In this diary I outlined a method for finding vulnerable Republican representatives.
Now, it's time for more research. Twitter handles. Positions. Dumbass statements. A start on this is below the fold; since this involves a lot of work and a lot of text, I'm dividing it up by state. Previously California and Colorado and Florida. Today, Iowa and Illinois.
Oh, and if YOU have information on these people, PLEASE share it.
In IA-03 Obama got 51.4% of the vote. while Tom Latham won 52-44. IA-03 is IA-03 is the southwestern quarter of Iowa. Latham was first elected in 1994. In 2012, his major donors included "lobbyists", health professionals and the insurance industry. He raised $3.4 million to Boswell's $1.7 million (Boswell was also an incumbent). Latham tweets as @TomLatham.
Latham has been endorsed by the Citizens United victory fund and the Chamber of Commerce. In 2014, Gabriel de la Cerda is running against Latham. He tweets as @GabeDLC2DC.
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In IL-13 Obama got 48.6% of the vote while Rodney Davis won by a very narrow margin: 46.5 to 46.2 against David Gill in an open seat. IL-13 runs from the Missouri border near St. Louis north and east to the middle of Illinois. Davis was first elected in 2012, when his biggest donors were health professionals and the food and beverage industry. In 2012, Davis and Gill each raised just under $1.5 million. Davis tweets as @RodneyDavis.
Davis has been endorsed by IL Right to Life, IL Gun Owners and the Chamber of Commerce. Ann Calis has announced that she will run against Davis in 2014. Callis just announced her run on May 7; I have not found a web site for her yet.
Sources:
Wikipedia, DKE, Open Secrets, Twitter, Organizing for America, Vote Smart, CREW, Ballotopedia.
Here is a map of FL's congressional districts
Still to come:
MI-06 Upton, Fred 48.8
MI-07 Walberg, Tim 47.9
MI-08 Rogers, Mike J. 48.0
MI-11 Bentivolio, Kerry 46.9
MN-02 Kline, John 49.1
MN-03 Paulsen, Erik 49.6
NE-02 Terry, Lee 45.7
NV-03 Heck, Joe 49.5
NJ-03 Runyan, Jon 51.8
NJ-05 Garrett, Scott 47.9
NJ-07 Lance, Leonard 46.3
NJ-11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney 46.6
NY-02 King, Peter 51.6
NY-11 Grimm, Michael 51.6
NY-22 Hanna, Richard 48.8
NY-23 Reed, Tom 48.4
OH-01 Chabot, Steve 46.3
OH-10 Turner, Michael 48.2
OH-14 Joyce, David 47.6
PA-06 Gerlach, Jim 48.1
PA-07 Meehan, Pat 48.5
PA-15 Dent, Charlie 47.9
VA-02 Rigell, Scott 50.1
VA-04 Forbes, Randy 48.8
VA-10 Wolf, Frank 48.8
WA-03 Herrera Beutler, Jaime 47.9
PA-16 Pitts, Joe 46.3
OH-15 Stivers, Steve 46.3
VA-05 Hurt, Robert 45.9
WI-01 Ryan, Paul 47.4
WI-06 Petri, Tom 45.8
WI-07 Duffy, Sean 47.8
WI-08 Ribble, Reid 47.6