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Current Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

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[Updated October 4, 2025]

If we’ve learned anything from the 2024 elections, it’s that political complacency is no longer an option. And to effect change, there is no need to look any further than your own legislative backyards.

Elections for the 119th United States House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2024. Since they serve two-year terms, all 435 members will be up for reelection in 2026.

There are currently 219 Republicans and 214 Democrats in the lower chamber (433), just a five-seat difference as tensions rise over the 2026 midterms in which Democrats hope to take back the majority. Two seats are currently open.

House control goes to the party with 218 seats or more.

The majority threshold would be lowered if some lawmakers are absent due to illness or other reasons. A tied number of seats in the House of Representatives would block any legislation.

In the House of Representatives, the majority party holds significant power to draft chamber rules and schedule bills to reach the floor for debate and voting.

The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, otherwise known as bills, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the President for consideration.

The House also has the exclusive power to initiate bills for raising revenue, impeach officials, and choose the President in the event that a presidential candidate fails to get a majority of the Electoral College votes.

Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, in the House of Representatives, a state’s representation is based on its population as measured by the U.S. Census.

The Constitution does not provide for the representation of the District of Columbia or the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marina Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although each is represented by one non-voting delegate. They have a voice on the floor but have no voting power.

To run for House of Representatives, he or she must be at least 25 years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years, and at the time of the election, be a resident of the state they represent. Members are not required to live in the district they represent, but they traditionally do.

To contact your Representative, click here.

Below is the complete list of the 119th United States House of Representatives by political party and State:

DEMOCRATS

Alabama (District 2): Shomari Figures

Alabama (District 7): Terri Sewell

Arizona (District 3): Yassamin Ansari

Arizona (District 4): Greg Stanton

Arizona (District 7): Adelita Grijalva

California (District 2): Jared Huffman

California (District 4): Mike Thompson

California (District 6): Ami Berra

California (District 7): Doris Matsui

California (District 8): John Garamendi

California (District 9): Josh Harder

California (District 10): Mark DeSaulnier

California (District 11): Nancy Pelosi

California (District 12): Lateefah Simon

California (District 13): Adam Gray

California (District 14): Eric Swalwell

California (District 15): Kevin Mullin

California (District 16): Sam Liccardo

California (District 17): Ro Khanna

California (District 18): Zoe Lofgren

California (District 19): Jimmy Panetta

California (District 21): Jim Costa

California (District 24): Salud Carbajal

California (District 25): Raul Ruiz

California (District 26): Julia Brownley

California (District 27): George Whitesides

California (District 28): Judy Chu

California (District 29): Luz Rivas

California (District 30): Laura Friedman

California (District 31): Gil Cisneros

California (District 32): Brad Sherman

California (District 33): Pete Aguilar

California (District 34):  Jimmy Gomez

California (District 35): Norma Torres

California (District 36): Ted Lieu

California (District 37): Sydney Kamlager-Dove

California (District 38): Linda Sanchez

California (District 39): Mark Takano

California (District 42): Robert Garcia

California (District 43): Maxine Waters

California (District 44): Nanette Barragan

California (District 45): Derek Tran

California (District 46): Luis Correa

California (District 47): Dave Min

California (District 49): Mike Levin

California (District 50): Scott Peters

California (District 51): Sara Jacobs

California (District 52): Juan Vargas

Colorado (District 1): Diana DeGette

Colorado (District 2): Joe Neguse

Colorado (District 6): Jason Crow

Colorado (District 7): Brittany Pettersen

Connecticut (District 1): John B. Larson

Connecticut (District 2): Joe Courtney

Connecticut (District 3): Rosa DeLauro

Connecticut (District 4): Jim Hines

Connecticut (District 5): Jahana Hayes

Delaware (At Large): Sarah McBride

Florida (District 9): Darren Soto

Florida (District 10): Maxwell Frost

Florida (District 14): Kathy Castor

Florida (District 20): Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Florida (District 22): Lois Frankel

Florida (District 23): Jared Moskowitz

Florida (District 24): Frederica Wilson

Florida (District 25): Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Georgia (District 2): Sanford Bishop, Jr.

Georgia (District 4): Hank Johnson

Georgia (District 5): Nikema Williams

Georgia (District 6): Lucy McBath

Georgia (District 13): David Scott

Hawaii (District 1): Ed Case

Hawaii (District 2): Jill Tokuda

Illinois (District 1): Jonathan Jackson

Illinois (District 2): Robin Kelly

Illinois (District 3): Della Ramirez

Illinois (District 4): Jesus “Chuy” Garcia

Illinois (District 5): Mike Quigley

Illinois (District 6): Sean Casten

Illinois (District 7): Danny K. Davis

Illinois (District 8): Raja Krishnamoorthi

Illinois (District 9): Jan Schakowsky

Illinois (District 10): Brad Schneider

Illinois (District 11): Bill Foster

Illinois (District 13): Nikki Budzinski

Illinois (District 14): Lauren Underwood

Illinois (District 17): Eric Sorensen

Indiana (District 1): Frank J. Mrvan

Indiana (District 7): Andre Carson

Kansas (District 3): Sharice Davids

Kentucky (District 3): Morgan McGarvey

Louisiana (District 2): Troy Carter

Louisiana (District 6): Cleo Fields

Maine (District 1): Chellie Pingree

Maine (District 2): Jared Golden

Maryland (District 2): Johnny Olszewski

Maryland (District 3): Sarah Elfreth

Maryland (District 4): Glenn Ivey

Maryland (District 5): Steny Hoyer

Maryland (District 6): April McClain-Delaney

Maryland (District 7): Kweisi Mfume

Maryland (District 8): Jamie Raskin

Massachusetts (District 1): Richard Neal

Massachusetts (District 2): Jim McGovern

Massachusetts (District 3): Lori Trahan

Massachusetts (District 4): Jake Auchincloss

Massachusetts (District 5): Katherine Clark

Massachusetts (District 6): Seth Moulton

Massachusetts (District 7): Ayanna Pressley

Massachusetts (District 8): Stephen F. Lynch

Massachusetts (District 9): Bill Keating

Michigan (District 3): Hillary Scholten

Michigan (District 6): Debbie Dingel

Michigan (District 8): Kristen McDonald Rivet

Michigan (District 11): Haley Stevens

Michigan (District 12): Rashida Tlaib

Michigan (District 13): Shri Thanedar

Minnesota (District 2): Angie Craig

Minnesota (District 3): Kelly Morrison

Minnesota (District 4): Betty McCollum

Minnesota (District 5): Ilan Omar

Mississippi (District 2): Bennie Thompson

Missouri (District 1): Wesley Bell

Missouri (District 5): Emanuel Cleaver

Nevada (District 1): Dina Titus

Nevada (District 3): Steven Horsford

Nevada (District 4): Susie Lee

New Hampshire (District 1): Chris Pappas

New Hampshire (District 2): Maggie Goodlander

New Jersey (District 1): Donald Norcross

New Jersey (District 3): Herb Conaway

New Jersey (District 5): Josh Gottheimer

New Jersey (District 6): Frank Pallone, Jr.

New Jersey (District 8): Robert Menendez

New Jersey (District 9): Nellie Pou

New Jersey (District 10): LaMonica McIver

New Jersey (District 11): Mikie Sherill

New Jersey (District 12): Bonnie Watson Coleman

New Mexico (District 1): Melanie Stansbury

New Mexico (District 2): Gabriel Vasquez

New Mexico (District 3): Teresa Leger Fernandez

New York (District 3): Tom Suozzi

New York (District 4): Laura Gillen

New York (District 5): Gregory Meeks

New York (District 6): Grace Meng

New York (District 7): Nydia Velazquez

New York (District 8): Hakeem Jeffries

New York (District 9): Yvette Clarke

New York (District 10): Dan Goldman

New York (District 12): Jerrold Nadler (Retiring)

New York (District 13): Adriano Espaillat

New York (District 14): Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

New York (District 15): Ritchie Torres

New York (District 16): George Latimer

New York (District 18): Pat Ryan

New York (District 19): Josh Riley

New York (District 20): Paul Tonko

New York (District 22) John Mannion

New York (District 25): Joseph Morelle

New York (District 26): Timothy Kennedy

North Carolina (District 1): Don Davis

North Carolina (District 2): Deborah K. Ross

North Carolina (District 4): Valerie Foushee

North Carolina (District 12): Alma Adams

Ohio (District 1): Greg Landsman

Ohio (District 3): Joyce Beatty

Ohio (District 9): Marcy Kaptur

Ohio (District 11): Shontel Brown

Ohio (District 13): Emilia Sykes

Oregon (District 1): Suzanne Bonamici

Oregon (District 3) Maxine Dexter

Oregon (District 4): Val Hoyle

Oregon (District 5): Janelle Bynum

Oregon (District 6): Andrea Salinas

Pennsylvania (District 2): Brendan Boyle

Pennsylvania (District 3): Dwight Evans

Pennsylvania (District 4): Madeleine Dean

Pennsylvania (District 5): Mary Gay Scanlon

Pennsylvania (District 6): Chrissy Houlahan

Pennsylvania (District 12): Summer Lee

Pennsylvania (District 17): Chris Deluzio

Rhode Island (District 1): Gabe Amo

Rhode Island (District 2): Seth Magaziner

South Carolina (District 6): Jim Clyburn

Tennessee (District 9): Steve Cohen

Texas (District 7): Lizzie Fletcher

Texas (District 9): Al Green

Texas (District 16): Veronica Escobar

Texas (District 18): Sylvester Turner (Died) Special Election TBD

Texas (District 20): Joaquin Castro

Texas (District 28): Henry Cuellar

Texas (District 29): Sylvia Garcia

Texas (District 30): Jasmine Crockett

Texas (District 32): Julie Johnson

Texas (District 33): Marc Veasey

Texas (District 34): Vincente Gonzalez

Texas (District 35): Greg Casar

Texas (District 37): Lloyd Doggett

Vermont (At Large): Becca Balint

Virginia (District 3): Bobby Scott

Virginia (District 4): Jennifer McClellan

Virginia (District 7): Eugene Vindman

Virginia (District 8): Don Beyer

Virginia (District 10): Suhas Subramanyam

Virginia (District 11): James Walkinshaw

Washington (District 1): Suzan DelBene

Washington (District 2): Rick Larsen

Washington (District 3): Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Washington (District 6): Emily Randall

Washington (District 7): Pramila Jayapal

Washington (District 8): Kim Schrier

Washington (District 9): Adam Smith

Washington (District 10): Marilyn Strickland

Wisconsin (District 2): Mark Pocan

Wisconsin (District 4): Gwen Moore

REPUBLICANS

Alabama (District 1): Barry Moore

Alabama (District 3): Mike Rogers

Alabama (District 4): Robert Aderholt

Alabama (District 5): Dale Strong

Alabama (District 6): Gary Palmer

Alaska (At Large): Nick Begich

Arizona (District 1): David Schweikert

Arizona (District 2): Eli Crane

Arizona (District 5) Andy Biggs

Arizona (District 6): Juan Ciscomani

Arizona (District 8): Abraham Hamadeh

Arizona (District 9): Paul Gosar

Arkansas (District 1): Rick Crawford

Arkansas (District 2): French Hill

Arkansas (District 3): Steve Womack

Arkansas (District 4): Bruce Westerman

California (District 1): Doug LaMalfa

California (District 3): Kevin Kiley

California (District 5): Tom McClintock

California (District 20): Vince Fong

California (District 22): David Valadao

California (District 23): Jay Obernolte

California (District 40): Kim Young

California (District 41): Ken Calvert

California (District 48): Darrell Issa

Colorado (District 3): Jeff Hurd

Colorado (District 4): Laura Boebert

Colorado (District 5): Jeff Crank

Colorado (District 8): Gabe Evans

Florida (District 1): Jimmy Patronis

Florida (District 2): Neal Dunn

Florida (District 3): Kat Cammack

Florida (District 4): Aaron Bean

Florida (District 5): John Rutherford

Florida (District 6): Randy Fine

Florida (District 7): Cory Mills

Florida (District 8): Mike Haridopolos

Florida (District 11): Daniel Webster

Florida (District 12): Gus Bilirakis

Florida (District 13): Anna Paulina Luna

Florida (District 15): Laurel Lee

Florida (District 16): Vern Buchanan

Florida (District 17): Greg Steube

Florida (District 18): Scott Franklin

Florida (District 19): Byron Donalds

Florida (District 21): Brian Mast

Florida (District 26): Mario Diaz-Balart

Florida (District 27): Maria Elvira Salazar

Florida (District 28): Carlos Gimenez

Georgia (District 1): Buddy Carter

Georgia (District 3): Brian Jack

Georgia (District 7): Rich McCormick

Georgia (District 8): Austin Scott

Georgia (District 9): Andrew Clyde

Georgia (District 10): Mike Collins

Georgia (District 11): Barry Loudermilk

Georgia (District 12): Rick W. Allen

Georgia (District 14): Marjorie Taylor Greene

Idaho (District 1): Russ Fulcher

Idaho (District 2): Mike Simpson

Illinois (District 12): Mike Bost

Illinois (District 15): Mary Miller

Illinois (District 16): Darin LaHood

Indiana (District 2): Rudy Yakym

Indiana (District 3): Marlin Stutzman

Indiana (District 4): Jim Baird

Indiana (District 5): Victoria Spartz

Indiana (District 6): Jefferson Shreve

Indiana (District 8): Mark Messmer

Indiana (District 9): Erin Houchin

Iowa (District 1): Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Iowa (District 2): Ashley Hinson

Iowa (District 3): Zach Nunn

Iowa (District 4): Randy Feenstra

Kansas (District 1): Tracey Mann

Kansas: (District 2): Derek Schmidt

Kansas: (District 4): Ron Estes

Kentucky (District 1): James Comer

Kentucky (District 2): Brett Guthrie

Kentucky (District 4): Thomas Massie

Kentucky (District 5): Hal Rogers

Kentucky (District 6): Andy Barr

Louisiana (District 1): Steve Scalise

Louisiana (District 3): Clay Higgins

Louisiana (District 4): Mike Johnson

Louisiana (District 5): Julia Letlow

Maryland (District 1): Andy Harris

Michigan (District 1): Jack Bergman

Michigan (District 2): John Moolenaar

Michigan (District 4): Bill Huizenga

Michigan (District 5): Tim Walberg

Michigan (District 7): Tom Barrett

Michigan (District 9): Lisa McClain

Michigan (District 10): John James

Minnesota (District 1): Brad Finstad

Minnesota (District 6): Tom Emmer

Minnesota (District 7): Michelle Fischbach

Minnesota (District 8): Pete Stauber

Mississippi (District 1): Trent Kelly

Mississippi (District 3): Michael Guest

Mississippi (District 4): Mike Ezell

Missouri (District 2): Ann Wagner

Missouri (District 3): Bob Onder

Missouri (District 4): Mark Alford

Missouri (District 6): Sam Graves

Missouri (District 7): Eric Burlison

Missouri (District 8): Jason Smith

Montana (District 1): Ryan Zinke

Montana (District 2): Troy Downing

Nebraska (District 1): Mike Flood

Nebraska (District 2): Don Bacon (Retiring)

Nebraska (District 3): Adrian Smith

Nevada (District 2): Mark Amodei

New Jersey (District 2): Jeff Van Drew

New Jersey (District 4): Chris Smith

New Jersey (District 7): Thomas Kean, Jr.

