House: Politico takes a look at several Republicans who could seek Democratic-held seats, and it includes both new names as well as information about the plans of a few previously mentioned possible contenders:
• CO-08: State Rep. Gabe Evans "plans" to take on freshman Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo. So far, Weld County Commissioner Scott James is the only announced GOP candidate for this 51-46 Biden seat in the northern Denver suburbs and Greeley area.
• IN-01: Lake County Councilman Randy Niemeyer, a trucking company owner who also leads the county GOP, is considering taking on Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan. The incumbent last cycle fended off GOP foe Jennifer-Ruth Green 53-47 two years after Biden carried his northwestern Indiana constituency 53-45.
Green doesn't appear to have said anything publicly about seeking a rematch, though insiders are talking about the possibility: Howey Politics recently asked state Democratic chair Mike Schmuh if he "expected" her to try again, to which Schmuh replied, "I don't know."
• NY-18: Politico says that Alison Esposito, who was the GOP's 2022 nominee for lieutenant governor, is "preparing a run" against Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan. The incumbent so far faces no major opposition in an upper Hudson Valley seat Biden won 53-45.
• PA-08: Both businessman Rob Bresnahan and Air Force veteran Jon “Slick” Baum are mulling bids against Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright in a 51-48 Trump seat located in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Politico adds that both men are capable of self-funding for a race where the GOP has yet to land a major candidate.
• VA-07: Finally, Politico says that Derrick Anderson, a Green Beret veteran who took second in last year's GOP primary, is "moving toward" another try. The outlet previously reported that Democratic incumbent Abigail Spanberger plans to retire from this 53-46 Biden constituency in the southern D.C. exurbs so she can focus on a 2025 bid for governor; Spanberger has not confirmed or denied this, saying only she'll reveal more after Virginia's Nov. 7 legislative races.
Anderson once again wouldn’t have the GOP side to himself, though. Marine veteran Jon Myers, who set up what he called an exploratory committee two weeks ago, has since updated his logo to say he’s a full-fledged candidate. Navy SEAL veteran Cameron Hamilton also filed with the FEC around that same time, and he also now says he’s running.