The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will target 31 House Republicans and two open seats in the 2024 general election, the group announced Monday.
The DCCC, House Democrats’ campaign arm, will target seven Republican-held seats in California and six in New York. The committee will also hope to retain the seats held by California Rep. Katie Porter and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, both of whom are running for Senate. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Elissa Slotkin Chews Out Handpicked Debate Moderator For Not Asking Abortion Question)
Executive Director Julie Merz told NBC News, which first reported the list, that the committee will seek to tie Republican candidates to former president and current GOP front-runner Donald Trump, as well as the Freedom Caucus.
“There are no more Republican moderates. They had an opportunity very early in the speaker’s vote to stand up to the most vocal MAGA extremists and say, ‘This isn’t OK. This isn’t the direction we want our caucus to go.’ And they folded,” she said.
The @DCCC reveals its initial target list of 33 seats (including 2 open), with 8 in California and 6 in New Yorkhttps://t.co/WwPSuNWkIp pic.twitter.com/8RvmCiT5OP
— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) April 3, 2023
The DCCC is targeting 18 Republican freshmen, including Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, New York Rep. George Santos, and Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani. All six New York targets, more than half of the delegation’s Republicans, are freshmen. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who won the closest race of the 2022 midterms, is also a target, and challenger Adam Frisch is already seeking a rematch.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting 35 Democrats, including Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Maine Rep. Jared Golden. It is also hoping to flip the seats vacated by Porter and Slotkin.
Here is the entire list of Republican targets:
- Arizona Rep. Dave Schweikert
- Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani
- California Rep. Kevin Kiley
- California Rep. John Duarte
- California Rep. David Valadao
- California Rep. Mike Garcia
- California Rep. Young Kim
- California Rep. Ken Calvert
- California Rep. Michelle Steel
- Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert
- Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
- Florida Rep. Maria Salazar
- Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Iowa Rep. Zachary Nunn
- Michigan Rep. John James
- Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke
- Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon
- New Jersey Rep. Thomas Kean
- New York Rep. Nick LaLota
- New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito
- New York Rep. Michael Lawler
- New York Rep. Marcus Molinaro
- New York Rep. George Santos
- New York Rep. Brandon Williams
- Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
- Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
- Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry
- Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz
- Virginia Rep. Jennifer Kiggans
- Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil
- Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden