Updated List of 2010 Progressive House and Senate Candidates

[liskddksil]

AR:

Bill Halter is announcing his candidacy for Senate against incumbent Blanche Lincoln.
www.billhalter.com

CA:

Ami Bera is running against Republican Dan Lundgren in the 3rd district.
http://www.beraforcongress.com

Marcy Winograd, is a progressive activist running against blue-dog Jane Harman in the 36th district.
www.winograd4congress.com

Bill Hedrick is running for Congress in the 44th district and came within 2% of winning in 2008.
www.billhedrickforcongress.com

CO:

Andrew Romanoff is the former Colorado House Majority Leader, who has bucked the establishment and even the President to run a primary against incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet. Bennet voted against the cram-down amendment as part of the foreclosure legislation, and despite authoring the letter on the public option, only tepidly endorsed it until a few months ago.
http://www.andrewromanoff.com

FL:

State Senate minority leader Al Lawson is running against blue-dog incumbent Allen Boyd, who voted against the health-care bill, in the 2nd Congressional District.
www.allawsonforcongress.com

Doug Tudor is a progressive Democrat running in the primary against self-proclaimed "blue-dog" Lori Edwards in Florida's 12 Congressional District. Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz and the DCCC are working on behalf of Edwards.
http://www.teamtudor.org

MN:

Tarryl Clark is running against Michele Bachman in the 6th congressional district.
www.tarrylclark.com

NC:

Billy Kennedy, a farmer and local radio show host, recently declared his candidacy for the 5th district against Republican Virginia Fox.
http://www.billykennedyforcongress.com/

NH:

Ann McLane Kuster is running in the 2nd congressional district, which is being vacated by Paul Hodes.
http://www.kusterforcongress.com/

OH:

Jennifer Brunner, is currently Secretary of State in Ohio, and was responsible for cleaning up the mess her predecessor Ken Blackwell left in time for the 2008 election. Sen. Menendez and the DSCC have to tried to stifle her candidacy in favor of Lee Fisher.

http://www.jenniferbrunner.com

PA:

Congressman Joe Sestak, is taking on Senator Arlen Specter. The state establishment and White House are all backing Specter who will likely lose to Pat Toomey.
http://joesestak.com

Lois Herr is running for Congress in the 16th district against incumbent Republican Joe Pitts, of the Stupak / Pitts anti-abortion amendment.
http://www.herr2010.com

RI:

Rhode Island State Representative Betsy Dennigan, who is progressive and pro-choice, is running in a primary against current Rep. James Langevin, who voted for the Stupak amendment.

http://betsydenniganforcongress.com

SC:
Rob Miller is running against Congressman Joe "you-lie" Wilson.
www.robmillerforcongress.com

[polichick]

1. Heard on Ed's show that the WH is backing Blanche Lincoln - not good! nt

[liskddksil]

2. Yep they're backing every incumbent in what's going to be an anti-incumbent election

A bunch of geniuses.

[polichick]

3. Maybe they're playing chess. ;) (k&r for your list - thanks!)

[Uzybone]

4. What makes Halter a "progressive"?

what are his positions on the issues?

[liskddksil]

5. He supports the public option in a general sense.

He has also been an outspoken supporter of gay rights.