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.”