White House Endorsement Watch

Congressional Endorsements

This was a running tabulation of the Members of Congress who made their endorsements public in the 2008 White House contest. Democratic endorsements were last updated June 6, prior to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (N.Y.) exit from the presidential race.

Democrats

Barack Obama | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Undeclared

Republicans

John McCain | Ron Paul

Barack Obama (161): Endorsements Prior to June 6
Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii) Sen. Max Baucus (Mont.) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Sen. Barbara Boxer (Calif.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) Sen. Robert Byrd (W.Va.) Sen. Benjamin Cardin (Md.) Sen. Tom Carper (Del.) Sen. Bob Casey (Pa.) Sen. Kent Conrad (N.D.) Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) Sen. Byron Dorgan (N.D.) Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) Sen. Russ Feingold (Wis.) Sen. Tom Harkin (Iowa) Sen. Tim Johnson (S.D.) Sen. Edward Kennedy (Mass.) Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) Sen. Herb Kohl (Wis.) Sen. Mary Landrieu (La.) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.) Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.) Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.) Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) Sen. Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.) Sen. Ken Salazar (Colo.) Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) Sen. Jim Webb (Va.) Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) Rep. Neil Abercrombie (Hawaii) Rep. Tom Allen (Maine) Rep. Jason Altmire (Pa.) Rep. Brian Baird (Wash.) Rep. John Barrow (Ga.) Rep. Melissa Bean (Ill.) Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.) Rep. Howard Berman (Calif.) Rep. Sanford Bishop (Ga.) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.) Del. Madeleine Bordallo (Guam) Rep. Rick Boucher (Va.) Rep. Robert Brady (Pa.) Rep. Bruce Braley (Iowa) Rep. G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Rep. Lois Capps (Calif.) Rep. Mike Capuano (Mass.) Rep. Dennis Cardoza (Calif.) Rep. Russ Carnahan (Mo.) Rep. André Carson (Ind.) Rep. Kathy Castor (Fla.) Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.) Rep. William Lacy Clay (Mo.) Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.) Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Rep. John Conyers (Mich.) Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.) Rep. Jim Costa (Calif.) Rep. Jerry Costello (Ill.) Rep. Joe Courtney (Conn.) Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.) Rep. Artur Davis (Ala.) Rep. Danny Davis (Ill.) Rep. Susan Davis (Calif.) Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) Rep. Bill Delahunt (Mass.) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Texas) Rep. Joe Donnelly (Ind.) Rep. Mike Doyle (Pa.) Rep. Chet Edwards (Texas) Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.) Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) Rep. Anna Eshoo (Calif.) Del. Eni Faleomavaega (American Samoa) Rep. Sam Farr (Calif.) Rep. Chaka Fattah (Pa.) Rep. Bob Filner (Calif.) Rep. Bill Foster (Ill.) Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (Texas) Rep. Al Green (Texas) Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.) Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Ill.) Rep. Phil Hare (Ill.) Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.) Rep. Baron Hill (Ind.) Rep. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) Rep. Paul Hodes (N.H.) Rep. Rush Holt (N.J.) Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (Ill.) Rep. William Jefferson (La.) Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas) Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.) Rep. Steve Kagen (Wis.) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (R.I.) Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (Mich.) Rep. Ron Kind (Wis.) Rep. Ron Klein (Fla.) Rep. Rick Larsen (Wash.) Rep. John Larson (Conn.) Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.) Rep. John Lewis (Ga.) Rep. Dan Lipinski (Ill.) Rep. Dave Loebsack (Iowa) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah) Rep. Betty McCollum (Minn.) Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.) Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif.) Rep. Mike Michaud (Maine) Rep. Brad Miller (N.C.) Rep. George Miller (Calif.) Rep. Harry Mitchell (Ariz.) Rep. Alan Mollohan (W.Va.) Rep. Dennis Moore (Kan.) Rep. Gwen Moore (Wis.) Rep. Jim Moran (Va.) Rep. Christopher Murphy (Conn.) Rep. Patrick Murphy (Pa.) Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) Rep. James Oberstar (Minn.) Rep. David Obey (Wis.) Rep. John Olver (Mass.) Rep. Donald Payne (N.J.) Rep. Ed Perlmutter (Colo.) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (N.D.) Rep. David Price (N.C.) Rep. Nick Rahall (W.Va.) Rep. Steven Rothman (N.J.) Rep. Bobby Rush (Ill.) Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio) Rep. John Salazar (Colo.) Rep. Linda Sánchez (Calif.) Rep. John Sarbanes (Md.) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.) Rep. David Scott (Ga.) Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.) Rep. Zack Space (Ohio) Rep. John Spratt (S.C.) Rep. Pete Stark (Calif.) Rep. Bart Stupak (Mich.) Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.) Rep. Niki Tsongas (Mass.) Rep. Mark Udall (Colo.) Rep. Tom Udall (N.M.) Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) Rep. Peter Visclosky (Ind.) Rep. Tim Walz (Minn.) Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) Rep. Mel Watt (N.C.) Rep. Henry Waxman (Calif.) Rep. Peter Welch (Vt.) Rep. Robert Wexler (Fla.) Rep. David Wu (Ore.) Rep. John Yarmuth (Ky.)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (97): Endorsements Prior to June 6
Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.) Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.) Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) Rep. Gary Ackerman (N.Y.) Rep. Robert Andrews (N.J.) Rep. Michael Arcuri (N.Y.) Rep. Joe Baca (Calif.) Rep. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) Rep. Shelley Berkley (Nev.) Rep. Marion Berry (Ark.) Rep. Tim Bishop (N.Y.) Rep. Leonard Boswell (Iowa) Rep. Corrine Brown (Fla.) Rep. Christopher Carney (Pa.) Del. Donna Christian-Christensen (Virgin Islands) Rep. Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.) Rep. Joe Crowley (N.Y.) Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) Rep. Norm Dicks (Wash.) Rep. John Dingell (Mich.) Rep. Eliot Engel (N.Y.) Rep. Barney Frank (Mass.) Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) Rep. Gene Green (Texas) Rep. John Hall (N.Y.) Rep. Jane Harman (Calif.) Rep. Alcee Hastings (Fla.) Rep. Brian Higgins (N.Y.) Rep. Maurice Hinchey (N.Y.) Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (Texas) Rep. Darlene Hooley (Ore.) Rep. Jay Inslee (Wash.) Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y.) Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (Pa.) Rep. Dale Kildee (Mich.) Rep. James Langevin (R.I.) Rep. Sander Levin (Mich.) Rep. Nita Lowey (N.Y.) Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) Rep. Doris Matsui (Calif.) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.) Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.) Rep. Mike McNulty (N.Y.) Rep. Kendrick Meek (Fla.) Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) Rep. Grace Napolitano (Calif.) Rep. Richard Neal (Mass.) Rep. Solomon Ortiz (Texas) Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.) Rep. Bill Pascrell (N.J.) Rep. Ed Pastor (Ariz.) Rep. Charlie Rangel (N.Y.) Rep. Silvestre Reyes (Texas) Rep. Laura Richardson (Calif.) Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (Texas) Rep. Mike Ross (Ark.) Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (Calif.) Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.) Rep. Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) Rep. Allyson Schwartz (Pa.) Rep. José Serrano (N.Y.) Rep. Joe Sestak (Pa.) Rep. Brad Sherman (Calif.) Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.) Rep. Albio Sires (N.J.) Rep. Ike Skelton (Mo.) Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) Rep. Vic Snyder (Ark.) Rep. Hilda Solis (Calif.) Rep. Jackie Speier (Calif.) Rep. Betty Sutton (Ohio) Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.) Rep. Ellen Tauscher (Calif.) Rep. Mike Thompson (Calif.) Rep. Edolphus Towns (N.Y.) Rep. Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) Rep. Diane Watson (Calif.) Rep. Anthony Weiner (N.Y.) Rep. Lynn Woolsey (Calif.)

