance McAllister (R)
Home: Alto, LA
Born: Northeast, LA
Previous: Aviation Medical Examiner; Physician; First Lieutenant, Special Forces;
Pilot, Veterinarian
Education: B.A., D.V.M, M.D, Louisiana State University
Campaign Platform: Gun Control, Veterans Affairs, Tax Reform
District Counties: Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Grant, Avoyelles, Jackson,
Caldwell, East Carroll, Catahoula, East Feliciana
Prominent Organizations: Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Kansas City
Southern Railway, Louisiana Delta Community College
Key Media Outlets: Monroe News Star, The Alexandria Town Talk, The Monroe
Free Press, KTVE (NBC), KNOE (CBS), KEDM (NPR)
GARRET GRAVES (R-LA-06)
Replacing Bill Cassidy (R)
Home: Baton Rouge, LA
Born: Baton Rouge, LA
Previous: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; Aide, U.S.
Representative Billy Tauzin (LA-03); Legislative Aide, U.S. House Committee on
Energy and Commerce; Aide, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation; Staff Director, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Climate Change and
Impacts
Education: B.A., University of Alabama
Campaign Platform: National Security, Economy, Healthcare, Energy, Education,
Civil Liberties, Immigration, Tax Reform
District Counties: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana,
Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John
the Baptist, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge
Prominent Organizations: Turner Industries, ExxonMobil, Louisiana State
University, The Shaw Group
Key Media Outlets: The Advocate, The Times‑Picayune, The Weekly Press,
WAFB (CBS), WRKF (NPR)
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Maine
BRUCE POLIQUIN (R-ME-02)
Replacing Mike Michaud (D)
Home: Oakland, ME
Born: Waterville, ME
Previous: State Treasurer of Maine
Education: B.A., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Economy, Fiscal Responsibility, Healthcare, Energy,
Education, Civil Liberties, Immigration, Tax Reform
District Counties: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec,
Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, Washington
Prominent Organizations: Central Medical Center, WalMart distribution center,
TD Bank
Key Media Outlets: Bangor Daily News, Lewiston Sun Journal, WGME (CBS),
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (NPR)
Massachusetts
SETH MOULTON (D-MA-06)
Replacing John Tierney (D)
Home: Salem, MA
Born: Salem, MA
Previous: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Education: B.S., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: National Security, Military and Veterans Affairs, Gun Control,
Civil Liberties, Education, Social Security and Medicare Solvency, Healthcare,
Jobs, Economy
District Counties: Essex, Middlesex
Prominent Organizations: Bain Capital, Boston Scientific, Baskin-Robbins, Bose
Corporation, Boston College, Boston Red Sox
Key Media Outlets: The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Salem News
Boston Business Journal, WHDH (NBC), WBZ (CBS), WGBH (NPR)
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Michigan
JOHN MOOLENAAR (R-MI-04)
Replacing Dave Camp (R)
Home: Midland, MI
Born: Midland, MI
Previous: Michigan State Senate (District 36); Michigan House of Representatives
(District 98); Midland City Council; Executive, Dow Chemical Company
Education: B.A., Hope College; M.P.A., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Immigration, Jobs
District Counties: Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Ogemaw, Mecosta,
Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola, Roscommon, Saginaw, Shiawassee,
Wexford
Prominent Organizations: Central Michigan University, Dow Chemical Company,
Soaring Indian Casino, Isabella Indian Reservation
Key Media Outlets: Lansing State Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Midland Daily
News, Central Michigan Life, WEYI (NBC), WCMU (NPR)
MIKE BISHOP (R-MI-08)
Replacing Mike Rogers (R)
Home: Rochester, MI
Born: Almont, MI
Previous: Majority Leader, Michigan State Senate (District 12); Michigan House of
Representatives (District 45)
Education: B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Michigan State University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Healthcare
District Counties: Livingston, Ingham, Oakland, Shiawassee, Oakland, Rochester
Hills
Prominent Organizations: Michigan State University, Michigan Chamber of
Commerce, Accident Fund
Key Media Outlets: Lansing State Journal, Greater Lansing Business Monthly,
WWJ (CBS), WKAR (NPR)
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DAVID TROTT (R-MI-11)
Replacing Kerry Bentivolio (R)
Home: Birmingham, MI
Born: Oakland County, MI
Previous: Chairman and CEO, Trott & Trott PC; Owner, Attorneys Title Agency
LLC; Owner, Trott Recovery Services; Co-Owner, Dietz Trott Sports &
Entertainment
Education: B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Duke University
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Education, Jobs, Economy,
Immigration, Healthcare, Ethics
District Counties: Oakland, Wayne
Prominent Organizations: Beaumont Hospital, Chrysler Group LLC, General
Motors Company
Key Media Outlets: The Oakland Press, Detroit Free Press, WDIV (NBC), WDET
(NPR)
DEBBIE DINGELL (D-MI-12)
Replacing John Dingell (D)
Home: Dearborn, MI
Born: Unknown
Previous: President, D2 Strategies; Chair, Wayne State University Board of
