Eugene Vindman is running for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Raised in Brooklyn, he enrolled in ROTC at Cornell and was commissioned as an Army infantry officer, going on to a 25-year military career as a paratrooper, infantry officer, and JAG Corps attorney, including service as a battlefield advisor on the law of war to the U.S. Forces-Iraq and General Lloyd Austin. He later joined the National Security Council as a Legal Advisor and became its Senior Ethics Official in the White House. In 2019, after his twin brother Alexander reported President Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president up the chain of command, Eugene helped report it as well.

Elaine Luria is running for Congress in Virginia’s Second District. She joined the Navy at 17 and spent 20 years as a nuclear-trained Surface Warfare Officer who served on destroyers, cruisers, and aircraft carriers in the Middle East and Western Pacific. She retired as a Commander in 2017 after commanding a 400-sailor unit that supported the U.S. Marine Corps. She represented Virginia’s Second District in Congress from 2018 to 2023, where she helped pass the PACT Act, secured three cost-of-living increases for veterans, and delivered historic investments in shipbuilding for Hampton Roads.

Bale Dalton is running for Congress in Florida’s 7th District. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, going on to serve 24 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve, including 13 years on active duty with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and the Pacific. As a Navy helicopter pilot, he flew medical evacuation missions in Kuwait, delivered relief after Hurricane Katrina, supported special operations in Iraq and Africa, and directed combat air support in Afghanistan. He later worked at the State Department and for Senator Bill Nelson in Congress, returned to active duty as commanding officer of the Navy’s special operations support squadron, and went on to serve as NASA’s Chief of Staff, managing 16,500 employees.

Richard Ojeda is running for Congress in North Carolina. He spent 24 years in the U.S. Army, serving tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti, including fifteen years stationed at Fort Bragg, where his daughter was born and his family put down roots. After retiring from the military, he moved to West Virginia to be near his aging parents, taught JROTC at a local high school, and was elected to the State Senate, where he passed medical cannabis legislation and stood with teachers during the statewide strike.

James Martin is running for Congress in Florida’s 21st District. A fourth-generation Floridian, he earned an appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, graduated with honors in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, and spent nearly ten years in the Coast Guard serving on four ships and commanding two cutters in Fort Pierce, Florida. His last active-duty assignment was Chief of Staff for National Security Affairs and Executive Secretary of the Office of the Vice President at the White House from 2022 to 2025, where he served both Vice President Harris and Vice President Vance. He now holds a commission as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

Tony Kozycki is running for Congress in Georgia’s Seventh District. Raised in LaGrange, Georgia, he attended the United States Naval Academy on a nomination from Senator Saxby Chambliss. He became a Naval Aviator flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet, completing three combat deployments and working closely with allied forces in complex, high-stakes environments. After returning home, he continued his service as an attorney fighting for Georgia families. “I’ve led when the stakes were real, when people were counting on you to get it right,” Tony says. “That kind of responsibility stays with you, and it’s exactly what’s missing in Washington.”

Shawn Harris is running for Congress in Georgia’s 14th District. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school and rose to the rank of Sergeant, later earning his B.A. in Agribusiness from Tuskegee University, where he met his wife Karla. He deployed as an infantry commander in Afghanistan after 9/11, later led a team into Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and retired as a Brigadier General after 40 years of military service. As the 2024 nominee, Shawn built a coalition of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans and earned more votes than any Democrat in GA-14 in over a decade.

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.

Cait Conley is running for Congress in New York’s 17th District. Hailing from Hudson Valley roots, she was the first in her family to graduate college after earning a nomination to West Point. She served 16 years as an Army officer, deploying six times to combat zones including Iraq and Afghanistan and earning three Bronze Stars. She then worked as Director for Counterterrorism on the White House National Security Council and at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under President Biden, where she helped protect America’s elections and critical infrastructure.

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.

