List of Candidates
The array of candidates put forward by the group includes soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marine officers and enlisted personnel who served in the war in Iraq. While most are running against incumbent Democrats or running in a primary for an open seat, a few are running against Republican incumbents in primaries. All of the candidates have pledged to run as a "united front" in support of each other, and the group will provide fund raising and volunteers to its candidates.
- Brian J. Rooney, Michigan's 7th congressional district
- Nathan Bech, Massachusetts's 1st congressional district
- David Bellavia, New York's 26th congressional district
- Will Breazeale, North Carolina's 7th congressional district
- Mike Coffman, Colorado's 6th congressional district
- Wayne E. Harmon, Indiana's 7th congressional district
- Duncan D. Hunter, California's 52nd congressional district
- Kieran Lalor, New York's 19th congressional district
- Tom Manion, Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
- Vince Micco, New Jersey's 9th congressional district
- Bentley Rayburn, Colorado's 5th congressional district
- Tom Roughneen, New Jersey's 7th congressional district
- William Russell, Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
- Matt Salisbury, Idaho's 1st congressional district
- Duane Sand, North Dakota's At-large congressional district
- Steve Stivers, Ohio's 15th congressional district
- Charlie Summers, Maine's 1st congressional district
- Allen West, Florida's 22nd congressional district
- Lee Zeldin, New York's 1st congressional district
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