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veterans as candidates ~ 2008
Under construction for the 2008 Session
Just being a veteran does not necessarily make one a viable candidate. Just being a veteran doesn't necessarily make even a viable candidate worthy of your vote. Veterans who are candidates should understand miiltary and veterans' issues, but more than that is necessary to make a good public servant. You must do your own research to determine who in your district is the right candidate for you.
We are providing a place here for veterans and their supporters to list the candidate, their district or office, and their opponent(s). Veterans United For Truth, Inc. does not endorse any candidate, veteran or not. This listing is a service to fellow veterans only, and nothing should be implied from the fact that these names are listed on our site.
Our readers are encouraged to add to this list, or to correct listings by sending an email with the pertinent information to scook@vuft.org. Listings from all parties are welcome. Please only send listings for federal office, state-wide offices, state legislatures, or mayors/supervisors of major cities.
Veterans, whether Incumbent, or Challenger, are shown in red; non-veterans are shown in black. The abbreviation "CD" is Congressional District. In cases where more than one veteran is running for the same seat, all are listed.
Incumbent veterans who do not have veterans for challengers are listed without their opponent until after their state has its primary. Opponents will be filled in as they are determined by the voters. Losers in the primaries will be culled from the list as the primaries occur. Primary winners will be highlighted in yellow; those pending a runoff will be highlighted in blue, as the information becomes available. Completed primaries will be highlited in reverse white on black.
Alabama - primary 6 jun
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent:
www
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05
Seat: CD 06
alaska - primary 22aug
Seat: CD At Large
arizona - primary 12 sep
Seat: CD 03
arkansas - primary 23 may runoff 13 JUN
Seat: CD 02
california - primary 6 jun
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Mike Thompson (D)
http://mikethompson.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
www.durstonforcongress.org
Incumbent: Dan Lungren (R)
www.house.gov/lungren/
Seat: CD 04 (Open)
Vet Challenger: Charlie Brown (D)
Incumbent:
Seat: CD 13
Vet Incumbent: Pete Stark (D)
www.house.gov/stark
Vet Challenger:
www.brunoforcongress.com
Seat: CD 23
Vet Challenger:
http://tognazziniforcongress.com
Incumbent: Lois Capps (D)
www.house.gov/capps
Seat: CD 42
Vet Incumbent:Gary Miller (R)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 43
Vet Incumbent: Jim Baca (D)
Opponent:
www.folkens4congress.com
Seat: CD 49
Vet Incumbent: Darrell Issa (R)
www.house.gov/issa
Opponent:
www.jeeniforcongress.com
Seat: CD 52
Vet Challenger: Mike Lumpkin
http://www.lumpkinforcongress.com/Issues.html
Vet Incumbent: Duncan Hunter (R)
Seat: State Assembly 10
Vet Challenger:
www.jimcook.org
Vet Incumbent: Alan Nakanishi (R)
Assemblymember.nakanishi
@assembly.ca.gov
Seat: State Assembly 33
Vet Challenger: Robert Cuthbert (D)
http://votecuthbert.org
Incumbent: Sam Blakeslee (R)
www.samblakeslee.org
Seat: Torrance City Council (Open)
Vet Challenger: Tim Goodrich (D)
http://www.goodrichforcouncil.com/
colorado - primary 8 aug
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: John Salazar (D)
www.house.gov/salazar
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05 (open)
Vet Challenger:
Opponent: Douglas Lamborn (R)
www.lambornforcongress.com
Seat: CD 06
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Tom Tancredo (R)
connecticut - primary 8 aug
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent:
http://simmons.house.gov
Opponent: Joseph Courtney (D)
www.joecourtney.com
delaware - primary 12 sep
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent:Thomas Carper (D)
http://carper.senate.gov
Opponent:
www.voteting.com
Seat: At Large
Vet Challenger:
www.spivackforcongress.org
Incumbent: Michael Castle (R)
www.house.gov/castle
florida - primary 5 sep
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Bill Nelson (D)
http://billnelson.senate.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 01
