NRCC Names Three New "Young Guns" in Florida
Republicans are dreaming of picking up more U.S. House seats — and Florida is in the front lines of their effort to take the gavel from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
On Tuesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) named six Republican candidates across the nation, with three of those hailing from the Sunshine State, as part of their “Young Guns” program of outsiders looking to pick up congressional seats. The “Young Guns” are the candidates considered most likely to win in November.
The NRCC designated Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo, Steve Southerland and former House Speaker Dan Webster as “Young Guns.” Adams is taking on U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. Southerland is running against U.S. Rep. Alan Boyd. Webster is challenging U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. All three Republican candidates emerged after winning crowded primaries last week.
“Americans are buried under mountains of debt and high unemployment, yet Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat majority have failed to offer sound solutions,” said U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of the NRCC. “Our Young Guns candidates will use commonsense ideas to put an end to the Democrats’ runaway spending spree that has led our nation into unprecedented debt and joblessness. With November’s midterm elections quickly approaching, House Democrats are running scared with the knowledge that they will finally be held responsible for their failed economic agenda.”
“The latest Young Guns class is a testament to the strength of our candidates this year,” said Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia, who helped form the program and backed Southerland in the primary. “When these six* Young Guns come to Washington as new members of Congress, they’ll join our fight to change the culture of spending that the Democrat majority has forced on our country.”
*Republican congressional candidates Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, Dennis Ross and Allen West were named “Young Guns” earlier in the campaign.
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