Military people running for congress for the 1st time. Some exceptions: 2 are Sheriffs, 1 is a baseball player, and some are running for the nth time. Lots of the pictures are years out of date to show candidates in uniform when possible.

The Declaration released on social media on 1 Jan 2024. https://militaryaccountability.net

Aliscia Andrews 1st Time, US Marine. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Virginia District 10 Jim Banks Multiple terms. He began serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2012 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Indiana District 3 Sam Brown U.S. Army and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2008, where he was wounded by an IED explosion. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Nevada Senate Laurie Buckhout Colonel Buckhout served in the U.S. Army. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Carolina District 1 Hung Cao Captain Hung Cao served in the U.S. Navy from 1989 to 2021. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Virginia Senate Tom Cotton Army 2nd Lieutenant Cotton entered Officer Candidate School and attended both the U.S. Army Airborne School and Ranger School Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Arkansas Senate Eli Crane Crane served in the United States Navy from 2001 to 2014. Second time running. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Arizona District 2 Troy Downing Downing enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. He served two service tours in Afghanistan and spent eight years with the 129th Rescue Squadron, participating in combat and medical rescue missions. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Montana District 2 Mike Dugan Dugan served in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2008. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Georgia District 3 Jake Ellzey Not first time, currently in Congress. Jake Ellzey Served in the U.S. Navy, earned a degree from the United States Naval Academy, was a fighter pilot with the U.S. Navy. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Texas District 6 Gabe Evans First time for US House. Served in the U.S. Army from 2007 to 2019 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Colorado District 8 John Fabbricatore John served in the U.S. Air Force from 1991 to 1995 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Colorado District 6 Mike Garcia Garcia served in the U.S. Navy from 1999 to 2009 and the U.S. Navy Reserve from 2009 to 2012. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: California District 27 Steve Garvery First baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: California Senate Guy Reschenthaler Reschenthaler was a Navy JAG attorney. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Pennsylvania District 14 Pat Harrigan Pat Harrigan served in the U.S. Army. Harrigan earned a degree in nuclear engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2009. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Carolina District 10 John James James served 8 years of active duty military service as a Ranger-qualified aviation officer where he had the honor of leading two Apache platoons in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09. James began his military career at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Systems (Industrial) Engineering. He earned a Master of Supply Chain Management and Information Systems from Penn State University Smeal School of Business in 2014 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in May 2015. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Michigan District 10 Joe Kent Joe Kent is a retired 20-year-veteran of our nation’s Special Forces, he served in the United States Army from 1998 to 2018. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Washington District 3 Jen Kiggans Kiggans served in the U.S. Navy from 1993 to 2003. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Virginia District 2 Mark Lamb A Sheriff, not a soldier Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Arizona U.S. Senate Brian Mast Mast served in the U.S. Army and was awarded various medals, including The Bronze Star Medal, The Army Commendation Medal for Valor, The Purple Heart Medal, and The Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Florida District 21 Dave McCormick McCormick received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his Ph.D. in international affairs from Princeton University. His professional experience includes working as the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm, and under secretary in both the Department of Commerce and Department of the Treasury. He served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Persian Gulf War. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Zach Nunn Zach Nunn served in the U.S. Air Force Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Iowa District 3 August Pfluger Pfluger serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and has reached the rank of colonel. Pfluger earned a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Texas District 11 Prasanth Reddy Reddy is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. As of 2023, Reddy was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Kansas District 3 Dave Reichert Reichert served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves from 1971 to 1976 and then served in the U.S. Air Force. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Governor of Washington State Thomas J Royals Royals graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and served in the Navy. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Maryland District 6 Tim Sheehy U.S. Navy SEAL Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Montana, U.S. Senate Chuck Smith Smith enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for six years. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Virginia U.S. Senate Orlando Sonza Sonza served in the U.S. Army from 2013 to 2016, earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy in 2013, a graduate degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2018, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2022 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Ohio District 1 Joe Teirab While in the Marine Corps Joe deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve where he supported efforts to defeat ISIS. Joe saw how ISIS fighters used innocent civilians as human shields, much like Hamas does. Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Minnesota District 2 Derrick Van Orden Derrick Van Orden served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 2014 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Wisconsin District 3 JD Vance He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Ohio U.S. Senate Stephen Varela Served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2012 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Colorado District 3 Mike Waltz Waltz served in the U.S. military for over 20 years and is the first retired Green Beret to win election to the U.S. House Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Florida District 6 Brandon Williams He served in the U.S. Navy from 1990 to 1996 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: House New York District 22 Ryan Zinke Zinke served in the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 2008 Ballotpedia.org Campaign Website Office: Montana District 1