Endorsed Candidates
Candidates Endorsed by the Committee for a Livable Future in the 2010 Election
John Adler - 3rd Congressional District in New Jersey
Ever since government programs helped him get through Harvard after a family health tragedy, John Adler has been dedicated to letting the government help people. After graduation Adler married his law school classmate Shelley Levitan, and in 1987 he was elected to the Cherry Hill Town Council. He has been committed to ethics reform, quality education and given his personal experience with a failed healthcare program, Adler has remained an outspoken advocate for providing health insurance to all families.
He wrote Cherry Hill's ethics ordinance during his time on Town Council. In 1991, Adler ran for State Senate against a long-time incumbent. In a bad year for Democrats in New Jersey, Adler was the only candidate to beat a Republican incumbent in either house of the Legislature. In 2008 he won a previously Republican seat in the House of Representatives
In Congress Adler serves on the Financial Services Committee and on the Veteran's Affairs Committee.
Learn more at John's Campaign Website
Mike Arcuri - 24th Congressional District in New York
Mike Arcuri served as the Oneida County District Attorney for 12 years before being elected to the House in 2008. During this time he relentlessly pursued crime, winning awards for work against both domestic violence and sexual assault from women's groups. As a D.A., Arcuri had a conviction rate over 85%, putting hundreds of sex offenders behind bars, and successfully convicting over 94% of felony drug arrests. Arcuri also earned the respect of his peers and was elected President of the New York State District Attorney's Association.
In Congress, Arcuri has fought hard to promote economic growth for Upstate. From his position on the Rules Committee, Arcuri was able to help major small business tax relief legislation pass the House, providing $1.3 billion in relief for small businesses and family farms. He also passed a bill to create a Northern Border Economic Development Commission to provide vital job creation and development resources to the Upstate region.
Arcuri has called for a "State of the Art Energy Policy" to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and a push for more renewable energy.
Arcuri serves on the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and on the Rules Committee.
Learn more at Mike's Campaign website
John Boccieri - 16th Congressional District in Ohio
A Major in the Air Force Reserve, Boccieri has served our nation in more than 40 countries and has 14 years of service in the U.S. Military. An aircraft commander aboard the C-130 Hercules, he recently deployed in four rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. While in the military Boccieri also served in the Ohio state legislature.
When Boccieri won his House seat in 2008, he became the first Democrat to represent the 16th in 50 years.
Boccieri serves on the the Committees for Agriculture and for Transportation and Infrastructure.
Learn more at John's Campaign website
Leonard Boswell - 3rd Congressional District in Iowa
Leonard Boswell is a veteran who served with distinction as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam.
He won two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, the Soldier's Medal, and more awards. Returning home, Boswell became a farmer before winning election to Congress.
Boswell represents a swing district in Iowa and has kept Iowa's Third Congressional district blue for six terms while representing the needs and concerns of his constituents. Boswell's hard work as a farmer, soldier and community leader mirror the values of the district.
Boswell serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and on the Agriculture Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities
Learn more at Leonard's Campaign Website
Bruce Braley - 1st Congressional District in Iowa Bruce Braley applied for his first job when he was in third grade and has been working ever since
He delivered newspapers, mowed yards, baled hay, detassled corn, did janitorial work, worked at a grain elevator, and dro. 
ve a dump truck. To help put himself through college and law school, he built roads and bridges for the Poweshiek County Roads Department.
Braley practiced law for 23 years in Waterloo, representing people who lost their jobs due to corporate downsizing and employees who challenged dangerous safety standards.
Braley had never run for elected office prior to his election in 2006. Having spent his life outside the Washington bubble, Braley promises a new and interesting take on the country.
Braley is an advocate of reducing the United States' energy dependence on the Middle East and has campaigned on making Iowa "the Nation's alternative energy leader."
Braley serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Learn more at Bruce's Campaign Website
Chris Carney - 10th District in Pennsylvania
Chris Carney is a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve and served in the Pentagon after 9/11 as a senior terrorism and intelligence analyst. Carney worked hard to keep America safe. He grew up in rural Iowa, where he learned the value of hard honest work.
During his service to the country, which included serving in Operation: Enduring Freedom, Carney won the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three joint Service Achievement Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.
