List of Tea Party politicians - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of politicians who are, or were, identified as part of the Tea Party movement

Tea Party movement

The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...

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Don Stenberg

Don Stenberg

Don Stenberg is a Republican politician and attorney from Nebraska. He served as Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and currently serves as State Treasurer of Nebraska to which he took office in 2011. He also served as legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983.-Stenberg v...

Tea Party Politicians
Name	Political Party	Office	Endorsed	Self-Identifies	Caucus	Comments
US House of Representatives
Sandy Adams Sandy Adams Sandra "Sandy" Adams is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She is also a former law enforcement professional who represented District 33 in the Florida House of Representatives....	Republican	FL 24th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Suzanne Kosmas Suzanne Kosmas Suzanne M. Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party... 60%–40%.
Robert Aderholt Robert Aderholt Robert Brown Aderholt is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes most of the far northern suburbs of Birmingham, as well as the southern suburbs of Huntsville and Decatur.- Early life, education and career :Aderholt was born in...	Republican	AL 4th Congressional	No	Yes	Yes	Unchallenged in general election
Todd Akin Todd Akin William Todd Akin is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes the western St. Louis suburbs of Ballwin, Kirkwood, Chesterfield, Wildwood, Town and Country, and Des Peres located along Interstate 270 in West County and the...	Republican	MO 2nd Congressional	No	Yes	Yes	Defeated Arthur Lieber 68%–29%. Running for Senate in 2012.
Rodney Alexander Rodney Alexander Rodney McKinnie Alexander is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district covers twenty-two parishes in roughly the northeast quadrant of the state...	Republican	LA 5th Congressional	No	Yes	Yes	Formerly Democrat. Unchallenged by Democrats in general election.
Justin Amash Justin Amash Justin Amash, , is an American attorney, politician, and member of Congress. He has been the U.S. Representative for which encompasses the Grand Rapids area, since 2011....	Republican	MI 3rd Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Pat Miles 60%–38%
Sharron Angle Sharron Angle Sharron Elaine Angle is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007. She ran unsuccessfully as the 2010 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, garnering 45 percent of the vote...	Republican	Running in NV 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost Senate race to Harry Reid Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S... 50%-45%. Running for Congress in 2012.
Frank Antenori	Republican	Running in AZ 8th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Mike Assad	Republican	Running in NJ 2nd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Michele Bachmann Michele Bachmann Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...	Republican	MN 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus Tea Party Caucus The Tea Party Caucus is a caucus of the United States House of Representatives and Senate launched and chaired by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on July 16, 2010. The caucus is dedicated to promoting what it considers fiscal responsibility, adherence to the movement's interpretation of... Defeated Tarryl Clark 52%–40%. Running for President in 2012.
Martin Baker	Republican	Running in MO 1st Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Andy Barr	Republican	Running in KY 6th Congressional		Yes		Lost to Ben Chandler Ben Chandler Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2004. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... 50.1%-49.9%. Running again in 2012.
Roscoe Bartlett Roscoe Bartlett Roscoe Gardner Bartlett, Ph.D. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus...	Republican	MD 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Andrew Duck 62%–33%
Joe Barton Joe Barton Joseph Linus "Joe" Barton is a Republican politician, representing in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus...	Republican	TX 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated David Cozad 66%–31%
Don Bates Jr.	Republican	Running in IN 6th Congressional		Yes		Lost Senate primary to Dan Coats Dan Coats Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats is the junior United States Senator from Indiana and member of the Republican Party. He was in the United States Senate from from 1989 to 1999, retired, and then returned in 2011.... 39%-5%. Running for Congress in 2012.
David Bellavia	Republican	Running in NY 26th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Dan Benishek Dan Benishek Daniel Joseph Benishek is an American physician and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and medical career:...	Republican	MI 1st Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Gary McDowell 52%–41%
Kerry Bentivolio	Republican	Running in MI 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Rick Berg Rick Berg Richard Alan Berg is the U.S. Representative for . Berg serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served in the state House of Representatives. He served as Majority Leader and Speaker.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Berg...	Republican	ND-AL Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Earl Pomeroy Earl Pomeroy Earl Pomeroy is a lobbyist and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.- Early life, education and career :... 55%-45%. Running for Senate in 2012.