Governors; Executive, General Motors; American Automobile Policy Council
Education: B.S.F.S., Georgetown University; M.S., Georgetown University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Economy, Education, Healthcare
District Counties: Washtenaw, Wayne
Prominent Organizations: University of Michigan, Domino’s Pizza, Lotus
Engineering, General Dynamics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Key Media Outlets: Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Observer, Detroit Free Press,
Detroit News, WDIV (NBC), WUOM (NPR)
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BRENDA LAWRENCE (D-MI-14)
Replacing Gary Peters (D)
Home: Southfield, MI
Born: Detroit, MI
Previous: Mayor, Southfield; President, Southfield City Council; U.S. Postal
Service
Education: B.A., Central Michigan University
Campaign Platform: Education, Labor, Wage Issues
District Counties: Oakland, Wayne
Prominent Organizations: General Motors, Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce,
Blue Cross Blue Shield, DTE Energy, Ally Financial
Key Media Outlets: Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Michigan Chronicle, WXYZ
(ABC), WDET (NPR)
Minnesota
TOM EMMER (R-MN-6)
Replacing Michele Bachmann (R)
Home: Delano, MN
Born: South Bend, IN
Previous: Minnesota House of Representatives (District 19B); attorney; radio talk
show host
Education: B.A., University of Alaska Fairbanks; J.D., William Mitchell College of
Law
Campaign Platform: Government Accountability, Tax Reform, Jobs, Ethics,
Education
District Counties: Anoka, Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Washington,
Wright
Prominent Organizations: Target Corporation, U.S. Bancorp, Anoka Technical
College, Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce, CentraCare Health System
Key Media Outlets: St. Paul Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, St. Cloud Times, Star
News Weekender, KARE (NBC), KNOW (NPR)
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Montana
RYAN ZINKE (R-MT-AT LARGE)
Replacing Steve Daines (R)
Home: Whitefish, MT
Born: Bozeman, MT
Previous: Montana Senate (District 2); U.S. Navy SEAL Commander
Education: B.A., University of Oregon; M.B.A., National University; M.S.,
University of San Diego
Campaign Platform: Economy, Fiscal Responsibility, Energy, Ethics, Healthcare,
Education
District Counties: Covers entire state of Montana
Prominent Organizations: First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., University of
Montana, Yellowstone National Park
Key Media Outlets: Billings Gazette, Great Falls Tribune, Missoulian, Big Sky
Business Journal, KEMC (NPR), KTVQ (CBS)
Nebraska
BRAD ASHFORD (D-NE-02)
Replacing Lee Terry (R)
Home: Omaha, NE
Born: Omaha, NE
Previous: Nebraska Senate (District 20); Nebraska Senate (District 6)
Education: B.A., Colgate University; J.D., Creighton University
Campaign Platform: Economy, Jobs, Education, Crime
District Counties: Douglas, Sarpy
Prominent Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra, Mutual of Omaha, TD
Ameritrade
Key Media Outlets: Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, The Daily Record,
KETV (ABC), KIOS (NPR)
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Nevada
CRESENT HARDY (R-NV-04)
Replacing Steven Horsford (D)
Home: Mesquite, NV
Born: St. George, UT
Previous: Nevada House of Representatives (District 19); City Councilor,
Mesquite
Education: B.A., Dixie State College (now Dixie State University)
Campaign Platform: Government Accountability, Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs,
Economy, Education, Healthcare, National Security
District Counties: Clark, Lyon, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye, White Pine
Prominent Organizations: MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment
Corp., Wynn Resorts, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Key Media Outlets: Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas
Tribune, KTNV (ABC), KNPR (NPR)
New Hampshire
FRANK GUINTA (R-NH-01)
Replacing Carol Shea-Porter (D)
Home: Manchester, NH
Born: Edison, NJ
Previous: U.S. House of Representatives (NH-01); Mayor of Manchester
Education: B.A., Assumption College; M.A., University of New Hampshire
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Jobs, Social Security and Medicare Solvency,
Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Reform, Military and Veterans Affairs, Energy
District Counties: Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack,
Rockingham, Strafford
Prominent Organizations: Concord Hospital, Lincoln National Corporation, Elliot
Hospital, Fidelity Investments
Key Media Outlets: New Hampshire Union Leader, New Hampshire Sunday
News, WMUR (ABC), New Hampshire Public Radio
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New Jersey
DONALD NORCROSS (D-NJ-1)
Replacing Rob Andrews (D)
Home: Camden, NJ
Born: Camden, NJ
Previous: Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate (District 5)
Education: A.S., Camden County College
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Education, Healthcare
District Counties: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester
Prominent Organizations: Campbell Soup Company, Subaru of America,
Camden County College
Key Media Outlets: Philadelphia Inquirer, South Jersey Times, NJspotlight.com
TOM MACARTHUR (R-NJ-03)
Replacing Jon Runyan (R)
Home: Toms River, NJ
Born: Unknown
Previous: Mayor, Randolph Township; President and CEO, York Insurance
Services Group, Inc.