New York (District 1): Nicholas LaLota

New York (District 2): Andrew Garbarino

New York (District 11): Nicole Malliotakis

New York (District 17): Michael Lawler

New York (District 21): Elise Stefanik

New York (District 23): Nick Langworthy

New York (District 24): Claudia Tenney

North Carolina (District 3): Greg Murphy

North Carolina (District 5): Virginia Foxx

North Carolina (District 6): Addison McDowell

North Carolina (District 7): David Rouzer

North Carolina (District 8): Mark Harris

North Carolina (District 9): Richard Hudson

North Carolina (District 10): Pat Harrigan

North Carolina (District 11): Chuck Edwards

North Carolina (District 13): Brad Knott

North Carolina (District 14): Tim Moore

North Dakota (At Large): Julie Fedorchak

Ohio (District 2): David Taylor

Ohio (District 4): Jim Jordan

Ohio (District 5): Bob Latta

Ohio (District 6): Michael Rulli

Ohio (District 7): Max Miller

Ohio (District 8): Warren Davidson

Ohio (District 10): Mike Turner

Ohio (District 12): Troy Balderson

Ohio (District 14): David Joyce

Ohio (District 15): Mike Carey

Oklahoma (District 1): Kevin Hern

Oklahoma (District 2): Josh Brecheen

Oklahoma (District 3): Frank Lucas

Oklahoma (District 4): Tom Cole

Oklahoma (District 5): Stephanie Bice

Oregon (District 2): Cliff Bentz

Pennsylvania (District 1): Brian Fitzpatrick

Pennsylvania (District 7): Ryan Mackenzie

Pennsylvania (District 8): Rob Bresnahan

Pennsylvania (District 9): Dan Meuser

Pennsylvania (District 10): Scott Perry

Pennsylvania (District 11): Lloyd Smucker

Pennsylvania (District 13): John Joyce

Pennsylvania (District 14): Guy Reschenthaler

Pennsylvania (District 15): Glenn Thompson

Pennsylvania (District 16): Mike Kelly

South Carolina (District 1): Nancy Mace

South Carolina (District 2): Joe Wilson

South Carolina (District 3): Sheri Briggs

South Carolina (District 4): William Timmons

South Carolina (District 5): Ralph Norman

South Carolina (District 7): Russell Fry

South Dakota (At Large): Dusty Johnson

Tennessee (District 1): Diana Harshbarger

Tennessee (District 2): Tim Burchett

Tennessee (District 3): Chuck Fleischmann

Tennessee (District 4): Scott DesJarlais

Tennessee (District 5): Andy Ogles

Tennessee (District 6): John Rose

Tennessee (District 7): Mark E. Green (Resigned – Special election 10/7/25)

Tennessee (District 8): David Kustoff

Texas (District 1): Nathaniel Moran

Texas (District 2): Dan Crenshaw

Texas (District 3): Keith Self

Texas (District 4): Pat Fallon

Texas (District 5): Lance Gooden

Texas (District 6): Jake Ellzey

Texas (District 8): Morgan Luttrell

Texas (District 10): Michael McCaul

Texas (District 11): August Pfluger

Texas (District 12): Craig Goldman

Texas (District 13): Ronny Jackson

Texas (District 14): Randy Weber

Texas (District 15): Monica De La Cruz

Texas (District 17): Pete Sessions

Texas (District 19): Jodey Arrington

Texas (District 21): Chip Roy

Texas (District 22): Troy Nehls

Texas (District 23): Tony Gonzales

Texas (District 24): Beth Van Duyne

Texas (District 25): Roger Williams

Texas (District 26): Brandon Gill

Texas (District 27): Michael Cloud

Texas (District 31): John Carter

Texas (District 36): Brian Babin

Texas (District 38): Wesley Hunt

Utah (District 1): Blake Moore

Utah (District 2): Celeste Maloy

Utah (District 3): Mike Kennedy

Utah (District 4): Burgess Owens

Virginia (District 1): Rob Wittman

Virginia (District 2): Jen Kiggans

Virginia (District 5): John McGuire

Virginia (District 6): Ben Cline

Virginia (District 9): Morgan Griffith

Washington (District 4): Dan Newhouse

Washington (District 5): Michael Baumgartner

West Virginia (District 1): Carol Miller

West Virginia (District 2): Riley Moore

Wisconsin (District 1): Bryan Steil

Wisconsin (District 3): Derrick Van Orden

Wisconsin (District 5): Scott Fitzgerald

Wisconsin (District 6): Glenn Grothman

Wisconsin (District 7): Tom Tiffany

Wisconsin (District 8): Tony Wied

Wyoming (At Large): Harriet Hageman

DELEGATES (They have a voice on the floor but no voting power.)