Pat Ryan represents New York’s Eighteenth Congressional District and is an Army combat veteran. Raised in Ulster County, where his mother taught public school and his father ran a small business. He attended West Point and served two combat tours in Iraq as an Army intelligence officer. Elected Ulster County Executive in 2019, he led the county through the pandemic and invested in affordable housing and mental health services without raising taxes. In Congress, he continues to the principles every cadet is taught: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”

Jason Crow represents Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District and is an Army combat veteran who has dedicated his career to public service and support for veterans and working families. Raised in a working-class family in Colorado he enlisted in the Army after the September 11th attacks, serving three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and earning a Bronze Star. He returned home where he practiced law and helped veterans in Colorado secure their benefits. In Congress, Crow has served on the House Armed Services Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Herb Conaway represents New Jersey’s Third Congressional District and brings a background in medicine, law, military service, state legislative leadership, public health, and congressional defense oversight. A physician and attorney, Conaway served in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps at McGuire Air Force Base, rising to the rank of Captain. Before Congress, he served for decades in the New Jersey General Assembly, including in legislative leadership, and also served as Burlington County health director. In Congress, his national-security profile is rooted in military medical experience, public-health executive leadership, and defense and veterans oversight.

Analilia Mejia represents New Jersey’s Eleventh Congressional District and is a lifelong organizer and advocate for working families. Born and raised in New Jersey as the daughter of Colombian and Dominican immigrants, she worked as a union organizer, led the New Jersey Working Families Alliance, served in the U.S. Department of Labor, and later helped lead Popular Democracy before being elected to Congress. In Congress, Mejia has begun building a homeland security profile through her service on the House Homeland Security Committee, alongside her work on affordability, labor protections, voting rights, anti-corruption, and support for New Jersey families.

LaMonica McIver represents New Jersey’s Tenth Congressional District and was sworn into Congress in 2024 as the first Black woman to represent NJ-10 and the youngest person ever elected to Congress from New Jersey. A graduate of Bloomfield College and Seton Hall University, she served on the Newark City Council, including as Council President, and worked in education, public affairs, and nonprofit leadership before being elected to the U.S. House. In Congress, McIver has built a homeland security profile through her service on the House Homeland Security Committee, where her work connects public safety, emergency preparedness, climate resilience, and the needs of communities across northern New Jersey.

Nellie Pou represents New Jersey’s Ninth Congressional District and was sworn into Congress in 2025 as the first Latina from New Jersey to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before entering Congress, she spent decades in public service, including serving in the New Jersey General Assembly, New Jersey State Senate, and senior municipal roles in the City of Paterson. In Congress, Pou has built a homeland security profile through her service on the House Homeland Security Committee, including the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

Rebecca Bennett is running to represent New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District after a career spanning military aviation, technology, and healthcare leadership. Bennett attended Cornell University on a Naval ROTC scholarship, studying chemical engineering, before beginning more than 15 years of military service. She served for over a decade in the U.S. Navy as an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilot and aircraft commander, graduated from flight school at the top of her class, and was selected for the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, where she became an experimental test pilot working on the evaluation of emerging aviation technologies. She continues to serve as an officer in the Air National Guard. Her background brings operational military leadership, technical and defense-innovation experience to her candidacy.

Josh Gottheimer represents New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School, he worked in the Clinton White House, the Federal Communications Commission, and the private sector before being elected to Congress in 2016. In Congress, Gottheimer has built a strong national security and intelligence profile through his service on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, including as Ranking Member of the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee, alongside his work on illicit finance, international financial institutions, cybersecurity, and bipartisan national security policy.

Donald Norcross represents New Jersey’s First Congressional District and is a lifelong South Jersey resident. An electrician by trade and longtime union leader, he served in the New Jersey Legislature before being elected to Congress in 2014. In Congress, Norcross has built a strong defense and national security profile through his service on the House Armed Services Committee, including as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, where his work has focused on servicemembers, military families, the defense industrial base, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and allied security cooperation.

Kweisi Mfume represents Maryland’s 7th Congressional District and has dedicated his career to civil rights, economic opportunity, and public service. A graduate of Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University, he previously served as President and CEO of the NAACP and has held leadership roles on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, House Education and Labor Committee, and House Small Business Committee. His career has focused on civil rights, economic opportunity, healthcare equity, education, and strengthening public institutions. He has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since 2024.