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BlogCall
To receive invitations to future BlogCalls, please submit your credentials here.
12/14/07 BlogCall11 with a Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee who wrote an op-ed calling for immediate impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney - but none of the nation's leading newspapers would publish it.
10/13/05 BlogCall10 with David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org discussing the netroots-funded poll that found a virtual majority of Americans - 50% to 44% - want Congress to consider impeaching President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq.
8/10/05 BlogCall9 with Cindy Sheehan of Gold Star Families for Peace, who is protesting outside George Bush's "ranch" in Crawford Texas so she can meet with Bush to ask him: "Why did my son die?" and "What was the noble cause that he died for?"
4/19/05 BlogCall8 with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com, exposing the American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR) as a Republican front group with close ties to James Baker, the architect of Stolen Election 2000 and the Republican-controlled Baker-Carter Commission on Election Reform.
4/12/05 Blogcall7 with Andy Stephenson, Education Director of Vote Trust USA.
4/5/05 Blogcall6 with David Swanson of DebtSlavery.org exposing the credit card industry's corrupt campaign to push its atrocious Bankruptcy Bill through the House of Representatives this week - and the grassroots campaign by bloggers and activists to stop it.
3/29/05 BlogCall5 with David Donnelly of The Daily Delay and WithoutDeLay.org exposing the backlash against Tom DeLay arising from his exploitation of Terri Schiavo.
3/22/05 BlogCall4 with Greg Palast of GregPalast.com on the battle within the Bush administration between neoconservatives and the oil giants over who would profit from Iraq's oil. After the deaths of over 1,500 U.S. soldiers and over 100,000 Iraqi civilians, BlogCall4 will ask: "Was it all about oil?"
3/15/05 Blogcall3 with John Byrne and Larisa Alexandrovna of RawStory.com about how Tom Delay's extravagant overseas trips were illegally funded by a "charity" called NCPPR
3/8/05 BlogCall2 with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com and Clint Curtis on the Tom Feeney / Yang Enterprises / Touchscreen Vote-Rigging Scandal.
2/24/05 BlogCall1 with John Aravosis of AmericaBlog.com on the Jeff Gannon/Jim Guckert scandal.
Q. What is BlogCall?
BlogCall is a conference call hosted by progressive and Democratic "bloggers" to discuss exposes of Republican and rightwing crimes and scandals that deserve national media attention. We invite mainstream journalists to participate fully in each BlogCall.
Each BlogCall features a progressive or Democratic "blogger" who has broken a major expose. The format is a virtual press conference, in which the featured "blogger" will present his/her story for 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A about the story.
Q. Why was BlogCall created?
Because progressive "bloggers" (including investigative reporters) cannot get their important exposes covered in the mass media - unlike rightwing bloggers, who get their lies and smears covered immediately on the DrudgeReport, Rush Limbaugh, FOX News, Joe Scarborough, and the rest of the Rightwing Media.
Q. What are the specific objectives of BlogCall?
- To share knowledge of important exposes across the large community of progressive bloggers
- To "highlight" each expose by encouraging BlogCall participants to feature the expose in their own forums and to help each featured blogger get covered in the MSM. This activity will be led by the Publicity Committee.
- To "deepen" each expose by generating ideas for leads and by enlisting dedicated bloggers in pursuing those leads. This activity will be led by the Investigation Committee.
- To persuade the MSM to cover BlogCall exposes through grassroots media activism
- To encourage focused collaboration among groups of bloggers and activists using productivity-enhancing tools like FreeConference.com and Yahoogroups
Q. How do we define "bloggers"?
BlogCall is for progressive "bloggers" who do investigative research and reporting. We also include traditional investigative reporters, editors, producers, talk show hosts, and media activists who share the ideals of blogging:
- Doggedly searching for the truth in defiance of the condemnation, ridicule, dismissal, or denial of the corporate, political, and media establishments
- Treating the Internet as a serious public record through discriminating use of research tools like Google, WHOIS, Wayback Machine, Alexa, Technorati, and Wikis
- Identifying and linking to credible primary sources, while discrediting bogus sources
- Giving credit where credit is due, including little-known bloggers
- Giving readers the opportunity to comment and taking those comments seriously
Promptly correcting errors- Giving back to the blogging community
Q. How does BlogCall work?
- Each call features a hot expose by a progressive blogger chosen by the Program Committee
- 3 minute welcome and introduction by BlogCall host Bob Fertik
- 15 minutes presentation by the featured blogger (with supporting witnesses or experts invited by the blogger)
- 30 minutes Q&A - press 6 to un-mute yourself, wait for a quiet moment, state your name and ask a concise question (30 seconds max), then press 6 to re-mute yourself and wait for the answer
- 5 minutes for quick announcements on other important topics - press 6 to un-mute yourself, wait for a quiet moment, state your name and make a concise announcement (30 seconds max), then press 6 to re-mute yourself and let others make their announcements
Q. What happens after a BlogCall?
- We invite call participants to share their immediate thoughts in the post-call blog at http://democrats.com/blogcall# (where # changes with each call, starting with 1)
- We will post a tape and transcript as quickly as we can
- Members of the Publicity Committee will help the featured blogger publicize the expose to the MSM. (For example, Geoff Staples will interview featured bloggers on RadioLeft.com)
- Members of the Investigations Committee will help the featured blogger break new ground in the expose
- We encourage the featured blogger to use collaborative tools like Yahoogroups and FreeConference.com to allow dedicated bloggers to work together to advance the story
Q. How often will BlogCalls occur?
- Initially once per week (Tuesdays) starting March 8
- Then twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- We will also schedule Urgent BlogCalls when fast-breaking news requires them
Q. What exposes will BlogCalls cover?
Here is a list of topics under consideration.
Q. Who can participate in BlogCalls?
BlogCalls are open to Working Members, Honorary Members, and Guests.
Working Members form the core of BlogCall. They are selected by the Administrative Committee from the best progressive bloggers (for example, Koufax Award winners). They are encouraged to join one of the standing committees:
- Administrative Committee: manages credentials, conference call mechanics, audio archives, etc.
- Program Committee: chooses featured blogger for regular BlogCalls and schedules Urgent BlogCalls as needed
- Publicity Committee: works with featured bloggers to get as much MSM publicity as possible for their exposes; also publicizes BlogCall itself
- Investigation Committee: works with featured bloggers to break new ground in the expose
- Transcription Committee: provides prompt and accurate transcriptions of each call
Honorary Members have a standing invitation to participate in every BlogCall:
- Alumni Committee: featured bloggers who have presented to a BlogCall
- Honorary Committee: nationally-known progressive and Democratic leaders - just contact us for BlogCall credentials
Guests: mainstream journalists who are actively covering the particular BlogCall topic. Guests must contact us (please specify "BlogCall" as your reason) and provide links to your current work.
Q. Can others join BlogCall?
At the outset we are using FreeConference.com, which has a limit of 100 participants.
If a large number of bloggers and activists would like to participate, we will consider paid conference call systems, but we would have to charge participants roughly $5 per call to cover the costs.
Q. How do BlogCall participants find out about each BlogCall?
When your participation is approved, we will add you to the FreeConference system.
A day or two before each BlogCall, you will receive an e-mail from the FreeConference system with the phone number and PIN. The "From" address will be "Democrats Com" <reservation-#####@conferencemgr.com>, where #### will change each time. If you have a spam filtering program, try to whitelist "@conferencemgr.com". The phone number will be a local phone number somewhere in the U.S., but will not be toll-free - that's how FreeConference.com can offer its service for free.
Due to the limitations of FreeConference.com (100 participants), participation in BlogCalls will be on a first-come-first-served basis. The RSVP system will accept more than 100 participants, but the phone-in system will not - so dial in early to make sure you get a line!
Q. What was the original idea behind BlogCall?
Read Bob Fertik's Blogging Truth to Power: How Progressive Bloggers Can Break through the MSM Blackout to Get Coverage for our Exposes
Q. Who helped turn this idea into reality?
Karyn Altman, Tom Ball, Jim Bryant, Ben Burch, Noah Diamond, Ralph Dratman, Brad Friedman, Carolyn Kay, Geoff Staples
BlogCall Topics
The following topics and bloggers are under consideration:
| U.S. military torture | Lawrence Velvel |
| U.S. military attacks on journalists | Danny Schechter |
| Bush doctrine of global domination | Tom Engelhardt |
| White House propaganda | Susan G |
| Rightwing propaganda and tax exemption abuse | Nashua Advocate |
| Social Security bill | Josh Marshall |
| Bankruptcy bill | Elizabeth Warren |
| John Bolton nomination to UN ambassador | Dave Meyer |
| Robert Nelson, the NASA scientist who proved Bush was wired for the 2004 debates | Dave Lindorff |
| 2004 Exit Polls / Steve Freeman | Kathy Dopp |
| 2004 Ohio | Bob Fitrakis |
| Janet Linke, the widow of the Texas Air National Guard pilot who replaced George W. Bush in 1972 after he was grounded for being "unfit to fly" | Russ Baker |
| CBS 60 Minutes "Rathergate" and Mary Mapes | Joe Hagan |
| 9/11 - Sibel Edmonds | Kyle Hence / Dave Kubiak |
| American Center for Voting Rights | Brad Friedman |
| Project 21 | Faye Anderson |
| Closeted Republican Gaybashers | Mike Rogers |
| Media plagiarism at Talon News | Ron Brynaert |
Blogging Truth to Power
Blogging Truth to Power:
How Progressive Bloggers Can Break through the MSM Blackout to Get Coverage for our Exposes
Bob Fertik
Last Update: 2/15/05
Most of the mainstream media (MSM) is now firmly under the control of the Bush administration and the Republican Party.
The few outlets that are not entirely under GOP control are afraid to challenge the GOP because right-wing media activists are so vicious.
