NRCC Expands Lower Tiers in 'Young Guns'
| he National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that 33 House candidates have achieved benchmarks toward qualifying for national party support through the “Young Guns” program.
Young Guns is a three-step program for GOP candidates with specific requirements for progressing though each tier: “On the Radar,” “Contenders” and “Young Guns.” “These candidates have worked hard to meet the benchmarks set to place them on the road to victory,” NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) said in a statement. The 14 candidates who have qualified for Contender status are: former Rep. Charles Bass in New Hampshire, Francisco Canseco in Texas, Dan Debicella in Connecticut, Randy Demmer in Minnesota, Chris Gibson in New York, Jaime Herrera and John Koster in Washington, Dan Kapanke in Wisconsin, Mike Kelly in Pennsylvania, Michele Rollins in Delaware, Jon Runyan and Scott Sipprelle in New Jersey, Bobby Schilling in Illinois, and Steve Southerland in Florida. The NRCC announced 19 candidates who had achieved On the Radar status: Dee Adcock, Tim Burns and Keith Rothfus in Pennsylvania, Jason Allen and Dan Benishek in Michigan, Susan Biter Smith in Arizona, Donna Campbell in Texas, Peter Corrigan, Rich Iott and Bill Johnson in Ohio, Hunt Downer and Jeff Landry in Louisiana, John Gomez and Frank Scaturro in New York, Ben Lange, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Brad Zaun in Iowa, Delia Lopez in Oregon, and Star Parker in California. |