Education: B.A., Hofstra University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Healthcare, National Security, Fiscal Responsibility,
Immigration
District Counties: Burlington, Ocean
Prominent Organizations: McGuire Air Force Base, Ocean County College,
Burlington County Regional Chamber of Commerce
Key Media Outlets: Philadelphia Inquirer, NJspotlight.com, NJTV (New Jersey
Public Television)
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BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN (D-NJ-12)
Replacing Rush Holt (D)
Home: Ewing Township, NJ
Born: Camden, NJ
Previous: New Jersey General Assembly (District 15)
Education: B.A., Thomas Edison State College
Campaign Platform: Social Security and Medicare Solvency, Labor and Wage
Issues, Gun Control, Energy, Technology, Healthcare, Civil Liberties
District Counties: Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Union
Prominent Organizations: Princeton University, The College of New
Jersey, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Key Media Outlets: Star-Ledger, NJspotlight.com, WKXW, WNJT FM (NPR)
New York
LEE ZELDIN (R-NY-01)
Replacing Timothy Bishop (D)
Home: Shirley, NY
Born: East Meadow, NY
Previous: New York Senate (District 3); Major, U.S. Army Reserve
Education: B.A., State University of New York at Albany; J.D., Albany Law School
Campaign Platform: Ethics, Government Accountability, Jobs, Education, Social
Security and Medicare Solvency, Healthcare
District Counties: Suffolk
Prominent Organizations: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Armed Forces
Reserve Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook University Hospital
Key Media Outlets: The New York Times, The Suffolk County News, Newsday,
WNBC (NBC), WSUF (NPR)
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KATHLEEN RICE (D-NY-04)
Replacing Carolyn McCarthy (D)
Home: Garden City, NY
Born: New York, NY
Previous: Nassau County District Attorney; Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney’s
Office in Philadelphia; Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney’s
Office
Education: B.A., The Catholic University of America; J.D., Touro Law Center
Campaign Platform: Gun Control, Social Security and Medicare Solvency, Military
and Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Labor and Wage Issues
District Counties: Nassau
Prominent Organizations: Nassau County Police Department, Long Island Rail
Road, Hofstra University, New York Islanders, Belmont Park
Key Media Outlets: The New York Times, Nassau County Record, Newsday,
Garden City News, WNBC (NBC), WSHU (NPR)
ELISE STEFANIK (R-NY-21)
Replacing Bill Owens (D)
Home: Willsboro, NY
Born: Albany, NY
Previous: Premium Plywood Products, Inc.; Director, Vice Presidential Debate
Prep to Paul Ryan; Communications Director, Foreign Policy Initiative; Policy
Director, Tim Pawlenty for President
Education: B.A., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Economy, Tax Reform, Healthcare, Fiscal Responsibility,
Ethics
District Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,
Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington
Prominent Organizations: Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Race Course,
Adirondacks Tourism Industry, Thousand Islands Tourism Industry, State
University of New York at Plattsburgh
Key Media Outlets: The New York Times, Watertown Daily Times, The Post-Star,
Press-Republican, WPTZ (NBC), NCPR (NPR)
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JOHN KATKO (R-NY-24)
Replacing Daniel Maffei (D)
Home: Camillus, NY
Born: Onondaga County, NY
Previous: Organized Crime Prosecutor, U.S. Department of Justice; Senior Trial
Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Education: B.A., Niagara University; J.D., Syracuse University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Labor and Wage Issues, Jobs, Economy, Fiscal
Responsibility, Education, Energy
District Counties: Cayuga, Onondaga, Wayne, Oswego
Prominent Organizations: Upstate University Health System, Lockheed Martin
MS2, Syracuse University
Key Media Outlets: The New York Times, The Post-Standard, Auburn Citizen,
WSTM (NBC), WRVO (NPR)
North Carolina
MARK WALKER (R-NC-06)
Replacing Howard Coble (R)
Home: Guilford County, NC
Born: Dothan, AL
Previous: Pastor, Lawndale Baptist Church; Greensboro War Memorial
Commission
Education: B.A., Piedmont Baptist College (now Piedmont International
University)
Campaign Platform: Economy, Tax Reform, Ethics, Government Accountability