Justin Bernier	Republican	Running in CT 5th Congressional	Some			Lost primary to Sam Caligiuri Sam Caligiuri Sam S. F. Caligiuri is a lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010, he ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but switched for a House seat in Connecticut's 5th congressional district... 40%-32%. Running again in 2012
Gus Bilirakis Gus Bilirakis Gus Michael Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.- Early life, education and career :...	Republican	FL 9th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Anita de Palma 71%–29%
Rob Bishop Rob Bishop Robert William "Rob" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and early career:...	Republican	UT 1st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Morgan Bowen 69%–24%
Diane Black Diane Black Diane Lynn Black is the U.S. Representative for . The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. She is a member of the Republican Party. She is formerly a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 18th district, which encompasses Robertson County and part of Sumner County...	Republican	TN 6th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Brett Carter 67%–29%
Marsha Blackburn Marsha Blackburn Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	TN 7th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Greg Rabidoux 72%–25%
Mo Brooks Mo Brooks Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:Brooks was born in 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina,and moved to Huntsville, Alabama, in 1963...	Republican	AL 5th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated incumbent Parker Griffith Parker Griffith Parker Griffith, M.D. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party, having switched from the Democratic Party on December 22, 2009, but lost the Republican primary and his term ended in January 2011.-Early life, education and... 52%–48%. Defeated Steve Raby in general election 58%–42%
Paul Broun Paul Broun Paul Collins Broun, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	GA 10th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Russell Edwards 67%–33%
Wade Brown	Republican	Running in TX 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Ann Marie Buerkle Ann Marie Buerkle Ann Marie Buerkle is the U.S. Representative for , elected in 2010 in an upset of incumbent Dan Maffei. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and career:...	Republican	NY 25th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Dan Maffei Dan Maffei Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Maffei is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011, and currently a senior adviser at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. He is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for his old seat in 2012.-Early life, education and career:Maffei was born in... 50.2%–49.8%
Bill Burch	Republican	Running in TX 25th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Michael Burgess Michael C. Burgess Michael Clifton Burgess, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and early career:...	Republican	TX 26th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Neil Durrance 67%–31%
Dan Burton Dan Burton Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....	Republican	IN 5th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Tim Crawford 62%–25%
Lee Byberg	Republican	Running in MN 7th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Collin Peterson Collin Peterson Collin Clark Peterson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991, and the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and is the dean of the Minnesota congressional delegation.The district, Minnesota's largest and most rural... 55%-38%. Running again in 2012.
John Carter	Republican	TX 31st Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election.
Tisha Casida	Independent	Running in CO 3rd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Bill Cassidy Bill Cassidy William "Bill" Cassidy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	LA 6th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Merritt McDonald 65%–34%
Jason Chaffetz Jason Chaffetz Jason E. Chaffetz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Provo and includes large portions of central and west-central Utah.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	UT 3rd Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Karen Hyer 72%–23%
Gregory Cheadle	Republican	Running in CA 1st Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Howard Coble Howard Coble John Howard Coble is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina...	Republican	NC 6th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Sam Turner 75%–25%
Maj. Mike Coffman Mike Coffman Michael "Mike" Coffman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009, and a former Secretary of State of Colorado. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and business career:...	Republican	CO 6th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated John Flerlage 66%–32%
Lt. TSgt. Christopher Coutu Christopher Coutu Christopher D. Coutu is an American politician, currently serving as a State Representative in Connecticut. Since 2006, he serves as the only elected Republican state or federal legislative official in southeastern Connecticut, representing the state's 47th House district.Coutu declared his...	Republican	Running in CT 2nd Congressional	Some			Running in 2012.
Cpt. Chip Cravaack Chip Cravaack Raymond "Chip" Cravaack is the U.S. Representative for northeastern serving since January 2011. In his first try for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947 to represent the district...	Republican	MN 8th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Jim Oberstar Jim Oberstar James Louis "Jim" Oberstar is a former U.S. Representative who served in the U.S. Congress from 1975 until 2011 as a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. He represented northeastern , which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing... 48%–47%
Ander Crenshaw Ander Crenshaw Ander Crenshaw is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	FL 4th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election.
John Culberson John Culberson John Abney Culberson is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party caucus...	Republican	TX 7th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election.
Steve Daines Steve Daines Steve Daines is an American businessman and politician from Bozeman, Montana who was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Montana in 2008, running on the ticket with Roy Brown, the Republican nominee for governor.-Early life:...	Republican	Running in MT-AL Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Sean Duffy Sean Duffy Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district...	Republican	WI 7th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Julie Lassa 52%–45%
Jeff Duncan Jeff Duncan (politician) Jeffrey D. Duncan is the U.S. Representative for who is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.- Early life, education, and career:...	Republican	SC 3rd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Jane Dyer 63%–36%
Dan Eichenbaum	Republican	Running in NC 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Renee Ellmers Renee Ellmers Renee Jacisin Ellmers is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge by 1,489 votes, confirmed after a recount....	Republican	NC 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Bob Etheridge Bob Etheridge Bobby Ray "Bob" Etheridge is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in the 2010 election by Renee Ellmers.-Early life, education and career:... 50%–49%
Kelly Eustis	Republican	Running in NY 23rd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Blake Farenthold	Republican	TX 27th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Solomon Ortiz 48%–47%
Stephen Fincher Stephen Fincher Stephen Lee Fincher is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was vacated by retiring Democratic incumbent John S. Tanner. Fincher defeated Democratic Tennessee state senator Roy Herron in the 2010 mid-term Congressional general election.- Early life...	Republican	TN 8th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Roy Herron 59%–39%
Jeff Flake Jeff Flake Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Flake is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was featured in the documentary series How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories....	Republican	AZ 6th Congressional	Yes		No	Defeated Rebecca Schneider 66%–29%. Running for Senate in 2012.
