Colin Allred, U.S. Senate Candidate
Texas Rep. Colin Allred faces an uphill climb in his bid to unseat longtime incumbent Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate. But he’s defeated the odds before. In 2018, Allred, who had never held an elected office, beat incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions with a single-digit lead, ousting a lawmaker who’d represented Texas’s 32nd District in Congress since 1997
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Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. Senate Candidate
In 2018 Angela Alsobrooks made history as the first woman to be Prince George’s County’s top executive and the first Black woman to become a county executive in Maryland. If she wins this upcoming election, she will become Maryland’s first Black senator and will be one of the only — if not the only — Black women serving in the Senate.
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Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senate Candidate
First elected to the Senate in 2012, Baldwin is seeking a third term in Congress. Although Republicans are vying to flip Baldwin’s seat, polling shows Baldwin leading her challenger, Eric Hovde, a wealthy businessman endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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Ryan Busse, Montana Gubernatorial Candidate
For decades Ryan Busse was a Republican working in firearm sales. But when he realized his values didn’t align with the GOP anymore, he switched parties and is now running as the Democratic candidate for governor of Montana. He discusses how he strives to reduce threats of violence against election workers and voters, his plan to make it easier for all Montanans to vote, and more.
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Trisha Calvarese, Colorado’s 4th Congressional District Candidate
Trisha Calvarese is running against one of the most notorious MAGA Republicans, Lauren Boebert. Calvarese grew up in a rural community in Colorado, which she said will help her appeal to voters with various political affiliations and upbringings.
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Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Attorney General Candidate
Eugene DePasquale is no stranger to holding elected office in Pennsylvania — he served as the state’s auditor general for eight years and before that as a state legislator for six years. He discusses how, if elected, he will work with Shapiro to protect voting rights, reduce threats at polling places and educate voters on how to cast their ballots.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester, U.S. Senate Candidate
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester’s historic election in 2016 marked the first time Delaware sent a woman or person of color to Congress. She shares more about why she’s running for office, her experience at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the fights for ballot access in Delaware and her personal connection to voting rights.