WASHINGTON, D.C. – Blue Dog PAC, chaired by Frontline incumbent Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13), ran one of the largest campaigns in the Blue Dog’s more than 30-year history. Blue Dogs built on lessons learned over the past decade and ran 22 high-quality candidates and moved over a dozen House districts from Solid or Likely Republican into the Lean Republican, Toss Up, and even Lean Democratic territory. Every Blue Dog prioritized affordability and health care, national defense, fiscal responsibility, and the needs of their local communities.
The result: 22 Blue Dogs and counting.
Fourteen Blue Dog-backed candidates won in Red districts, including:
- Jamie Ager, NC-11 (OPEN)
- Bob Brooks, PA-07 (Mackenzie)
- JoAnna Mendoza, AZ-06 (Ciscomani)
- Zach Dembo, KY-06 (OPEN)
- Johnny Garcia, TX-35 (OPEN)
- Bobby Pulido, TX-15 (De La Cruz)
- Zack Mullock, NJ-02 (Van Drew)
- Mitchell Berman, WI-01 (Steil)
- Paul Barringer, NC-13 (Knott)
- Nancy Lacore, SC-01 (OPEN)
- Becca Cooke, WI-03 (Van Orden)
- Sam Forstag, MT-01 (OPEN)
- Jake Johnson, MN-01 (Finstad)
- Eileen Laubacher, CO-04 (Boebert)
Every incumbent Frontline Blue Dog held their seat last night, including:
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, WA-03
- Adam Gray, CA-13
- Vicente Gonzalez, TX-34
- Henry Cuellar, TX-28
With five races still outstanding, Blue Dogs are on track to more than double the Coalition next year, with 22 members already confirmed.