Right-wing bloggers can get instant national attention for their "exposes" - no matter how bogus - through their allies on cable TV, especially Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Joe Scarborough, and Pat Buchanan. Their successes include:
- The Swift Boat Liars, who played a crucial role in stealing a second term for Bush
- Dan Rather, whose report on Bush's National Guard failures was fundamentally true
- Eason Jordan, whose complaint about U.S. troops killing journalists in Iraq was fundamentally true
By contrast, progressive bloggers have no allies on TV, so our exposes - no matter how important - usually get blacked out.
- Al Gore's victory in 2000 has never been reported in the MSM, despite the MSM's own $1 million recount proving he won. (The story was killed by the NY Times after 9/11.)
- Bush's 2-year AWOL has never been reported in the MSM, despite overwhelming proof. (The story was first killed by the NY Times just before the 2000 election, and was killed again in 2004 after the Killian memos were attacked.)
- Bush's use of an earpiece in all 3 debates with Kerry has never been reported, despite substantial evidence confirmed by a top NASA scientist. (The story was killed by the NY Times just before Election Day.)
- The exit polls proving John Kerry won Ohio, Florida, and other key states has never been reported, despite undisputed statistical evidence.
Despite the general blackout, progressive bloggers have had a few breakthroughs.
- Trent Lott was dumped as Senate Majority Leader after his praise of Strom Thurmond was exposed by blogger Joshua Micah Marshall
- The unreliability of touchscreen voting has created a powerful grassroots opposition movement, thanks to blogging led by Bev Harris of BlackBoxVoting.org
- Sinclair Broadcasting's plan to promote the Swift Boat Lies was stopped by a blogger-led campaign targeting Sinclair's advertisers
- The suppression of black voters in Ohio led to Congressional hearings and the first voting rights challenge to a state's Electors in American history, thanks to blogging led by Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, and Steve Rosenfeld of FreePress.org.
- White House reporter "Jeff Gannon" was revealed as a fraud, thanks to blogging led by John Aravosis of AmericaBlog.org.
Still, progressive bloggers need a more effective way to get serious coverage for major exposes.
(I am defining "bloggers" broadly as civic-minded investigators who do original research to expose wrongdoing by corrupt government and corporate officials - and share their exposes with the public in order to inspire grassroots activism and change. This broad definition embraces traditional investigative reporters and serious talk show hosts. We invite such reporters and hosts to join this effort as long as they are willing to operate their own blog, so they can benefit from the further discoveries - and occasional corrections - of their audience.)
Since God helps those who help themselves, I propose that progressive bloggers hold regular conference calls to share important exposes.
Our goals would be:
- To spread important exposes among progressive blogs, and to enlist more bloggers in getting to the bottom of an expose
- To attract journalists and producers from the progressive media
- To create firestorms that the MSM has to cover
Of course, large conference calls are a challenge. I propose the following structure:
- 2 calls per week (Tuesday and Thursday) starting sharply at 1 pm EST / 10 am PST (arrive early to avoid missing anything)
- each call features a hot expose by a progressive blogger chosen by the Program Committee
- open to progressive bloggers, journalists, and producers; others by permission of the Credentials Committee
- 45 minutes total
- 15 minute presentation by the featured blogger (with supporting witnesses or experts invited by the blogger)
- 20 minute Q&A with anonymous questions submitted by e-mail to the moderator
- 10 minutes for quick announcements on other important topics, with speakers sequentially "activated" by the moderator
- tape and transcript (identifying featured blogger and announcements but not questioners)
- follow-up publicity by the Publicity Committee to get as much coverage as possible for the day's expose
The content of these calls would be fact-focused, not opinion-focused. All of us can rant brilliantly (of course!), but we should do that on our blogs, not on these calls.
Criteria for selection would include:
- Scandalous conduct by a rightwing politician, activist, or government official
- Dedicated blogger(s) doggedly pursuing the truth
- Credible witness(es)
- Credible document(s)
Possible topics would include:
- John Aravosis of AmericaBlog.org discussing the story of "Jeff Gannon," the possibility of a gay prostitution ring in the White House, and the connection to the Valerie Plame investigation
- Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com discussing the story of computer programmer Clint Curtis, who was asked in 2000 by powerful Florida Republican Tom Feeney (now a Congressman) to write vote-flipping software for electronic voting machines. Curtis would participate in the call, answering questions from Friedman and the moderator
- Al Franken of Air America Radio discussing his campaign for Brit Hume's resignation after he knowingly misquoted FDR on Social Security
- Dave Lindorff discussing the story of Bush's bulge (being fed the answers to the questions during his 3 debates with John Kerry), including the admitted suppression of the story by NY Times ombudsman Dan Okrent
- Danny Schechter of MediaChannel.org discussing his documentary WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception and his evidence that U.S. troops in Baghdad deliberately fired on journalists at the Baghdad Hotel - the allegation that cost CNN executive Eason Jordan his job.
- Russ Baker of RussBaker.com discussing Janet Linke, the widow of Texas Air National Guard pilot Jan Linke, who was hired in 1972 to fill Bush's vacant slot after Bush's commanding officer Col. Jerry Killian decided Bush was "unfit to fly."
- Mary Mapes of CBS 60 Minutes discussing the "Killian Memos" that buttressed the evidence Bush went AWOL
The effort would be sustained by three ongoing committees:
1. Program Committee
- Monitor breaking exposes by bloggers
- Contact bloggers about participating in an upcoming call
- Work with blogger to nail down crucial details about the story, including witnesses and evidence
- Assign moderator for each call
- Prepare tape and transcript of each call
2. Credentials Committee
- Maintain an e-mail list of known progressive bloggers, journalists, and producers who get standing invitations to all calls
- Approve or reject requests from others (including new bloggers and blog-activists) for standing credentials or one-time guest credentials
- Distribute conference call details before each call
3. Publicity Committee
- Work directly with bloggers to get more coverage for their stories and to polish their presentations
- Arrange appearances on radio & TV talk shows (and help prepare concise answers to likely questions)
- Arrange articles in large-circulation publications (and help edit)
To cover the costs of this effort, we will set a monthly user subscription fee. We are requesting competitive bids from large conference call services to keep costs as low as possible.
Contact Congress
House Judiciary Democrats
From: DocGonzo
Here's a list of the exact contact info for each of the House Judiciary Democrats, not just a generic page that leaves you somewhere without being able to just send them a message. Some of them are behind a House Web form (there are different variants) that requires their "ZIP+4" ZIPcode, which I have listed after their DC office phone#. So you should have all you need to contact them RIGHT NOW.
John Conyers (Chair/MI-14) (202) 225-5126 John.Conyers@mail.house.gov
Howard Berman (CA-28) (202)225-4695 91411-4102
Rick Boucher (VA-9) 24210-2839 (202)225-3861
Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) 11224-4561 (202)225-5635
Robert Scott (VA-3) 23607-4333 (202)225-8351
Melvin Watt (NC-12) (202)225-1510 28208-5214
Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) (202)225-3072 95112-5162
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) (202)225-3816 77002-8028
William Delahunt (MA-10) (202)225-3111 02601-3128 William.Delahunt@mail.house.gov
Robert Wexler (FL-19) (202)225-3001 33431-6344
Linda Sanchez (CA-39) (202)225-6676 90703-2694
Steve Cohen (TN-9) (202)225-3265 38103-1816
*Hank Johnson (GA-4) (202)225-1605 30058-4104
*Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) (202)225-8203 60647-4841
*Brad Sherman (CA-28) (202)225-5911 91403-1791
**Anthony Weiner (NY-9) (202)225-6616 11415-3605 Weiner@mail.house.gov
Adam Schiff (CA-29) (202)225-4176 91103-3966
Artur Davis (AL-7) (202)225-2665 35203-4014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) (202)225-7931 33026-6037
Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) (202)225-2906 53703-5103
Keith Ellison (MN-5) (202)225-4755 55411-3675
Maxine Waters (CA-35) (202) 225-2201 90003-4597
Betty Sutton (OH-13) (202) 225-3401 44313
(The names with an *asterisk are those Reps whose contact page makes it easy to contact them. The rest should be reprimanded into making it easy. Weiner was the most accessible)
Chairman Conyers Howard Berman Jerrold Nadler Rick Boucher
Bobby Scott Tammy Baldwin Mel Watt Maxine Waters
Sheila Jackson Lee Robert Wexler Zoe Lofgren Adam Schiff
Keith Ellison Linda Sánchez Anthony Weiner Luis Gutierrez
Hank Johnson Brad Sherman Artur Davis William Delahunt
Steve Cohen Betty Sutton Debbie Wasserman Schultz
House Phones
House phone numbers as of 5/27/08. If you find an error, please contact us.
(Note: the local phone is for the primary district office. A House member can also have several satellite offices.)
