US House Candidates Worth Working For in 2014
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Open Seat & Challengers
Non-incumbent candidates worth working for scored an A- or better on our exhaustive candidate issue questionnaire. * = In districts where we have endorsed more than one candidate we won’t choose one over the other but will work to defeat other more conservative Democrats who are also running in these primaries.
| District | Candidate | Needs help in | |
| Primary | General | ||
| California-15 | Ellen Corbett | √ | ? |
| California-31 | Eloise Gomez Reyes* | √ | |
| California-31 | Pete Aguilar* | √ | |
| Minnesota-02 | Mike Obermueller | √ | |
| North Carolina-12 | Alma Adams | √ | |
Incumbents
Incumbent candidates worth working for are candidates who have earned ProgressivePunch.org highest score — five stars — in the percentage of crucial lifetime votes in which the candidate sided with progressives. “Crucial” votes are votes in which there was strong progressive cohesion and at the same time a significant defection on the part of more conservative Democrats to the Republicans. The Crucial Votes % categories also include all roll call votes where the margin between yes votes and no votes was narrow and could have been changed by a small group of members voting differently. For a more detailed explanation click here.
Most of these progressive incumbents are in pretty good shape as of 1/6/14. Candidates who especially need our & your help in their election are in bold.
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District |
Candidate |
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Arizona-03 |
Raul Grijalva |
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California-02 |
Jared Huffman |
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California-12 |
Nancy Pelosi |
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California-13 |
Barbara Lee |
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California-17 |
Mike Honda (Primary and possibly general) |
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California-27 |
Judy Chu |
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California-32 |
Grace Napolitano |
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California-34 |
Xavier Becerra |
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California-37 |
Karen Bass |
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California-38 |
Linda Sanchez |
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California-40 |
Lucille Roybal-Allard |
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California-43 |
Maxine Waters |
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California-44 |
Janice Hahn |
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California-47 |
Alan Lowenthal |
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Georgia-05 |
John Lewis |
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Illinois-07 |
Danny Davis |
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Illinois-09 |
Jan Schakowsky |
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Maine-01 |
Chellie Pingree |
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Maryland-04 |
Donna Edwards |
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Massachusetts-02 |
Jim McGovern |
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Massachusetts-04 |
Joe Kennedy |
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Massachusetts-06 |
John Tierney (Primary and general) |
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Massachusetts07 |
Mike Capuano |
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Michigan-13 |
John Conyers |
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Minnesota-05 |
Keith Ellison |
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Minnesota-08 |
Rick Nolan (General) |
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New Jersey-12 |
Rush Holt |
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New York-07 |
Nydia Velazquez |
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New York-09 |
Yvette Clarke |
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New York-10 |
Jerry Nadler |
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New York-15 |
José Serrano |
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Oregon-01 |
Suzanne Bonamici |
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Tennessee-09 |
Steve Cohen |
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Washington-07 |
Jim McDermott |
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Wisconsin-02 |
Mark Pocan |
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Wisconsin-04 |
Gwen Moore |
Endorse
The candidates listed below have earned a B+, still good enough for our endorsement.
Open Seat & Challengers
| District | Candidate |
| California-25 | Lee Rogers |
| Iowa-01 | Patrick Murphy |
| Michigan-06 | Paul Clements |
| New York-04 | Kevan Abrahams |
Incumbents
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District |
Candidate |
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California-06 |
Doris Matsui |
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California-14 |
Jackie Speier |
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California-18 |
Anna Eshoo |
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California-19 |
Zoe Lofgren |
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California-20 |
Sam Farr |
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California-24 |
Lois Capps |
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Colorado-01 |
Diana DeGette |
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Connecticut-01 |
John Larson |
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Connecticut-03 |
Rosa DeLauro |
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Florida-09 |
Alan Grayson |
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Florida-20 |
Alcee Hastings |
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Florida-21 |
Ted Deutch |
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Florida-24 |
Frederica Wilson |
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Illinois-01 |
Bobby Rush |
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Illinois-04 |
Luis Gutierrez |
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Kentucky-03 |
John Yarmuth |
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Maryland-03 |
John Sarbanes |
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Maryland-07 |
Elijah Cummings |
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Massachusetts-01 |
Richard Neal |
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Massachusetts-03 |
Niki Tsongas |
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Massachusetts-09 |
Bill Keating |
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Minnesota-04 |
Betty McCollum |
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Missouri-01 |
William Clay |
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New Jersey-06 |
Frank Pallone |
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New Jersey-10 |
Donald Payne |
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New York-01 |
Tim Bishop |
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New York-08 |
Hakeem Jeffries |
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New York-12 |
Carolyn Maloney |
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New York-20 |
Paul Tonko |
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New York-25 |
Louise Slaughter |
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Ohio-11 |
Marcia Fudge |
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Oregon-03 |
Earl Blumenauer |
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Oregon-04 |
Peter DeFazio |
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Pennsylvania-02 |
Chaka Fattah |
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Pennsylvania-17 |
Matt Cartwright |
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Rhode Island-01 |
David Cicilline |
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Texas-35 |
Lloyd Doggett |
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Vermont-AL |
Peter Welch |
| Needs help in | |||
| Primary | General | ||
| CA-15 | Ellen Corbett | ü | ? |
| CA-31 | Eloise Gomez Reyes* | ü | ? |
| CA-31 | Pete Aguilar* | ü | ? |
| IL-13 | George Gollin | ü | ü |
| ME-02 | Emily Ann Cain | ü | ü |
| MN-02 | Mike Obermueller | ü | |
| NC-12 | Alma Adams | ü | |
| PA-08 | Shaughnessy Naughton | ü | ü |
| PA-13 | Valerie Arkoosh* | ü | |
| PA-13 | Daylin Leach* | ü | |