With perhaps the most significant day of the 2018 primary season, the polls are closed in Iowa, Montana, California, Alabama, New Mexico, South Dakota, New Jersey, and Mississippi. Democratic candidates for office in these eight states have shown to be serious contenders to win over seats currently held in Republican control. And thanks to you, there are reports of good Democratic turnout in yesterday’s primary compared to previous election cycles. For example, check out what’s being said in Iowa: “Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate reported at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that 50,610 absentee ballots had been received, surpassing the previous state primary election record of 44,740 in 2014.”
It seems like every day there is more controversy coming out of the White House or Congress, but the remedy is for all voting-age Americans to cast their ballots for Democrats. Issues important to the U.S. Hispanic community and U.S. expats are solid reasons for voting as early as possible.
Accordingly, another round of proud endorsements by Democrats Abroad’s Hispanic Caucus includes the below candidates (with their names in bold font).
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IOWA
IA Governor
Fred Hubbell (challenger to incumbent GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds)
U.S. House of Representatives
IA-1: Abby Finkenauer (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Rod “Hanging By A Thread” Blum)
IA-2: Dave Loebsack (incumbent)
IA-3: Cindy Axne (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. David “Shady Money” Young)
IA-4: J.D. Scholten (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Steve “America’s Worst Congressman” King) ←This would be a major Democratic victory
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MONTANA
U.S. Senate
Jon Tester (incumbent)
U.S. House of Representatives (At-Large)
MT: Kathleen Williams (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Greg “WWF Contender” Gianforte)
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SOUTH DAKOTA
SD Governor
Billie Sutton (challenger to open seat)
U.S. House of Representatives (At-Large)
SD: Tim Bjorkman (challenger to open seat)
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NEW JERSEY
U.S. Senator
Bob Menendez (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
U.S. House of Representatives
NJ-1: Donald Norcross (incumbent)
NJ-2: Jeff Van Drew (challenger to open seat)
NJ-3: Andy Kim (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Tom “I refuse to take a stand on ‘alleged’ Russian election interference” MacArthur)
NJ-4: Joshua Well (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Chris Smith)
NJ-5: Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)
NJ-6: Frank Pallone (incumbent)
NJ-7: Tom Malinowski (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Leonard “anti-women’s choice” Lance)
NJ-8: Albio Sires (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
NJ-9: Bill Pascrell (incumbent)
NJ-10: Donald Payne, Jr. (incumbent)
NJ-11: Mikie Sherrill (challenger to open seat)
NJ-12: Bonnie Watson Coleman (incumbent)
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ALABAMA
AL Governor
Walt Maddox (challenger to incumbent GOP Gov. Kay Ivey)
U.S. House of Representatives
AL-1: Robert Kennedy (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Bradley Byrne)
AL-2: Tabitha Isner (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Martha "I supported repealing the estate tax - even though it only affects the richest 0.2% of Americans" Roby)
AL-3: Mallory Hagan (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Rogers)
AL-4: Lee Auman (challenger to incumbent to GOP Rep. Robert Aderholt)
AL-5: Peter Joffrian (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Mo Brooks)
AL-6: Danner Kline (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Gary Palmer)
AL-7: Terri Sewell (incumbent)
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MISSISSIPPI
U.S. Senate (regularly scheduled election)
David Baria (challenger to incumbent GOP Sen. Roger Wicker] ←This would be a major Democratic victory
U.S. House of Representatives
MS-1: Randy Wadkins (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Trent Kelly)
MS-2: Benny Thompson (incumbent)
MS-3: Michael Evans (challenger to open seat)
MS-4: Jeramy Anderson (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Steven “Everyone deserves to be equal—except you” Palazzo)
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NEW MEXICO
NM Governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham (current chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
U.S. Senate
Martin Heinrich (incumbent)
U.S. House of Representatives
NM-1: Debra Haaland (challenger to open seat)
NM-2: Xochitl Torres Small (challenger to open seat)
NM-3: Ben Ray Lujan (incumbent)
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CALIFORNIA
(California utilizes a “top-two” primary system, which allows all candidates to run and all voters to vote but only moves the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, to the November General Election.)
CA Governor
Gavin Newsom (challenger to open seat)
U.S. Senate
[The General Election will determine the winner between incumbent Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Democratic challenger Kevin De León]
U.S. House of Representatives
CA-1: Audrey Denney (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Doug “I could care less about your health” LaMalfa)
CA-2: Jared Huffman (incumbent)
CA-3: John Garamendi (incumbent)
CA-4: Jessica Morse (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. “Extreme” Tom McClintock)
CA-5: Mike Thompson (incumbent)
CA-6: [General Election will be between incumbent Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui and Democratic challenger Jmar Jefferson]
CA-7: Ami Bera (incumbent)
CA-8: [There is no Democratic challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Paul Cook)
CA-9: Jerry McNerney (incumbent)
CA-10: Josh Harder (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Jeff Denham)
CA-11: Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)
CA-12: Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
CA-13: Barbara Lee (incumbent)
CA-14: Jackie Speier (incumbent)
CA-15: Eric Swalwell (incumbent)
CA-16: Jim Costa (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-17: Ro Khanna (incumbent)
CA-18: Anna Eshoo (incumbent)
CA-19: Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
CA-20: Jimmy Panetta (incumbent)
CA-21: T.J. Cox (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. David “pro-Tax Scam” Valadao)
CA-22: Andrew Janz (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Devin “Nothing to see here, move along…” Nunes) ←This would be a major Democratic victory
CA-23: Tatiana Matta (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Kevin “My Story Doesn’t Hold Up” McCarthy) ←This would be a major Democratic victory
CA-24: Salud Carbajal (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-25: Katie Hill (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Steve “such a gentleman” Knight)
CA-26: Julia Brownley (incumbent)
CA-27: [General Election will decide the winner between incumbent Democratic Rep. Judy Chu and Democratic challenger Bryan Witt]
CA-28: Adam Schiff (incumbent)
CA-29: Tony Cárdenas (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-30: Brad Sherman (incumbent)
CA-31: Pete Aguilar (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-32: Grace Napolitano (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-33: Ted Lieu (incumbent)
CA-34: Jimmy Gomez (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-35: Norma Torres (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-36: Raul Ruiz (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-37: Karen Bass (incumbent)
CA-38: Linda Sánchez (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-39: Gil Cisneros (challenger to open seat)
CA-40: Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-41: Mark Takano (incumbent)
CA-42: Julia Peacock (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Ken “I took $148,000 from the NRA” Calvert)
CA-43: Maxine Waters (incumbent)
CA-44: [General Election will determine the winner between incumbent Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus) and Democratic challenger Aja Brown]
CA-45: Katie Porter (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Mimi “The Blue Wave Is A-Comin’” Walters)
CA-46: Lou Correa (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-47: Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)
CA-48: Harley Rouda (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Dana “Housing Discrimination Against LGBT Persons Is Okay With Me” Rohrabacher)
CA-49: Mike Levin (challenger to open seat)
CA-50: Ammar Campa-Najjar (challenger to incumbent GOP Rep. Duncan “Under FBI Investigation” Hunter)
CA-51: Juan Vargas (incumbent; member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus)
CA-52: Scott Peters (incumbent)
CA-53: Susan Davis (incumbent)
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Please do take the time to set aside a few moments to organize your absentee ballot. America’s future is dependent on us, including all eligible voting Americans who reside overseas. If you have any questions regarding the above endorsements, please feel free to contact me. If you have any questions about the overseas voting process, please see here for additional FAQ information.
-Michael Ramos
DA Hispanic Caucus