John Fleming	Republican	LA 4th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated David Melville 62%–32%
Virginia Foxx Virginia Foxx Virginia Foxx is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district takes in much of the northwestern portion of the state and a portion of Winston-Salem....	Republican	NC 5th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Billy Kennedy 66%–34%
Trent Franks Trent Franks Trent Franks is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district takes in the entire northwestern corner of the state, including Kingman and Lake Havasu City, but most of its vote is cast in the western Phoenix suburbs.-Early life, education and...	Republican	AZ 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated John Thrasher 65%–31%
Pat Garcia	Republican	Running in CA 46th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Nick Garzilli	Democrat	Running in CA 33rd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Richard Gates	Republican	Running in IA 2nd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Phil Gingrey Phil Gingrey John Phillip "Phil" Gingrey, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is located in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	GA 11th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Louie Gohmert Louie Gohmert Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr. is an American politician and current Republican U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district.-Life and career:...	Republican	TX 1st Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Joseph Goldner	Republican	Running in FL 20th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Robert Gonzalez	Republican	Running in TX 14th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Paul Gosar Paul Gosar Paul Anthony Gosar is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:Gosar is a native of Pinedale, Wyoming...	Republican	AZ 1st Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Ann Kirkpatrick Ann Kirkpatrick Ann Kirkpatrick is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She earlier served in the Arizona House of Representatives. She was defeated by Republican Paul Gosar in the 2010 election... 50%–44%
Trey Gowdy Trey Gowdy Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress, he was the solicitor for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit, comprising Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.- Early life :He was born in 1964 in Greenville,...	Republican	SC 4th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated incumbent Bob Inglis Bob Inglis Robert Durden "Bob" Inglis, Sr. is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and then again from 2005 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party... 71%–29% in primary runoff. Defeated Pat Corden 64%–29% in general election
Tom Graves Tom Graves (politician) John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2010. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is located in the northern part of the state, including much of the north Georgia mountains...	Republican	GA 9th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	No challenger in general election.
Mark Greenberg	Republican	Running in CT 5th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost primary to Sam Caligiuri 40%-28%. Running again in 2012.
Cpl. Michael Grimm Michael Grimm (politician) Michael Gerard Grimm is the U.S. Representative for , which consists of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former FBI agent, businessman, and U.S. Marine, having served in the Gulf War....	Republican	NY 13th Congressional	Yes	No	No	Freshman that defeated Mike McMahon Michael McMahon Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council.... 51%–48%
David Hale	Republican	Running in IL 16th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Travis Hankins	Republican	Running in IN 6th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
George Harper	Republican	Running in TX 14th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Karen Harrington	Republican	Running in FL 20th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Debbie Wasserman-Schultz 61%-38%. Running again in 2012.
Vicky Hartzler Vicky Hartzler Vicky Jo Hartzler is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She represented District 124 in the Missouri House from 1995 to 2000.-Early life:...	Republican	MO 4th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Ike Skelton Ike Skelton Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV is the former U.S. Representative for . During his tenure, he has served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He is a member for the Democratic Party... 50%–45%
Wally Herger Wally Herger Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large...	Republican	CA 2nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Jim Reed 57%–43%
Bill Hudak	Republican	Running in MA 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to John Tierney John F. Tierney John F. Tierney is the United States representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate for liberal policies and government oversight. A former attorney, he has served since 1997.... 57%-43%. Running again in 2012.
Tim Huelskamp Tim Huelskamp Timothy Alan Huelskamp is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party . He represented the 38th District in the Kansas Senate from 1997 until entering Congress.-Early life, education, and career:...	Republican	KS 1st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Alan Jilka Alan Jilka Alan Jilka is a former 3-term Mayor and City Commissioner of Salina, Kansas, and Democrat Nominee for the 1st Congressional District of Kansas in the U.S. House. Alan lost that election in 2010 to Tim Huelskamp... 74%–23%
Craig Huey Craig Huey Craig Alan Huey is an American Republican Party politician and a businessman who runs and owns two direct marketing companies as well as several websites that provide guidelines for voting...	Republican	Lost CA 36th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Janice Hahn Janice Hahn Janice Kay Hahn is the U.S. Representative from California's 36th congressional district and a member of the Democratic Party. She was previously a Los Angeles City Councilwoman representing the 15th district from 2001 to 2011... 55%-45%
George Hutchins	Republican	Running in NC 4th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Chris Irish	Republican	Running in TX 8th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Lynn Jenkins Lynn Jenkins Lynn Jenkins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party. As of the 112th Congress, she is the senior member of Kansas' House delegation...	Republican	KS 2nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Cheryl Hudspeth 63%–32%
Sgt. Jesse Kelly	Republican	Running for AZ 8th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Gabrielle Giffords Gabrielle Giffords Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords is an American politician. A Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she has represented since 2007. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress... 49%-47%. Running for Congress again in 2012.
Josh Kiernan	Republican	Running for FL 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012
Steve King Steve King Steven Arnold "Steve" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district is located in the western part of the state and includes Sioux City and Council Bluffs....	Republican	IA 5th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Matthew Campbell 66%–32%
Capt. Adam Kinzinger Adam Kinzinger Adam Daniel Kinzinger is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	IL 11th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Debbie Halvorson Debbie Halvorson Deborah L. "Debbie" Halvorson is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party... 57%–43%
John Koster	Republican	Running in WA 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Rick Larsen Rick Larsen Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... 51%-49%. Running again in 2012.
