July 4, 2020
Oh my my. Here we are again, ready to elect the next wave of women to transform our Congressional leadership in bold and unprecedented ways. Only this time the consequences are so existential, so palpable. Which makes hope for a massive wave of disgusted, disturbed, dismissed, dissatisfied voters all the more real.
For my first blog of the 2020 cycle I want to honor the 27 courageous women who are running again this time. As Elizabeth Warren would say, they persisted. This time many of them will break through, and we can be encouraged by that. We can also assist them in their victories, which will make them all the sweeter. May I present…
THE COMEBACK CANDIDATES!
Alyse Galvin vs. Don Young AK-AL
Joan Greene vs. Andy Biggs AZ-05
Anita Malik or Hiral Tipirneni vs. David Schweikert AZ-06
Audrey Denney vs. Doug LaMalfa CA-01
Diane Bush vs. Lauren Boebert CO-03 ^
Dana Cottrell vs. Daniel Webster FL-11
Carolyn Bordeaux vs. Rich McCormick GA-07 ^
Tabitha Johnson-Green vs. Jody Hice GA-10
Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan vs. Rodney Davis IL-13
Jeannine Lee Lake vs. Greg Pence IN-06
Gretchen Driskell vs. Tim Walberg MI-07
Kimberly Bizon MI-10 ^
Kathy Ellis vs. Jason Smith MO-08
Kathleen Williams vs. Greg Gianforte MT-AL
Kathy Manning NC-06 ^
Kara Eastman vs. Don Bacon NE-02
Tedra Cobb vs. Elise Stefanik NY-21
Tracy Mitrano vs. Tom Reed NY-23
Dana Balter vs. John Katko NY-24
Shawna Roberts vs. Bill Johnson OH-06
Renee Hoyos vs. Tim Burchett TN-02
Adrienne Bell vs. Randy Weber TX-14
Gina Ortiz Jones TX-23 ^
Julie Oliver vs. Roger Williams TX-25
Vangie Williams vs. Robert Wittman VA-01
Carolyn Long vs. Jaime Herrara Beutler WA-03
^ indicates running against a new, non-incumbent challenger
The four bolded candidates are women of color, needed now more than ever to create sound, sustainable public policy.
These women hail from 19 states. If you live in one of them, donate to their campaigns! If you have the same name as one of them, donate to their campaign! All you Carolyns and Danas and Kathys out there get extra credit. If you know someone who lives in one of their states, tell that person about our candidate. Spread the word. We can elect women up and down the ballot if we help them.
The delayed primaries mean we do not have accurate information about some challengers, but now that we are less than four months out I felt it was time to get blogging! Look for future blogs on our astounding slate of women running for Senate; races to watch: exciting primaries in MO, WA, FL, AZ and MA in August and September; and candidate spotlights. Stay tuned because the next 4 months are going to fly by and we need to be on our toes, poised to step in where needed.
Special shout-out to Amy McGrath and MJ Hegar who are also running again, only this time for Senate in KY and TX! Let’s help Amy ditch Mitch and MJ crush Cornyn.