People are already voting, so there’s no time like the present to present my full list of the courageous and committed women who are willing to serve their communities by working for them in Congress. What a concept. It says it right there in the preamble to the Constitution: of the People, by the People, and most importantly FOR the People!! Not the corporations, not the Congresspeople, but the actual people.
In alphabetical order by state, they are:
- Alyse Galvin vs Don Young AK-AL alyse4alaska.com
- Phyllis Harvey-Hall vs Barry Moore (ni) AL-02 harveyhall2congress.com
- Adia McClellan-Winfrey vs Mike Rogers AL-03 winfrey4congress.com
- * Joyce Elliott vs French Hill AR-02 joyceelliott.com *
- Celeste Williams vs Steve Womack AR-03 celestewilliamsforarkansas.com
- Delina DiSanto vs Paul Gosar AZ-04 delinadisanto.com
- Joan Greene vs Andy Biggs AZ-05 joangreeneaz.com
- Hiral Tipirneni vs David Schweikert AZ-06 hiralforcongress.com
- Audrey Denney vs Greg LaMalfa CA-01 audreyforcongress.com
- Brynne Kennedy vs Tom McClintock CA-04 brynneforcongress.com
- Chris Bubser vs Jay Obernolte (ni) CA-08 chrisbubser.com
- Kim Mangone vs Kevin McCarthy CA-23 mangoneforcongress.com
- Christy Smith vs Mike Garcia CA-25 christyforcongress.org
- Angelica Duenas vs Tony Cardenas CA-29 uses Twitter
- Georgette Gomez vs Sara Jacobs (D, ni) CA-53 georgettegomez.org
- Diane Bush vs Lauren Boebert (ni) CO-03 dianeforcolorado.com
- Jillian Freeland vs Doug Lamborn CO-05 jillianfreeland.com
- Dana Cottrell vs Daniel Webster FL-11 dana2020.com
- Kimberly Walker vs Gus Bilirakis FL-12 kimberlyforcongress.com
- Margaret Good vs Vern Buchanan FL-16 margaretgood.com
- * Pam Keith vs Brian Mast FL-18 pamkeithfl.com *
- Cindy Banyai vs Byron Donalds (ni) FL-19 cindybanyai.com
- Carolyn Bordeaux vs Rich McCormick (ni) GA-07 carolyn4congress.com
- Tabitha Johnson-Green vs Jody Hice GA-10 Facebook campaign
- Dana Barrett vs Barry Loudermilk GA-11 electdanabarrett.com
- * Liz Johnson vs Rick Allen GA-12 lizjohnsonforcongress.com *
- Rita Hart vs Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA-02 ritahart.com
- Theresa Greenfield vs Joni Ernst IA Senate greenfieldforiowa.com
- * Paulette Jordan vs James Risch ID Senate pauletteforsenate.com *
- Marie Newman vs Mike Fricilone (ni) IL-03 marienewmanforcongress.com
- Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan vs Rodney Davis IL-13 betsydirksenlondrigan.com
- Erika Weaver vs Mary Miller (ni) IL-15 weaverforillinois.com
- Dani Brzozowski vs Adam Kinzinger IL-16 daniforillinois.com
- Pat Hackett vs Jackie Walorski IN-02 pathackettforcongress.com
- Christina Hale vs Victoria Spartz (ni) IN-05 haleforcongress.com
- * Jeannine Lee Lake vs Greg Pence IN-06 jeannineleelakeforcongress.com
- Thomasina Marsili vs Larry Bucshon IN-08 hopein8.com
- * Michelle de la Isla vs Jake LaTurner (ni) KS-02 michelleforkansas.com *
- Laura Lombard vs Ron Estes KS-04 lauralombardforkansas.com
- Barbara Bollier vs Roger Marshall KS Senate bollierforkansas.com
- Alexandra Owensby vs Thomas Massie KY-04 amowensby.com
- Amy McGrath vs Mitch McConnell KY Senate amymcgrath.com
- Lee Ann Dugas vs Steve Scalise LA-01 Facebook campaign
- Candy Christophe vs 3 R’s LA-05 candychristophe4congress.com
- Mia Mason vs Andy Harris MD-01 miadmason.us
- Sara Gideon vs Susan Collins ME Senate saragideon.com
- Linda O’Dell vs Jack Bergman MI-01 lindaodellforcongress.com
- Hillary Scholten vs Peter Meijer (ni) MI-03 hillaryscholten.com
- Gretchen Driskell vs Tim Walberg MI-07 votegretchen.com
- Kimberly Bizon vs Lisa McClain (ni) MI-10 kimberlybizonforcongress.com
- Tawnja Zahradka vs Tom Emmer MN-06 tawnjaforcongress.com
- Quinn Nystrom vs Pete Steuber MN-08 quinnforcongress.com
- * Cori Bush vs Anthony Rogers (ni) MO-01 coribush.org *
- Jill Schupp vs Ann Wagner MO-02 jillschupp.com
- Megan Rezabek vs Blaine Luetkemeyer MO-03 Facebook campaign
- Lindsey Simmons vs Vicky Jo Hartzler MO-04 lindseysimmons.com
- Teresa Montseny vs Billy Long MO-07 montsenyforcongress.com
- Kathy Ellis vs Jason Smith MO-08 ellisforcongress.com
- Antonia Elliason vs Trent Kelly MS-01 Facebook campaign
- Kathleen Williams vs Greg Gianforte MT-AL kathleenformontana.com
- Deborah Ross vs Alan Swain (ni) NC-02 deborahross.com
- Kathy Manning vs Joseph Lee Haywood (ni) NC-06 kathymanningfornc.com