District Counties: Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry, Stokes, Guilford,
Alamance, Durham, Granville, Orange
Prominent Organizations: Lorillard Tobacco, Glen Raven, Inc., Cone Health,
High Point Furniture Industry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Key Media Outlets: News & Record, WFMY (CBS), WFDD (NPR)
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DAVID ROUZER (R-NC-07)
Replacing Mike McIntyre (D)
Home: Benson, NC
Born: Landstuhl, Germany
Previous: North Carolina Senate (District 12); Principal, R&C Distributors, LLC;
Principal, The Rouzer Company; Associate Administrator, Rural Business-
Cooperative Programs/Director, Legislative & Public Affairs; Senior Advisor, Office
of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole
Education: B.A., North Carolina State University
Campaign Platform: National Security, Government Accountability, Tax Reform
District Counties: Robeson, Cumberland, New Hanover, Johnston, Bladen,
Columbus, Brunswick, Sampson
Prominent Organizations: New Hanover Regional Medical Center, UNC-
Wilmington, Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Port of Wilmington
Key Media Outlets: Star-News, Greater Wilmington Business Journal, WWAY
(ABC), WHQR (NPR)
ALMA ADAMS (D-NC-12)
Replacing Mel Watt (D)
Home: Greensboro, NC
Born: High Point, NC
Previous: North Carolina House of Representatives (District 58)
Education: B.S. and M.S., North Carolina A&T University
Campaign Platform: Education, Ethics, Healthcare, Social Security and Medicare
Solvency, Labor and Wage Issues
District Counties: Mecklenburg, Cabbarus, Rowan, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford
Prominent Organizations: Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Company, Duke
Energy, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte
Key Media Outlets: Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Business Journal, News &
Record, WSOC (ABC), WFAE (NPR)
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Oklahoma
STEVE RUSSELL (R-OK-05)
Replacing James Lankford (R)
Home: Oklahoma City, OK
Born: Oklahoma City, OK
Previous: Oklahoma State Senate (District 45); Founder, Vets for Victory;
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Education: B.A., Ouachita Baptist University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Fiscal Responsibility, Education, Military and
Veterans Affairs, Gun Control
District Counties: Pottawatomie, Seminole, Oklahoma
Prominent Organizations: Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, University of Central Oklahoma
Key Media Outlets: The Oklahoman, The Journal Record, KFOR-TV (NBC),
KGOU (NPR)
Pennsylvania
RYAN COSTELLO (R-PA-06)
Replacing Jim Gerlach (R)
Home: West Chester, PA
Born: Chester County, PA
Previous: Chairman, Chester County Board of Commissioners; Attorney
Education: B.A., Ursinus College; J.D., Villanova School of Law
Campaign Platform: Ethics, Jobs, Economy, Healthcare, Energy, Military and
Veterans Affairs
District Counties: Berks, Chester, Lebanon, Montgomery
Prominent Organizations: Lincoln Financial Group, Comcast, Sunoco, Bryn
Mawr College
Key Media Outlets: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal,
Reading Eagle, KYW (CBS), WHYY (NPR)
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BRENDAN BOYLE (D-PA-13)
Replacing Allyson Schwartz (D)
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Born: Philadelphia, PA
Previous: Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 170); Professor,
Drexel University
Education: B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Harvard University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Ethics, Healthcare, Environment, Education
District Counties: Montgomery, Philadelphia City
Prominent Organizations: Comcast, Aramark, AmeriGas, University of
Pennsylvania
Key Media Outlets: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, KYW (CBS), WHYY (NPR)
Texas
JOHN RATCLIFFE (R-TX-04)
Replacing Ralph Hall (R)
Home: Heath, TX
Born: Unknown
Previous: Mayor of Heath, TX; U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas; Chief of
Anti-Terrorism and National Security, Eastern District of Texas
Education: B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., Southern Methodist University
Campaign Platform: Ethics, Fiscal Responsibility, Healthcare, Immigration, Gun
Control, Military and Veterans Affairs
District Counties: Franklin, Titus,Grayson, Franklin, Red River, Morris, Rains,
