Jeff Merkley represents Oregon in the United States Senate and is currently serving his third term. He worked on nuclear policy in Washington, D.C., led Portland Area Habitat for Humanity, and served in the Oregon House of Representatives, including as Speaker, before being elected to the Senate in 2008. In Congress, Merkley has built a strong foreign policy profile through his service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

Ami Bera represents California’s Sixth Congressional District and has served in Congress since 2013. He spent two decades as a physician, healthcare administrator, Sacramento County Chief Medical Officer, and clinical professor before being elected to the U.S. House. In Congress, Bera has built a strong foreign policy and national security profile through his service on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, including as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.

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.

Troy A. Carter represents Louisiana’s Second Congressional District, and is a longtime public servant of the state of Louisiana. A graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and the University of Holy Cross, he served in the Louisiana House, New Orleans City Council, and Louisiana State Senate before being elected to Congress in 2021. In Congress, Carter has built a strong homeland security profile through his service on the House Homeland Security Committee.

Jonathan L. Jackson represents Illinois’s First Congressional District and comes from a background rooted in civil rights, public advocacy, and community service. A graduate of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, he previously served as national spokesman for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and worked on civil rights, education, criminal justice, and international human rights issues. In Congress, Jackson has built a strong foreign policy profile through his service on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where his work has included sanctions policy, U.S.-Africa critical minerals cooperation, support for Ukraine, and human rights accountability in U.S. security assistance. 

Brad Schneider represents Illinois’ Tenth Congressional District and is currently serving his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before entering Congress, he spent nearly three decades in business as a strategic advisor and small business owner. In Congress, Schneider has built a strong foreign policy profile through his service on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where his work has focused on strengthening U.S. alliances, countering threats from Russia, China, and Iran, supporting democracy abroad, and advancing U.S. engagement in the Middle East, including as co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus.

Delia Ramirez represents Illinois’s Third Congressional District and is the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois and the Midwest. A graduate of Northeastern Illinois University, she spent nearly two decades in the nonprofit sector working on housing, immigration, good government, and economic justice before serving two terms in the Illinois General Assembly. In Congress, Ramirez has built a homeland security and oversight profile through her service on the House Homeland Security Committee and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, where she serves as the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

André D. Carson represents Indiana’s Seventh Congressional District and is a longtime public servant from Indianapolis. He previously worked in law enforcement, intelligence, and counterterrorism for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center. In Congress, Carson has built a strong national security profile through his service on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Born in Snow Hill, NC, Don Davis attended the United States Air Force Academy, and was commissioned into the Air Force where he served in uniform for 8 years. He then was an assistant professor of Aerospace Studies at East Carolina University, Mayor of Snow Hill, State Senator for 6 terms and is currently serving his second term in congress, building strong national security background as the Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Joaquin Castro represents Texas’s 20th Congressional District, which includes much of San Antonio and Bexar County. A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, while in private practice he served five terms in the Texas Legislature before being elected to Congress in 2012. In Congress, Castro has built a strong national security profile through his service on the profile committees.

Bennie G. Thompson represents Mississippi’s Second Congressional District and was first elected to Congress in a special election in 1993. A graduate of Tougaloo College and Jackson State University, Thompson began his public service locally as Alderman of Bolton, Mayor of Bolton, and Hinds County Supervisor before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. There, Thompson has built a strong national security and homeland security profile through his longtime service on the House Homeland Security Committee, including as Chairman and Ranking Member.