Undeclared (28): As of June 6
Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) Sen. Carl Levin (Mich.) Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.) Rep. Allen Boyd (Fla.) Rep. Nancy Boyda (Kan.) Rep. Don Cazayoux (La.) Rep. Travis Childers (Miss.) Rep. Bud Cramer (Ala.) Rep. Lincoln Davis (Tenn.) Rep. Brad Ellsworth (Ind.)* Rep. Bob Etheridge (N.C.) Rep. Bart Gordon (Tenn.) Rep. Tim Holden (Pa.) Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.) Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio) Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) Rep. Nick Lampson (Texas) Rep. Tim Mahoney (Fla.) Rep. Ed Markey (Mass.) Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.) Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.) Rep. Charlie Melancon (La.) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.) Rep. Gene Taylor (Miss.) Rep. John Tierney (Mass.) Rep. Charlie Wilson (Ohio) *Has not endorsed Clinton but has said he will vote for her if the nomination fight goes to the Democratic convention.

John McCain (89): Endorsements Prior to March 4
Sen. Wayne Allard (Colo.) Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah) Sen. Kit Bond (Mo.) Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.) Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.) Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.) Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.) Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) Sen. Pete Domenici (N.M.) Sen. John Ensign (Nev.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.) Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) Sen. Gordon Smith (Ore.) Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) Sen. John Thune (S.D.) Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) Sen. John Warner (Va.) Rep. Spencer Bachus (Ala.) Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) Rep. Roy Blunt (Mo.) Rep. John Boehner (Ohio) Rep. Michael Burgess (Texas) Rep. Dave Camp (Mich.) Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.) Rep. John Carter (Texas) Rep. Mike Castle (Del.) Rep. Mike Conaway (Texas) Rep. Tom Davis (Va.) Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) Rep. Thelma Drake (Va.) Rep. David Dreier (Calif.) Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño (Puerto Rico) Rep. Vito Fossella (N.Y.) Rep. Jim Gerlach (Pa.) Rep. Phil Gingrey (Ga.) Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) Rep. Kay Granger (Texas) Rep. Doc Hastings (Wash.) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Texas) Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) Rep. Sam Johnson (Texas) Rep. Ric Keller (Fla.) Rep. Peter King (N.Y.) Rep. Mark Kirk (Ill.) Rep. Joe Knollenberg (Mich.) Rep. Randy Kuhl (N.Y.) Rep. Ray LaHood (Ill.) Rep. Steven LaTourette (Ohio) Rep. Bob Latta (Ohio) Rep. Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) Rep. Dan Lungren (Calif.) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.) Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.) Rep. Tom Petri (Wis.) Rep. Chip Pickering (Miss.) Rep. Todd Platts (Pa.) Rep. Deborah Pryce (Ohio) Rep. Adam Putnam (Fla.) Rep. Jim Ramstad (Minn.) Rep. Ralph Regula (Ohio) Rep. Dave Reichert (Wash.) Rep. Rick Renzi (Ariz.) Rep. Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) Rep. Peter Roskam (Ill.) Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) Rep. Jean Schmidt (Ohio) Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas) Rep. John Shadegg (Ariz.) Rep. Christopher Shays (Conn.) Rep. John Shimkus (Ill.) Rep. Lee Terry (Neb.) Rep. Patrick Tiberi (Ohio) Rep. Michael Turner (Ohio) Rep. Fred Upton (Mich.) Rep. Ed Whitfield (Ky.) Rep. Joe Wilson (S.C.)

Ron Paul (1)
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. (N.C.)

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article