| Today, the DCCC announced eight new top-tier candidates added to its highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program for the 2026 cycle. This is the first expansion of the group since the announcement of the first round of ‘Red to Blue’ candidates in February. This latest group of candidates will receive strategic guidance, staff resources, training, and fundraising support to ensure they are in the best possible position to win in November.“As the American people reject House Republicans’ disastrous, cost-spiking agenda, House Democrats have the momentum to take back the majority. These latest additions to our Red to Blue program represent the strength of our people-first message and the broad appeal of our top-tier candidates,” said DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene. “These candidates will win because they are authentic, independent-minded leaders who are rooted in their communities, demonstrating they have what it takes to win and fight to make life more affordable for hardworking families.”
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Candidates earn a spot in the program by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization, and fundraising.
About the DCCC’s eight New Red to Blue Candidates:
AZ-01 – Marlene Galán-Woods
Marlene Galán-Woods is a former broadcast journalist and a single mother of five who’s called Arizona home for nearly four decades. A first generation Cuban-American, Marlene’s parents fled communist Cuba looking for a better life, allowing Marlene to pursue her dream as a trusted broadcast journalist and champion of the First Amendment. Marlene spent her 20-year journalism career sticking to facts and solutions — not partisan games and talking points. Now, Marlene is running for Congress to lower costs for working families, push back against extremists, and bring back common-sense leadership. Marlene will work with anyone — Democrat, Independent, Republican — to get things done for Arizona families. Running in an open, R+1 seat that President Joe Biden carried in 2020, Marlene is the straight-shooter Arizonans deserve to fight for them in Congress. |
