As the first quarter of the off-year draws to a close, already 33 individuals have announced their congressional candidacies for 2014 — or, are near certain to do so — in 27 different districts. Four of the campaigns are intra-party challenges.
The candidates are:
Arizona | CD-2 | Rep. Ron Barber-D | Toss-Up |
Martha McSally-R | 2012 nominee (49.6%) – Probable | ||
CD-9 | Rep. Kyrsten Sinema-D | Lean D | |
Vernon Parker-R | Former Paradise Valley Mayor – 2012 nominee (44.6%) | ||
Wendy Rogers-R | Retired USAF officer – frequent political candidate | ||
Mark Victor-R | Attorney – former Libertarian statewide candidate | ||
California | CD-7 | Rep. Ami Bera-D | Lean D |
Elizabeth Emken-R | Former 2012 US Senate nominee | ||
CD-17 | Rep. Mike Honda-D | Safe D | |
Ro Khanna-D | Former Obama Commerce Dept. official | ||
CD-26 | Rep. Julia Brownley-D | Lean D | |
Tony Strickland-R | Former state Senator; 2012 nominee (47.3%) | ||
CD-31 | Rep. Gary Miller-R | Toss-Up | |
Pete Aguilar-D | Redlands Mayor; former congressional candidate | ||
CD-35 | Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod-D | Safe D | |
Joe Baca-D | Former Congressman; lost in 2012 (44.1%) | ||
CD-36 | Rep. Raul Ruiz-D | Lean D | |
Brian Nestande-R | State Assemblyman | ||
CD-52 | Rep. Scott Peters-D | Toss-up | |
Carl DeMaio-R | Former San Diego City Councilman – former Mayoral candidate – Probable candidate | ||
Colorado | CO-6 | Rep. Mike Coffman-R | Toss-up |
Andrew Romanoff-D | Former Speaker of the House – former Senatorial candidate | ||
Connecticut | CT-5 | Rep. Elizabeth Esty-D | Lean D |
Mark Greenberg-R | Businessman – former congressional candidate | ||
Florida | FL-2 | Rep. Steve Southerland-R | Lean R |
Gwen Graham-D | Leon County education official – daughter of former Governor and Senator Bob Graham-D | ||
FL-26 | Rep. Joe Garcia-D | Toss-Up | |
Joe Martinez-R | Ex-Miami-Dade Commission chairman | ||
Ed MacDougall-R | Mayor, City of Cutler Bay | ||
Georgia | GA-12 | Rep. John Barrow-D | Lean D |
John Stone-R | Congressional aide; ’08 nominee (34%) | ||
Illinois | IL-17 | Rep. Cheri Bustos-D | Lean D |
Bobby Schilling-R | Former Congressman; lost in 2012 (46.7%) – possible candidate | ||
Louisiana | LA-2 | Rep. Cedric Richmond-D | Safe D |
Gary Landrieu-D | Businessman – frequent candidate | ||
Minnesota | MN-2 | Rep. John Kline-R | Lean R |
Sona Mehring-D | Non-profit organization founder and executive | ||
Mike Obermuller-D | Former state Representative – 2012 nominee (45.8%) | ||
New Hampshire | NH-2 | Rep. Annie Kuster-D | Likely D |
Bill O’Brien-R | Former Speaker of the NH House | ||
New York | NY-11 | Rep. Michael Grimm-R | Lean R |
Domenic Recchia-D | New York City Councilman | ||
NY-19 | Rep. Chris Gibson-R | Lean R | |
Sean Eldridge-D | Venture capitalist | ||
North Carolina | NC-7 | Rep. Mike McIntyre-D | Toss-Up |
David Rouzer-R | Former state Senator; 2012 nominee (49.9%) | ||
Jonathan Barfield-R | New Hanover County Commissioner | ||
NC-10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry-R | Likely R | |
Terry Bellamy-D | Mayor, City of Asheville | ||
Ohio | OH-7 | Rep. Bob Gibbs-R | Lean R |
John Boccieri-D | Former Congressman; lost in 2010 (41.3%) – possible candidate | ||
Pennsylvania | PA-8 | Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick-R | Lean R |
Kevin Strouse-D | Former US Army Ranger – Iraq & Afghanistan War veteran | ||
Tennessee | TN-4 | Rep. Scott DesJarlais-R | Likely R |
Jim Tracy-R | State Senator – former congressional candidate | ||
Joe Carr-R | State Representative | ||
Utah | UT-4 | Rep. Jim Matheson-D | Toss-Up |
Mia Love-R | Mayor, City of Saratoga Springs; 2012 nominee (48.5%) | ||
Wisconsin | WI-1 | Rep. Paul Ryan-R | Likely R |
Rob Zerban-D | Kenosha County Commissioner – 2012 nominee (43.4%) |