American Samoa: (Republican) Amata Coleman Radewagen

District of Columbia: (Democrat) Eleanor Holmes Norton

Guam: (Republican) James Moylan

Northern Mariana Islands: (Republican) Kimberlyn King-Hinds

Puerto Rico: (Democrat) Pablo Hernandez Rivera

U.S. Virgin Islands: (Democrat) Stacey Plaskett

* Cherokee Nation (Pending): Since the 116th Congress, the legislature has refused to act on seating the Cherokee Nation delegate-elect Kimberly Teehee (Democrat) nominated in August 2019. Teehee remains unseated, despite Article 7 of the 1835 Treaty of New Echota which states: “Cherokee Nation shall be entitled to a delegate in the House of Representatives of the United States whenever Congress shall make provision for the same.”

U.S. Senate Seats Up for Reelection

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[This article was updated on September 2, 2025]

Republicans have won the Senate in 2025, giving them control for at least the next two years and creating a path for President-elect Donald Trump’s priorities. Of the current 100 Senators, 53 are Republicans, 45 are Democrats, and 2 are Independents. Republicans successfully defended all their own seats for the first time since 2014.

But it’s never too early for reelection vision time. The time to start organizing is now.

There are 535 Members of Congress, 100 of whom serve in the U.S. Senate and 435 of whom serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Each state sends two Senators to represent it in the U.S. Senate. The majority has the power to schedule when various bills come to the floor for voting, but a single Senator can slow legislation from coming to the floor for a vote.

Since debate in the Senate is not concluded until 60 Senators vote for a cloture motion to approve a bill for consideration, the majority must also coordinate with the minority party to set the rules for debate on legislation.

Under this system, legislation can be debated for one or two weeks on the Senate floor alone.

Senators serve a six-year term, and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years, so approximately one-third of the Senate is up for reelection during any election.

To contact your Senator, click here.

Below are the Senate seats up for reelection in alphabetical order by political party, reelection year, and state.

Democrats up for reelection in 2026:

Colorado: John Hickenlooper

Delaware: Chris Coons

Georgia: Jon Ossoff

Illinois: Dick Durbin (Retiring)

Massachusetts: Ed Markey

Michigan: Gary Peters (Retiring)

Minnesota: Tina Smith (Retiring)

New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen (Retiring)

New Jersey: Cory Booker

New Mexico: Ben Ray Lujan

Oregon: Jeff Merkley

Rhode Island: Jack Reed

Virginia: Mark Warner

Republicans up for reelection in 2026:

Alabama: Tommy Tuberville

Alaska: Dan Sullivan

Arkansas: Tom Cotton

Idaho: James Risch

Iowa: Joni Ernst (Retiring)

Kansas: Roger Marshall

Kentucky: Mitch McConnell (Retiring)

Louisiana: Bill Cassidy

Maine: Susan Collins

Mississippi: Cindy Hyde-Smith

Montana: Steve Daines

Nebraska: Pete Ricketts

North Carolina: Thom Tillis (Retiring)

Oklahoma: Markwayne Mullin

South Carolina: Lindsey Graham

South Dakota: Mike Rounds

Tennessee: Bill Hagerty

Texas: John Cornyn

West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito

Wyoming: Cynthia Lummis

Democrats up for reelection in 2028:

Arizona: Mark Kelly

California: Alex Padilla

Colorado: Michael Bennet

Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal

Georgia: Raphael Warnock

Hawaii: Brian Schatz

Illinois: Tammy Duckworth

Maryland: Chris Van Hollen

Nevada: Catherine Cortez Masto

New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan

New York: Chuck Schumer

Oregon: Ron Wyden

Pennsylvania: John Fetterman

Vermont: Peter Welch

Washington: Patty Murray

Republicans up for reelection in 2028:

Alabama: Katie Britt

Alaska: Lisa Murkowski

Arkansas: John Boozman

Florida: Ashley Moody

Idaho: Mike Crapo

Indiana: Todd Young

Iowa: Chuck Grassley

Kansas: Jerry Moran

Kentucky: Rand Paul

Louisiana: John N. Kennedy

Missouri: Eric Schmitt

North Carolina: Ted Budd

North Dakota:  John Hoeven

Ohio: John Husted

Oklahoma: James Lankford

South Carolina: Tim Scott

South Dakota: John Thune

Utah: Mike Lee

Wisconsin: Ron Johnson

Democrats up for reelection in 2030:

Arizona: Ruben Gallego

California: Adam Schiff

Connecticut: Chris Murphy

Delaware: Lisa Blunt Rochester

Hawaii: Mazie Hirono

Maryland: Angela Alsobrooks

Massachusetts: Elizabeth Warren

Michigan: Elissa Slotkin

Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar

Nevada: Jacky Rosen

New Jersey: Andy Kim

New Mexico: Martin Heinrich

New York: Kirsten Gillibrand

Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse

Virginia: Tim Kaine

Washington: Maria Cantwell

Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin

Independents up for reelection in 2030:

Maine: Angus King

Vermont: Bernie Sanders

Republicans up for reelection in 2030:

Florida: Rick Scott

Indiana: Jim Banks

Mississippi: Roger Wicker

Missouri: Josh Hawley

Montana: Tim Sheehy

Nebraska: Deb Fischer

North Dakota: Kevin Cramer

Ohio: Bernie Moreno

Pennsylvania: Dave McCormick

Tennessee: Marsha Blackburn

Texas: Ted Cruz

Utah: John Curtis

West Virginia: Jim Justice

Wyoming: John Barrasso

Project 2025

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Project 2025, a frightening political agenda and 900-page extremist plan, is being crafted by conservatives in anticipation of a potential 2024 Republican Presidential victory with the guidance of the Heritage Foundation.

Established in 2022, Project 2025 aims to reshape the U.S. Federal Government to support Donald Trump’s wish list and far-right agenda.

It aims to reclassify tens of thousands of merit-based federal civil servant jobs as political appointees so Trump can replace them with extreme, conservative loyalists.

In April 2024, the Heritage Foundation stated that the Project 2025 policy includes “arresting, detaining, and removing immigration violators anywhere in the United States.”

Project 2025’s plan is to decimate the federal government’s protections around reproductive rights, LGBTQ, civil rights, and climate change and the dismantling and defunding of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Education. It also calls for the elimination of other federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Commerce and ending the independence of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The Project also seeks to infuse the government with elements of Christianity.

Another one of Project 2025’s goals is to take away the independence of the Justice Department, prosecute anyone who provides or distributes abortion pills by mail, and slash federal money for research and investment in renewable energy, calling for Trump to “stop the war on oil and natural gas.”

Moreover, Project 2025 is pushing to slash corporate and income taxes and abolish the Federal Reserve.

Project 2025 also calls for over $1.5 trillion in cuts to Social Security, including an increase in the retirement age to 69.

Project 2025’s main objective is to fortify presidential power so if Trump wins the election, he can single-handedly impose right-wing policies on the nation.

Project 2025 would also give Trump free rein to break any law he pleases and to assist others to do the same, like Putin. Trump has repeatedly said he would use the Justice Department to prosecute and lock up his opponents and critics.

The Koch network and Leonard Leo, a right-wing activist and Trump supporter, helped to fund the initiative. Mr. Leo is best known for his role in building the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court and his close and questionable friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas.

Project 2025 provides an unsettling blueprint for an autocratic, authoritarian presidency. Many critics believe Project 2025 is a cover for what would be four years of personal vengeance against anyone Trump views as his “enemy.”

Trump, a wannabe king and absolute dictator, needs a rock-solid support system, and the Heritage Foundation and its Republican financial partners are working 24/7 to build one for their supreme leader.

According to The Washington Post, Jeffrey Clark, a contributor to the Project and a former official within the DOJ, would advise the future president to immediately deploy the military for domestic law enforcement by invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807. This act empowers the president of the United States to deploy the U.S. Military and the National Guard troops to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion.

