Hill Heat: Bernie's Army: 2016's Class of Progressive Candidates
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2016-02-12T21:39:17-05:00
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Bernie's Army: 2016's Class of Progressive Candidates
<p>The presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is is calling for a “political revolution” to take control of our political system from moneyed interests. His campaign has been criticized repeatedly for offering an ambitious democratic-socialist agenda that would be blocked by a Republican-dominated Congress. Clinton’s less ambitious but still liberal plans will similarly face a stone wall of <span class="caps">GOP</span> opposition. As they might say, “Oh yeah? You and what army?”</p>
<p>Thus, the policy success of the Democratic candidates relies in large part on whether they are buoyed by wins down the ticket. The Clinton campaign and its supporters argue such down-ballot successes are a political impossibility.</p>
<p>However, as David Dayen noted in a recent article in <em>The New Republic</em>, a wave of progressive candidates – which he dubbed “Bernie’s Army” – is running for Congress. Below is a list of candidates who may deserve that label – candidates endorsed for progressive platforms, who have endorsed the Sanders presidential campaign.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://newrepublic.com/article/129047/bernies-army-running-congress'>The New Republic: Bernie’s Army is Running for Congress</a> (TNR)</li>
<li><a href='https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/couregeousendorsers'>Endorsers of Bernie Sanders for President</a> (EBS)</li>
</ul>
Endorsements
<ul>
<li><a href='http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns'>Democracy for America</a> (DFA)</li>
<li><a href='http://www.climatehawksvote.com/endorsements'>Climate Hawks Vote</a> (CHV)</li>
<li><a href='http://boldprogressives.org/candidates/'>Progressive Change Campaign Committee</a> (PCCC)</li>
<li><a href='https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/blueamerica12'>BlueAmerica</a> (BA)</li>
</ul>
Local
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Kim Foxx </td>
<td> IL-Cook County State’s Atty </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Jennifer Boysko </td>
<td> VA-HD-86 </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
</table>
U.S. Senate
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Alan Grayson </td>
<td> FL-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Rob Hogg </td>
<td> IA-SEN </td>
<td> CHV </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tom Fiegen </td>
<td> IA-SEN </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Donna Edwards </td>
<td> MD-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> PG Sittenfield </td>
<td> OH-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> John Fetterman </td>
<td> PA-SEN </td>
<td> TNR <span class="caps">EBS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Russ Feingold </td>
<td> WI-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
</table>
U.S. House of Representatives
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Raul Grijalva* </td>
<td> AZ-03 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Wendy Reed </td>
<td> CA-23 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Lou Vince </td>
<td> CA-25 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Nanette Barragan </td>
<td> CA-44 </td>
<td> CHV BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Bao Nguyen </td>
<td> CA-46 </td>
<td> EBS BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Susannah Randolph </td>
<td> FL-09 </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tim Canova </td>
<td> FL-23 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">TNR</span> running against <span class="caps">DWS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Joseline Peña-Melnyk </td>
<td> MD-04 </td>
<td> DFA BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Jamie Raskin </td>
<td> MD-08 </td>
<td> DFA <span class="caps">CHV BA</span> running against Chris Matthews’ wife </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Paul Clements </td>
<td> MI-06 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Pat Murphy </td>
<td> IA-01 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mike Noland </td>
<td> IL-08 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Keith Ellison* </td>
<td> MN-05 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Carol Shea-Porter* </td>
<td> NH-01 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Alex Law </td>
<td> NJ-01 </td>
<td> BA <span class="caps">EBS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Peter Jacob </td>
<td> NJ-07 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Lucy Flores </td>
<td> NV-04 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">DFA TNR</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Ruben Kihuen </td>
<td> NV-04 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> DuWayne Gregory </td>
<td> NY-02 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Bill Perkins </td>
<td> NY-13 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Diana Hird </td>
<td> NY-18 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Eric Kingson </td>
<td> NY-24 </td>
<td> EBS BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Zephyr Teachout </td>
<td> NY-19 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">DFA</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tom Guild </td>
<td> OK-05 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Shaughnessy Naughton </td>
<td> PA-08 </td>
<td><span class="caps">CHV</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Angela Marx </td>
<td> WA-03 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Parmila Jayapal </td>
<td> WA-07 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mike Manypenny </td>
