We’re working to create a comprehensive compilation of the veterans who are running for Federal office in 2012.  The database will be constantly expanding, and you can find the most updated version here.  If there is an error on this list, please contact the webmaster using the “Contact Us” feature above.  If there is an [...]

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Veterans Campaign held its fourth campaign training workshop last weekend, January 28-29, at The George Washington University.  The two-day conference was a success, featuring experienced campaign staff members, currently elected veteran representatives, and nationally recognized political consultants, strategists and fundraisers.  Participants heard from the experts on a range of topics that included developing a strong [...]

Veterans Campaign is pleased to announce that Chris Herndon, a participant of our April 2010 workshop, has been elected to the Denver City Council. A West Point graduate and Iraq veteran, Chris decided to run for City Council after his predecessor announced his own campaign to run for Denver Mayor.  Following his successful election, Chris [...]

The 112th Congress will have between 7 and 9 fewer veterans in the house, although the number in the Senate will not change or might even increase by one senator. In the Senate, Christopher Dodd, did not seek reelection, while Arlen Specter and Robert Bennett lost in their parties’ primaries. Three new senators with military [...]

I’d like to get more into this later, but here are some quick comments on the graph above. First of all, I think it’s very intriguing that ever since 2002 the number of veterans nominated for House seats has largely stayed stable, yet the proportion of Republicans and Democrats has fluctuated quite a bit. There [...]

Take a look at our lists of Veterans in the political world. We have a breakdown of how the races for House and Senate are going for veteran candidates, and interactive lists of the 587 Veteran Candidates for Congress we’ve identified, representatives, senators, governors and lieutenant governors, as well as a list of the state-level [...]

Veterans Campaign in the news: CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr speaks with several candidates who attended our most recent workshop as they gear up for election season.