Carney serves on the Transportation Infrastructure Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security. He is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
Learn more and Chris' Campaign Website
Andre Carson - 7th Congressional District in Indiana
Carson's law enforcement background consists of nearly a full decade of public service. He has served as a Local Board Officer/Investigator for the Indiana State Excise Police for nine years, throughout Indiana. As our nation's growing concern for Homeland Security developed, Carson was detailed to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's Intelligence Fusion Center. There he worked in an anti-terrorism unit to provide Indianapolis and all of Indiana with the security measures necessary for our physical safety.
At the same time, Carson served on the Indianapolis City Council, and in March 2008 won a special election to succeed his grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson, after her death.
Rep. Carson is the second Muslim to serve in the House.
Carson serves on the Financial Services Committee.
Learn more at Andre's Campaign Website
Joe Courtney - 2nd Congressional District in Connecticut
While serving in the Connecticut state legislature, Joe Courtney was instrumental in improving his state's health insurance. His bipartisan efforts in the state legislative won him the title of "Democrat most admired by Republicans."
Rep. Courtney was elected to office in one of the closest fought battles in the 2006 election, winning by the razor thin margin of 84 votes.
Courtney sits on the Education and Labor Committee and Armed Services Committee, which address key areas of concern for eastern Connecticut
Learn more at Joe's Campaign Website
Kathy Dahlkemper - 3rd Congressional District Pennsylvania
Dahlkemper comes to Washington, D.C., not as a career politician, but as a concerned citizen with a lifetime of experience under her belt.
After serving as Director for the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF) for 10 years, she became a master at bringing people together in public-private partnerships to benefit the community. She now brings her skills at programming, management, and collaboration to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she proudly advocates for the interests of citizens from northwest Pennsylvania.
Dahlkemper is a civic leader and successful small business woman. For 11 years Dahlkemper and her husband Dan have helped to grow Dahlkemper Landscape Architects & Contractors from a small family business into a thriving organization.
Dahlkemper serves on the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Small Business
Learn more at Kathy Dahlkemper's Website
Joe Donnelly - 2nd Congressional District in Indiana
Representative Joe Donnelly has a deep commitment to public service and his community. He served on the Indiana State Election Board and as President of his local School Board. He is deeply committed to fiscal responsibility and protecting the middle class.
Donnelly is committed to better jobs, health care and education. He has called for more research into renewable energy and stronger protections for clean water. Donnelly defeated two term GOP incumbent Chris Chocola in 2006, in a rematch of their 2004 race.
Donnelly serves on the Committee on Veteran's Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services.
Learn more at Joe's Campaign Website
Steve Driehaus - 1st Congressional District - Ohio
Before 
Steve Driehaus ran for elected office he was a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Senegal. Driehaus served eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he was chosen by his peers to serve as House Minority Whip in 2003. He took a leadership role on issues such as election law and redistricting reform, helping to ensure elections were fair. He was elected to the House in 2008.
Steve Driehaus has committed himself to: working on replacing aging infrastructure, fighting the mortgage disaster, and protecting the economy. Driehaus has made these the focus of his time in Congress.
Driehaus serves on the Committee on Financial Services, and on the Committee on Oversight and Government reform.
Learn more at Steve's Campaign Website
Bill Foster - 14th Congressional District in Illinois
While working in the Fermi National Accelerator Labratory (Fermilab) Bill Foster discovered the top quark, the heaviest known form of matter, one of many discoveries Foster made during his extremely successful career as a physicist.
In 2007, Foster won the seat formerly held by former Speaker Dennis Hastert in one of the most closely watched special elections in more than a decade. His stunning victory was hailed by analysts across the country as a sign of the changing landscape of 2008. Foster was re-elected in November.
Foster sits on the House Financial Services Committee and on the Government Reform and Oversight Committee.
Gabrielle Giffords - 8th Congressional District in Arizona
Giffords is both a successful businesswoman and an accomplished legislator. 
Before being elected to the Arizona state legislature, Giffords was the CEO and President of El Campo Tire Warehouses, and later a managing partner at Giffords Capital Management. In the state legislature Giffords worked to increase both childcare and health care in the state. In addition she was awarded numerous accolades by the Sierra Club for her work protecting the environment.