Vet Challenger:
www.joeroberts.us
Incumbent: Jeff Miller (R)
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Allen Boyd (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 06
Vet Challenger:
www.bruderly.com
Vet Incumbent: Cliff Stearns(R)
www.house.gov/stearns
Seat: CD 07
Vet Challenger:
www.johnchagnon2006.com
Incumbent: John Mica (R)
www.house.gov/mica
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Bill Young (R)
www.house.gov/young
Opponent:
www.sammsimpsonforcongress.com
Seat: CD 13 (open)
Vet Challenger: Vern Buchanan (R)
www.vernbuchanan.com
Opponent: Christine Jennings (D)
www.christinejenningsforcongress.com
Seat: CD 15
Vet Challenger: )
http://bowman2006.com/
Vet Incumbent: Dave Weldon (R)
http://weldon.house.gov
georgia - primary 18 jul runoff 8 aug general election runoff 5 dec
Seat: CD 01
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Jack Kingston(R)
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Sanford Bishop (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent:
Opponent: Lynn Westmoreland (R)
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: John Linder (R)
http://linder.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 09
Vet Incumbent: Charlie Norwood (R)
www.house.gov/norwood
Opponent:
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Nathan Deal (R)
www.house.gov/deal
Opponent:
Seat: CD 12
Vet Challenger:
www.burnsforcongress.com
Incumbent: John Barrow (D)
www.barrow.house.gov
hawaii - primary 23 sep
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Daniel Akaka (D)
http://akaka.senate.gov/
Opponent:
Seat: CD 01
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Neil Abercrombie (D)
www.house.gov/abercrombie
idaho - primary 23 may
illinois - pPrimary 21 mar
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Bobby Rush (D)
www.house.gov/rush
Vet Challenger: (R)
www.jasontabour.com
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
www.raywardingley.com
Incumbent: Daniel Lipinski (D)
www.house.gov/lipinski
Seat: CD 06 (open)
Vet Challenger:
Opponent: Peter Roskam (R)
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Mark Kirk (R)
www.house.gov/kirk
Opponent:
www.dansealsforcongress.com
Seat: CD 14
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Denny Hastert (R)
Seat: CD 16
Vet Challenger:http://aumanforcongress.com/
Opponent: Rick Manzullo( R)
http://manzullo.house.gov
Seat: CD 17
Vet Incumbent: Lane Evans (D)
www.house.gov/evans
Opponent:
www.andrealanezinga.com
Seat: CD 19
Vet Incumbent: John Shimkus (R)
www.house.gov/shimkus
Opponent: (D)
www.stoverforcongress.us
indiana - primary 2 may
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Richard Lugar (R)
http://lugar.senate.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Mark Souder (R)
www.house.gov/souder
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Steve Buyer (R)
www.house.gov/buyer
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: Dan Burton (R)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 09
Vet Incumbent:
Opponent: Baron Hill (D)
www.bringbackbaron.com
iowa - primary 6 jun
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Leonard Boswell (D)
Opponent:
kansas - primary 1 aug
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Dennis Moore (D)
www.moore.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
kentucky - primary 16 may
Seat: CD 01
Challenger:
Vet Incumbent: Ed Whitfield (R)
http://whitfield.house.gov
Seat: CD 02
Vet Challenger:
Vet Incumbent: Ron Lewis (R)
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Geoff Davis (R)
www.geoffdavis.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: Harold Rogers (R)
http://halrogers.house.gov
Vet Challenger
louisiana - "open" p rimary 7 nov general election runoff 9 dec
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: William Jefferson (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: Rodney Alexander (R)
Opponent:
maine - primary 13 jun
maryland - primary 12 sep
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Wayne Gilchrest (R)
www.house.gov/gilchrest
Opponent:J
Seat: CD 06
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Roscoe Bartlett (R)
www.bartlett.house.gov
massachusetts - primary 19 sep
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Edward Kennedy(D)
http://kennedy.senate.gov.