- * Pat Timmons-Goodson vs Richard Hudson NC-08 timmonsgoodsonforcongress.com *
- Kate Bolz vs Jeff Fortenberry NE-01 katebolz.com
- Kara Eastman vs Don Bacon NE-02 eastmanforcongress.com
- Amy Kennedy vs Jeff Van Drew NJ-02 amykennedyforcongress.com
- Stephanie Schmid vs Chris Smith NJ-04 stephaniefornewjersey.com
- Teresa Leger vs Alexis Johnson (ni) NM-03 teresaforall.com
- Patricia Ackerman vs Mark Amodei NV-02 ackerman4congress.com
- Nancy Goroff vs Lee Zeldin NY-01 goroffforcongress.com
- * Jackie Gordon vs Andrew Garbarino NY-02 jackiegordonforcongress.com *
- Tedra Cobb vs Elise Stefanik NY-21 tedracobb.com
- Tracy Mitrano vs Tom Reed NY-23 mitrano2020.com
- Dana Balter vs John Katko NY-24 electdanabalter.com
- Kate Schroder vs Steve Chabot OH-01 kateforcongress.com
- Jaime Castle vs Brad Wenstrup OH-02 castleforuscongress.com
- Shannon Freshour vs Jim Jordan OH-04 shannon4ohio.com
- Shawna Roberts vs Bill Johnson OH-06 shawnarobertsforcongress.com
- * Vanessa Enoch vs Warren Davidson OH-08 enochforcongress.com *
- * Desiree Tims vs Mike Turner OH-10 timsforcongress.com *
- Alaina Shearer vs Troy Balderson OH-12 alaina2020.com
- Hillary O’Connor Mueri vs David Joyce OH-14 hillaryoconnormueri.com
- Danyell Lanier vs Markwayne Mullin OK-02 Facebook/Twitter
- Zoe Midyett vs Frank Lucas OK-03 midyette2020.com
- Mary Brannon vs Tom Cole OK-04 electbrannon.com
- Abby Broyles vs Jim Inhofe OK Senate abbybroyles.com
- Christina Finello vs Brian Fitzpatrick PA-01 finelloforcongress.com
- Sarah Hammond vs Lloyd Smucker PA-11 sarahforus.com
- Kristy Gnibus vs Mike Kelly PA-16 kristyforcongress.com
- Adair Burroughs vs Joe Wilson SC-02 adairforcongress.com
- Kim Nelson vs William Timmons SC-04 kimnelsonforcongress.com
- Melissa Watson vs Tom Rice SC-07 melissawatsonforcongress.com
- Renee Hoyos vs Tim Burchett TN-02 hoyosforcongress.com
- Meg Gorman vs Chuck Fleischmann TN-03 meg2020.com
- Noelle Bivens vs Scott DesJarlais TN-04 Facebook
- Erika Stotts Pearson vs David Kustoff TN-08 not much presence
- Sima Ladjevardian vs Dan Crenshaw TX-02 simafortx.com
- Lulu Seikaly vs Van Taylor TX-03 lulufortexas.com
- Carolyn Salter vs Lance Gooden TX-05 salterforcongress.com
- Elizabeth Hernandez vs Kevin Brady TX-08 lizfortx8.com
- Lisa Welch vs Kay Granger TX-12 lisawelch.org
- * Adrienne Bell vs Randy Weber TX-14 voteforbell.com *
- Wendy Davis vs Chip Roy TX-21 wendydavisforcongress.com
- Gina Ortiz Jones vs Tony Gonzales (ni) TX-23 ginaortizjones.com
- * Candace Valenzuela vs Beth Van Duyne (ni) TX-24 candaceruns.com *
- Julie Oliver vs Roger Williams TX-25 julieoliver.org
- Carol Iannuzzi vs Michael Burgess TX-26 carol2020.com
- Donna Imam vs John Carter TX-31 votefordonna.com
- MJ Heger vs John Cornyn TX Senate mjfortexas.com
- Carolyn Long vs Jaime Herrara Beutler WA-03 electlong.com
- Beth Doglio vs Marilyn Strickland (D, ni) WA-10 bethdoglio.com
- Jessica King vs Glenn Grothman WI-06 jessicakingforwisconsin.com
- Tricia Zunker vs Tom Tiffany WI-07 triciaforwisconsin.com
- Amanda Stuck vs Mike Gallagher WI-08 amandastuck.com
- Natalie Cline vs David McKinley WV-01 natalieclineforcongress.com
- Cathy Kunkel vs Alex Mooney WV-02 kunkelforcongress.com
- Hilary Turner vs Carol Miller WV-03 turnerforcongresswv.com
- Paula Jean Swearengin vs Shelley Moore Capito WV Senate paulajean.com
Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by state. Bolded lines are basically rematches from 2018. In some cases a candidate is running again, but this time against someone new. Many of our incumbents retired after facing serious opposition last time! All my Comeback Candidates are bolded, regardless of who they are challenging. Non-incumbents are marked (ni). Some incumbents have a new female challenger this time; these (mostly men) are bolded.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the bipoc candidates have an asterisk by their name and website. Please do whatever you can to help more black, indigenous, Latinx, and women of every racial and cultural background have a voice in our Congress!! This list was compiled by me, Kate Paradis, and I admit there might be errors and/or omissions. Trust but verify. Email me at Kate@HalftheCongress.org if you have any corrections or comments. Thanks for whatever you can do to elevate the need for more women in Congress. This is important work