Giffords is on the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Science and Technology. She is the chair of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Learn more at Gabrielle's Campaign Website
John Hall - 19th Congressional District in New York
Before serving in Congress, Hall was a well known rock musician. He sung numerous hit songs, and was a member of the band Orleans. He won a longtime Republican seat in 2006, after several years of being a community activist.
In Congress he was one of two freshmen named to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Hall helped shepherd comprehensive energy legislation that reduces dependence on the Middle East, fights climate change and promotes research in alternative fuels, through the House.
Hall serves on the Committees on Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
Learn more at John's campaign website
Debbie Halvorson - 11th District in Illinois
Debbie Halvorsen is a lifelong resident of the Illinois 11th and has been a voice for progress in the Illinois State Legislature for the last decade. Prior to that she was a highly successful small businesswoman. 
She was the first woman named Majority Leader in Illinois history and she established herself as one of the hardest working legislators in the state. She has won numerous awards for her legislative skills. These include: "Education Hero" by the Illinois Education Association, Freshman Legislator of the Year by the Illinois Health Care Association, and many more.
She serves on the following committees: Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Small Business.
Learn more at Debbie's Campaign Website
Martin Heinrich - 1st Congressional District New Mexico<br
Martin Heinrich may be new to Congress, but he has been extremely successful so far. In the initial weeks following his election, Heinrich was elected both Class President of the 111th 
Congress's thirty-two member Freshman Class and also Regional Whip for New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
Heinrich is a fighter for New Mexico's working class families and a champion for his state's burgeoning clean energy economy. He was also victorious in a traditionally Republican district. He has fought long and hard to maintain the 150th fighter wing in New Mexico.
Heinrich serves on the Committee on Armed Services and on the Committee on Natural Resources.
Learn more at Martin's campaign website
Baron Hill - 9th Congressional District in Indiana
Baron Hill has spent much of his adult life in public office. From state house to Congress the thing that has defined Baron Hill's service has been results. He successfully provided tax relief to people back home, he authored new CAFE 
standards to raise mileage on vehicles, and he has consistently worked to make schools smaller and more responsive to the needs of their students.
With his commitment to smaller schools, work on keeping down the federal deficit, and his dedication to keeping children safe on the internet, Baron Hill works to help protect the next generation.
Hill serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Science and Technology Committee.
Learn more at Baron's Campaign Website
Paul Hodes - 2nd Congressional District in New Hampshire
Congressman Hodes has been devoted to community service throughout his career. He served as a New Hampshire State Councilor on the Arts, first appointed by then-governor Jeanne Shaheen. As Chairman of the Board of the Capitol Center for the Arts from 1990-1996 and then again as a member of the board from 2002-2006,
he helped lead the Concord community's efforts to create a premiere, award-winning performing arts institution.
He also served as the first Chairman of the Board of Family Strength, a highly successful not-for profit which provides support to entire families upon court referral of troubled youth, as an alternative to juvenile incarceration. He also served as a board member for the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, the Concord Community Music School and Tricinium Ltd., a Monadnock area arts organization.
In recognition of his years of dedication to the middle class and commitment to bi-partisanship Rep. Hodes was elected president and chair of the caucus for the freshman "Class of 2006" by his 41 Democratic colleagues. He worked on passing the largest veterans' health care funding in the nation's history and voted to increase vehicle emission standards in an effort to curb global warming.
Hodes is currently running for the Senate.
Hodes serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Learn more at Paul's Campaign Website
Steve Kagen - 8th Congressional District in Wisconsin 
Dr. Kagen is a leading allergist who began his professional career as a Teamster.
Wisconsin Doctors voted him "one of the best doctors in America" and CNN has trusted him as their Allergy Consultant. His break throughs in the field have earned him international renown.
He is the recipient of the 2005 Children's Environmental Health Recognition Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for his creation of a 5th grade health education program that protects children from environmental risks.
Kagen serves on the Agriculture and Transportation Committees.
Learn more at Steve's Campaign Website
Ann Kirkpatrick - 1st Congressional District in Arizona
Born and raised in the first district, the first words out of Ann Kirkpatrick's mouth were Apache. 
In 1980, she became Coconino County's first female Deputy County Attorney, keeping criminals off the streets and bringing justice to the residents of Northern Arizona. Then Kirkpatrick served the people of Sedona as City Attorney. In 2004, she began teaching Business Law and Ethics at Coconino Community College. In November 2004, Kirkpatrick was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives. In 2008 Kirkpatrick was elected to the US House.
At the State Capitol, Kirkpatrick was a champion of fiscal accountability as she worked to protect taxpayers' dollars in her position as the Ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee. The mother of two college-age daughters, Kirkpatrick knows the roots of future success are found in a good education and has worked to improve the quality of education for all Arizona's youth through her service on the Education K-12 Committee.
Kirkpatrick serves on the Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Learn more at Ann's Campaign Website
Suzanne Kosmas - 24th Congressional District in Florida<br
Suzanne Kosmas has a lifetime's worth of experience in politics and service. She has worked to protect and educate children while in the statehouse.
Kosmas has also worked outside of government to help people.
Kosmas is a member of Coronado Methodist Church, where she recently served on a mission team assisting in construction of a pre-school in Guatemala. Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity recently recognized Kosmas for leadership in initiating the first "women build" home in New Smyrna Beach, constructed for a single mother with children.
Prior to being elected to the House, Kosmas was a four-term State Representative in New Smyrna Beach. Kosmas is also the owner of Prestige Properties, a real estate company located in New Smyrna Beach since 1979, and she is active in planning, development and exclusive marketing of an award-winning environmentally planned community in the area.
Republicans have begun targeting Kosmas with robocalls. Fortunately Kosmas is not taking their attacks lying down, and is working hard to defend herself.
Kosmas serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.
Learn more at Suzanne's Campaign Website
Frank Kratovil - 1st Congressional District in Maryland
Across Kratovil's long career has been relentless in his pursuit of both justice and the public good. Kratovil began his law career with an appointment as a judicial law clerk for the Circuit Court of Prince George's County and then accepted a position as an Assistant State's Attorney in Prince George's County. In 1997 Kratovil was appointed Assistant State's Attorney in Queen Anne's County, and until 2001 served as the County's only full-time prosecutor and community prosecutor. In 2003, at the age of 34, he was elected State's Attorney for Queen Anne's County, becoming one of the youngest State's Attorneys in Maryland.
In June of 2005 Kratovil was elected President of the Maryland State's Attorney's Association, and in July of 2006 the state Court of Appeals appointed him to its Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Kratovil serves on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Armed Services Committees.
Learn More about Kratovil at his website.
Dave Loebsack - 2nd Congressional District in Iowa
Dave Loebsack was born in Sioux City and was raised by a single mother. Times were tough for his family; Loebsack spent his childhood in poverty and relied on the support of his grandparents, teachers, friends, and mentors to find the strength to overcome personal hardships. With the encouragement he received, he was able to work hard, focus on school, and as a result, achieve the American Dream. Dave Loebsack is living proof of how community can make a difference in the lives of Iowans.
Loebsack and his wife call Mt. Vernon, Iowa home. Before getting elected to Congress in November 2006, Loebsack was a professor at Cornell College.
Throughout his first term in Congress, Loebsack has worked with his colleagues to provide people with wages that can support a family, proper support for service members and military families, health care that can be counted on, a retirement that is dignified and secure, energy costs that don't break the family budget and first-rate schools. In short, Congressman Loebsack has worked to pass and enact legislation that improves the everyday lives of hard-working Iowans.
Loebsack serves on the House Education and Labor Committee, and the Armed Services Committee.
Learn more at Dave's Campaign Website
Betsy Markey - 4th Congressional District in Colorado 
Betsy Markey is the one of the founders of Syscom Services Inc, an Internet consulting and web site development firm. Syscom was rated 99th in the top 500 fastest growing American technology companies.
Betsy Markey worked for Sen. Ken Salazar as regional director for Eastern and Northern Colorado, the same district she now represents in Congress.
Markey also worked for the U.S. Dept of State where she developed develop training soft ware for the Office of Information Security System. She held top secret clearance during this time. For her success Betsy Markey was awarded the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award.
Markey serves on the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Learn more at Betsy's Campaign Website
Jerry McNerney - 11th Congressional District in California 
Jerry McNerney brings a proud record of service to Congress. After graduating from West Point, and later receiving a PhD in Mathematics, McNerney worked for several years on national security programs at Kirtland Air Force Base.
