Top 33 Congressional Candidates

THE 33 MOST AMERICAN PROLETARIAT HOUSE SEATS / CANDIDATES (JAN 2026)

1. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez — WA-03

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 96
Auto-shop owner; rural wage work, zero ideology noise.

2. David Valadao — CA-22

Party: R | Status: Incumbent | API: 92
Dairy farmer Republican; proves proletariat ≠ left.

3. Chris Deluzio — PA-17

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 90
Antitrust + Navy; industrial worker enforcement.

4. Pat Ryan — NY-18

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 88
Veteran + small business; swing-district labor trust.

5. Mark Pocan — WI-02

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 89
Union ally; institutional labor credibility.

6. Lauren Underwood — IL-14

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 87
Nurse; healthcare as workforce infrastructure.

7. Val Hoyle — OR-04

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 85
Former labor commissioner; literal worker governance.

8. Susie Lee — NV-03

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 81
Hospitality-worker economy fluency.

9. Terri Sewell — AL-07

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 82
Black Belt workforce; healthcare + labor continuity.

10. Lucy McBath — GA-07

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 79
Healthcare and public-safety workforce lens.

11. Troy Carter — LA-02

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 80
Mayor → Congress; urban labor pipeline.

12. Mike Levin — CA-49

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 78
Energy transition with worker integration.

13. Kweisi Mfume — MD-07

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 78
Labor + civil-rights continuity.

14. Chris Pappas — NH-01

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 77
Small-business operator credibility.

15. Ayanna Pressley — MA-07

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 77
Urban working-class moral voice (structural framing).

16. Steve Womack — AR-03

Party: R | Status: Incumbent | API: 76
Small-business conservatism over culture war.

17. Adelita Grijalva — AZ-07

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 76
Education + housing; community labor focus.

18. Suzanne Bonamici — OR-01

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 75
Education workforce stability.

19. Cori Bush — MO-01

Party: D | Status: Credible Challenger | API: 75
Nurse; housing + frontline labor credibility.

20. Colin Allred — TX-32

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 74
Working-class upbringing; megastate labor appeal.

21. Valerie Foushee — NC-04

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 74
Healthcare + public-sector workers.

22. Mark DeSaulnier — CA-10

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 73
Labor law + transportation workers.

23. Chris Murphy — NJ-03

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 73
(Suburban labor + logistics corridor.)

24. Deborah Ross — NC-02

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 72
Teacher roots; education workforce.

25. Jahana Hayes — CT-05

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 72
Former teacher; working-family economics.

26. Matt Cartwright — PA-08

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 71
Scranton labor politics; wage-earner district.

27. Brad Schneider — IL-10

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 71
Manufacturing + logistics workforce.

28. Rashida Tlaib — MI-12

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 71
Auto-state worker base; district-specific strength.

29. Don Davis — NC-01

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 70
Rural healthcare + public service labor.

30. Mike Thompson — CA-04

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 70
Ag + wildfire workforce governance.

31. Dusty Johnson — SD-AL

Party: R | Status: Incumbent | API: 69
Infrastructure + trades; pragmatic conservatism.

32. Greg Landsman — OH-01

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 69
Child poverty + working families focus.

33. Henry Cuellar — TX-28

Party: D | Status: Incumbent | API: 68
Border logistics + workforce pragmatism.