Jeffrey Clark was indicted in Georgia last summer. He was charged with violating the state’s racketeering law and attempting to make false statements. He has pleaded not guilty.

The Project also recommends the arrest, detention, and deportation of undocumented immigrants living in the United States and promotes capital punishment and the speedy “finality” of those sentences.

Paul Dans, the Director of Project 2025, recently explained that Project 2025 is “systematically preparing to march into office and bring a new army, aligned, trained, and essentially weaponized conservatives ready to do battle against the deep state” to “regain control” of the government.

The policies and agenda of Project 2025 are set to begin immediately after the presidential inauguration in January 2025. However, most of Project 2025’s proposals would require controlling both chambers of Congress and would likely face immediate legal challenges if implemented.

Regardless of legal challenges, it’s clear that Project 2025 is planning for a government dictatorship under Trump. If Trump wins, there is no coming back from the damage he will cause, and his agenda will irrevocably harm millions of Americans.

Pro-Hamas Takeover at Cornell University

Politics

Students belonging to a pro-Palestinian coalition at Cornell University occupied two buildings on campus over the course of this past weekend, demanding, among other things, that the university revise its definition of antisemitism. I find it hard to believe that these well-educated students actually believe that anti-Zionism is not anti-Jews.

They proudly taped posters on the hallowed walls of Willard Straight, Cornell’s Student Union, which is supposed to be available to all students, that said, “From the river to the sea,” which, as Ivy League students, they know full well that the phrase calls for the genocidal elimination of the Jewish state. But their callous racist selves could care less.

The first thing I noticed when I walked into the stately 98-year-old building was the stench of rotting food and body odor.

The posters stunned and crushed my heart. But what hurt the most was that I noticed many people of a particular minority group that I truly believed cared about the Jews, primarily because the Jews always had their backs. But the only feeling I got as I walked around snapping photos was willful and ignorant hatred of everyone and everything Jewish.

I guess Jewish lives don’t matter.

Poster after poster, these occupiers displayed frightening and hateful words about Jews, with not one negative thing to say about Hamas.

Not one.

I can only come to one conclusion to explain their actions and lack of clarity: They are Pro-Hamas.

Moreover, free speech is a two-way street. And when does Free Speech cross over into Hate Speech? School administrators are responsible for protecting their students and should loudly and forcefully condemn and counter all hatred. But where are they?

F the IDF police? What about Hamas terrorists raping young girls to death? Gang rape is not resistance. It’s animalistic torture perpetrated by sick and twisted sexual deviants. Some of the women were raped so brutally that their pelvic bones were broken.

I guess the Me Too movement doesn’t apply to Jewish women.

The hate speech I saw scrawled on every piece of paper on those hallowed walls made me want to tear down the posters or, at the very least, yell out something in defense of Jews, but I forced myself to exercise restraint. Only because my husband asked me to.

The word “Intifada” constitutes the call for violence against Jews, and is associated with suicide bombings, and the wonton murder of innocent Jewish lives.

Violence and murder of Jews from Ithaca to Gaza? This is what you’re calling for?

Where was your outcry when innocent Palestinians were beheaded by Hamas because they were gay?

Where was your “intifada” outcry when more than 4,000 Palestinians were slaughtered by the Syrian regime forces?

Where were your posters when 39 health Centers were destroyed in Yemen by Saudi-led rebels?

And where were your Palestinian flags when the Russians targeted hospitals and schools in Syria killing scores of patients, medical staff, teachers, and young children?

I can only presume that when Arabs kill Arabs, including Palestinians, that’s okay with you.

Yesterday, when I checked the internet to see what Cornell was going to do about this outrageous takeover of a public building, I noticed that the coalition’s demand to protect academic speech in support of “Palestinian self-determination and criticizing the state of Israel” as described on the coalition’s Instagram story, was “100% met.”

It seems to me that Cornell has enabled and allowed anti-semites to shamefully, and yet successfully, exploit the schools’ commitment to free speech, cloaking their hateful and despicable propaganda in the guise of academic freedom.