Press Release

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced the addition of three candidates to the DCCC’s highly competitive Red to Blue program. Fifty-nine candidates have now earned a spot on Red to Blue by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization and fundraising. Beyond their demonstrated abilities to build a winning campaign infrastructure, these […]

VIDEO: Jason Lewis Laughs Away His Offensive “Slut” Comments WATCH HERE “These shocking recordings call into question Rep. Jason Lewis’s character and his fitness to represent the people of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. Lewis’s beliefs are deeply offensive and unbecoming of a Member of Congress, and his glib response shows a deep lack of integrity […]

Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted the race in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District to toss-up citing the strong candidacy of Democratic nominee Cindy Axne. Axne, who recently outraised Young in the latest fundraising period, also released a poll this week showing her campaign ahead by 4 points. Cook’s David Wasserman noted that, […]

Nearly $5.5M raised online in June; average online gift $20 387k first time donors this cycle DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced record-breaking June fundraising. In June, the DCCC raised nearly $15.2M compared to $12.1M in June of 2016. The committee raised nearly $5.5M online in June with an average gift of $20, a monthly record for the […]

It’s now been over a week since President Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court and Rep. Mike Coffman has been noticeably silent. DCCC Spokesperson Rachel Irwin issued the following statement calling on Coffman to immediately clarify whether Roe v. Wade should be overturned and the constitutionality of protections for people with […]

There’s no greater sign that Jason Lewis has gone to Washington and lost touch with Minnesotans than his blatant disregard for the truth when it comes to his healthcare record – and the impact of healthcare costs on their everyday lives. For the THIRD time, Lewis has claimed his vote for the AHCA didn’t change […]

Durante el segundo trimestre del 2018, los candidatos demócratas siguieron dominando en la recaudación de fondos para sus campañas electorales, sobrepasando a los actuales representantes republicanos y a los candidatos republicanos. Más de 50 representantes republicanos fueron superados por sus contrincantes demócratas, poniendo al partido Republicano en más aprietos ya que han fracasado en reclutar […]

In the second quarter of 2018, Democrats continued to dominate in fundraising compared to Republican incumbents and Republican candidates in open seats. More than 50 Republican incumbents were outraised by Democratic challengers, with the situation even more dire in open seats after Republicans failed to recruit strong candidates. “While Republicans are outsourcing their entire midterm […]

IRVINE – In light of new footage from Showtime of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher advocating for arming kindergarteners with weapons, DCCC spokesperson Drew Godinich released the following statement: “Congressman Dana Rohrabacher would rather give guns to preschoolers to defend themselves than do his job as a U.S. Congressman and defend our children by passing policies that […]

IRVINE – It seems like it was just yesterday that the NRCC was saying that Democratic candidates were going to be ‘torn to shreds’ by primaries, and unable to fund their campaigns for November. But while Republicans were busy spinning, Democrats were busy raising money. In the quarterly filing report due yesterday, Democrats dominated their […]