| District | Last | First | Phone-DC | Phone-local |
| AK00 | Young | Don | 202-225-5765 | 907-456-0210 |
| AL01 | Bonner | Jo | 202-225-4931 | 251-943-2073 |
| AL02 | Everett | Terry | 202-225-2901 | 334-277-9113 |
| AL03 | Rogers | Mike | 202-225-3261 | 256-236-5655 |
| AL04 | Aderholt | Robert | 202-225-4876 | 256-546-0201 |
| AL05 | Cramer | Bud | 202-225-4801 | 256-381-3450 |
| AL06 | Bachus | Spencer | 202-225-4921 | 205-280-0704 |
| AL07 | Davis | Artur | 202-225-2665 | 205-752-5380 |
| AR01 | Berry | Marion | 202-225-4076 | 501-843-3043 |
| AR02 | Snyder | Vic | 202-225-2506 | 501-324-5941 |
| AR03 | Boozman | John | 202-225-4301 | 479-782-7787 |
| AR04 | Ross | Mike | 202-225-3772 | 870-536-3376 |
| AS00 | Faleomavaega | Eni | 202-225-8577 | 684-633-1372 |
| AZ01 | Renzi | Rick | 202-225-2315 | 928-587-3417 |
| AZ02 | Franks | Trent | 202-225-4576 | 623-776-7911 |
| AZ03 | Shadegg | John | 202-225-3361 | 602-263-5300 |
| AZ04 | Pastor | Ed | 202-225-4065 | 602-256-0551 |
| AZ05 | Mitchell | Harry | 202-225-2190 | 480-946-2411 |
| AZ06 | Flake | Jeff | 202-225-2635 | 480-833-0092 |
| AZ07 | Grijalva | Raul | 202-225-2435 | 520-622-6788 |
| AZ08 | Giffords | Gabrielle | 202-225-2542 | 520-881-3588 |
| CA01 | Thompson | Mike | 202-225-3311 | 707-269-9595 |
| CA02 | Herger | Wally | 202-225-3076 | 530-223-5898 |
| CA03 | Lungren | Daniel | 202-225-5716 | 916-859-9906 |
| CA04 | Doolittle | John | 202-225-2511 | 800-232-1336 |
| CA05 | Matsui | Doris | 202-225-7163 | 916-498-5600 |
| CA06 | Woolsey | Lynn | 202-225-5161 | 415-507-9554 |
| CA07 | Miller | George | 202-225-2095 | 707-645-1888 |
| CA08 | Pelosi | Nancy | 202-225-4965 | 415-556-4862 |
| CA09 | Lee | Barbara | 202-225-2661 | 510-763-0370 |
| CA10 | Tauscher | Ellen | 202-225-1880 | 707-428-7792 |
| CA11 | McNerney | Jerry | 202-225-1947 | 925-737-0727 |
| CA12 | Speier | Jackie | 202-225-3531 | 650-342-0300 |
| CA13 | Stark | Pete | 202-225-5065 | 510-494-1388 |
| CA14 | Eshoo | Anna | 202-225-8104 | 650-323-2984 |
| CA15 | Honda | Michael | 202-225-2631 | 408-558-8085 |
| CA16 | Lofgren | Zoe | 202-225-3072 | 408-271-8700 |
| CA17 | Farr | Sam | 202-225-2861 | 831-429-1976 |
| CA18 | Cardoza | Dennis | 202-225-6131 | 209-527-1914 |
| CA19 | Radanovich | George | 202-225-4540 | 209-579-5458 |
| CA20 | Costa | Jim | 202-225-3341 | 559-495-1620 |
| CA21 | Nunes | Devin | 202-225-2523 | 559-733-3861 |
| CA22 | McCarthy | Kevin | 202-225-2915 | 661-327-3611 |
| CA23 | Capps | Lois | 202-225-3601 | 805-546-8348 |
| CA24 | Gallegly | Elton | 202-225-5811 | 805-686-2525 |
| CA25 | McKeon | Buck | 202-225-1956 | 661-274-9688 |
| CA26 | Dreier | David | 202-225-2305 | 909-575-6226 |
| CA27 | Sherman | Brad | 202-225-5911 | 818-501-9200 |
| CA28 | Berman | Howard | 202-225-4695 | 818-994-7200 |
| CA29 | Schiff | Adam | 202-225-4176 | 626-304-2727 |
| CA30 | Waxman | Henry | 202-225-3976 | 323-651-1040 |
| CA31 | Becerra | Xavier | 202-225-6235 | 213-483-1425 |
| CA32 | Solis | Hilda | 202-225-5464 | 323-307-9904 |
| CA33 | Watson | Diane | 202-225-7084 | 323-965-1422 |
| CA34 | Roybal-Allard | Lucille | 202-225-1766 | 213-628-9230 |
| CA35 | Waters | Maxine | 202-225-2201 | 310-642-4610 |
| CA36 | Harman | Jane | 202-225-8220 | 310-549-8282 |
| CA37 | Richardson | Laura | 202-225-7924 | 310-538-1190 |
| CA38 | Napolitano | Grace | 202-225-5256 | 562-801-2134 |
| CA39 | Sánchez | Linda | 202-225-6676 | 562-860-5050 |
| CA40 | Royce | Edward | 202-225-4111 | 714-992-8081 |
| CA41 | Lewis | Jerry | 202-225-5861 | 800-233-1700 |
| CA42 | Miller | Gary | 202-225-3201 | 714-257-1142 |
| CA43 | Baca | Joe | 202-225-6161 | 909-885-2222 |
| CA44 | Calvert | Ken | 202-225-1986 | 951-784-4300 |
| CA45 | Bono | Mary | 202-225-5330 | 760-320-1076 |
| CA46 | Rohrabacher | Dana | 202-225-2415 | 714-960-6483 |
| CA47 | Sanchez | Loretta | 202-225-2965 | 714-621-0102 |
| CA48 | Campbell | John | 202-225-5611 | 949-756-2244 |
| CA49 | Issa | Darrell | 202-225-3906 | 760-599-5000 |
| CA50 | Bilbray | Brian | 202-225-0508 | 760-737-8438 |
| CA51 | Filner | Bob | 202-225-8045 | 619-422-5963 |
| CA52 | Hunter | Duncan | 202-225-5672 | 619-448-5201 |
| CA53 | Davis | Susan | 202-225-2040 | 619-280-5353 |
| CO01 | DeGette | Diana | 202-225-4431 | 303-844-4988 |
| CO02 | Udall | Mark | 202-225-2161 | 303-650-7820 |
| CO03 | Salazar | John | 202-225-4761 | 719-587-5105 |
| CO04 | Musgrave | Marilyn | 202-225-4676 | 720-494-4336 |
| CO05 | Lamborn | Doug | 202-225-4422 | 719-520-0055 |
| CO06 | Tancredo | Thomas | 202-225-7882 | 720-283-9772 |
| CO07 | Perlmutter | Ed | 202-225-2645 | 303-274-7944 |
| CT01 | Larson | John | 202-225-2265 | 860-278-8888 |
| CT02 | Courtney | Joe | 202-225-2076 | 860-886-0139 |
| CT03 | DeLauro | Rosa | 202-225-3661 | 203-562-3718 |
| CT04 | Shays | Christopher | 202-225-5541 | 203-357-8277 |
| CT05 | Murphy | Christopher | 202-225-4476 | 860-223-8412 |
| DC00 | Norton | Eleanor Holmes | 202-225-8050 | 202-783-5065 |
| DE00 | Castle | Michael | 202-225-4165 | 302-428-1902 |
| FL01 | Miller | Jeff | 202-225-4136 | 850-479-1183 |
| FL02 | Boyd | Allen | 202-225-5235 | 850-561-3979 |
| FL03 | Brown | Corrine | 202-225-0123 | 407-872-0656 |
| FL04 | Crenshaw | Ander | 202-225-2501 | 904-598-0481 |
| FL05 | Brown-Waite | Ginny | 202-225-1002 | 352-567-6707 |
| FL06 | Stearns | Cliff | 202-225-5744 | 904-269-3203 |
| FL07 | Mica | John | 202-225-4035 | 386-860-1499 |
| FL08 | Keller | Ric | 202-225-2176 | 888-642-1211 |
| FL09 | Bilirakis | Gus | 202-225-5755 | 813-985-8541 |
| FL10 | Young | Bill | 202-225-5961 | 727-391-6030 |
| FL11 | Castor | Kathy | 202-225-3376 | 813-871-2817 |
| FL12 | Putnam | Adam | 202-225-1252 | 863-534-3530 |
| FL13 | Buchanan | Vern | 202-225-5015 | 941-951-6643 |
| FL14 | Mack | Connie | 202-225-2536 | 239-252-6225 |
| FL15 | Weldon | Dave | 202-225-3671 | 800-939-3515 |
| FL16 | Mahoney | Tim | 202-225-5792 | 772-878-3181 |
| FL17 | Meek | Kendrick | 202-225-4506 | 954-450-6767 |
| FL18 | Ros-Lehtinen | Ileana | 202-225-3931 | 305-220-3281 |
| FL19 | Wexler | Robert | 202-225-3001 | 561-988-6302 |
| FL20 | Wasserman Schultz | Debbie | 202-225-7931 | 954-437-3936 |
| FL21 | Diaz-Balart | Lincoln | 202-225-4211 | 305-470-8555 |
| FL22 | Klein | Ron | 202-225-3026 | 866-713-7303 |
| FL23 | Hastings | Alcee | 202-225-1313 | 561-684-0565 |
| FL24 | Feeney | Tom | 202-225-2706 | 321-264-6113 |
| FL25 | Diaz-Balart | Mario | 202-225-2778 | 305-225-6866 |
| GA01 | Kingston | Jack | 202-225-5831 | 912-265-9010 |
| GA02 | Bishop | Sanford | 202-225-3631 | 706-320-9477 |
| GA03 | Westmoreland | Lynn | 202-225-5901 | 770-683-2033 |
| GA04 | Johnson | Hank | 202-225-1605 | 770-987-2291 |
| GA05 | Lewis | John | 202-225-3801 | 404-659-0116 |
| GA06 | Price | Tom | 202-225-4501 | 770-565-4990 |
| GA07 | Linder | John | 202-225-4272 | 770-232-3005 |
| GA08 | Marshall | Jim | 202-225-6531 | 877-464-0255 |
| GA09 | Deal | Nathan | 202-225-5211 | 706-638-7042 |
| GA10 | Broun | Paul | 202-225-4101 | 706-886-2776 |
| GA11 | Gingrey | Phil | 202-225-2931 | 770-836-8130 |
| GA12 | Barrow | John | 202-225-2823 | 706-613-3232 |
| GA13 | Scott | David | 202-225-2939 | 770-432-5405 |
| GU00 | Bordallo | Madeleine | 202-225-1188 | 671-477-4272 |
| HI01 | Abercrombie | Neil | 202-225-2726 | 808-541-2570 |
| HI02 | Hirono | Mazie | 202-225-4906 | 808-541-1986 |
| IA01 | Braley | Bruce | 202-225-2911 | 319-287-3233 |
| IA02 | Loebsack | David | 202-225-6576 | 319-351-0789 |