After completing his work on the air base, McNerney spent the next two decades working in a variety of different positions in the renewable energy field, concentrating much of his efforts on expanding the production of clean, sustainable wind energy. Before being elected to Congress, he started a small business that manufactures wind turbines. It is estimated that his efforts may have saved the country the equivalent of approximately 30 million barrels gallons of oil, or 8.3 million tons of carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas.
McNerney serves on Energy and Commerce and Veterans Affairs.
Learn more from Jerry's Campaign Website
Harry Mitchell - 5th Congressional District in Arizona
As the Mayor of Tempe, Harry Mitchell created thousands of jobs, increased mass transportation efforts, and worked with law enforcement to make Tempe's neighborhoods safe. He is well-known for his efforts to revive and revitalize Tempe's dying downtown area, and laying the foundation for Tempe Town Lake. Today, Tempe's downtown is one of Arizona's most successful business and entertainment hubs.
For eight years, Mitchell represented Tempe, Scottsdale and Ahwatukee in the Arizona State Senate. In the legislature, he was a powerful voice for Arizona's students - from those in kindergarten to those in college - and used his experience creating jobs to help become a leader in shaping Arizona's growing economy. Mitchell served as the Senate's Assistant Minority Leader and took pride in working hard behind the scenes to get the job done for his constituents. Throughout his time as a public servant, Mitchell taught American government and economics at Tempe High School - the same high school he graduated from- and served as an adjunct professor at Arizona State University - where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree.
Mitchell serves on the Science and Technology Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Learn more at Harry's Campaign Website
Chris Murphy - 5th Congressional District Connecticut
Before running for Congress, Chris Murphy spent years serving Connecticut in the state senate. As the Senate Chair of the legislature's Public Health Committee, Murphy was the General Assembly's acknowledged leader on health care issues. As Chairman, he steered the passage of an impressive array of landmark bills advancing public health, including the state's workplace smoking ban. Murphy also authored legislation that prohibits hospitals from engaging in overly aggressive collection practices against uninsured patients. Additionally, he authored bills that expand low-cost prescription drug access for the uninsured, establish new government powers to be utilized during a bioterrorism attack, and increase whistleblower protections for hospital employees. Chris Murphy also passed a bill that gave public funding to stem cell research.
Rep. Chris Murphy was elected to Congress in 2006 defeating 24-year incumbent Nancy Johnson. Johnson had previously proved to be a skilled campaigner and the election was one of the most brutal in the country. Working hard, Murphy managed to oust Johnson in a landslide.
Murphy spent his first term in Congress leading the fight against government corruption and has been a staunch advocate for the institution of an independent citizens' ethics panel to monitor Congress. He has also been a tireless worker for the environment and is co-chairman of the Congressional Land Conservation Caucus. He is a co-sponsor of the Safe Climate Act that seeks long term reductions in greenhouse gases and creates incentives for the commercialization of renewable energy.
Murphy serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Learn more at Chris' Campaign Website
Scott Murphy - 20th Congressional District in New York-- 
Scott Murphy has been lucky enough to live the American Dream. Growing up in a working class family, Murphy learned the importance of hard work.
After graduating from Harvard, Murphy became a high-tech entrepreneur. He founded Small World Software, later sold to iXL. Scott has also worked as an aide to two Democratic Governors, Mel Carnahan and Roger Wilson, serving as Wilson's Deputy Chief of Staff. Murphy was elected to Congress in a 2009 special election, where he continues to serve his district.
While other politicians just talk about the need to create jobs, Murphy has first-hand experience actually creating them. He's built successful companies, helped create over 1,000 jobs, and worked to make small businesses the economic engines of their communities.
Murphy serves on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Armed Services
Go to Scott Murphy's website to find out more
Ed Perlmutter - 7th Congressional District in Colorado 
During his term in the Colorado Senate, Ed Perlmutter served as the Chair of the Bi-Partisan Renewable Energy Caucus, and was elected President Pro Tem of the Senate in 2001. His many successes in the legislature have earned him many awards. Including: Legal Aid Award for Equal Justice Under the Law, American Institute of Architecture award "Colorado Legislator of the Year, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry award "Business Legislator of the Year," D.A.R.E. Man of the Year, Jeffco Education Association Friend of Education, United Veterans Committee "Legislator of the Year."
