Newtown Action Alliance Endorses 183 Incumbents for U.S. House of Representatives for 2022 Midterm Elections
For Immediate Release
August 31, 2022
Newtown Action Alliance Endorses 183 Incumbents for U.S. House of Representatives
for 2022 Midterm Elections
182 Incumbent Democrats & One Incumbent Republican Voted to Ban Assault Weapons, Passed Ethan’s Law and Universal Background Check Legislation
Newtown, CT - Newtown Action Alliance (NAA) is proud to endorse 183 incumbents for U.S. House of Representatives for the 2022 Midterm Elections.
For nearly 10 years after the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy, NAA has been advocating for a set of bold and comprehensive gun control legislation to dramatically reduce all forms of gun violence in our nation.
In 2019, NAA joined a coalition of gun violence prevention survivors, advocates, and researchers from across the country at the GVPedia Conference in Denver, Colorado, to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Columbine shooting, and to forge a path forward to a safer America. From this assembly the Denver Accord was born, a declaration of guiding principles and policies to end the scourge of gun violence in America.
NAA has fully endorsed GVPedia’s Denver Accord principles that acknowledge 1) Guns do not make us safer; 2) Gun violence in America is a pervasive public health crisis that demands substantial policy solutions and well-funded programs that effectively reduce gun violence; 3) Equitable and just enforcement of gun laws is paramount; and 4) Everyone has the right to live free from violence.
NAA will continue to encourage all members of Congress to fully support the Denver Accord. Meanwhile, NAA is endorsing House incumbents who voted YES for our top federal policy priorities:
H.R. 1808 — Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 - passed on July 29, 2022
H.R. 748 — Ethan’s Law - passed in the H.R. 7910 Protect Our Children Act package on June 6, 2022
H.R. 8 — Bipartisan Background Check Act - passed on March 11, 2021
Since Sandy Hook, there have been nearly 4,000 mass shootings and over 350,000 Americans have been killed by guns. The following 183 Representatives have honored all victims of gun violence with action to end the gun violence public health crisis in our nation.
HOUSE LEADERSHIP AND BILL SPONSORS:
Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, D-California District 11
Katherine Clark, Assistant Speaker, D-Massachusetts District 5
Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, D-Maryland District 5
James Clyburn, Majority Whip, D-South Carolina District 6
Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Chairman, D-New York District 8
Jerrold Nadler, House Judiciary Committee Chairman & Sponsor of H.R. 7910, Protect Our Kids Act, D-New York District 12
Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman & Sponsor of H.R. 748, Ethan's Law, D-Connecticut District 3
Mike Thompson, House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman & Sponsor of H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Check Act, D-California District 4
David Cicilline, Sponsor of H.R. 1808, Assault Weapons Ban, D-Rhode Island District 1
OTHER HOUSE INCUMBENTS:
ALABAMA:
Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama District 7
ARIZONA:
Representative Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona District 2
Representative Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona District 3
Representative Greg Stanton, D-Arizona District 4
Representative Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona District 7
CALIFORNIA:
Representative Jared Huffman, D-California District 2
Representative Ami Bera, D-California District 6
Representative Doris Matsui, D-California District 7
Representative John Garamendi, D-California District 8
Representative Josh Harder, D-California District 9
Representative Mark DeSaulnier, D-California District 10
Representative Barbara Lee, D-California District 12
Representative Eric Swalwell, D-California District 14
Representative Anna Eshoo, D-California District 16
Representative Ro Khanna, D-California District 17
Representative Zoe Lofgren, D-California District 18
Representative Jimmy Panetta, D-California District 19
Representative Jim Costa, D-California District 21
Representative Salud Carbajal, D-California District 24
Representative Raul Ruiz, D-California District 25
Representative Julia Brownley, D-California District 26
Representative Judy Chu, D-California District 28
Representative Tony Cárdenas, D-California District 29
Representative Adam Schiff, D-California District 30
Representative Grace Napolitano, D-California District 31
Representative Brad Sherman, D-California District 32
Representative Pete Aguilar, D-California District 33
Representative Jimmy Gomez, D-California District 34
Representative Norma Torres, D-California District 35
Representative Ted Lieu, D-California District 36
Representative Linda Sánchez, D-California District 38
Representative Mark Takano, D-California District 39
Representative Maxine Waters, D-California District 43
Representative Nanette Barragán, D-California District 44
Representative J. Luis “Lou” Correa, D-California District 46
Representative Katie Porter, D-California District 47
Representative Mike Levin, D-California District 49
Representative Scott Peters, D-California District 50
Representative Sara Jacobs, D-California District 51
Representative Juan Vargas, D-California District 52
COLORADO:
Representative Diana DeGette, D-Colorado District 1
Representative Joe Neguse, D-Colorado District 2
Representative Jason Crow, D-Colorado District 6
CONNECTICUT:
Representative John Larson, D-Connecticut District 1
Representative Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut District 2
Representative Jim Himes, D-Connecticut District 4 Representative Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut District 5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-District of Columbia At Large
DELAWARE:
Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware At Large
FLORIDA:
Representative Al Lawson, D-Florida District 2
Representative Darren Soto, D-Florida District 9
Representative Kathy Castor, D-Florida District 14
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida District 20
Representative Lois Frankel, D-Florida District 22
Representative Frederica Wilson, D-Florida District 24
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schulz, D-Florida District 25
GEORGIA:
Representative Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Georgia District 2
Representative Hank Johnson, D-Georgia District 4
Representative Nikema Williams, D-Georgia District 5
Representative Lucy McBath, D-Georgia District 7
Representative David Scott, D-Georgia District 13
HAWAII:
Representative Ed Case, D-Hawaii District 1
ILLINOIS:
Representative Robin Kelly, D-Illinois District 2
Representative Chuy García, D-Illinois District 4
Representative Mike Quigley, D-Illinois District 5
Representative Sean Casten, D-Illinois District 6
Representative Danny Davis, D-Illinois District 7
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois District 8
Representative Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois District 9
Representative Brad Schneider, D-Illinois District 10
Representative Bill Foster, D-Illinois District 11
Representative Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois District 14
INDIANA:
Representative Frank J. Mrvan, D-Indiana District 1
