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Introducing The Crooked Dozen

These are the 12 most vulnerable Republicans facing re-election this November.

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Update: This blog post was originally published on August 4, 2026. We updated it on August 19 to reflect current race realities and priorities.

A graphic shows images of twelve Republican lawmakers in a three by four grid: Juan Ciscomani, Mike Lawler, Tom Barret, Chuck Edwards, Tom Kean Jr., Max Miller, Rob Bresnahan, Scott Perry, Andy Ogles, Monica De La Cruz, and Derrick Van Orden. An image of Donald Trump is in the forefront of the graphic. Large yellow text on a black background reads DEFEAT THE CROOKED DOZEN. In small letters, white text in a red oval reads Meet the most vulnerable House Republicans. At the bottom of the image is the Vote Save America and Crooked Media logos.

Vote Save America is on a mission to win back a Democratic majority in the House this November and stop Trump’s agenda dead in its tracks. We’ve identified twelve of the most beatable Republicans. We’re calling them The Crooked Dozen.

The Crooked Dozen are twelve of the Trump-enabling Republicans who are representing very flippable seats in the U.S. House.

  • Juan Ciscomani, AZ-06 – Northeast Tucson suburbs
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks, IA-01 – Iowa City
  • Tom Barrett, MI-07 – Lansing
  • Chuck Edwards, NC-11 – Asheville
  • Tom Kean Jr., NJ-07 – Summit, Bedminster
  • Mike Lawler, NY-17 – Lower Hudson Valley
  • Max Miller, OH-07 – Cleveland Suburbs
  • Rob Bresnahan, PA-08 – Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
  • Scott Perry, PA-10 – Harrisburg, York
  • Andy Ogles, TN-05 – Columbia, Nashville suburbs
  • Monica De La Cruz, TX-15 – McAllen and San Antonio suburbs
  • Derrick Van Orden, WI-03 – La Crosse and Eau Claire

An important update: Since we initially launched this campaign, two of the original Crooked Dozen are no longer running for Congress! Andy Ogles lost his primary in TN-05 and Chuck Edwards dropped out of his race in NC-11 after an ethics investigation. We’re not saying we did that. But we’re not not saying that either. 

The whole point of the Crooked Dozen is to go after the most beatable Republican incumbents, flip their seats, and retake the House. Since Ogles and Edwards’ replacements are less egregious, we’re swapping them out to focus on the worst incumbents still standing. Stay tuned on who will take their place on the Crooked Dozen list!

Kicking this group out of Congress is doable, but only if people step up between now and Election Day. Vote Save America is here to give you practical ways to flip the House and win other competitive races up and down the ballot.

Learn more about all of our targets and find out what actions you can take right now.

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