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Thirteen (my add: it is now 15) Democratic House members and candidates announced their support Thursday for a centrist initiative aimed at pushing back against the party’s tilt toward democratic socialism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/25/centrist-democrats-unite-against-democratic-socialists/
https://archive.is/NCADG
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“What started as the Socialist Squad in 2018 has turned into an army that has taken over the Democrat Party,” said Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Every House Democrat will have to answer for the socialist agenda that’s now driving their party, and face the fact that their radical agenda will lose them elections.”
Suozzi and Adam Gray (California), who are the only Democrats to flip red districts in 2024 that President Donald Trump won that year, helped debut the group during the centrist gathering WelcomeFest this month.
The other signatories who announced their support Thursday include candidates and incumbents running in competitive races, including several districts that Trump won. Reps. Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan), Susie Lee (Nevada), Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire), Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey), Laura Gillen (New York), Don Davis (North Carolina), Janelle Bynum (Oregon) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) are all supporters. Candidates Marlene Galán-Woods in Arizona, Jamie Ager and Paul Barringer in North Carolina and Bobby Pulido in Texas also signed on.
“We disagree with MAGA. We disagree with socialists,” Suozzi said. “We don’t want this extremism. We want mainstream.”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/25/centrist-democrats-unite-against-democratic-socialists/
https://archive.is/NCADG
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“What started as the Socialist Squad in 2018 has turned into an army that has taken over the Democrat Party,” said Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Every House Democrat will have to answer for the socialist agenda that’s now driving their party, and face the fact that their radical agenda will lose them elections.”
Suozzi and Adam Gray (California), who are the only Democrats to flip red districts in 2024 that President Donald Trump won that year, helped debut the group during the centrist gathering WelcomeFest this month.
The other signatories who announced their support Thursday include candidates and incumbents running in competitive races, including several districts that Trump won. Reps. Kristen McDonald Rivet (Michigan), Susie Lee (Nevada), Maggie Goodlander (New Hampshire), Josh Gottheimer (New Jersey), Laura Gillen (New York), Don Davis (North Carolina), Janelle Bynum (Oregon) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) are all supporters. Candidates Marlene Galán-Woods in Arizona, Jamie Ager and Paul Barringer in North Carolina and Bobby Pulido in Texas also signed on.
“We disagree with MAGA. We disagree with socialists,” Suozzi said. “We don’t want this extremism. We want mainstream.”
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https://www.thepromisetoamerica.com/signatories
ADAM GRAY
CA-13
TOM SUOZZI
NY-03
LAURA GILLEN
NY-04
DON DAVIS
NC-01
JESSICA KILLIN
CANDIDATE
CO-05
KRISTEN McDONALD RIVET
MI-08
JOSH GOTTHEIMER
NJ-05
JAMIE AGER
CANDIDATE
NC-11
BOBBY PULIDO
CANDIDATE
TX-15
MARLENE GALÁN WOODS
CANDIDATE
AZ-01
PAUL BARRINGER
CANDIDATE
NC-13
MAGGIE GOODLANDER
NH-02
JANELLE BYNUM
OR-05
VICENTE GONZALEZ
TX-34
SUSIE LEE
NV-03
ADAM GRAY
CA-13
TOM SUOZZI
NY-03
LAURA GILLEN
NY-04
DON DAVIS
NC-01
JESSICA KILLIN
CANDIDATE
CO-05
KRISTEN McDONALD RIVET
MI-08
JOSH GOTTHEIMER
NJ-05
JAMIE AGER
CANDIDATE
NC-11
BOBBY PULIDO
CANDIDATE
TX-15
MARLENE GALÁN WOODS
CANDIDATE
AZ-01
PAUL BARRINGER
CANDIDATE
NC-13
MAGGIE GOODLANDER
NH-02
JANELLE BYNUM
OR-05
VICENTE GONZALEZ
TX-34
SUSIE LEE
NV-03
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