Representative André Carson, D-Indiana District 7
IOWA:
Representative Cindy Axne, D-Iowa District 3
KANSAS:
Representative Sharice Davids, D-Kansas District 3
MAINE:
Representative Chellie Pingree, D-Maine District 1
MARYLAND:
Representative Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Maryland District 2
Representative John Sarbanes, D-Maryland District 3
Representative David Trone, D-Maryland District 6
Representative Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland District 7
Representative Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland District 8
MASSACHUSETTS:
Representative Richie Neal, D-Massachusetts District 1
Representative James McGovern, D-Massachusetts District 2
Representative Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts District 3
Representative Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts District 4
Representative Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts District 6
Representative Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts District 7
Representative Stephen Lynch, D-Massachusetts District 8
Representative William Keating, D-Massachusetts District 9
MICHIGAN:
Representative Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan District 6
Representative Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan District 7
Representative Dan Kildee, D-Michigan District 8
Representative Haley Stevens, D-Michigan District 11
Representative Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan District 12
MINNESOTA:
Representative Angie Craig, D-Minnesota District 2
Representative Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota District 3
Representative Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota District 4
Representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota District 5
MISSISSIPPI:
Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi District 2
MISSOURI:
Representative Cori Bush, D-Missouri District 1
Representative Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri District 5
NEVADA:
Representative Dina Titus, D-Nevada District 1
Representative Susie Lee, D-Nevada District 3
Representative Steve Horsford, D-Nevada District 4
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Representative Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire District 1
Representative Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire District 2
NEW JERSEY:
Representative Donald Norcross, D-New Jersey District 1
Representative Andy Kim, D-New Jersey District 3
Representative Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey District 5
Representative Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey District 6
Representative Tom Malinowski, D-New Jersey District 7
Representative Bill Pascrell, D-New Jersey District 9
Representative Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey District 10
Representative Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey District 11
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey District 12
NEW MEXICO:
Representative Melanie Ann Stansbury, D-New Mexico District 1
Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico District 3
NEW YORK:
Representative Gregory Meeks, D-New York District 5
Representative Grace Meng, D-New York District 6
Representative Nydia Velázquez, D-New York District 7
Representative Yvette Clarke, D-New York District 9
Representative Adriano Espaillat, D-New York District 13
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York District 14
Representative Ritchie Torres, D-New York District 15
Representative Jamaal Bowman, D-New York District 16
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York District 18
Representative Paul Tonko, D-New York District 20
Representative Joe Morelle, D-New York District 25
Representative Brian Higgins, D-New York District 26
NORTH CAROLINA:
Representative Deborah K Ross, D-North Carolina District 2
Representative Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina District 6
Representative Alma Adams, D-North Carolina District 12
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Representative Gregario Sablan,D- Northern Mariana Islands At Large
OHIO:
Representative Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio District 3
Representative Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio District 9
Representative Shontel Brown, D-Ohio District 11
OREGON:
Representative Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon District 1
Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon District 3
PENNSYLVANIA:
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania District 1
Representative Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania District 2
Representative Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania District 3
Representative Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania District 4
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania District 5
Representative Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania District 6
Representative Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania District 7
Representative Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania District 8
TENNESSEE:
Representative Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee District 9
TEXAS:
Representative Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas District 7
Representative Al Green, D-Texas District 9
Representative Veronica Escobar, D-Texas District 16
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas District 18
Representative Joaquin Castro, D-Texas District 20
Representative Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas District 29
Representative Colin Allred, D-Texas District 32
Representative Marc Veasey, D-Texas District 33
Representative Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas District 37
VIRGIN ISLANDS:
Representative Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands At Large
VIRGINIA:
Representative Elaine Luria, D-Virginia District 2
Representative Robert Scott, D-Virginia District 3
Representative Donald McEachin, D-Virginia District 4
Representative Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia District 7
Representative Don Beyer, D-Virginia District 8
Representative Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia District 10
Representative Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia District 11
WASHINGTON:
Representative Suzan DelBene, D-Washington District 1
Representative Rick Larsen, D-Washington District 2
Representative Derek Kilmer, D-Washington District 6
Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington District 7
Representative Kim Schrier, D-Washington District 8
Representative Adam Smith, D-Washington District 9
Representative Marilyn Strickland, D-Washington District 10
WISCONSIN:
Representative Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin District 2
Representative Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin District 4
Gun safety candidates who are running for vacant seats or challenging the incumbents who voted against our policy priorities are encouraged to reach out to us at info@newtownaction.org to seek our endorsements.
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Newtown Action Alliance (https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/) is a Newtown-based, national grassroots organization formed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Our mission is to achieve the steady and continuous reduction of gun violence through legislative and cultural changes.