| IA03 | Boswell | Leonard | 202-225-3806 | 888-432-1984 |
| IA04 | Latham | Tom | 202-225-5476 | 641-357-5225 |
| IA05 | King | Steve | 202-225-4426 | 712-732-4197 |
| ID01 | Sali | Bill | 202-225-6611 | 208-454-5602 |
| ID02 | Simpson | Michael | 202-225-5531 | 208-523-6701 |
| IL01 | Rush | Bobby | 202-225-4372 | 773-224-6500 |
| IL02 | Jackson | Jesse | 202-225-0773 | 708-798-6000 |
| IL03 | Lipinski | Daniel | 202-225-5701 | 312-886-0481 |
| IL04 | Gutierrez | Luis | 202-225-8203 | 312-666-3882 |
| IL05 | Emanuel | Rahm | 202-225-4061 | 773-267-5926 |
| IL06 | Roskam | Peter | 202-225-4561 | 630-893-9670 |
| IL07 | Davis | Danny | 202-225-5006 | 773-533-7520 |
| IL08 | Bean | Melissa | 202-225-3711 | 847-358-9160 |
| IL09 | Schakowsky | Janice | 202-225-2111 | 847-298-2128 |
| IL10 | Kirk | Mark | 202-225-4835 | 847-940-0202 |
| IL11 | Weller | Jerry | 202-225-3635 | 815-740-2028 |
| IL12 | Costello | Jerry | 202-225-5661 | 618-397-8833 |
| IL13 | Biggert | Judy | 202-225-3515 | 630-655-2052 |
| IL14 | Foster | Bill | 202-225-2976 | 815-288-0680 |
| IL15 | Johnson | Timothy | 202-225-2371 | 217-403-4690 |
| IL16 | Manzullo | Donald | 202-225-5676 | 815-394-1231 |
| IL17 | Hare | Phil | 202-225-5905 | 217-422-9150 |
| IL18 | LaHood | Ray | 202-225-6201 | 217-793-0808 |
| IL19 | Shimkus | John | 202-225-5271 | 618-252-8271 |
| IN01 | Visclosky | Peter | 202-225-2461 | 219-795-1844 |
| IN02 | Donnelly | Joe | 202-225-3915 | 574-288-2780 |
| IN03 | Souder | Mark | 202-225-4436 | 800-959-3041 |
| IN04 | Buyer | Steve | 202-225-5037 | 317-838-0404 |
| IN05 | Burton | Dan | 202-225-2276 | 800-382-6020 |
| IN06 | Pence | Mike | 202-225-3021 | 765-640-2919 |
| IN07 | Carson | Andre | 202-225-4011 | 317-283-6516 |
| IN08 | Ellsworth | Brad | 202-225-4636 | 812-465-6484 |
| IN09 | Hill | Baron | 202-225-5315 | 812-288-3999 |
| KS01 | Moran | Jerry | 202-225-2715 | 785-309-0572 |
| KS02 | Boyda | Nancy | 202-225-6601 | 785-234-8111 |
| KS03 | Moore | Dennis | 202-225-2865 | 913-621-0832 |
| KS04 | Tiahrt | Todd | 202-225-6216 | 316-262-8992 |
| KY01 | Whitfield | Ed | 202-225-3115 | 270-826-4180 |
| KY02 | Lewis | Ron | 202-225-3501 | 270-688-8858 |
| KY03 | Yarmuth | John | 202-225-5401 | 502-582-5129 |
| KY04 | Davis | Geoff | 202-225-3465 | 859-824-3320 |
| KY05 | Rogers | Harold | 202-225-4601 | 606-886-0844 |
| KY06 | Chandler | Ben | 202-225-4706 | 859-219-1366 |
| LA01 | Scalise | Steve | 202-225-3015 | 985-340-2185 |
| LA02 | Jefferson | William | 202-225-6636 | 504-589-2274 |
| LA03 | Melancon | Charlie | 202-225-4031 | 985-876-3033 |
| LA04 | McCrery | Jim | 202-225-2777 | 318-798-2254 |
| LA05 | Alexander | Rodney | 202-225-8490 | 318-322-3500 |
| LA06 | Cazayoux | Don | 202-225-3901 | 800-892-1253 |
| LA07 | Boustany | Charles | 202-225-2031 | 337-235-6322 |
| MA01 | Olver | John | 202-225-5335 | 978-342-8722 |
| MA02 | Neal | Richard | 202-225-5601 | 508-634-8198 |
| MA03 | McGovern | James | 202-225-6101 | 508-431-8025 |
| MA04 | Frank | Barney | 202-225-5931 | 617-332-3920 |
| MA05 | Tsongas | Nikki | 202-225-3411 | 978-521-1845 |
| MA06 | Tierney | John | 202-225-8020 | 978-531-1669 |
| MA07 | Markey | Edward | 202-225-2836 | 508-875-2900 |
| MA08 | Capuano | Michael | 202-225-5111 | 617-621-6208 |
| MA09 | Lynch | Stephen | 202-225-8273 | 508-586-5555 |
| MA10 | Delahunt | William | 202-225-3111 | 800-870-2626 |
| MD01 | Gilchrest | Wayne | 202-225-5311 | 410-838-2517 |
| MD02 | Ruppersberger | Dutch | 202-225-3061 | 410-628-2701 |
| MD03 | Sarbanes | John | 202-225-4016 | 410-832-8890 |
| MD04 | Wynn | Al | 202-225-8699 | 301-987-2054 |
| MD05 | Hoyer | Steny | 202-225-4131 | 301-843-1577 |
| MD06 | Bartlett | Roscoe | 202-225-2721 | 301-724-3105 |
| MD07 | Cummings | Elijah | 202-225-4741 | 410-685-9199 |
| MD08 | Van Hollen | Chris | 202-225-5341 | 301-891-6982 |
| ME01 | Allen | Thomas | 202-225-6116 | 207-283-8054 |
| ME02 | Michaud | Michael | 202-225-6306 | 207-942-6935 |
| MI01 | Stupak | Bart | 202-225-4735 | 906-228-3700 |
| MI02 | Hoekstra | Peter | 202-225-4401 | 616-395-0030 |
| MI03 | Ehlers | Vernon | 202-225-3831 | 616-451-8383 |
| MI04 | Camp | Dave | 202-225-3561 | 989-631-2552 |
| MI05 | Kildee | Dale | 202-225-3611 | 810-239-1437 |
| MI06 | Upton | Fred | 202-225-3761 | 269-982-1986 |
| MI07 | Walberg | Timothy | 202-225-6276 | 877-846-6407 |
| MI08 | Rogers | Mike | 202-225-4872 | 877-333-6453 |
| MI09 | Knollenberg | Joe | 202-225-5802 | 248-851-1366 |
| MI10 | Miller | Candice | 202-225-2106 | 586-997-5010 |
| MI11 | McCotter | Thaddeus | 202-225-8171 | 734-632-0314 |
| MI12 | Levin | Sander | 202-225-4961 | 586-498-7122 |
| MI13 | Kilpatrick | Carolyn | 202-225-2261 | 734-246-0780 |
| MI14 | Conyers | John | 202-225-5126 | 313-961-5670 |
| MI15 | Dingell | John | 202-225-4071 | 313-278-2936 |
| MN01 | Walz | Timothy | 202-225-2472 | 507-206-0643 |
| MN02 | Kline | John | 202-225-2271 | 952-808-1213 |
| MN03 | Ramstad | Jim | 202-225-2871 | 952-738-8200 |
| MN04 | McCollum | Betty | 202-225-6631 | 651-224-9191 |
| MN05 | Ellison | Keith | 202-225-4755 | 612-522-1212 |
| MN06 | Bachmann | Michele | 202-225-2331 | 651-731-5400 |
| MN07 | Peterson | Collin | 202-225-2165 | 218-253-4356 |
| MN08 | Oberstar | James | 202-225-6211 | 218-828-4400 |
| MO01 | Clay | Lacy | 202-225-2406 | 314-383-5240 |
| MO02 | Akin | Todd | 202-225-2561 | 314-590-0029 |
| MO03 | Carnahan | Russ | 202-225-2671 | 314-962-1523 |
| MO04 | Skelton | Ike | 202-225-2876 | 573-635-3499 |
| MO05 | Cleaver | Emanuel | 202-225-4535 | 816-842-4545 |
| MO06 | Graves | Sam | 202-225-7041 | 816-233-9818 |
| MO07 | Blunt | Roy | 202-225-6536 | 417-781-1041 |
| MO08 | Emerson | JoAnn | 202-225-4404 | 573-756-9755 |
| MO09 | Hulshof | Kenny | 202-225-2956 | 573-221-1200 |
| MS01 | Childers | Travis | 202-225-4306 | 662-342-3942 |
| MS02 | Thompson | Bennie | 202-225-5876 | 662-326-9003 |
| MS03 | Pickering | Chip | 202-225-5031 | 601-442-2515 |
| MS04 | Taylor | Gene | 202-225-5772 | 228-864-7670 |
| MT00 | Rehberg | Dennis | 202-225-3211 | 406-256-1019 |
| NC01 | Butterfield | G.K. | 202-225-3101 | 252-789-4939 |
| NC02 | Etheridge | Bob | 202-225-4531 | 888-262-6202 |
| NC03 | Jones | Walter | 202-225-3415 | 800-351-1697 |
| NC04 | Price | David | 202-225-1784 | 919-967-7924 |
| NC05 | Foxx | Virginia | 202-225-2071 | 336-778-0211 |
| NC06 | Coble | Howard | 202-225-3065 | 336-886-5106 |
| NC07 | McIntyre | Mike | 202-225-2731 | 910-735-0610 |
| NC08 | Hayes | Robin | 202-225-3715 | 910-997-2070 |
| NC09 | Myrick | Sue | 202-225-1976 | 704-362-1060 |
| NC10 | McHenry | Patrick | 202-225-2576 | 828-327-6100 |
| NC11 | Shuler | Heath | 202-225-6401 | 828-252-1651 |
| NC12 | Watt | Melvin | 202-225-1510 | 336-275-9950 |
| NC13 | Miller | Brad | 202-225-3032 | 336-574-2909 |
| ND00 | Pomeroy | Earl | 202-225-2611 | 701-235-9760 |
| NE01 | Fortenberry | Jeff | 202-225-4806 | 402-379-2064 |
| NE02 | Terry | Lee | 202-225-4155 | 402-397-9944 |
| NE03 | Smith | Adrian | 202-225-6435 | 308-384-3900 |
| NH01 | Shea-Porter | Carol | 202-225-5456 | 603-743-4813 |
| NH02 | Hodes | Paul | 202-225-5206 | 603-223-9814 |
| NJ01 | Andrews | Robert | 202-225-6501 | 856-848-3900 |
| NJ02 | LoBiondo | Frank | 202-225-6572 | 800-471-4450 |
| NJ03 | Saxton | Jim | 202-225-4765 | 609-261-5800 |
| NJ04 | Smith | Christopher | 202-225-3765 | 732-350-2300 |
| NJ05 | Garrett | Scott | 202-225-4465 | 201-712-0330 |
| NJ06 | Pallone | Frank | 202-225-4671 | 732-249-8892 |