Raul Labrador Raúl Labrador Raúl Rafael Labrador is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives.-Early life, education, and law career:...	Republican	ID 1st Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Walt Minnick Walt Minnick Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick is the former U.S. House of Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... 51%–41%
Doug Lamborn Doug Lamborn Doug Lamborn is the U.S. Representative for , in office since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Colorado Springs.-Early life, education, and early career:Lamborn was born in Leavenworth, Kansas...	Republican	CO 5th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Kevin Bradley 66%–29%
Sgt. Jeff Landry Jeff Landry Jeffrey Martin "Jeff" Landry is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus.-Early life, education, and military service:...	Republican	LA 3rd Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Hunt Downer Hunt Downer Major General Huntington Blair Downer, Jr., known as Hunt Downer , is a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Louisiana who is the assistant adjutant general of the state National Guard and the first ever director of the new Louisiana Veterans Affairs Department.A former Speaker of the... in primary, won general election against Ravi Sangisetty 64%–36%.
James Lankford James Lankford James Lankford is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.From 1996-2009 he was the student ministries and evangelism specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and was director of the Falls Creek youth programing at the Falls Creek Baptist Conference...	Republican	OK 5th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Billy Coyle 63%–35%
Al Lee	Republican	Running in TX 33rd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
David Lewis	Republican	Running in OH 8th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Mark Leyva	Republican	Running in IN 1st Congressional		Yes		Lost to Peter Visclosky 59%-39%. Running again in 2012
CDR Kirk Lippold Kirk Lippold Commander Kirk S. Lippold, USN , was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole on October 12, 2000 when the ship was attacked and bombed by Al-Qaeda terrorists during a refueling stop in the Yemeni port of Aden, killing 17 U.S. sailors...	Republican	Running in NV 2nd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Anna Little Anna C. Little Anna Campbell Little is an American Republican Party politician who served as mayor of Highlands, New Jersey from 2008 through 2010, and who has previously served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. She ran for congress in New Jersey's 6th congressional district, conceding to...	Republican	Running in NJ 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Frank Pallone Frank Pallone Frank Pallone, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously represented the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993.-Early life, education, and early political career:... 55%-44%. Running again in 2012.
Blaine Luetkemeyer Blaine Luetkemeyer Blaine Luetkemeyer is the U. S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district contains most of Northeastern Missouri. As a result of the 2010 Census Missouri will lose a Congressional district effective 2013...	Republican	MO 9th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Eric Maloney	Republican	Running in PA 19th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Kenny Marchant Kenny Marchant Kenny Ewell Marchant is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes several wealthy areas around Dallas and Fort Worth.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	TX 24th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Ed Martin Ed Martin (Missouri politician) Edward Martin Jr. was the 2010 Republican nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district. In the August 3, 2010 Republican primary, Martin received 63% of the vote; defeating 2 other candidates. After years of the being uncompetitive in Missouri's 3rd, the Republicans had a very good chance of...	Republican	Running in MO 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Russ Carnahan Russ Carnahan John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County... 49%-48%. Running again in 2012.
Brian Matthews	Republican	Running in TX 25th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Tom McClintock Tom McClintock Thomas Miller McClintock II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Assemblyman and state Senator...	Republican	CA 4th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Clint Curtis 61%–31%
Thaddeus McCotter	Republican	MI 11th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Natalie Mosher 59%–39%
David McKinley David McKinley David B. McKinley is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party....	Republican	WV 1st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Mike Oliverio 50.4%–49.6%
Luke Messer	Republican	Running in IN 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost 5th Congressional primary to Dan Burton Dan Burton Danny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party.... 30%-28%. Running in 6th Congressional in 2012.
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer	Republican	Running in AZ 7th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012
Gary Miller Gary Miller Gary Gene Miller is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 41st, serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	CA 42nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Michael Williamson 62%–32%
Mick Mulvaney Mick Mulvaney John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly a member of the South Carolina Senate representing District 16...	Republican	SC 5th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated John Spratt 55%–45%
Mike Munzing	Republican	Running in CA 39th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Randy Neugebauer Randy Neugebauer Robert Randolph "Randy" Neugebauer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes a large swath of West Texas, including Lubbock and Abilene...	Republican	TX 19th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Made the "Baby Killer" remark during the debate over ObamaCare. Defeated Andy Wilson 78%–19%
Teri Newman	Republican	Running in IL 12th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Jerry Costello Jerry Costello Jerry Francis Costello is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the dean of Illinois's 21-member Congressional delegation. The 12th district includes the St. Louis area suburb cities and stretches to deep Southern Illinois.-Early life,... 60%-37%. Running again in 2012.
Rick Newton	Republican	Running in NM 3rd Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Kristi Noem Kristi Noem Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and has been elected to the Republican Leadership for the 112th Congress as one of its two freshman representatives...	Republican	SD At-large Congressional	No	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 48%–46%
Daria Novak	Republican	Running in CT 2nd Congressional	Some	Yes		Lost primary to Janet Peckinpaugh 43%-37%. Running again in 2012.