<td> WV-01 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Incumbents are marked with an asterisk.</p>
<p>The presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is is calling for a “political revolution” to take control of our political system from moneyed interests. His campaign has been criticized repeatedly for offering an ambitious democratic-socialist agenda that would be blocked by a Republican-dominated Congress. Clinton’s less ambitious but still liberal plans will similarly face a stone wall of <span class="caps">GOP</span> opposition. As they might say, “Oh yeah? You and what army?”</p>
<p>Thus, the policy success of the Democratic candidates relies in large part on whether they are buoyed by wins down the ticket. The Clinton campaign and its supporters argue such down-ballot successes are a political impossibility.</p>
<p>However, as David Dayen noted in a recent article in <em>The New Republic</em>, a wave of progressive candidates – which he dubbed “Bernie’s Army” – is running for Congress. Below is a list of candidates who may deserve that label – candidates endorsed for progressive platforms, who have endorsed the Sanders presidential campaign.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://newrepublic.com/article/129047/bernies-army-running-congress'>The New Republic: Bernie’s Army is Running for Congress</a> (TNR)</li>
<li><a href='https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/couregeousendorsers'>Endorsers of Bernie Sanders for President</a> (EBS)</li>
</ul>
Endorsements
<ul>
<li><a href='http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns'>Democracy for America</a> (DFA)</li>
<li><a href='http://www.climatehawksvote.com/endorsements'>Climate Hawks Vote</a> (CHV)</li>
<li><a href='http://boldprogressives.org/candidates/'>Progressive Change Campaign Committee</a> (PCCC)</li>
<li><a href='https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/blueamerica12'>BlueAmerica</a> (BA)</li>
</ul>
Local
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Kim Foxx </td>
<td> IL-Cook County State’s Atty </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Jennifer Boysko </td>
<td> VA-HD-86 </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
</table>
U.S. Senate
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Alan Grayson </td>
<td> FL-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Rob Hogg </td>
<td> IA-SEN </td>
<td> CHV </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tom Fiegen </td>
<td> IA-SEN </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Donna Edwards </td>
<td> MD-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> PG Sittenfield </td>
<td> OH-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> John Fetterman </td>
<td> PA-SEN </td>
<td> TNR <span class="caps">EBS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Russ Feingold </td>
<td> WI-SEN </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
</table>
U.S. House of Representatives
<table>
<tr>
<th>Candidate </th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Raul Grijalva* </td>
<td> AZ-03 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Wendy Reed </td>
<td> CA-23 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Lou Vince </td>
<td> CA-25 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Nanette Barragan </td>
<td> CA-44 </td>
<td> CHV BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Bao Nguyen </td>
<td> CA-46 </td>
<td> EBS BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Susannah Randolph </td>
<td> FL-09 </td>
<td> DFA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tim Canova </td>
<td> FL-23 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">TNR</span> running against <span class="caps">DWS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Joseline Peña-Melnyk </td>
<td> MD-04 </td>
<td> DFA BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Jamie Raskin </td>
<td> MD-08 </td>
<td> DFA <span class="caps">CHV BA</span> running against Chris Matthews’ wife </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Paul Clements </td>
<td> MI-06 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Pat Murphy </td>
<td> IA-01 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mike Noland </td>
<td> IL-08 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Keith Ellison* </td>
<td> MN-05 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Carol Shea-Porter* </td>
<td> NH-01 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Alex Law </td>
<td> NJ-01 </td>
<td> BA <span class="caps">EBS</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Peter Jacob </td>
<td> NJ-07 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Lucy Flores </td>
<td> NV-04 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">DFA TNR</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Ruben Kihuen </td>
<td> NV-04 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> DuWayne Gregory </td>
<td> NY-02 </td>
<td> BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Bill Perkins </td>
<td> NY-13 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Diana Hird </td>
<td> NY-18 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Eric Kingson </td>
<td> NY-24 </td>
<td> EBS BA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Zephyr Teachout </td>
<td> NY-19 </td>
<td> EBS <span class="caps">DFA</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tom Guild </td>
<td> OK-05 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Shaughnessy Naughton </td>
<td> PA-08 </td>
<td><span class="caps">CHV</span> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Angela Marx </td>
<td> WA-03 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Parmila Jayapal </td>
<td> WA-07 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Mike Manypenny </td>
<td> WV-01 </td>
<td> EBS </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Incumbents are marked with an asterisk.</p>