| NJ07 | Ferguson | Mike | 202-225-5361 | 908-757-7835 |
| NJ08 | Pascrell | Bill | 202-225-5751 | 973-523-5152 |
| NJ09 | Rothman | Steven | 202-225-5061 | 201-646-0808 |
| NJ10 | Payne | Donald | 202-225-3436 | 973-645-3213 |
| NJ11 | Frelinghuysen | Rodney | 202-225-5034 | 973-984-0711 |
| NJ12 | Holt | Rush | 202-225-5801 | 609-750-9365 |
| NJ13 | Sires | Albio | 202-225-7919 | 201-558-0800 |
| NM01 | Wilson | Heather | 202-225-6316 | 505-346-6781 |
| NM02 | Pearce | Stevan | 202-225-2365 | 505-622-0055 |
| NM03 | Udall | Tom | 202-225-6190 | 505-763-7616 |
| NV01 | Berkley | Shelley | 202-225-5965 | 702-220-9823 |
| NV02 | Heller | Dean | 202-225-6155 | 775-686-5760 |
| NV03 | Porter | Jon | 202-225-3252 | 702-387-4941 |
| NY01 | Bishop | Timothy | 202-225-3826 | 631-259-8450 |
| NY02 | Israel | Steve | 202-225-3335 | 631-951-2210 |
| NY03 | King | Peter | 202-225-7896 | 516-541-4225 |
| NY04 | McCarthy | Carolyn | 202-225-5516 | 516-739-3008 |
| NY05 | Ackerman | Gary | 202-225-2601 | 718-423-2154 |
| NY06 | Meeks | Gregory | 202-225-3461 | 718-738-4200 |
| NY07 | Crowley | Joseph | 202-225-3965 | 718-320-2314 |
| NY08 | Nadler | Jerrold | 202-225-5635 | 718-373-3198 |
| NY09 | Weiner | Anthony | 202-225-6616 | 718-520-9001 |
| NY10 | Towns | Edolphus | 202-225-5936 | 718-855-8018 |
| NY11 | Clarke | Yvette | 202-225-6231 | 718-287-1142 |
| NY12 | Velázquez | Nydia | 202-225-2361 | 718-599-3658 |
| NY13 | Fossella | Vito | 202-225-3371 | 718-356-8400 |
| NY14 | Maloney | Carolyn | 202-225-7944 | 718-932-1804 |
| NY15 | Rangel | Charles | 202-225-4365 | 212-663-3900 |
| NY16 | Serrano | Jose | 202-225-4361 | 718-620-0084 |
| NY17 | Engel | Eliot | 202-225-2464 | 845-735-1000 |
| NY18 | Lowey | Nita | 202-225-6506 | 914-428-1707 |
| NY19 | Hall | John | 202-225-5441 | 845-291-4100 |
| NY20 | Gillibrand | Kirsten | 202-225-5614 | 518-828-3109 |
| NY21 | McNulty | Michael | 202-225-5076 | 518-762-3568 |
| NY22 | Hinchey | Maurice | 202-225-6335 | 845-791-7116 |
| NY23 | McHugh | John | 202-225-4611 | 518-661-6486 |
| NY24 | Arcuri | Michael | 202-225-3665 | 315-252-2777 |
| NY25 | Walsh | James | 202-225-3701 | 315-423-5657 |
| NY26 | Reynolds | Thomas | 202-225-5265 | 716-634-2324 |
| NY27 | Higgins | Brian | 202-225-3306 | 716-484-0729 |
| NY28 | Slaughter | Louise | 202-225-3615 | 716-282-1274 |
| NY29 | Kuhl | Randy | 202-225-3161 | 607-776-9142 |
| OH01 | Chabot | Steve | 202-225-2216 | 513-684-2723 |
| OH02 | Schmidt | Jean | 202-225-3164 | 800-784-6366 |
| OH03 | Turner | Michael | 202-225-6465 | 937-383-8931 |
| OH04 | Jordan | Jim | 202-225-2676 | 419-999-6455 |
| OH05 | Latta | Bob | 202-225-6405 | 419-448-9016 |
| OH06 | Wilson | Charles | 202-225-5705 | 330-532-3740 |
| OH07 | Hobson | David | 202-225-4324 | 937-325-0474 |
| OH08 | Boehner | John | 202-225-6205 | 513-779-5400 |
| OH09 | Kaptur | Marcy | 202-225-4146 | 419-259-7500 |
| OH10 | Kucinich | Dennis | 202-225-5871 | 440-845-2707 |
| OH11 | Jones | Stephanie | 202-225-7032 | 216-522-4900 |
| OH12 | Tiberi | Patrick | 202-225-5355 | 614-523-2555 |
| OH13 | Sutton | Betty | 202-225-3401 | 440-245-5350 |
| OH14 | LaTourette | Steven | 202-225-5731 | 800-447-0529 |
| OH15 | Pryce | Deborah | 202-225-2015 | 614-469-5614 |
| OH16 | Regula | Ralph | 202-225-3876 | 330-722-3793 |
| OH17 | Ryan | Tim | 202-225-5261 | 330-373-0074 |
| OH18 | Space | Zachary | 202-225-6265 | 740-779-1636 |
| OK01 | Sullivan | John | 202-225-2211 | 918-749-0014 |
| OK02 | Boren | Dan | 202-225-2701 | 918-423-5951 |
| OK03 | Lucas | Frank | 202-225-5565 | 580-256-5752 |
| OK04 | Cole | Tom | 202-225-6165 | 580-436-5375 |
| OK05 | Fallin | Mary | 202-225-2132 | 405-234-9900 |
| OR01 | Wu | David | 202-225-0855 | 800-422-4003 |
| OR02 | Walden | Greg | 202-225-6730 | 541-389-4408 |
| OR03 | Blumenauer | Earl | 202-225-4811 | 503-231-2300 |
| OR04 | DeFazio | Peter | 202-225-6416 | 541-269-2609 |
| OR05 | Hooley | Darlene | 202-225-5711 | 503-557-1324 |
| PA01 | Brady | Robert | 202-225-4731 | 215-426-4616 |
| PA02 | Fattah | Chaka | 202-225-4001 | 215-848-9386 |
| PA03 | English | Phil | 202-225-5406 | 814-723-7282 |
| PA04 | Altmire | Jason | 202-225-2565 | 724-378-0928 |
| PA05 | Peterson | John | 202-225-5121 | 814-238-1776 |
| PA06 | Gerlach | Jim | 202-225-4315 | 610-594-1415 |
| PA07 | Sestak | Joe | 202-225-2011 | 610-892-8623 |
| PA08 | Murphy | Patrick | 202-225-4276 | 215-348-1194 |
| PA09 | Shuster | Bill | 202-225-2431 | 717-264-8308 |
| PA10 | Carney | Christopher | 202-225-3731 | 570-327-1902 |
| PA11 | Kanjorski | Paul | 202-225-6511 | 570-496-1011 |
| PA12 | Murtha | John | 202-225-2065 | 724-349-3195 |
| PA13 | Schwartz | Allyson | 202-225-6111 | 215-335-3355 |
| PA14 | Doyle | Michael | 202-225-2135 | 412-664-4049 |
| PA15 | Dent | Charles | 202-225-6411 | 215-541-4106 |
| PA16 | Pitts | Joseph | 202-225-2411 | 610-374-3637 |
| PA17 | Holden | Tim | 202-225-5546 | 717-234-5904 |
| PA18 | Murphy | Tim | 202-225-2301 | 724-850-7312 |
| PA19 | Platts | Todd | 202-225-5836 | 717-600-1919 |
| PR00 | Fortuno | Luis | 202-225-2615 | 787-723-6333 |
| RI01 | Kennedy | Patrick | 202-225-4911 | 401-729-5600 |
| RI02 | Langevin | James | 202-225-2735 | 401-732-9400 |
| SC01 | Brown | Henry | 202-225-3176 | 843-747-4175 |
| SC02 | Wilson | Joe | 202-225-2452 | 803-939-0041 |
| SC03 | Barrett | Gresham | 202-225-5301 | 803-649-5571 |
| SC04 | Inglis | Bob | 202-225-6030 | 864-582-6422 |
| SC05 | Spratt | John | 202-225-5501 | 843-393-3998 |
| SC06 | Clyburn | James | 202-225-3315 | 843-662-1212 |
| SD00 | Herseth Sandlin | Stephanie | 202-225-2801 | 605-394-5280 |
| TN01 | Davis | David | 202-225-6356 | 423-247-8161 |
| TN02 | Duncan | John | 202-225-5435 | 423-745-4671 |
| TN03 | Wamp | Zach | 202-225-3271 | 423-756-2342 |
| TN04 | Davis | Lincoln | 202-225-6831 | 865-354-3323 |
| TN05 | Cooper | Jim | 202-225-4311 | 615-736-5295 |
| TN06 | Gordon | Bart | 202-225-4231 | 615-896-1986 |
| TN07 | Blackburn | Marsha | 202-225-2811 | 901-382-5811 |
| TN08 | Tanner | John | 202-225-4714 | 731-423-4848 |
| TN09 | Cohen | Steve | 202-225-3265 | 901-544-4131 |
| TX01 | Gohmert | Louie | 202-225-3035 | 866-535-6302 |
| TX02 | Poe | Ted | 202-225-6565 | 866-447-0242 |
| TX03 | Johnson | Sam | 202-225-4201 | 972-470-0892 |
| TX04 | Hall | Ralph | 202-225-6673 | 214-726-9949 |
| TX05 | Hensarling | Jeb | 202-225-3484 | 214-349-9996 |
| TX06 | Barton | Joe | 202-225-2002 | 817-543-1000 |
| TX07 | Culberson | John | 202-225-2571 | 713-682-8828 |
| TX08 | Brady | Kevin | 202-225-4901 | 936-439-9542 |
| TX09 | Green | Al | 202-225-7508 | 713-383-9234 |
| TX10 | McCaul | Michael | 202-225-2401 | 979-830-8497 |
| TX11 | Conaway | Michael | 202-225-3605 | 432-331-9667 |
| TX12 | Granger | Kay | 202-225-5071 | 817-338-0909 |
| TX13 | Thornberry | Mac | 202-225-3706 | 806-371-8844 |
| TX14 | Paul | Ron | 202-225-2831 | 361-576-1231 |
| TX15 | Hinojosa | Rubén | 202-225-2531 | 956-682-5545 |
| TX16 | Reyes | Silvestre | 202-225-4831 | 915-534-4400 |
| TX17 | Edwards | Chet | 202-225-6105 | 817-645-4743 |
| TX18 | Jackson-Lee | Sheila | 202-225-3816 | 713-861-4070 |
| TX19 | Neugebauer | Randy | 202-225-4005 | 806-763-1611 |
| TX20 | Gonzalez | Charles | 202-225-3236 | 210-472-6195 |
| TX21 | Smith | Lamar | 202-225-4236 | 210-821-5024 |
| TX22 | Lampson | Nick | 202-225-5951 | 281-461-6300 |
| TX23 | Rodriguez | Ciro | 202-225-4511 | 432-336-3975 |
| TX24 | Marchant | Kenny | 202-225-6605 | 866-213-3803 |