Grayson, Bowie, Camp, Franklin, Grayson, Cass, Franklin, Grayson, Delta,
Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hunt, Lamar, Marion, Rockwall, Upshur
Prominent Organizations: Truman Arnold Companies, AT&T, Texas Parks and
Wildlife, Red River Army Depot
Key Media Outlets: Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, Mount
Pleasant Daily Tribune, The Paris News, Fannin County Leader, Sulphur Springs
News-Telegram, The Herald Democrat, KTVT (CBS), KERA (NPR)
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WILL HURD (R-TX-23)
Replacing Pete Gallego (D)
Home: San Antonio, TX
Born: San Antonio, TX
Previous: Senior Advisor, FusionX; Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
Education: B.S., Texas A&M University
Campaign Platform: Ethics, Government Accountability, Economy, Fiscal
Responsibility, Tax Reform, Energy, Immigration
District Counties: El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves, Presidio,
Brewster, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Terrell, Pecos, Crockett,
Schleicher, Sutton, Edwards, Val Verde, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Zavala,
Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina, Bexar
Prominent Organizations: HEB Grocery Company, LP, USAA, University of
Texas at San Antonio
Key Media Outlets: San Antonio Express-News, mySanAntonio.com, Fort
Stockton Pioneer, Del Rio News-Herald, KSAT (ABC)
BRIAN BABIN (R-TX-36)
Replacing Steve Stockman (R)
Home: Woodville, TX
Born: Port Arthur, TX
Previous: Dentist; Mayor, Woodville; Captain, U.S. Air Force
Education: B.S., Lamar University; D.D.S., University of Texas
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Tax Reform, Immigration, Jobs, Ethics,
Environmental Issues
District Counties: Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin, Liberty,
Chambers, Harris
Prominent Organizations: Humble Oil and Refining Company ExxonMobil, JSW
Steel USA, Inc., Port of Houston, Gulf States Utilities, Lyndon B. Johnson Space
Center, Lamar University
Key Media Outlets: Houston Chronicle, Houston Business Journal, The Cleveland
Advocate, The Anahuac Progress, KHOU (CBS), KWBU (NPR)
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Utah
MIA LOVE (R-UT-04)
Replacing Jim Matheson (D)
Home: Saratoga Springs, UT
Born: New York, NY
Previous: Mayor of Saratoga Springs, UT; Councilmember, Saratoga Springs City
Council
Education: B.A., University of Hartford
Campaign Platform: Education, Healthcare, Immigration, Social Security and
Medicare Solvency, Tax Reform, Energy
District Counties: Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, Sanpete
Prominent Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Deseret Management Corporation, Questar Corporation, University of Utah, ski
industry
Key Media Outlets: The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, KTVX (ABC)
Virginia
DAVID BRAT (R-VA-07)
Replacing Eric Cantor (R)
Home: Henrico, VA
Born: Detroit, MI
Previous: Chair, Department of Economics, Randolph-Macon College;
Consultant, World Bank
Education: B.A., Hope College; M.A., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D.,
American University
Campaign Platform: Healthcare, Fiscal Responsibility, Immigration, Social
Security and Medicare Solvency, Education
District Counties: Culpeper, Orange, Louisa, Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield,
Goochland, Spotsylvania, New Kent, Richmond City
Prominent Organizations: Altria Group, Inc., Patient First, Richmond Federal
Reserve, University of Richmond, North Anna Power Station
Key Media Outlets: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Richmond
BizSense, Star Exponent, The Free Lance-Star, WCVE (NPR), WTVR (CBS)
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DON BEYER (D-VA-08)
Replacing Jim Moran (D)
Home: Alexandria, VA
Born: Trieste, Italy
Previous: Owner, nine car dealerships; United States Ambassador to Switzerland
and Liechtenstein; Lieutenant Governor, Virginia
Education: B.A., Williams College
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Education, Gun Control, Labor and Wage Issues,
Environmental Issues, Healthcare
District Counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Alexandria City, Falls Church
Prominent Organizations: Touchstone Energy, ESI International, Accenture,
Northrop Grumman, United States Department of Defense, Drug Enforcement
Administration
Key Media Outlets: Washington Post, Washington Business Journal,
InsideNoVA.com, ARLnow.com, Alexandria Times, WJLA (ABC), WETA (NPR)
