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Alabama

Alabama
Shomari Figures (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Alabama
Rep. Terri Sewell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Alaska

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Arizona

Arizona
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D)
U.S. Senate
Arizona
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Arkansas

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

California

California
Rep. Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
U.S. Senate
California
Rep. Jared Huffman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
California
Rep. Mike Thompson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
California
Rep. Ami Bera (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
California
Rep. Doris Matsui (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
California
Rep. John Garamendi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
California
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
California
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
California
Lateefah Simon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
California
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
California
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 15
California
Evan Low (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 16
California
Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
California
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 18
California
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 19
California
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 24
California
Rep. Judy Chu (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 28
California
Luz Rivas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 29
Laura Friedman
California
Laura Friedman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 30
California
Rep. Brad Sherman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 32
California
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 33
California
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 34
California
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 37
California
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 38
California
Rep. Scott Peters (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 50
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Colorado

Colorado
Rep. Diana DeGette​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Colorado
Rep. Joe Neguse​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Colorado
Rep. Jason Crow​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Brittany Pettersen
Colorado
Rep. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Connecticut

Connecticut
Sen. Chris Murphy (D)
U.S. Senate
Connecticut
Rep. John Larson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Joe Courtney
Connecticut
Rep. Rep. Joe Courtney (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Connecticut
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Connecticut
Rep. Jim Himes (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Connecticut
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Delaware

Delaware
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)
U.S. House, At Large
Delaware
Sarah McBride (D)
U.S. House, At Large
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Florida

Florida
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
U.S. Senate
Florida
Rep. Darren Soto (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Maxwell Frost
Florida
Rep. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Kathy Castor
Florida
Rep. Rep. Kathy Castor (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
Florida
Rep. Lois Frankel (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 22
Florida
Jared Moskowitz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 23
Florida
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 24
Florida
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 25
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Georgia

Georgia
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Georgia
Rep. Hank Johnson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Georgia
Rep. Nikema Williams (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Georgia
Rep. Lucy McBath (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Georgia
Rep. David Scott (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Hawaii

Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Sen. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D)
U.S. Senate
Hawaii
Jill Tokuda (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Idaho

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Illinois

Illinois
Rep. Robin Kelly (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Illinois
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Illinois
Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Illinois
Rep. Mike Quigley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Illinois
Rep. Sean Casten (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Illinois
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Illinois
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Illinois
Rep. Brad Schneider (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Illinois
Rep. Bill Foster (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
Illinois
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
Illinois
Rep. Eric Sorensen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Indiana

Indiana
Jen McCormick (D)
Governor
Indiana
Rep. Frank Mrvan Jr. (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Indiana
Rep. Andre Carson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Iowa

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Kansas

Kansas
Rep. Sharice Davids (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Kentucky

Kentucky
Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Louisiana

Louisiana
Rep. Troy Carter (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Louisiana
Cleo Fields (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Maine

Maine
Sen. Angus King (I)
U.S. Senate
Maine
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Maryland

Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks (D)
U.S. Senate
Maryland
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Maryland
Sarah Elfreth (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Maryland
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Maryland
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Maryland
Rep. Kweisi Mfume​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Maryland
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)
U.S. Senate
Richard Neal
Massachusetts
Rep. Rep. Richard Neal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Massachusetts
Rep. Jim McGovern (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Massachusetts
Rep. Katherine Clark (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Massachusetts
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Michigan

Michigan
Rep. Elissa Slotkin​ (D)
U.S. Senate
Michigan
Rep. Debbie Dingell​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Michigan
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Michigan
Rep. Haley Stevens (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
Michigan
Rep. Rashida Tlaib​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
Michigan
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Minnesota

Minnesota
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D)
U.S. Senate
Minnesota
Rep. Angie Craig (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Minnesota
Kelly Morrison (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Minnesota
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Mississippi

Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Missouri

Missouri
Wesley Bell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Missouri
Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Montana

Montana
Sen. Jon Tester (D)
U.S. Senate
Joel Krautter
Montana
Joel Krautter (R)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Nebraska

Preston Love
Nebraska
Preston Love (D)
U.S. Senate
Nebraska
Dan Osborn (I)
U.S. Senate
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Nevada

Nevada
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D)
U.S. Senate
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire
Rep. Chris Pappas​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
New Hampshire
Maggie Goodlander (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

New Jersey

New Jersey
Rep. Andy Kim (D)
U.S. Senate
New Jersey
Rep. Donald Norcross (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
New Jersey
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
New Jersey
Rep. Frank Pallone (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
New Jersey
Rep. Robert J Menendez Jr (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Lamonica McIver
New Jersey
Lamonica McIver (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
New Jersey
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
New Jersey
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

New Mexico

New Mexico
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D)
U.S. Senate
New Mexico
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
New Mexico
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
New Mexico
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

New York

New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
U.S. Senate
New York
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
New York
Thomas Suozzi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
New York
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
New York
Rep. Grace Meng (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
New York
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
New York
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
New York
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
New York
Rep. Dan Goldman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
New York
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
New York
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
New York
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
New York
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 15
New York
George Latimer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 16
New York
Pat Ryan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 18
New York
Josh Riley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 19
New York
Rep. Paul Tonko (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 20
New York
John Mannion (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 22
New York
Rep. Joe Morelle (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 25
New York
Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 26
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

North Carolina

North Carolina
Rep. Deborah Ross (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
North Carolina
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
North Carolina
Rep. Alma Adams (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

North Dakota

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Ohio

Ohio
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Rep. Greg Landsman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Ohio
Rep. Joyce Beatty​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Ohio
Rep. Shontel Brown (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Oklahoma

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Oregon

Oregon
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Oregon
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Oregon
Eddy Morales (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D)
U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Pennsylvania
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Pennsylvania
Rep. Dwight Evans (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Pennsylvania
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Pennsylvania
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Pennsylvania
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Pennsylvania
Rep. Summer Lee (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
Pennsylvania
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Rhode Island

Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Sen. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
U.S. Senate
Rhode Island
Rep. Gabe Amo — Draft (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rhode Island
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

South Carolina

South Carolina
Michael B. Moore (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
South Carolina
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

South Dakota

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Tennessee

Tennessee
Gloria Johnson (D)
U.S. Senate
Tennessee
Megan Barry (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Tennessee
Rep. Steve Cohen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Texas

Texas
Rep. Colin Allred (D)
U.S. Senate
Texas
Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Texas
Rep. Alexander Green (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Texas
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 16
Texas
Santos Limon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 23
Texas
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 29
Texas
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 30
Texas
Julie Johnson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 32
Texas
Rep. Marc Veasey (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 33
Texas
Rep. Greg Casar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 35
Texas
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 37
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Utah

Utah
Kathleen Riebe (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Vermont

Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D)
U.S. Senate
Vermont
Rep. Becca Balint (D)
U.S. House, At Large
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Virginia

Tim Kaine
Virginia
Sen. Sen. Tim Kaine (D)
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Rep. Bobby Scott​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Virginia
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Virginia
Eugene Vindman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Virginia
Rep. Don Beyer​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Virginia
Suhas Subramanyam (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Virginia
Rep. Gerry Connelly​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Washington

Washington
Sen. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D)
U.S. Senate
Washington
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Washington
Rep. Rick Larsen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Washington
Emily Randall (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Washington
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Washington
Rep. Adam Smith (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

West Virginia

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Wisconsin

Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Sen. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D)
U.S. Senate
Wisconsin
Rep. Mark Pocan​ (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Wisconsin
Rep. Gwen Moore (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

Wyoming

NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.

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