| TX25 | Doggett | Lloyd | 202-225-4865 | 512-916-5921 |
| TX26 | Burgess | Michael | 202-225-7772 | 972-434-9700 |
| TX27 | Ortiz | Solomon | 202-225-7742 | 361-883-5868 |
| TX28 | Cuellar | Henry | 202-225-1640 | 956-631-4826 |
| TX29 | Green | Gene | 202-225-1688 | 281-999-5879 |
| TX30 | Johnson | Eddie | 202-225-8885 | 214-922-8885 |
| TX31 | Carter | John | 202-225-3864 | 512-246-1600 |
| TX32 | Sessions | Pete | 202-225-2231 | 972-392-0505 |
| UT01 | Bishop | Rob | 202-225-0453 | 801-625-0107 |
| UT02 | Matheson | Jim | 202-225-3011 | 435-627-0880 |
| UT03 | Cannon | Chris | 202-225-7751 | 801-569-5125 |
| VA01 | Wittman | Robert | 202-225-4261 | 804-443-0668 |
| VA02 | Drake | Thelma | 202-225-4215 | 757-787-7836 |
| VA03 | Scott | Bobby | 202-225-8351 | 804-644-4845 |
| VA04 | Forbes | J. | 202-225-6365 | 804-526-4969 |
| VA05 | Goode | Virgil | 202-225-4711 | 434-392-8331 |
| VA06 | Goodlatte | Bob | 202-225-5431 | 540-432-2391 |
| VA07 | Cantor | Eric | 202-225-2815 | 804-747-4073 |
| VA08 | Moran | James | 202-225-4376 | 703-971-4700 |
| VA09 | Boucher | Rick | 202-225-3861 | 276-523-5450 |
| VA10 | Wolf | Frank | 202-225-5136 | 800-850-3463 |
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| VI00 | Christensen | Donna | 202-225-1790 | 340-778 5900 |
| VT00 | Welch | Peter | 202-225-4115 | 888-605-7270 |
| WA01 | Inslee | Jay | 202-225-6311 | 206-361-0233 |
| WA02 | Larsen | Rick | 202-225-2605 | 360-733-4500 |
| WA03 | Baird | Brian | 202-225-3536 | 360-695-6292 |
| WA04 | Hastings | Doc | 202-225-5816 | 509-452-3243 |
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2005-01-20: January 20 Counter-Inaugural Events
Daytime
- Los Angeles Jan. 20th Demonstration 6pm Westwood Federal Building
More info:
answerla@answerla.org www.answerla.org - New York "The world is on thin ice with Bush." That's why we hope that you'll gather with us at Rockefeller Center on January 20. At noon, when Bush is getting sworn in, we will display our "The World Is on Thin Ice with Bush" t-shirts.
We will gather at the rink at 11:15 am. I'll be wearing a lavendar bubble down jacket and leopard-print gloves.
You can make your own t-shirt or decorate a hat, jacket, or glove with the slogan: "The world is on thin ice with Bush." OR you can wear one that we'll provide.
Rock Center Rink website http://www.therinkatrockcenter.com/sessionsrates.html
Email me with any questions. FreedmaL@newschool.edu - New Orleans Jazz Funeral for Democracy http://www.jazzfuneralfordemocracy.com/
- San Francisco Jan. 20th Counter-Inaugural Demonstration 5pm Civic Center
More info:answer@actionsf.org www.actionsf.org - Texas protests
http://www.iconoclast-texas.com/News/03news3.htm - more here and here
Evening
- Washington DC: ReDefeatBush Counter-Inaugural Ball, 7 p.m.
- Washington DC: Independent Action's Alternative Inaugural Ball, 8 p.m.
- Washington DC: Next PAC Blue Ball
- Washington DC: BillionairesforBush.com's Re-Coronation Inaugural Ball, 8:30 p.m.
- Minneapolis MN: Air America Radio Blue State Counter-Inaugural Ball, 7 p.m.
- New York City: It's Our Party, 8 p.m.
July 23 NYC: Torture and Lies - Who Is Accountable?
Torture and Lies: Who Is Accountable?
From Abu Ghraib to the Downing Street Minutes
New York City Town Hall Meeting
Saturday July 23, 2005 2-4 p.m.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W. 64th St.
Free admission, donations suggested
Seating is limited, no reservations
Sponsored by The Nation and Democrats.com
Speakers:
Moderator: Bob Fertik
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who has represented a conservative district in upstate New York since 1993, has spoken passionately about the significance of the Downing Street Minutes and the need to hold the President accountable for taking the nation to war on the basis of lies.
http://www.democrats.com/hinchey-newpaltz
Hon. Liz Holtzman, a former Congresswoman from New York, served on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment of President Nixon. She later served as District Attorney of Brooklyn and currently serves on the Nazi and Japanese Imperial War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group. She just published "Torture and Accountability," an extraordinary article in The Nation:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050718&s=holtzman
Randi Rhodes hosts The Randi Rhodes Show, the hugely popular afternoon show on Air America Radio. Bob Fertik is the President of Democrats.com and a co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, a broad national coalition formed on May 26 to end the U.S. media blackout of the Downing Street Minutes, which exposed the Bush administration's pre-war declarations as deliberate lies.
http://therandirhodesshow.com/live/
July 23 is the 3rd anniversary of the Downing Street Minutes. Town Hall Meetings are being held all across the country, organized by Rep. John Conyers and AfterDowningStreet.org.
Co-sponsors:
- Air America Radio
- AfterDowningStreet.org
- Billionaires for Bush
- The Blame Show
- Dave Pollak
- Democracy for NYC
- INN World Report
- The Iraq Project
- MediaChannel.org
- New Democratic Majority
- NYC Downing Street Coalition
- NYS Senator Liz Krueger
- NYS Senator Eric Schneiderman
- openDemocracy.net
- PoliticalStrategy.us
- Progressive Democrats of America
- SmirkingChimp.com
- United for Peace and Justice
- Veterans for Peace
- VoterMarch.org
For updates visit:
http://democrats.com/july23
To volunteer visit:
http://democrats.com/contact
Torture, Lies and Treason: Who Is Accountable?
Torture, Lies and Treason: Who Is Accountable?
From Abu Ghraib to the Downing Street Minutes to Valerie Plame
New York City Town Hall Meeting
Saturday July 23, 2005 2-4 p.m.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W. 64th St.
Sponsored by The Nation and Democrats.com
Speakers:
Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Hon. Liz Holtzman
Randi Rhodes
Moderator: Bob Fertik
On behalf of The Nation magazine and Democrats.com, thank you all for coming to this important Town Hall Meeting on this hot Saturday afternoon.
My name is Bob Fertik and I am the President of Democrats.com and a co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet Coalition.
I'd like to thank the New York Society for Ethical Culture for renting us their wonderful building. I hope each of you will make a donation to help the Society and also get involved in its important community work.
I'd also like to thank our wonderful co-sponsors: Air America Radio, Billionaires for Bush, The Blame Show, Dave Pollak, Democracy for NYC, INN World Report, The Iraq Project, MediaChannel.org, New Democratic Majority, NYC Downing Street Coalition, NYS Senators Liz Krueger and Eric Schneiderman, openDemocracy.net, PoliticalStrategy.us, Progressive Democrats of America, SmirkingChimp.com, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace, and VoterMarch.org.
I want to thank the contributors to Democrats.com and AfterDowningStreet.org who made today's events possible.
And I'd like to thank the reporters and bloggers who came to hear what we have to say.
Today's forum in New York City is one of over 300 events around the country, organized by Rep. John Conyers and AfterDowningStreet.org. Eight of these events feature Members of Congress, including John Conyers in Detroit, Jim McDermott in Seattle, Barbara Lee in Oakland, Maxine Waters in Los Angeles, and Maurice Hinchey here today. Rep. Charlie Rangel of Harlem held an online town hall yesterday.
