2008 Candidates

Colorado - Mark Udall 

Mark Udall is currently serving his fifth term representing the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado, a district that spans the Continental Divide and includes both suburban, rural and mountain communities. Udall was first elected to Congress in 1998 after one of the closest elections in Colorado history. However, Udall's subsequent reelection campaigns have demonstrated a proven ability to attract bipartisan support. On the most important issues of our time, Mark Udall has a proven record of strong leadership and independent judgment. He opposed the resolution for war in Iraq, and predicted that the Bush Administration's Department of Justice would mishandle the Patriot Act. He has been an advocate for a strong national defense and a new energy policy for America. Help me show our support for Mark -- click here to donate to his campaign today!

Idaho - Larry LaRocco

Larry Craig announced in September 2007 that his resignation is on hold. Regardless, he plans to retire at the end of his term so his seat will be open in 2008. While Idaho is a GOP-heavy state, Democrats received a sizable boost in the 2006 midterms. Former Congressman Larry LaRocco, a businessman and Army veteran, is running an aggressive grassroots campaign. During his two terms in the United States House of Representatives, LaRocco earned a reputation for hard work and bi-partisanship. He has worked to help preserve both Idaho's precious natural resources and the access to public lands that hunters, fishermen, and all Idahoans treasure. Click here to support the winner of the Democratic primary today! 

Kentucky - Bruce Lunsford

As the Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell has continually blocked any meaningful change in the President's Iraq policy and repeatedly defended the status quo. According to a poll completed by Research 2000, more than half of Kentucky voters disapprove of the way Sen. Mitch McConnell has handled legislative issues regarding the post-war occupation of Iraq. Businessman Bruce Lunsford is an entrepreuner who co-founded and chairs what is now Ventas, a thriving healthcare real estate company. Click here to support the Democratic candidate today! 

Maine - Congressman Tom Allen

HTML clipboardCongressman Tom Allen has entered the race and is eager to hold Susan Collins accountable for her record on the Iraq War and the failures of the Bush administration. Collins will try to cast herself as a moderate but she has consistently stood with the Bush administration's failed policies, giving Bush a vote in favor of an open-ended American commitment in Iraq by opposing a timetable for withdrawal. She has collected over $800,000 from special interest groups this year, demonstrating that she is not the outsider she portrays herself to be. Allen raised over $600K in the third quarter and has $2.1 million on hand. He will have the resources to bring his message of change to Maine. Show your support by donating to the winner of Maine's Democratic Senate primary today! 

Minnesota - Al Franken

Norm Coleman continues to serve as a handmaiden to George Bush, voting with him 90% of the time. His support of Bush's Iraq war and his cynical compromises on issues like stem cells and ANWR demonstrate his taste for political opportunism over the interests of average Minnesotan families. Satirist and political commentator Al Franken is campaigning to hold him accountable. Al has also founded a political action committee, Midwest Values PAC, which raised over $1.1 million for Democrats across Minnesota and around the country. Minnesota is a blue state and Coleman is running with low approval ratings in a presidential year. This spells trouble for Republican efforts to hold this seat. Click here to support the winner of Minnesota's Democratic primary so that we can defeat Norm Coleman and hold the right-wing in Congress accountable! 

Mississippi - Ronnie Musgrove

Minority Whip Trent Lott resigned at the end of 2007, putting his seat into play for the 2008 election cycle. Republican Governor Haley Barbour appointed Congressman Roger Wicker to fill Lott's seat until the November election. In November, Wicker will face former Governor Ronnie Musgrove for the seat. Ronnie Musgrove has dedicated his life to serving the people of Mississippi. For over two decades, he's taken a leading role in the State to improve education, expand economic development, and ensure that government lives within its means. During hid tenure as Governor of Mississippi, he helped create over 52,000 new jobs, brought more than $14 billion in new investments to the state, invested in creating rural jobs, and brought Nissan to Mississippi, which was the largest economic development project in state history.We need more people like Ronnie Musgrove in the Senate -- click here to donate to his campaign today!

New Hampshire - Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne's been involved in New Hampshire -- as a parent, and a high school teacher, in local government as chair of Madbury's zoning board, and a State Senator before being elected Governor. Jeanne Shaheen is campaigning to hold incumbent John Sununu accountable for his staunch support of President Bush and the Iraq War. Pundits view this seat as a top pick-up opportunity. I hope you'll join me in showing your support by donating to the winner of New Hampshire's Democratic primary today! 

New Mexico - Tom Udall

HTML clipboardOn October 4, 2007, longtime Republican Senator Pete Domenici announced his retirement. The Democratic nominee is Congressman Tom Udall who has earned a reputation as a principled leader who has the integrity to do what is right for New Mexico. In the House, Tom wrote and passed a bill to establish a national renewable energy standard to create good jobs, reinvigorate our economy and reduce global warming. He has been a champion of expanding preventive health care. He voted against the Iraq War and has called for the responsible redeployment of our troops out of Iraq. Tom has also consistently championed tougher ethics laws both as Attorney General and in Congress where he voted to create an independent commission to investigate corruption among members of Congress. Donate to the Democratic nominee in New Mexico by clicking here today! 

Oregon - Jeff Merkley

Gordon Smith is one of the most vulnerable Republicans in 2008. Smith stands with George Bush -- voting with him over 90% of the time -- and Democratic Oregon Speaker of the House Jeff Merkley is ready to hold him accountable. Democrats are prepared to hold Smith's feet to the fire for his staunch support of Bush's flawed Iraq policy. The DSCC has already run ads against Gordon Smith for his votes supporting Bush's Iraq escalation plan. In sharp contrast to Smith, Speaker Merkley fights for Oregon by passing important legislation on healthcare, ethics reform, and predatory lending. Oregon is a blue state and Smith's faults will be difficult for voters to overlook in 2008. Please join me and donate to the winner of the Democratic primary in Oregon today! 

Virginia - Mark Warner

HTML clipboardSenator John Warner announced he will retire from the Senate at the end of this term and former Governor Mark Warner has announced his bid for the open seat. In January 2006, Warner left the Virginia governor's mansion with a 75% job approval rating and a strong problem solving record. His administration inherited $6 billion in budget shortfalls, and ended with a surplus that allowed the largest single investment in K-12 education in Virginia history, a reinvestment in one of the nation's premier public college and university systems, and a record investment in cleanup of the nation's largest estuary: the Chesapeake Bay. Governor Warner has been praised for his bi-partisan approach to politics. The Richmond Times-Dispatch said his specialty was "finding common ground" and "seizing chances from setbacks." The Daily Press wrote in 2005 that Governor Warner brought a "pragmatic, results-driven, business-oriented approach to government resonates across the spectrum of Virginia politics." We need more people like Mark Warner in the Senate -- click here to donate to his campaign today!

Sen. Mary Landrieu - D-LA
Sen. Landrieu represents Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. She will be running for her 3rd term in 2008.