Perlmutter is a Trustee for the Midwest Research Institute (the primary operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Golden).
Perlmutter serves on the Rules Committee and the Financial Services Committee.
Learn more at Ed's Campaign Website
Tom Perriello - 5th Congressional District in Virginia---
Born and raised in the 5th district, Perriello served as a national security consultant, working in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Darfur, Kosovo, and Liberia. His work with child soldiers, amputees, and local pro-democracy groups in Sierra Leone played a significant role in the peace and reconciliation process that ended the blood diamonds war in that country. Perriello was the Special Adviser and spokesperson for the International Prosecutor during the showdown that forced Liberian dictator Charles Taylor from power without firing a shot.
He has also founded a number of nonprofit organizations aimed at bringing together faith communities to fight for children's health care. They also supported a higher minimum wage, environmental stewardship, and responsible solutions in Iraq.
Perriello serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Armed Services Committee.
To find out more about Perriello go to his website
Gary Peters - 9th Congressional District in Michigan
The son of a WWII veteran, Gary Peters was 34 years old and a successful financial manager living in Oakland County when he raised his right hand and took the oath of an officer in the US Navy Reserve. Peters went on to train a s a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, a logistics officer, and a sharpshooter, and served part of his reserve duty in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, Peters signed back up for the Navy Reserve, and again served overseas in support of US operations. During his twelve years of service, he received numerous awards and citations, including the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.
Gary Peters is a former state senator and Michigan Lottery Commissioner. Peters is also a political science professor at Central Michigan University. The district includes Pontiac and Auburn Hills, in the southeastern corner of the state.
While in the legislature Peters was named "Environmentalist of the Year" by a local Sierra Club chapter. He champions sustainable economic growth and calls for America's leadership in developing technologies to slow global warming.
Peters serves on the Science and Technology Committee and on the Financial Services Committee
Learn more at Gary's Campaign Website
Ciro Rodriguez - 23rd Congressional District in Texas
Prior to being elected to Congress, Rodriguez served in the Texas State House. In his four terms as Congressman for Texas' 23rd district,
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez serves on the Appropriation committee ranking member of the veteran's affairs committee.
Learn more at Ciro's Campaign Website
Mark Schauer - 7th Congressional District in Michigan
Mark Schauer has dedicated his life to serving those around him. He served as the executive director of the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan and coordinator for the Calhoun County Human Services
Coordinating Council, responsible for early education programs like Head Start and giving people struggling with energy and health care bills somewhere to turn.
A battle hardened politician, Schauer defeated a Republican incumbent in the State legislature to win his first seat, and has faced tough campaigns ever since. He eventually became President of the State Senate, before being elected to Congress.
Schauer was the Democratic leader in the Michigan State Senate.
Schauer serves on the Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.
Learn more at Mark's Campaign Website
Kurt Schrader - 5th Congressional District Oregon
A veterinarian with a strong sense of civic duty, Kurt Schrader has a nearly 30 year long record of public service.
nd was regarded by many as the premiere scholar of the state budget. During his terms in the Oregon legislature Schrader became chair of the joint Ways and Means Committee, a
After serving on the city of Canby's local planning board he entered the Oregon House of Representatives in 1997, moving to the State Senate in 2003. He was elected to Congress in 2008.
Schrader serves on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Small Business.
Learn more at Kurt's Campaign Website
Carol Shea-Porter - 1st District in New Hampshire
Shea-Porter decided to run for Congress after serving for over a month as a volunteer in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. She saw first-hand the inadequate response of the federal government
to meet the needs of citizens after this tragedy and decided that the voice of hard working families needed to be heard in Washington.
Shea-Porter worked her way through the University of New Hampshire, both undergrad and grad, by holding jobs in factories, hotels, and restaurants. She met her husband of 32 years while he was serving in the Army. He was stationed at an Army Medical Center during the Vietnam era, and she saw the terrible physical and psychological damage that war causes. She has carried that memory in her heart all of these years. She carries the sad knowledge from her father's generation that sometimes there is no option but war, and the wisdom from her generation that every other option must be pursued before force is used.
Active in local politics, she served as Chair of the Rochester City Democrats and Strafford County Coordinator for state representative races. During the 2004 Presidential primary, she volunteered and then worked for General Wesley Clark.