Today's events follow a hearing by John Conyers on June 16 that was attended by 36 House Democrats - including Maurice Hinchey - even though Republicans forced the hearings into a small basement room and scheduled 11 roll call votes to keep Members away. Right after the hearing, AfterDowningStreet.org led a spirited protest at the White House to force staff members to accept a letter from John Conyers to George Bush that was signed by over 100 House Members and over 500,000 citizens, including many of you.
This level of mobilization is remarkable, especially since AfterDowningStreet.org was started just two months ago. And this will be just the beginning of our efforts, if you will help us. We'll get to your role after our speakers.
So why are we here today?
First, we are here to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Downing Street Minutes, the smoking gun which proves the Bush administration deliberately lied to Congress, the American people, and the world, to justify their long-planned invasion of Iraq.
Here's what Sir Richard Dearlove, head of British intelligence, told Tony Blair's inner cabinet three years ago today - four months before Congress authorized military action in Iraq, six weeks before Bush's first speech on Iraq here at the United Nations.
"Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."
The publication of this document on May 1 caused a firestorm in the British media, but the U.S. media refused to cover it. It was only because of bloggers and activists that most Americans ever learned of this document. And even today, the mainstream media continues its blackout of this historic story.
But more broadly, we are here to discuss the highest crimes imaginable in our democracy: Torture, Lies, and possibly even Treason.
In the past three years, these crimes were committed at the highest levels of our government - and in our names.
These crimes were committed by people who believe they are above the law.
And they will be right - if we, the American people, fail to hold them accountable.
Our speakers are experts on the crimes of the Bush administration.
But they also believe passionately in holding this administration accountable for its crimes.
We all know that Presidents are held accountable through impeachment.
But you probably don't know the word "impeachment" is strictly taboo in Washington today.
The mainstream media - which demanded Bill Clinton's impeachment for lying about sex - refuses to even ask whether George Bush should be impeached for lying about war.
For obvious reasons, conservatives vehemently oppose any discussion of impeachment.
But no progressives have been willing to talk about it either.
Until today.
Today, we are going to break that taboo.
Today, we are going to ask whether George Bush should be impeached for torture, lies, and possibly even treason.
According to a recent Zogby poll, an astonishing 42% of Americans believe George Bush should be impeached if he lied about Iraq.
By comparison, only 26% of Americans thought Bill Clinton should be impeached after the Lewinsky scandal broke.
This 42% figure is astounding. It represents nearly 100 million Americans.
Yet the mainstream media refuse to report it, because - as I said - the word impeachment is strictly taboo.
I know there are a few reporters - and lots of bloggers - here today. So let's give them some news to report.
How many of you believe George Bush should be impeached for lying about Iraq? Please raise your hands, and keep them raised.
Reporters and bloggers, please look around.
The American people are speaking.
They deserve to be heard. And whether or not the media listen today, ultimately we will be heard.
Because Democracy is on the march - right here at home.
Now it's time for our speakers to be heard.
Our first speaker is Liz Holtzman, who knows a thing or two about impeachment. Born in Brooklyn, Holtzman went from Abraham Lincoln High School to Radcliffe College and Harvard Law School. She was elected to Congress in 1972 at the age of 31, and is still the youngest woman ever elected. Holtzman was put on the House Judiciary Committee just in time to investigate the Watergate break-in. That investigation, led by the late Peter Rodino of Newark, uncovered widespread criminality in the Nixon administration, and led to the introduction of Articles of Impeachment, supported by both Democrats and Republicans. On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon decided to resign rather than be impeached. Liz also knows a lot about prosecuting criminals, through her eight years as District Attorney in Brooklyn. And finally, Liz knows a lot about war crimes, through her current work on the Nazi and Japanese Imperial War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group. Liz recently applied her tremendous knowledge to the question of torture in Iraq, in a brilliant article in The Nation that everyone should read. I'm delighted to welcome a New York treasure, Liz Holtzman.
Maurice Hinchey was born on the Lower West Side and grew up in Saugerties. After serving two years in the Navy, he worked as a laborer in a cement plant and worked his way through college collecting tolls on the Thruway. He rebuilt the local Democratic Party and was elected to the State Assembly in 1974, becoming the first Democrat from Ulster County in 62 years. He served there for 18 years, gaining statewide fame as an environmental champion, preserving Sterling Forest, passing the first acid rain law, and investigating mafia control of the solid waste industry. He was elected to Congress in 1992 in a conservative upstate district running from Poughkeepsie west to the Finger Lakes. Hinchey has been an outspoken critic of the Iraq War - both before and after - and has brought audiences to their feet from New Paltz to St. Louis with his denunciations of the lies that took us to war.
Randi Rhodes was born in Brooklyn. Her father, who served in World War II, was a mechanical engineer; her mom worked in a dress shop. For financial reasons - like most soldiers today - Randi enlisted in the Air Force in 1977 and excelled as a mechanic, reaching the rank of sergeant. Her radio career began in Seminole, Texas where she was a waitress in a Mexican restaurant to support her radio habit. She made it to New York, Dallas, and Milwaukee before settling in South Florida. I first got to know her during the Florida recount in 2000, when Randi was about the only journalist in Florida protesting the theft of the Presidency. She gained national fame with the 2004 launch of Air America Radio, where she hosts the afternoon show from 3 to 7 each day. Randi has a huge and devoted audience here in New York City, where she is heard on 1190AM.
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Let's give our wonderful speakers a warm round of applause for giving up their Saturday afternoons to discuss these historic topics with us.
Now let's talk about what you can do.
On your way in the door, you should have received a flyer about Representative Barbara Lee's Resolution of Inquiry, H. Res 375.
This resolution was introduced on Thursday and has 26 co-sponsors.
It is a simple request. It asks the White House and State Department for all "communication with officials with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002 and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq."
In other words, we want to know whether the information contained in the Downing Street Minutes is true.
A Resolution of Inquiry is a special kind of bill. Under House rules, the committee to which it is assigned - probably International Relations - must vote yes or no within 14 Congressional working days.
AfterDowningStreet.org is trying to get every Member of Congress to support this Resolution. Our handout lists every Member in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
We would like to form committees of activists in as many of these districts as we can. So that's where you can help.
If you have to leave now, please take this flyer home and email your Representative using the link on the flyer - democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/50
If you can stay for another 10 minutes, I have asked a few people to lead brief caucus meetings here in this auditorium.
If you look around, you'll see people holding up signs for various parts of the region. In Manhattan, the West Side is represented by Jerry Nadler. The East Side is Carolyn Maloney. Harlem is Charlie Rangel. The Bronx is Jose Serrano, Eliot Engel and Joe Crowley. Queens is Joe Crowley, Greg Meeks, Gary Ackerman, and Nydia Velazquez. Brooklyn is Velazquez, Major Owens, Ed Towns, Anthony Weiner, Jerry Nadler, and Vito Fossella. Staten Island is Fossella. New Jersey has 13 Representatives, Upstate New York has 12, Nassau/Suffolk has 4, Connecticut has 5.
When you find your area caucus, find the people who have the same Representative. Then exchange e-mail addresses so you can work together after this meeting. And choose one person as the coordinator. Our immediate goal is to schedule a meeting in each district in August, when Congress is in recess and Members are at home. The coordinator should schedule the meeting, with the goal of persuading your Representative to support Barbara Lee's Resolution of Inquiry. The coordinator should e-mail me, bob@democrats.com, so we can work together to make our efforts a success.
That's all we ask for now. It's an easy way to get started and to get to know your Representative. Remember, Congress works for us, and it is their Constitutional duty to hold the White House accountable for its crimes. So let's work together, and make our Democracy work!
Elect More Progressive Democrats
Bush Democrats
While Democrats control the House of Representatives by 231-202, they cannot pass progressive bills on health care, the environment, jobs, justice, and impeachment - or even stop horrendous Republican bills on Iraq, torture, and warrantless wiretapping - because a few dozen "Bush Democrats" usually vote with George Bush.
One solution is to elect more Democrats to increase our majority so "Bush Democrats" matter less, and many netroots groups like Moveon.org, DailyKos.com, and Blue America are doing this brilliantly.
The other solution is to support progressive Democrats in primaries against "Bush Democrats," and that's why we launched this effort, drawing heavily on the excellent advice of Blue America's Howie Klein.
The main reason progressives have avoided primaries against Democratic incumbents is the fear that a divisive primary might help turn a "Bush Democratic" seat into a Republican seat. Realistically, there may be a few "Bush Democrats" who are uniquely able to win in Republican districts and therefore should not be challenged in a Democratic primary. But those are the exceptions, not the rule - especially in an election like 2008 where Democrats have a large lead due to widespread disgust with Bush and the entire Republican Party. We will not target incumbents who are truly exceptional.
While we focus on replacing incumbent Bush Democrats, there are two other situations in which progressive Democrats face Bush Democrats:
- Open seats where progressive Democrats are running against Bush Democrats
- Progressive Democratic incumbents who are being challenged by Bush Democrats
You can help all of our progressive Democratic candidates through our Actblue page:
http://www.actblue.com/page/bushdemocrats
1. Incumbent Bush Democrats who deserve primary challenges
Below is a list of Democrats who voted wrong on one or more crucial votes. Some are hard-core "Bush Democrats" while others simply join them from time to time.
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| Steny Hoyer |
By publishing this list, we hope to accomplish several goals:
- Persuade these Democrats to stop voting with Bush so we don't have to challenge them in a primary. Democrats who reverse their bad votes and genuinely embrace progressive positions will be
crossed off our list - Encourage progressive Democrats to run primaries against those who keep voting with Bush
This list began after 59 Bush Democrats voted against the McGovern Amendment on 5/10/2007 on the first key vote to end the war. Those 59 Bush Democrats voted for an endless occupation of Iraq despite overwhelming opposition from Democrats, Independents, and even many Republicans. The list has been modified since then to take account of other key votes since the original Iraq War vote on 10/10/02.
