Endorsements

2026 Candidates

The Steady State endorses candidates for Congress, Governor, and other national-security-relevant offices who show a consistent commitment to the rule of law regardless of party, support nonpartisan oversight of the Executive Branch, and understand the security challenges facing the country. Endorsed candidates must also uphold democratic norms — the peaceful transfer of power, rejection of political violence, and defense of civil liberties including a free press and the right to dissent. The Steady State does not endorse candidates who have worked to subvert democratic institutions, discredited the security community without evidence, or promoted disinformation or extremism.

The Steady State 9/26/26 The Steady State 9/26/26

Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)

Chrissy Houlahan represents Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District and is running for reelection. As a third-generation military veteran and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who served as a naval officer, she served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. In 2018, she made history as the first woman elected to represent Pennsylvania’s 6th District and the first Democrat since the Civil War, and she now serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Select Committee on Intelligence.

The Steady State 9/16/26 The Steady State 9/16/26

Ray Bilger (PA-15)

Ray Bilger is running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 15th District. Born in Bellefonte and raised in Pleasant Gap, he grew up with working-class values instilled by his father, a factory worker, machinist, and veteran, and his mother, who raised three children. He entered the Air Force in 1986 as an Airborne Cryptologic Linguist, serving in Desert Shield and Desert Storm over a 35-year career as a security officer and intelligence analyst for the Air Force, National Security Agency, and State Department. He most recently served as NSA Technical Director for Cyber Analysis from 2015 to 2017.

The Steady State 9/14/26 The Steady State 9/14/26

Chris Deluzio (PA-17)

Chris Deluzio represents Pennsylvania’s seventeenth Congressional District as a veteran and former voting rights attorney. He was commissioned as a Navy surface warfare officer after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, later deploying to Iraq with U.S. Army Civil Affairs. He went on to earn his law degree from Georgetown and worked on voting rights and election security at the Brennan Center for Justice. In Congress, Chris serves on the House Armed Services Committee, including the Subcommittees on Seapower and Projection Forces and Readiness.

The Steady State 7/31/26 The Steady State 7/31/26

MADELEINE DEAN (PA-04)

Madeleine Dean represents Pennsylvania’s Fourth Congressional District and is currently serving her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A graduate of La Salle University and Delaware Law School, she served as an Abington Township Commissioner and Pennsylvania State Representative before being elected to Congress in 2018. In Congress, Dean has built a foreign policy profile through her service on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.