Richard Nugent Rich Nugent Richard B. Nugent is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly the Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida. On November 2, 2010 Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo, to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite...	Republican	FL 5th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated James Piccillo 68%–33%
Ilario Pantano	Republican	Running in NC 7th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Mike McIntyre Mike McIntyre Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... 54%-46%. Running again in 2012.
Ron Paul Ron Paul Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...	Republican	TX 14th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Considered the "intellectual godfather" of the Tea Party movement. Defeated Robert Pruett 76%–24%. Running for president in 2012.
Steve Pearce Steve Pearce Stevan Edward "Steve" Pearce is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and was an Assistant Minority Whip.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	NM 2nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Former congressman got re-elected by defeating Harry Teague Harry Teague Harry Teague is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... 55%–45%
Mike Pence Mike Pence Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....	Republican	IN 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Defeated Barry Welsh 67%–30%. Running for Governor in 2012
Ted Poe Ted Poe Lloyd "Ted" Poe is a Republican politician currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes most of northern Houston, as well as most of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. He is the first Republican to ever...	Republican	TX 2nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Tom Price	Republican	GA 6th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	No Democratic challenger in general election
Denny Rehberg Denny Rehberg Dennis R. "Denny" Rehberg is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	MT At-Large Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Dennis McDonald 60%–34%. Running for Senate in 2012.
Wes Riddle	Republican	Running in TX 25th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Pete Riehm	Republican	Running in AL 1st Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Kristi Risk	Republican	Running in IN 8th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Art Robinson	Republican	Running in OR 4th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Peter DeFazio 55%-44%. Running again in 2012.
Maj. Phil Roe Phil Roe David Phillip "Phil" Roe is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in the northeastern portion of the state....	Republican	TN 1st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Michael Clark 81%–17%
Dennis A. Ross Dennis A. Ross Dennis Alan Ross is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was left open as the incumbent Adam Putnam ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.- Early life, education, and business career :...	Republican	FL 12th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Lori Edwards 48%–41%
Keith Rothfus	Republican	Running in PA 4th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Jason Altmire Jason Altmire Jason Altmire is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:... 51%-49%. Running again in 2012.
Ed Royce Ed Royce Edward Randall "Ed" Royce is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 39th, serving in Congress since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district lies in northern Orange County, including portions of Stanton, Cypress, Buena Park, Fullerton, Anaheim, Placentia, and Orange...	Republican	CA 40th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Christina Avalos 67%–33%
Jon Runyan Jon Runyan Jon Daniel Runyan is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League, where he played for fourteen seasons. He was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season...	Republican	NJ 3rd Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman who defeated John Adler John Adler John Herbert Adler was a U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was formerly a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2009, where he represented the 6th Legislative District. The district stretches from the suburbs of Philadelphia... 50%–47%
Bernard Sansaricq	Republican	Running in FL 23	Yes	Yes		Lost to Alcee Hastings Alcee Hastings Alcee Lamar Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:... 79%-21%. Running again in 2012.
Steve Scalise Steve Scalise Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican	LA 1st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Myron Katz 79%–19%
Bobby Schilling Bobby Schilling Robert Todd "Bobby" Schilling is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2011. Schilling is a member of the Republican Party and was backed by the Tea Party movement in the November 2010 election...	Republican	IL 17th Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Phil Hare Phil Hare Philip G. "Phil" Hare is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... 53%–43%
Tim Scott Tim Scott (politician) Timothy Eugene "Tim" Scott is the U.S. Representative for . Elected in November 2010 to the 112th Congress, he and Allen West of Florida are the first Republican African-American Representatives from the South since Reconstruction, and the first Republican African-American members of Congress...	Republican	SC 1st Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Ben Frasier 65%–29%
Pete Sessions Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions is a politician from the state of Texas. He is a Republican, and currently represents the 32nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the current Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee-Personal:Sessions was born in Waco,...	Republican	TX 32nd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Grier Raggio 63%–35%
Adrian M. Smith Adrian M. Smith Adrian M. Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Nebraska Legislature.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	NE 3rd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Rebekah Davis 70%–18%
Lamar S. Smith Lamar S. Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as nearly all of the Texas Hill Country...	Republican	TX 21st Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Lainey Melnick 69%–28%
Missy Smith	Republican	Running for Washington D.C. delegate		Yes		Lost to Eleanor Holmes Norton 89%-6%. Running again in 2012.
Darren Spellman	Republican	Running in CA 7th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Capt. Cliff Stearns Cliff Stearns Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:According to his official biography, Stearns was born in Washington, D.C...	Republican	FL 6th Congressional		Yes	Yes	No Democrat challenger in general election
Grant Stinchfield	Republican	Running in TX 24th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Marlin Stutzman Marlin Stutzman Marlin Andrew Stutzman is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He previously was a member of the Indiana Senate representing the 13th district, where he served from 2009 to 2010 and he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008 representing...	Republican	IN 3rd Congressional	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Thomas Hayhurst 63%–33%
Bill Tofte	Republican	Running in TX 10th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Jacob Turk	Republican	Running in MO 5th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Emanuel Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver Emanuel Cleaver II is a United Methodist pastor and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and in January 2010 became chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.... 53%-44%. Running again in 2012.
Bob Turner	Republican	NY 9th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Defeated Dave Weperin in NY-9 Special election 53%-47%
Ken Vaughn	Republican	Running in VA 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Ted Waga	Republican	Running in PA 19th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Rev. Tim Walberg Tim Walberg Timothy Lee "Tim" Walberg is the current U.S. Representative for , and was also the former Congressman for the district from 2007 to 2009.-Early life, education, and religious career:...	Republican	MI 7th Congressional		Yes	Yes	Former congressman got re-elected by defeating Mark Schauer Mark Schauer Mark Schauer is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party.He was previously a member of the Michigan Senate, where he served as the Minority Leader, and the Michigan House of Representatives.... 50%–45%
Jackie Walorski Jackie Walorski Jackie Walorski was a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives representing the 21st district from 2005-2011. She won the Republican nomination, but lost the 2010 race for...	Republican	Running in IN 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Joe Donnelly Joe Donnelly Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Donnelly announced Monday May 9 that he would run for the United States Senate seat that is held by Republican Richard Lugar.-Early life, education and career:Joe Donnelly... 48%-47%. Running for Congress again in 2012.
Joe Walsh (Illinois politician) Joe Walsh (Illinois politician) William Joseph "Joe" Walsh is the Republican U.S. Representative for Chicago, Illinois's northwest suburban . He has served in Congress since January 2011 after defeating three-term incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean by a margin of 291 votes in a surprising upset. He received little Republican Party...	Republican	Illinois 8th Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Melissa Bean 49%–48%
Brent Wangen	Libertarian	Running in DE-AL Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012/
James Watkins	Republican	Running in WA 1st Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Jay Inslee Jay Inslee Jay Robert Inslee is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes many of Seattle's northern suburbs in King, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties... 58%-42%. Running again in 2012.
Dan Webster	Republican	FL 8th Congressional	Yes		No	Freshman that defeated Alan Grayson Alan Grayson Alan Mark Grayson is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party and loves cookies. After losing the election he moved to Austin to start stand-up comedy and a cookie business. The district Grayson represented lies in central Florida... 56%–38%
Lt. Col. Allen West	Republican	FL 22nd Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Ron Klein Ron Klein Ronald "Ron" Klein is a lawyer and former member of the United States House of Representatives for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He is currently employed by the law firm Holland & Knight.-Early life,... 54%–46%
Lynn Westmoreland Lynn Westmoreland Lynn A. Westmoreland is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the far southern Atlanta suburbs to the suburbs of Columbus...	Republican	GA 3rd Congressional		Yes	Yes	Defeated Frank Saunders 69.5%–30.5%
Chuck Wilkerson	Republican	Running in CA 33rd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Henry Waxman Henry Waxman Henry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress... 65%-32%. Running again in 2012.
Mande Wilkes	Republican	Running in SC 7th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Michael Williams Michael L. Williams Michael Lawrence Williams is a former member of the elected Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory body over, not railroads, but the oil and natural gas industries. Williams is the first African American to hold a statewide elected executive office in Texas history. He was appointed to the...	Republican	Running in TX 25th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) Joe Wilson (U.S. politician) Addison Graves Wilson, Sr., most commonly known as Joe Wilson , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican	SC 2nd Congressional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Shouted "You lie!" during a 2009 address to Congress by President Obama. Defeated Rob Miller 54%–44%
Samuel Wurzelbacher "Joe the Plumber"	Republican	Running in OH 9th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Mike Yost	Republican	Running in FL 3rd Congressional	Yes	Yes		Lost to Corrine Brown Corrine Brown Corrine Brown is an U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange Counties.... 64%-34%. Running again in 2012.
Chris Younts	Republican	Running in TX 11th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Larry Youngblood	Republican	Running in TX 8th Congressional		Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
Martha Zoller Martha Zoller Martha Mitchell Zoller is a columnist, author, and state-wide syndicated radio personality on North Georgia's News-Talk station FM 103.7 WXKT which serves the Gainesville metropolitan area, Maysville, and Athens....	Republican	Running in GA 9th Congressional	Yes	Yes		Running for Congress in 2012.
US Senate
Rusty Bliss	Republican	Running for US Senate (OH)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Robert Broadus	Republican	Running for US Senate (MD)		Yes		Lost to Donna Edwards Donna Edwards Donna F. Edwards is the U.S. Representative for , serving since a special election in 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party... 84%-16% in MD 4th Congressional in 2010. Running for Senate in 2012.
Jon Bruning	Republican	US Senate (NE)	Yes	Some		Running for Senate in 2012
Tom Coburn Tom Coburn Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. , is an American politician, medical doctor, and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. In the Senate, he is known as "Dr. No" for his tendency to place holds on and vote against bills...	Republican	US Senate (OK)	Yes	Yes	No	Defeated Jim Rogers 71%–26%
Ted Cruz Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz is the former Solicitor General of Texas, a position he held from 2003 to May 2008. Cruz was appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. He was the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General in America and the longest to hold the...	Republican	Running for US Senate (TX)	Some	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Laureen Cummings	Republican	Running for US Senate (PA)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Scott D'Amboise	Republican	US Senate (ME)	Yes	Yes		Running for Senate in 2012
Jim DeMint Jim DeMint James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in...	Republican	US Senate (SC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Founder of Senate Conservatives Fund. Defeated Alvin Greene Alvin Greene Alvin Michael Greene is a Democrat from South Carolina. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina. He was defeated by incumbent Republican Sen. Jim DeMint by a margin of 61.46% to 27.65%, with the remaining votes going to third-party and... 63%–28%
Andrew Ian Dodge	Republican	Running for US Senate (ME)	Some	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Republican	Running for US Senate (NM)	Some	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Eric Lamont Gregory	Republican	Running for US Senate (OH)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Adam Hasner Adam Hasner Adam Hasner , served as a State Representative for District 87 in the Florida House of Representatives until 2010. District 87 includes the coastal communities in the southern portion of Palm Beach County and the northern part of Broward County, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach...	Republican	Running for US Senate (FL)	Yes	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Barry Hinckley	Republican	Running for US Senate (RI)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Rick Hoover	Republican	Running for US Senate (MD)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
E.W. Jackson	Republican	Running for US Senate (VA)	Some	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Ron Johnson	Republican	US Senate (WI)	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Russ Feingold Russ Feingold Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F... 52%–47%
Frank Lasee	Republican	Running for US Senate (WI)	Yes	Yes		Running for Senate in 2012.
Mike Lee	Republican	US Senate (UT)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated incumbent Bob Bennett at state convention. Defeated Sam Granato in general election 62%–33%
Ian Linker	Republican	Running for US Senate (NJ)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Josh Mandel Josh Mandel (politician) Josh Mandel is the current Ohio State Treasurer. Mandel previously served as a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He has set up a U.S...	Republican	Running for US Senate (OH)	Yes	Yes		Running for Senate in 2012.
Col. Mike McCalister	Republican	Running for US Senate (FL)	No	Yes		Lost gubernatorial primary to Rick Scott 46%-10%. Running for Senate in 2012.
Jerry Moran Jerry Moran Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....	Republican	US Senate (KS)	Some	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Lisa Johnston 70%–26%
Richard Mourdock Richard Mourdock -External links:********...	Republican	Running for US Senate (IN)	Yes	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2010
Rand Paul Rand Paul Randal Howard "Rand" Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Tea Party movement, he describes himself as a "constitutional conservative" and a libertarian...	Republican	US Senate (KY)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Freshman that defeated Jack Conway 56%–44%
Jamie Radtke Jamie Radtke -Personal background:Radtke is a resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia. She graduated from Liberty University in 1995 and was awarded a Master of Public Policy from The College of William & Mary in 1998....	Republican	Running for US Senate (VA)	Yes	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Marco Rubio Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio is the junior United States Senator from Florida . A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ....	Republican	US Senate (FL)	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that, with 49%, defeated Florida Governor Charlie Crist Charlie Crist Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. is an American politician who was the 44th Governor of Florida. Prior to his election as governor, Crist previously served as Florida State Senator, Education Commissioner, and Attorney General... , at 30%, and Democrat Kendrick Meek Kendrick Meek Kendrick Brett Meek is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2011. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election for the seat of Mel Martinez, but he lost in a three way race to Republican Marco Rubio along with Independent Charlie Crist.-Early life,... , at 20% in a three-way race.
Marc Scaringi	Republican	Running for US Senate (PA)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Tom Smith	Republican	Running for US Senate (PA)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Greg Sowards	Republican	Running for US Senate (NM)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012
Republican	Running for US Senate (NE)	Yes	Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Michael Stollaire	Republican	Running for US Senate (CA)		Yes		Running for US Senate in 2012.
Pat Toomey Pat Toomey Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey, Sr. is the junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Toomey served as a U.S. Representative for three terms, but did not seek a fourth in compliance with a pledge he had made while running for office in 1998...	Republican	US Senate (PA)	Yes	Yes	No	Freshman that defeated Joe Sestak 51%–49%
US Governors
Jan Brewer Jan Brewer Janice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...	Republican	AZ Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated Terry Goddard 54%–43%
James Broadwater	Republican	Lost MS Governor primary		Yes		Lost to Phil Bryant in the primary 59%-1%
Chris Christie	Republican	NJ Governor	Some			Defeated incumbent Jon Corzine Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor... 49%–45%
Nikki Haley Nikki Haley Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is the 116th and current Governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Haley represented Lexington County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010....	Republican	SC Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated Vincent Sheheen 52%–47%. First female Indian-American governor in the U.S.
Bobby Jindal Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....	Republican	LA Governor	Yes	Yes		Won re-election with 66%. First Indian-American governor in U.S.
John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001...	Republican	OH Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated incumbent Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... 49%–47%
Ovide Lamontagne	Republican	Running for NH Governor	Yes	Yes		Lost senate primary to Kelly Ayotte in 2010. Running for Governor in 2012.
Paul LePage Paul LePage Paul Richard LePage is an American businessman and politician who is serving as the 74th and current Governor of Maine. A Republican, he was previously mayor of Waterville from 2003 to 2011, and was a city councilor before that...	Republican	ME Governor	Yes	No		Won, with 38%, three way race against Independent Eliot Cutler, 37%, and Democrat Libby Mitchell, 19%
Bill Maloney Bill Maloney Bill Maloney is a businessman and was the candidate for the Republican Party in the 2011 special election for governor of West Virginia, in which he lost....	Republican	Lost WV Governor	Yes	Yes		Lost to Earl Ray Tomblin in WV-Gov Special Election 50%-47%
Susana Martinez Susana Martinez Susana Martinez is the 31st and current governor of New Mexico.A Republican, Martinez is the first female governor of New Mexico, as well as the first female Hispanic governor in the United States. She was formerly the district attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of the U.S. state of New Mexico...	Republican	NM Governor	Yes			Defeated Diane Denish 53%–47%. First Latina governor
Lt. Col. Bob McDonnell Bob McDonnell Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell is an American politician who has been the 71st Governor of Virginia since January 2010. A former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, McDonnell served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 to 2006 and served as Attorney General of Virginia from 2006...	Republican	VA Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated Creigh Deeds 59%–41%
Rob McKenna Rob McKenna Robert Marion "Rob" McKenna is the Republican Attorney General of Washington and was elected in November 2004 for a term beginning in January 2005. He won re-election in November 2008 with over 59 percent statewide...	Republican	Running for WA Governor	Yes	Yes		Running for Governor in WA in 2012.
Phil Moffett	Republican	Lost KY Governor	Yes	Yes		Lost primary to David Williams 48%-38%
Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...	Republican	Former AK Governor		Yes		2008 Republican VP candidate. Founded SarahPac. Endorsed several tea party darkhorses in 2010 midterms including Joe Miller, Rand Paul, Christine O'Donnell, and Nikki Haley
Capt. Rick Perry Rick Perry James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...	Republican	TX Governor	Some	Yes		Defeated Bill White 55%–42%. Running for President in 2012.
Rick Scott	Republican	FL Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated Alex Sink 49%–48%
Paul Sorum	Republican	Running for ND Governor		Yes		Running for Governor in ND in 2012.
Scott Walker Scott Walker (politician) Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election...	Republican	WI Governor	Yes	Yes		Defeated Tom Barrett 52%–47%
Others
Pam Bondi Pam Bondi Pamela Jo Bondi is the current Attorney General of Florida.-Early life and education:Bondi's hometown is Temple Terrace, Florida. Her father, Joseph Bondi, was a City Councilman and then Mayor of Temple Terrace. She is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida...	Republican	FL Attorney General	Yes	Yes
Donna Campbell	Republican	Running in TX Sen. District 25	Yes	Yes		Running for TX Senate in 2012.
Ken Cuccinelli Ken Cuccinelli Kenneth Thomas 'Ken' Cuccinelli II is a U.S. politician and the Attorney General of Virginia. From 2002 until January 16, 2010 he was a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 37th district in Fairfax County...	Republican	VA Attorney General	Yes	Yes		Filed first lawsuit against Obamacare.
Chad Dewey	Republican	Running for MI State Rep. 96th District		Yes		Running for MI State Rep. in 2012.
John Frullo John Frullo John Frullo is a businessman from Lubbock, Texas, who is a conservative Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 84, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Since 1993, Frullo has owned Midtown Printing Company in Lubbock...	Republican	TX House of Representatives, Dist. 84	Yes	Yes		Defeated Mark Griffin in primary.
Adam Light	Republican	Lost in VA Sen. District 38	Yes	Yes		Lost to Phil Puckett 52%-48%
Tom Morrissey	Republican	AZ GOP Chair	No	No
Dean Murray	Republican	NY Assembly, 3rd Dist.	Yes	Yes
Todd P'Pool	Republican	Lost KY Attorney General	Yes	Yes		Lost to Jack Conway 59%-41%
Charles Perry Charles Perry (Texas politician) Charles Lee Perry is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 83 based in Lubbock, Texas. A certified public accountant, Perry unseated incumbent Representative Delwin L. Jones, the oldest current member of the Texas House, in the April 13, 2010, runoff election. He...	Republican	TX House of Representatives, Dist. 83	Yes	Yes		Won primary over incumbent Delwin Jones, unchallenged in general election.
Dale Peterson	Republican	Lost AL Agriculture Commissioner	Yes	Yes		Formed America Get Up PAC
David Prosser, Jr. David Prosser, Jr. David T. Prosser Jr. is a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. A former Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, Prosser was appointed to the court by Governor Tommy Thompson in 1998, and was elected to his first 10-year term without opposition in 2001...		WI Supreme Court Justice	Yes	No		Defeated Joanne Kloppenburg in 2011 election.
Kim Simac	Republican	Lost in WI State Senate District 12 Recall	Yes	Yes		Lost to Jim Holperin 55%-45%
Kirby Wilbur Kirby Wilbur Kirby Wilbur is an American radio personality and conservative political activist who hosted a local conservative talk radio morning show on KVI-AM in Seattle, Washington. He occasionally hosts The Sean Hannity Show on a fill-in basis. He was elected the State Chairman of the Washington State...	Republican	WA GOP Chair	Yes	Yes

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