Key to Column Headings:
"B/R" ranks each district on a "Blue/Red" scale where 1=Strong Blue, 2=Leans Blue, 3=Tossup, 4=Leans Red, 5=Solid Red. In theory there is less "risk" in challenging an incumbent in a Blue district than a Red one, because the seat should stay Democratic regardless of who wins the primary. But each district and each race is unique, so that general theory may or may not apply.
"Incumbent" links to a page for each incumbent where you can discuss progressive Democrats who could challenge them in a primary, and other topics related to local political organizing.
"B/N" identifies Members who join the "Bluedog" (B) or "New Democrat/DLC" (N) caucuses. "Bluedogs" claim to support "fiscal responsibility," but these Bluedogs support a war that has already wasted an incredible $434 billion and driven budget deficits to record levels. "New Democrats/DLC" claim to support "national security" but the Iraq War has severely damaged our armed forces, undermined military recruitment, increased global terrorism, and alienated our allies. Those who play a leadership role with either group earn an asterisk (*).
"BDI" is the "Bush Democrat Index" which ranks all Democrats on their overall voting support for George Bush and the Republicans. It is the reverse of the Progressive Punch Index.
"Votes" identifies key votes where these Members voted wrong:
- ?: (Not in office when vote occurred)
- A: Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq on 10/10/02 (bad=support)
- B: Bankruptcy Bill on 5/14/05 (bad=support)
- M: Military Commissions Act on 9/27/06 (bad=support)
- I: Iraq Supplemental McGovern Amendment to end the war by 4/08 on 5/10/07 (bad=oppose)
- R: Andrews Amendment to block Iraq/Afghan funds for military strike on Iran on 5/16/07 (bad=oppose)
- X: Iraq Supplemental with unenforceable timetable on 7/12/07 (bad=oppose any timetable)
- W: Warantless Wiretapping on 8/4/07 (bad=support)
- C: Bi-Partisan Compact on Iraq to oppose any funding cuts 9/26/07 (bad=support)
- P: "Protect America Act" letter co-signer 2/08 (P voted against Democratic alternative 3/14/08)
- Q: Iraq $163B on 6/19/08
- F: FISA wiretapping immunity on 6/20/08
"Primary Nominees" lists people whose names have been mentioned. If they are running and have a web site we link to their site. If we consider them priority candidates (whether or not they are running) we make them bold.
| Dist | B/R | Incumbent | B/N | BDI | Votes | Primary Nominees |
| AL05 | 4 | Bud Cramer | B | 2 | ABMIRWCPQF | retiring in 08 |
| AL07 | Artur Davis | MWBPKQF | ||||
| AR01 | Marion Berry | B | ABCKQF | |||
| AR02 | 1 | Vic Snyder | N | 49 | IXWQF | |
| AR04 | 1 | Mike Ross | B* | 26 | ABMIWCPQF | |
| AZ05 | 4 | Harry Mitchell | b | 59 | ?IRWQF | |
| AZ08 | 3 | Gabrielle Giffords | B | 79 | ?IQF | Jeff Latas |
| CA18 | 3 | Dennis Cardoza | B | 46 | ?BIF | |
| CA20 | 2 | Jim Costa | B | 50 | ?BIWCQF | |
| CA28 | 1 | Howard Berman | 117 | AIQF | Rep. Cindy Montanez Rep. Lloyd Levine Mike Stettler |
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| CO02 | 1 | 109 | IQF | running for US Senate | ||
| CO03 | 4 | John Salazar | B | 56 | ?BMIRWQF | |
| FL02 | 4 | Allen Boyd | B* | 6 | ABMIRWCPQF | Rep. Al Lawson |
| FL03 | Corrine Brown | KQF | ||||
| FL16 | 4 | Tim Mahoney | B | 63 | ?IRQF | |
| GA02 | 1 | Sanford Bishop | B | 27 | ABMIRQF | |
| GA08 | 5 | Jim Marshall | B | 9 | ?MIRXWQF | Robert Nowak Jack Ellis George Carswell |
| GA012 | 1 | John Barrow | BN | 12 | ?MIRXWPQF | Regina Thomas 7/15 |
| GA013 | 1 | David Scott | BN | 52 | ?BMIRQF | |
| IA03 | 3 | B | 20 | ABMIWPF | [Likely to retire after IA loses seat in 2010] |
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| IL03 | 1 | Daniel Lipinski | 76 | IWQF | ||
| IL05 | Rahm Emanuel | * | KQF | |||
| IL08 | 4 | Melissa Bean | BN | 37 | ?BMIRWPQF | |
| IN02 | 3 | Joe Donnelly | B | 29 | ?IRWQF | |
| IN08 | 4 | Brad Ellsworth | B | 30 | ?IXWPQF | |
| IN09 | 4 | Baron Hill | B | 32 | A?IWQ | Gretchen Clearwater 5/6 |
| KS02 | 4 | Nancy Boyda | b | 88 | ?IQF | |
| KS03 | 3 | Dennis Moore | BN* | 47 | ABMICPQF | |
| KY06 | 3 | Ben Chandler | BN | 55 | ?BMIWQF | Sen. Ernesto Scorsone |
| LA03 | 3 | Charlie Melancon | BN | 15 | ?BMIRWPQF | |
| LA06 | Don Cazayoux | ?QF | ||||
| MD02 | 1 | Dutch Ruppersberger | 68 | ?BIQF | ||
| MD04 | 1 | 94 | AB | Donna Edwards | ||
| MD05 | 1 | Steny Hoyer | * | 83 | ABIQF | Paul Pinsky |
| MN07 | 4 | Collin Peterson | B | 3 | ABMIWQF | |
| MO04 | 5 | Ike Skelton | 5 | ABIQF | ||
| MS01 | Travis Childers | ?QF | ||||
| MS04 | 5 | Gene Taylor | B | 1 | ABMIXWCQF | |
| NC02 | 2 | Bob Etheridge | N | 48 | ABMIWQF | |
| NC07 | 3 | Mike McIntyre | BN | 7 | ABMIWQF | |
| NC011 | 3 | Heath Shuler | B | 23 | ?IRWPQF | Sen. Martin Luther Nesbitt Rep. Susan C Fisher Rep. Ray Rapp |
| ND00 | 4 | Earl Pomeroy | B | 33 | ABMIWPQF | |
| NV01 | 1 | Shelley Berkley | N | 67 | AIRQF | |
| NY20 | Kirsten Gillibrand | B | ?QF | |||
| OH06 | 3 | Charles Wilson | B | 140 | ?IWQF | |
| OH18 | 4 | Zack Space | B | 57 | ?IRWPQF | |
| OK02 | 4 | Dan Boren | B | 4 | ?BMIRXWCPQF | |
| PA04 | 3 | Jason Altmire | 25 | ?IRWQF | ||
| PA07 | Joe Sestak | ?KQF | ||||
| PA10 | 5 | Chris Carney | B | 43 | ?IRXWPQF | |
| PA11 | Paul Kanjorski | AQF | ||||
| PA12 | John Murtha | AHRBKQF | ||||
| PA13 | 1 | Allyson Schwartz | N | 145 | ?BIRQ | Chuck Pennacchio |
| PA17 | 5 | Tim Holden | B | 11 | ABMIRXPQF | Sen. Michael O'Pake |
| SC05 | John Spratt | AMBPKQF | ||||
| SC06 | Jim Clyburn | * | KQF | |||
| SD00 | 4 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | BN* | 36 | ?BMIRWCQF | |
| TN04 | 3 | Lincoln Davis | B | 13 | ?BMIWCPQF | |
| TN05 | 1 | Jim Cooper | B | 24 | ?BIWPQF | |
| TN06 | 4 | Bart Gordon | B | 18 | ABMIWQF | |
| TN08 | 1 | John Tanner | B | 8 | ABMIRWCPQF | |
| TX09 | 1 | Al Green | 167 | ?BIF | Rep. Alma Allen Rep. Hubert Vo |
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| TX15 | Ruben Hinojosa | KQF | ||||
| TX16 | Silvestre Reyes | KQF | ||||
| TX17 | 5 | Chet Edwards | 17 | ABMIWQF | ||
| TX22 | 5 | Nick Lampson | B | 34 | A?IRWCQF | |
| TX23 | 3 | Ciro Rodriguez | 75 | ?IWQF | ||
| TX27 | 2 | Solomon Ortiz | 14 | BIQF | Juan Garcia | |
| TX28 | 1 | Henry Cuellar | bN | 19 | ?BMIRWQF | |
| TX29 | 1 | Gene Green | 43 | AIQF | Sen. Mario V. Gallegos | |
| UT02 | 5 | Jim Matheson | B | 10 | ABMIXWCPQF | Mayor Rocky Anderson |
| VA09 | 5 | Rick Boucher | 38 | ABIQF | ||
| WA03 | Brian Baird | CKQF | Cheryl Crist | |||
| WA06 | Norm Dicks | AQF | Paul Richmond | |||
| WI03 | 2 | Ron Kind | N* | 66 | ABIQF |
2. Republican districts and open seats where progressive Democrats are running against Bush Democrats
3. Progressive Democratic incumbents who are being challenged by Bush Democrats
| Dist | B/R | Progressive | Bush Democrat | Notes |
| TN-09 | 1 | Steve Cohen | Nikki Tinker | Cohen is an outstanding progressive Freshman who won Harold Ford Jr.'s open seat in 2006 by beating cousin Joe Ford Jr. in the Democratic primary and brother Jake Ford in the general election. Religious right ministers want to defeat Cohen because he supported the Hate Crimes Bill H.R. 1592 and they are likely to support Nikki Tinker, Harold Ford Jr.'s former campaign manager, who came in 2nd to Cohen in the 2006 Democratic primary. |
"New Democrats"
In Washington, conservative Democrats call themselves "New Democrats" - which only means they will betray the Democratic base - unions, women, minorities, gays - whenever Corporate America tells them to.
Here at Democrats.com, we call them Corporate Sellouts.
Groups
Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)
Senate New Democratic Coalition
Max Baucus, U.S. Senator, MT
Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator, IN
Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator, WA
Tom Carper, U.S. Senator, DE
Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator, NY
Kent Conrad, U.S. Senator, ND