Opponent:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: Edward Markey (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Bill Delahunt (D)
www.house.gov/delahunt
Opponent:
michigan - primary 8 aug
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: Mike Rogers (R)
www.mikerogers.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 14
Vet Incumbent: John Conyers (D)
www.house.gov/conyers
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 15
Vet Incumbent: John Dingell (D)
www.house.gov/dingell
Opponent:
minnesota - primary 12 sep
Seat: CD 01
Vet Challenger: Tim Walz (D)
Incumbent:
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: John Kline (R)
www.house.gov/kline/
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Jim Ramstad (R)
www.house.gov/ramstad
Opponent:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: Collin Peterson (D)
http://collinpeterson.house.gov
Opponent:
mississippi - primary 6 jun runoff 27 jun general election runoff 21 nov
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Roger Wicker (R)
www.house.gov/wicker
Opponent:
www
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Gene Taylor (D)
www.house.gov/genetaylor
Opponent:
missouri - primary 8 aug
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Todd Akin (R)
http://akin.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Roy Blunt (R)
www.roybluntforcongress.com
Seat: CD 09
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Kenny Hulshof (R)
http://hulshof.house.gov
montana - primary 6 jun
nebraska - primary 9 may
nevada - primary 15 aug
new hampshire - primary 12 sep
new jersey - primary 6 jun
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Jim Saxton (R)
www.house.gov/saxton
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: Bill Pascrell (D)
http://pascrell.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 11
Vet Incumbent: R Frelinghuysen (R)
http://frelinghuysen.house.gov
Opponent:
new mexico - primary 6 jun
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Jeff Bingaman (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Heather Wilson (R)
http://wilson.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Steve Pearce (R)
Opponent:
new york - primary 12 sep
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Peter King (R)
http://peteking.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Edolphus Towns (R)
www.house.gov/towns
Opponent:
Seat: CD 15
Vet Incumbent: Charles Rangel (D)
http://rangel.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 16
Vet Incumbent: José Serrano (D)
www.house.gov/serrano
Opponent:
Seat: CD 22
Vet Incumbent: Maurice Hinchey (D)
www.house.gov/hinchey
Opponent:
Seat: CD 23
Vet Challenger: B
Incumbent: John McHugh (R)
http://mchugh.house.gov
Seat: CD 24 (open)
Vet Challenger:
www.raymeierforcongress.com
Opponent:
www.
Seat: CD 26
Vet Incumbent: Thomas Reynolds (R)
www.reynoldsforcongress.com
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 29
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: John Kuhl (R)
north carolina - primary 2 may
runoff 30 may
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: G K Butterfield (D)
www.house.gov/butterfield
Opponent:
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Bob Ehteridge (D)
www.house.gov/etheridge
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Walter Jones (R)
http://jones.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 04
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: David Price (D)
http://price.house.gov
Seat: CD 06
Vet Incumbent: Howard Coble (R)
www.house.gov/coble
Opponent:
www.blake06.com
Seat: CD 13
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Brad Miller (D)
www.house.gov/bradmiller
north dakota - primary 13 jun
ohio - primary 2 may
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: Paul Gillmor (R)
www.gillmorforcongress.com
Challenger:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: David Hobson (R)
www.hobsonforcongress.com
Challenger:
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: John Boehner (R)
http://johnboehner.house.gov
Challenger:
www.
