Combat veterans of recent wars running for Congress

Stars and Stripes

Published: November 6, 2012

This election, 42 Congressional candidates who served in combat zones during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars received a major party nomination, the most since 2002.

Here’s who they are and where they’re running:

Jonathan Paton, Arizona 1st District
Martha McSally, Arizona 2nd District
Tim Griffin, Arkansas 2nd District
Thomas Cotton, Arkansas 4th District
Otto Lee, California 22nd District
Duncan Hunter, California 50th District
Nick Popaditch, California 53 District
Brandon Shaffer, Colorado 4th District
Mike Coffman, Colorado 6th District
Ron DeSantis, Florida 6th District
Evelio Otero Jr., Florida 14th District
Allen West, Florida 18th District
Charles Djou, Hawaii 1st District
Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii 2nd District
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois 8th District
Adam Kinzinger, Illinois 16th District
Brendan Mullen, Indiana 2nd District
Scott Reske, Indiana 5th District
Charlie Summers, Maine Senate
Scott Brown, Massachusetts Senate
Tim Walz, Minnesota 1st District
Chris Fields, Minnesota 5th District
Kerry Bentivolio, Minnesota 11th District
Chris Edwards, Nevada 1st District
Joe Heck, Nevada 3rd District
Stephen Labate, New York 3rd District
Steve Wilkins, North Carolina 2nd District
Josh Mandel, Ohio Senate
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio 2nd District
Steve Stivers, Ohio 15th District
Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma 1st District
John Olson, Oklahoma 1st District
Robert Allen Mansfield, Pennsylvania 2nd District
Scott Perry, Pennsylvania 4th District
Manan Trivedi, Pennsylvania 6th District
Aryanna Strader, Pennsylvania 16th District
Lindsay Graham, South Carolina Senate
Credo Amouzouvik, Tennessee 7th District
Shirley McKellar, Texas 1st District
Adam Cook, Virginia 1st District
Patrick Murray, Virginia 8th District
Bill Driscoll, Washington 6th District

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