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Edited on Thu Nov-09-06 07:03 PM by in_cog_ni_to
AND Jim Webb!
I just LOVE this lady!
With today's concessions from Conrad Burns (R-MT) and George Allen (R-VA), it's now official: Democrats won back control of both the House and Senate!
What an amazing result. Only a few months ago, taking back the House looked possible but still tough, and winning the Senate looked like a long-shot. But now, as a direct result of your hard work, we did it. And if you're wondering about what kind of changes that decisive victory will bring, look no further than these examples:
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned
Nancy Pelosi will become the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives
With the new Senate majority, I will become chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee. And on my agenda? Finally we will hold hearings on global warming and the impact of toxics on the health of our families. These are huge changes -- but they're just the beginning. And this kind of sweeping change would not have been possible without you.
Our PAC for a Change community raised $1.2 million for 61 candidates this cycle, as well as a number of state parties and other organizations -- 37 of those 61 candidates won their campaigns, and 4 others are still awaiting results in races that are still too close to call. Take a look:
Candidate/Organization Race Funds Raised Win/Loss Gabrielle Giffords AZ-08 $ 1,000.00 WIN Jim Pedersen AZ-Sen $ 5,000.00 Loss Bill Durston CA-03 $ 500.00 Loss Charlie Brown CA-04 $ 5,000.00 Loss Lynn Woolsey CA-06 $ 2,000.00 WIN Jerry McNerney CA-11 $ 5,000.00 WIN TJ Cox CA-19 $ 500.00 Loss Robert Rodriguez CA-25 $ 500.00 Loss David Roth CA-45 $ 9,277.75 Loss Francine Busby CA-50 $ 21,711.30 Loss Bob Filner CA-51 $ 2,000.00 WIN Phil Angelides CA-GOV $ 5,000.00 Loss Dianne Feinstein CA-Sen $ 11,226.00 WIN Ed Perlmutter CO-07 $ 2,500.00 WIN Joe Courtney CT-02 $ 3,625.00 Race not called yet Diane Farrell CT-04 $ 3,625.00 Loss Chris Murphy CT-05 $ 3,625.00 WIN Ned Lamont CT-Sen $ 7,312.50 Loss Phyllis Busansky FL-09 $ 3,625.00 Loss Christine Jennings FL-13 $ 2,500.00 Race not called yet Ron Klein FL-22 $ 3,625.00 WIN Bill Nelson FL-Sen $ 81,249.68 WIN Daniel Akaka HI-Sen $ 5,587.50 WIN Bruce Braley IA-01 $ 2,500.00 WIN Leonard Boswell IA-03 $ 15,825.51 WIN Tammy Duckworth IL-06 $ 10,000.00 Loss Joe Donnelly IN-02 $ 2,500.00 WIN Ken Lucas KY-04 $ 2,000.00 Loss Ted Kennedy MA-Sen $ 566.75 WIN Ben Cardin MD-Sen $ 20,052.74 WIN Debbie StabeLossw MI-Sen $ 30,855.01 WIN Patty Wetterling MN-06 $ 2,500.00 Loss Amy Klobuchar MN-Sen $ 54,168.53 WIN Claire McCaskill MO-Sen $ 170,150.10 WIN Jon Tester MT-Sen $ 46,597.07 WIN Kent Conrad ND-Sen $ 916.00 WIN Ben Nelson NE-Sen $ 10,901.00 WIN Bob Menendez NJ-Sen $ 19,637.80 WIN Patsy Madrid NM-01 $ 2,500.00 Race not called yet Jeff Bingaman NM-Sen $ 1,091.00 WIN Tessa Hafen NV-03 $ 7,000.00 Loss Jack Carter NV-Sen $ 8,473.81 Loss Kirsten Gillibrand NY-20 $ 3,625.00 WIN Mike Arcuri NY-24 $ 2,500.00 WIN Hillary Clinton NY-Sen $ 631.75 WIN Mary Jo Kilroy OH-15 $ 1,000.00 Loss Sherrod Brown OH-Sen $ 23,761.82 WIN Lois Murphy PA-06 $ 5,000.00 Loss Joe Sestak PA-07 $ 3,000.00 WIN Chris Carney PA-10 $ 2,500.00 WIN Bob Casey PA-Sen $ 27,959.31 WIN Sheldon Whitehouse RI-Sen $ 45,325.30 WIN Harold Ford, Jr. TN-Sen $ 89,352.44 Loss Chet Edwards TX-17 $ 1,000.00 WIN Judy Feder VA-10 $ 1,000.00 Loss James Webb VA-Sen $ 133,020.83 WIN Peter Welch VT-AL $ 1,000.00 WIN Bernie Sanders VT-Sen $ 7,031.50 WIN Darcy Burner WA-08 $ 3,625.00 Race not called yet Maria Cantwell WA-Sen $ 93,606.07 WIN Robert Byrd WV-Sen $ 51,551.00 WIN DSCC $ 30,000.00 Victory 2006 (Michigan) $ 5,000.00 Sail to Victory (Jim Webb) $ 5,000.00 DE Dem Party $ 5,000.00 MN Dem Party $ 5,000.00 MO Dem Party $ 5,000.00 MT Dem Party $ 5,000.00 NV Dem Party $ 5,000.00 OH Dem Party $ 5,000.00 PN Dem Party $ 5,000.00 WA Dem Party $ 5,000.00 Other organizations $ 15,950.00 TOTAL: $ 1,186,665.07
I'm thrilled by everything that we did to help our Democratic candidates this year -- and I'm even more thrilled by what a new Democratic Congress will be able to do for the American people.
Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for everything that you've done. Take some time to enjoy this tremendous victory -- and then let's prepare for the work that lies ahead. Now is the time for Democrats to lead, and I know we will.
In Friendship,
Barbara Boxer
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