Shea-Porter serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Education and Labor, and the Natural Resources Committee.
Learn more at Carol's Campaign Website
Zack Space - 18th Congressional District in Ohio
Zack Space has worked hard to serve the 18th district, where he has lived almost his entire life. During a successful private law practice Space also served on numerous community boards.
In 2000, Space assumed the role of the city of Dover's Law Director. As the chief legal representative for the city, he was involved in a host of matters of critical importance, ranging from negotiating contracts to mediating employment disputes to representing the City of Dover in court proceedings. As Law Director, he also supervised the city prosecutor's office, provided legal counsel for all city departments, and wrote numerous city ordinances.
During his short time in Congress Space has won numerous battles for his district, including the RENEW-18 program which brings economic help to his region. Appointed to the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee during only his second term, he looks forward to doing more.
Space serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Learn more at Zack's Campaign Website
Dina Titus - 3rd Congressional District in Nevada
Dina Titus has dedicated her entire professional life to education and public service. She has taught American and Nevada government at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for 30 years. She represented the people of Senate District 7 in the Nevada Legislature since 1988, serving as the Democratic Minority Leader from 1993 - May 2008.
Developing renewable energy resources has been one of Dina's priorities in the legislature. She has successfully pushed legislation to establish a renewable portfolio standard requiring utility companies to acquire a certain percentage of green power. She championed creating a net metering program to allow individuals to generate their own power and sell the excess back to the utility companies, as well as green pricing options for consumers and tax incentives for companies that develop solar and wind energy generation. Dina also sponsored successful legislation to create an inventory and registry of companies in Nevada that emit greenhouse gases in preparation for a "cap and trade" program to reduce emissions and help offset effects of climate change.
She serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, as well as the Education and Labor Committee and the Homeland Security Committee.
Learn more at Dina's Campaign Website
Tim Walz - 1st Congressional District in Minnesota
Retired Command Sergeant Major Tim Walz has spent more then 20 years in the armed forces, serving in several military hot spots including Iraq.
When Walz wasn't protecting America in the army, he spent a great deal of time as a teacher. . Tim Walz's inspiring approach to teaching has gained him recognition as the 2002 Minnesota Ethics in Education award winner, 2003 Mankato Teacher of the year, and the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence.
Walz serves on the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Learn more at Tim's Campaign Website
Peter Welch - At Large District in Vermont
Peter Welch has had a distinguished career as a legislative leader, lawyer, and advocate for the underrepresented. Among his top accomplishments as a Vermont state senator was the establishment of the Housing and Land Conservation Trust Fund,
which has financed the construction of hundreds of units of affordable housing and the conservation of thousands of acres of Vermont farm and forest land.
Welch was a partner in the firm of Welch, Graham & Manby, Windsor County's longest continuously run legal practice. During his career in law, Welch has performed a substantial amount of pro bono work, representing such clients as women denied insurance coverage for cancer treatment and employees whose health-care benefits were taken away. For his efforts in public service, Peter Welch received the President's Award from the Vermont Trial Lawyers' Association.
Welch serves on the Committee of Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Learn more at Peter's Campaign Website
John Yarmuth - 3rd Congressional District in Kentucky
A skilled writer, John Yarmuth is known for his writing and publishing of the Louisville Eccentric Observer. Aside from his history in media, Yarmuth's diverse career, prior to entering the political arena, gave him a solid backgroun
d in policy, business, higher education, and health care. Yarmuth previously worked on Capitol Hill as legislative aide for Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook from 1971 to 1974, before moving back to Louisville to publish Louisville Today Magazine. He went on to work as Associate Vice President of University Relations at the University of Louisville and Vice President of a local health care firm.
Yarmuth has been extremely successful in Congress. He was elected President of the Freshman Class of 2007, an At Large Whip for the majority party, and he was named 2007 Legislator of the Year by the Kentucky Reading Association and "Outstanding New Member of Congress" by the Committee for Education Funding, the largest non-partisan education organization in the nation. In 2008, Congressman Yarmuth was awarded "Best of Congress" by Working Mother magazine and Corporate Voices for Working Families.
Yarmuth serves on the Ways and Means Committee and on the Budget Committee.
Learn more at John's Campaign Website
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