House Democrats’ campaign chair says ‘we’re going to have the resources’ to get their message out
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene speaks one-on-one with Fox News Digital about the House Democrats’ midterm playbook.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced 12 additional red U.S. House districts the organization intends to target in November, on top of the 46 it had already designated as possible flips.
The DCCC identified seats held by Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, French Hill of Arkansas, Mike Flood of Nebraska and several other Republicans as being "in play" for Democrats in the midterm elections.
"House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain because we have a winning message focused on fighting for an Affordable America," DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said in a statement on Wednesday.
"At the same time, MAGA Republicans who historically have considered themselves ‘safe’ have let down the people they were elected to represent, passing disastrous policies that are crushing working families and our communities," DelBene added. "Democrats are going to win in November and make Hakeem Jeffries the next Speaker of the House."
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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., departs following a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the DCCC for more insight into why certain candidates were listed as vulnerable.
A spokesperson for Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., who was included on the list, told Fox News Digital in a statement that "voters will see this DCCC announcement for exactly what it is: a political stunt designed to score points with the insider-lobbyist crowd in Washington."
"While they play political games, Gus will continue to focus entirely on the voters," the spokesperson added.
A spokesperson for Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., another DCCC target, also attacked the House Democrats' campaign arm in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"This isn’t an independent poll — it’s a campaign fundraising memo designed to generate headlines and raise money," Nick Bayer, Hurd's chief of staff, said in a statement. "Congressman Hurd will continue talking directly to voters about the results he’s delivering, and we’ll see what they have to say in November."
A statement from the office of Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., also listed by the DCCC, simply said the congresswoman "looks forward to debating the Democrat Party’s radical, big-government socialist agenda destroying our nation."
Spartz, who has been in office since 2021, was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union and later immigrated to the United States in 2000 at the age of 22.
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, attends a Ways and Means Committee hearing in Longworth building on June 4, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Many of the Republicans the DCCC has previously targeted for ouster are candidates that have been embroiled in scandals in recent months.
One such example is Rep. Max Miller of Ohio's 7th District, whose ex-wife Emily Moreno has accused him of physically abusing both her and their young daughter.
Another Republican congressman seen by the DCC as ripe for removal is Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey's 7th District.
Kean was absent from Congress for nearly four months and in that time, he missed 140 roll call votes in the House. He returned on June 30 and announced that he had been diagnosed with depression.
Rep. Mike Lawler of New York's 17th District is also named on the DCCC's list of vulnerable Republicans.
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., marches in a July Fourth parade along the Walkway of Heroes and Independence Avenue on July 4, 2026, in Tappan, New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Lawler has been in the crosshairs of Democrats since he narrowly defeated centrist Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022. In 2024, Lawler handily fended off a challenge from Mondaire Jones, the ex-congressman who used to represent the 17th District.
The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, which President Donald Trump won by double digits in the 2024 election. However, it also includes parts of Westchester County, which overwhelmingly voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