BARBARA COMSTOCK (R-VA-10)
Replacing Frank Wolf (R)
Home: McLean, VA
Born: Springfield, MA
Previous: Virginia House of Delegates (District 34); Director of Public Affairs,
Department of Justice; Staffer, Congressman Frank Wolf
Education: B.A., Middlebury College; J.D., Georgetown University
Campaign Platform: Jobs, Education, Healthcare, Energy, Civil Liberties
District Counties: Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William
Prominent Organizations: Capital One, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mars, Inc., Central
Intelligence Agency
Key Media Outlets: Washington Post, Washington Business Journal, McLean
Connection, Winchester Star, InsideNoVA.com, Bull Run Observer, WJLA (ABC),
WAMU (NPR)
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Washington
DAN NEWHOUSE (R-WA-04)
Replacing Doc Hastings (R)
Home: Yakima, WA
Born: Sunnyside, WA
Previous: Director, Washington Department of Agriculture; Washington House of
Representatives (District 15)
Education: B.A., Washington State University
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs, Healthcare, Social Security and
Medicare Solvency, Immigration
District Counties: Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Franklin, Benton, Adams
Prominent Organizations: Agriculture industry, Walla Walla Community College,
Washington State Penitentiary, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Key Media Outlets: Seattle Times, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Yakima Herald-
Republic, NWPR (NPR), KNDO (NBC)
West Virginia
ALEX MOONEY (R-WV-02)
Replacing Shelley Moore Capito (R)
Home: Charles Town, WV
Born: Washington, DC
Previous: Maryland Senate (District 3); Legislative Analyst, Republican
Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives; Staff Assistant, U.S.
Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett
Education: B.A., Dartmouth College
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Government Accountability, Tax
Reform, Ethics, Education, Healthcare, Energy, Jobs
District Counties: Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson, Hampshire, Hardy, Pendleton,
Randolph, Upshur, Lewis, Braxton, Calhoun, Roane, Wirt, Jackson, Putnam, Clay
Prominent Organizations: West Virginia Power, West Virginia University,
Charleston Area Medical Center, Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and
Innovation Center, coal mining industry
Key Media Outlets: The Charleston Gazette, The State Journal, Charleston Daily
Mail, The Journal, WCIV (ABC), WVPB (NPR)
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EVAN JENKINS (R-WV-03)
Replacing Nick Rahall (D)
Home: Huntington, WV
Born: Huntington, WV
Previous: West Virginia Senate (District 5); West Virginia House of Delegates
(District 16)
Education: B.S., University of Florida; J.D., Cumberland School of Law
Campaign Platform: Energy, Social Security and Medicare Solvency, Jobs,
Economy
District Counties: Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe,
Summers, Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell, Wyoming, Mingo, Logan, Boone, Lincoln,
Wayne, Cabell, Mason
Prominent Organizations: Marshall University, Cabell Huntington Hospital, St.
Mary’s Medical Center, Amazon, DirecTV
Key Media Outlets: The Herald-Dispatch, The Charleston Gazette, WSAZ (NBC)
Wisconsin
GLENN GROTHMAN (R-WI-06)
Replacing Tom Petri (R)
Home: Campbellsport, WI
Born: Milwaukee, WI
Previous: Republican Assistant Majority Leader, Wisconsin Senate (District 20);
Wisconsin State Assembly (District 58)
Education: B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., University of Wisconsin
Campaign Platform: Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Reform, Education, Healthcare,
Immigration
District Counties: Waushara, Columbia, Winnebago, Manitowoc, Sheboygan,
Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Dodge, Jefferson
Prominent Organizations: OshKosh B’Gosh, Manitowoc Company, Sargento
Foods, Johnsonville Sausage Company
Key Media Outlets: The Daily Cardinal, Milwaukee Business Journal, The
Northwestern, Fond du Lac eporter, WMSN (Fox), WERN (NPR)
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Direct Impact Leadership
Connie Partoyan - President
(202) 649-4311
Ralph Posner - Executive Vice President
(202) 649-4321
Amy Cloessner - Senior Vice President
(202) 530-4543
Michael Fleischer - Senior Vice President
(202) 530-4548
Jeff Schmidt - Senior Vice President
(202) 530-4783
Steven Soper - Senior Vice President
(512) 879-0988
