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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has unveiled its list of the 40 members of its Frontline Program. Hotline On Call describes the program as including “those whom the [committee] believes are the most vulnerable Dem incumbents.”
New Mexico makes two appearances on the list — freshman Reps. Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague are listed on the program. Heinrich is the first Democrat to hold his Albuquerque-based seat, while Teague is the first Democrat in three decades to hold the southern New Mexico seat.
DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said in a release announcing the program, “The Program has a proven track record of success — the DCCC’s independent expenditure campaign made a significant investment in only 10 of 34 Frontline districts.”
Van Hollen said that the past success is why the DCCC decided to expand the program to 40 incumbents this year.
The members must, according to the release, “sign a memorandum of understanding, strengthened this cycle to reflect the challenging political environment, that requires Members to meet aggressive fundraising goals, accelerate volunteer and recruitment efforts, and increase their online networking.”
Twenty-eight of the members of the Frontline Program are freshmen. The others are in areas that are generally more favorable to Republicans.