Seat: CD 10
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Dennis Kucinich (D)
http://kucinich.house.gov/
Seat: CD 16
Vet Incumbent: Ralph Regula (R)
wwwc.house.gov/regula
Opponent:
Oklahoma - primary 25 jul
oregon - primary 16 may
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Peter DeFazio (D)
www.http://defazio.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
pennsylvania - primary 16 may
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: John Peterson (R )
www.house.gov/johnpeterson
Opponent:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: Joe Sestak (D)
Incumbent:
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: Patrick Murphy (D)
Incumbent:
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Chris Carney (D)
www.house.gov/
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 11
Vet Incumbent: Paul Kanjorski (D)
http://kanjorski.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD12
Vet Incumbent: John Murtha (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 16
Vet Incumbent: Joe Pitts (R)
www.house.gov/pitts
Opponent:
www.l
Seat: CD 17
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Tim Holden (D)
Seat: CD 19
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Todd Platts (R)
www.house.gov/platts
rhode island - primary 12 sep
south carolina - primary 13 jun runoff 27 jun
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Henry Brown (R)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Joe Wilson (R)
http://joewilson.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Vet Incumbent: J. Gresham Barret (R)
Seat: CD 04
Vet Challenger
Incumbent: Bob Inglis (R)
www.inglisforcongress.com
Seat: CD 05
Vet Incumbent: John Spratt (D)
www.house.gov/spratt
Opponent:
south dakota - primary 6 jun
tennessee - primary 3 aug
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Jimmy Duncan (R)
www.house.gov/duncan
Opponent:
Seat: CD 06
Vet Incumbent: Bart Gordon (D)
http://gordon.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Marsha Blackburn (R)
www.votemarsha.com
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: John Tanner (D)
www.house.gov/tanner
Opponent:
texas - primary 7 mar
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Louie Gohmert (R)
http://gohmert.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 02
Vet Incumbent: Ted Poe (R)
www.house.gov/poe
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Vet Incumbent: Sam Johnson (R)
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Ralph Hall (R)
www.house.gov/ralphhall
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Jeb Hensarling (R)
www.house.gov/hensarling
Seat: CD 06
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Joe Barton (R)
Seat: CD 07
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: John Culberson (R)
http://culberson.house.gov/
Seat: CD 10
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Michael McCaul (R)
Seat: CD 11
Vet Incumbent: Mike Conaway (R)
www.house.gov/conaway
Opponent:
Seat: CD 13
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Mac Thornberry (R)
www.house.gov/thornberry
Seat: CD 14
Vet Incumbent: Ron Paul (R)
www.house.gov/paul
Opponent:
Seat: CD 16
Vet Incumbent: Silvestre Reyes (D)
wwwc.house.gov/reyes
Opponent:
Seat: CD 17
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Chet Edwards (D)
Seat: CD 20
Vet Incumbent: Charlie Gonzalez (D)
http://gonzalez.house.gov
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 21
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Lamar Smith (R)
Seat: CD 23
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Henry Bonilla (R)
http://bonilla.house.gov
Seat: CD 27
Vet Incumbent: Solomon Ortiz (D)
http://ortiz.house.gov
Opponent:
www.
utah - primary 27 jun
vermont - primary 12 sep
Seat: CD At Large (open)
Vet Challenger:
Opponent: Peter Welch (D)
www.welchforcongress.com/
virginia - primary 13 jun
Seat: US Senate
Vet Incumbent: James Webb (D)
www.webbforsenate.com
Challenger:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Incumbent: Robert Scott (D)
www.house.gov/scott
Opponent:
Seat: CD 05
Vet Challenger:
Vet Incumbent: Virgil Goode (R)
www.house.gov/goode
Seat: CD 08
Incumbent: Jim Moran (D)
www.jimmoran.org
Vet Challenger:
Seat: CD 10
Vet Incumbent: Frank Wolf (R)
www.house.gov/wolf
Opponent
Seat: CD 11
Vet Incumbent: Thomas Davis (R)
http://tomdavis.house.gov
Opponent:
washington - primary 19 sep
Seat: CD 02
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Rick Larsen (D)
www.house.gov/larsen
Seat: CD 04
Vet Incumbent: Doc Hastings (R)
http://hastings.house.gov
Opponent:
Seat: CD 07
Vet Incumbent: Jim McDermott (D)
www.house.gov/mcdermott
Opponent:
Seat: CD 08
Vet Incumbent: Dave Reichert (R)
www.house.gov/reichert
Opponent:
Seat: CD 09
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Adam Smith (D)
www.house.gov/adamsmith
west virginia - primary 9 may
Seat: CD 01
Vet Incumbent: Alan Mollohan (D)
www.house.gov/mollohan
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Nick Rahall (D)
www.rahall.house.gov
wisconsin - primary 12 sep
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Herb Kohl (D)
Opponent:
Seat: CD 03
Vet Challenger:
Incumbent: Ron Kind (D)
www.house.gov/kind
wyoming - primary 22 aug
Seat: Senate Class I
Vet Incumbent: Craig Thomas (R)
Opponent:
