Eileen Laubacher’s distinguished career in public service reflects her deep commitment to country over party. As a U.S. Navy officer and a senior policy advisor on the National Security Council, she consistently placed mission and Constitution above politics. She understands the gravity of decisions involving war and peace, the value of intelligence in shaping sound policy, and the necessity of accountability in safeguarding democratic institutions.

Leela Gray is running to represent Florida’s Thirteenth Congressional District after a career spanning senior military leadership, national security, technology, and veterans advocacy. Gray served 30 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, retiring as a Brigadier General after holding senior command positions, including service as a Deputy Commanding General with U.S. Army Central. Her military career included overseas deployments and operational leadership, and she later worked on counter-extremist messaging at the Department of State and served as a strategic advisor to U.S. Army Cyber Command. Gray is also an attorney and has worked in the technology and strategic-communications sectors. 

Phil Ehr is running to represent Florida’s Twenty-Eighth Congressional District after a 26-year career in the U.S. Navy. Ehr began his service as an enlisted sailor and ultimately retired as a Commander. His career included reconnaissance missions during the Cold War, combat support during Desert Storm, and senior operational responsibilities during NATO’s Operation Allied Force. He also served in NATO’s Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff, including as its Deputy Director and senior U.S. officer. Since retiring from the Navy, Ehr has remained active in national-security and democracy-focused work, including founding an organization focused on countering disinformation and participating in humanitarian missions to Ukraine. 

Pramila Jayapal represents Washington’s Seventh Congressional District and has built a career around civil rights, immigration policy, democratic accountability, and congressional oversight. Before entering Congress, Jayapal worked in the nonprofit sector and founded OneAmerica, an immigrant-advocacy organization, before serving in the Washington State Senate and being elected to Congress in 2016. In Congress, her relevant profile is rooted in Judiciary Committee oversight, immigration and civil-liberties work, and Foreign Affairs Committee service focused on Africa and South and Central Asia. 

Adam Smith represents Washington’s Ninth Congressional District and is one of the House’s most experienced defense policymakers. He previously served as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and currently serves as its Ranking Member. His work encompasses defense strategy, military readiness, acquisition, alliances, nuclear policy, force structure, and congressional oversight of the Department of Defense.

Gregory Meeks represents New York’s 5th Congressional District and has built a career focused on economic opportunity, international engagement, and strengthening communities. A graduate of Adelphi University and Howard University School of Law, he serves as the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. Throughout his career, Meeks has championed infrastructure investment, small business growth, diversity and inclusion, affordable housing, gun violence prevention, and expanding America’s diplomatic leadership abroad.

Mark Pocan represents Wisconsin’s Second Congressional District and has developed a foreign-policy and appropriations profile in Congress. He serves on both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Appropriations Committee, giving him responsibilities involving diplomacy, international affairs, foreign-policy oversight, and federal spending.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running to represent Florida’s Twentieth Congressional District and currently represents Florida’s Twenty-Fifth Congressional District. A longtime member of Congress, she serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees. Her Appropriations assignments include Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies and Energy and Water Development, giving her direct responsibilities involving military installations, veterans programs, and Department of Energy national-security activities.

Mike Quigley represents Illinois’s Fifth Congressional District and has developed a longstanding intelligence and national-security oversight portfolio. He currently serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Appropriations Committee. His intelligence work has included oversight of foreign threats, Russian interference, the intelligence community, and national-security accountability. 

Jimmy Panetta represents California’s 19th District, running for reelection. He began his legal career in 1996 as a prosecutor for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, later serving as a Deputy District Attorney in Monterey County prosecuting violent gang members. In 2003, he was commissioned as an Intelligence Officer with the U.S. Navy Reserve and deployed with a Special Operations task force to Afghanistan, earning the Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. In Congress, he serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Budget.

James Walkinshaw represents Virginia . A lifelong Virginian, he grew up in Prince William County, graduated from Unity Reed High School and New York University, and served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before spending more than a decade as Chief of Staff to Congressman Connolly, helping pass the Affordable Care Act and secure major federal investments for Virginia. He is the only Democrat serving on both the House Oversight Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee, where he has worked on cybersecurity and oversight of ICE and DHS, and founded the first-ever Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus.

Don Beyer represents Virginia’s 8th District, running for reelection. Son of U.S. Army officer Donald Sternoff Beyer Sr., he graduated from Gonzaga College High School and Williams College, and spent four decades building his family’s Northern Virginia car business before selling it in 2019. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1998, advocating for Virginians with disabilities, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1997. In Congress, he is the Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee and serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which holds jurisdiction over health care, trade, tax policy, Social Security, and Medicare.

Jennifer McClellan represents Virginia’s 4th Congressional District. Born in Petersburg to parents who worked as educators at Virginia State University and community leaders in the Tri-Cities area, she was raised with a strong sense of servant leadership and a commitment to using government as a force for progressive change. In the Virginia General Assembly, she passed more than 370 pieces of legislation, including landmark bills expanding voting rights, combating climate change, and strengthening workers' protections. In Congress, she serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and previously served on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. 

Becca Balint represents Vermont in the U.S. House, the first woman to hold the seat. Born in Germany in a U.S. Army hospital to an immigrant father and working-class mother, she moved to Vermont in 1994, settling permanently in 1997, and built a career as a middle school teacher in four rural public schools. She served ten years in the Vermont Senate, becoming its first woman President Pro Tem. In Congress, she serves on the House Judiciary and Budget Committees and is a leader in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, focused on affordable housing, mental health care, and protecting democracy.

George Latimer represents New York’s Sixteenth Congressional District, which includes parts of Westchester County and the Bronx, and has served in Congress since 2025. Before entering Congress, Latimer built a long career in state and local government, serving on the Rye City Council, Westchester County Board of Legislators, New York State Senate, and as Westchester County Executive. In Congress, Latimer serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including the Middle East and North Africa and South and Central Asia subcommittees, where his work encompasses U.S. foreign policy, security, and America’s relationships with key partners abroad. He also serves on the House Small Business Committee.

Salud Carbajal represents California’s 24th Congressional District and is running for reelection. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s in organizational management from Fielding Graduate University, and served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty during the 1991 Gulf War. In 2004, he was elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, where he implemented a county Climate Action Plan and expanded solar energy access, before being elected to Congress. In Congress, he serves as a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Jack Reed represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate and running for re-election. Before joining the Senate spent a decade in New Castle County local government after working as an attorney for W.L. Gore & Associates and earning degrees from Amherst College, Yale Law School, and Yale Divinity School. In the Senate, he serves on the Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committees. He is a Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, where he works on national security funding and oversight for U.S. troops and defense programs.

Chris Coons represents Delaware in the U.S. Senate. He grew up in Hockessin, Delaware, and before joining the Senate spent a decade in New Castle County local government after working as an attorney for W.L. Gore & Associates and earning degrees from Amherst College, Yale Law School, and Yale Divinity School. In the Senate, he serves on the Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, and Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committees. He is a Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, where he works on national security funding and oversight for U.S. troops and defense programs.

Sarah McBride represents the state of Delaware in Congress. She served as State Senator for Delaware’s First Senate District from 2020 to 2025, after working for former Governor Jack Markell, the late Attorney General Beau Biden, and the Obama-Biden White House, and serving as national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign. As a state senator, she passed the landmark Healthy Delaware Families Act, providing paid family and medical leave to workers statewide, and the Protect Medicaid Act of 2024. In Congress, she serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including its Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence, working on national security and foreign policy issues.

Gil Cisneros is running to represent California’s 31st District again. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school on an ROTC scholarship, earning his B.A. in Political Science from George Washington University, an MBA from Regis University, and an M.A. in Urban Education Policy from Brown University. He represented California’s 39th District in Congress in 2019, and in 2021, he was appointed Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the military’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, where he led the Pentagon’s new reproductive healthcare policy for service members and reforms to military sexual assault and harassment guidelines.