2020 Senate Endorsements
Sen. Susan Collins
R-Maine
https://www.susancollins.com/
Status: Won (51.1%)
Despite winning with 68% of the vote the last time she was on the ballot in 2014, Sen. Susan Collins (R) is in a tough re-election fight with state House Speaker Sara Gideon (D-Freeport). Even though Maine is a small state, this is a national race. Sen. Collins trails slightly in most polling but is very much alive to win a fifth term.
Since her first election to the U.S. Senate in 1996, Sen. Collins works across party lines to get things done. For the past six years, Collins ranks as the most bipartisan member of the U.S. Senate by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University. She chairs the Senate Aging Committee and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee. She also serves on the Intelligence and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees. Sen. Collins ranks twelfth in Senate seniority and has never missed a vote in 23 years in office – the longest perfect voting record in the history of the U.S. Senate.
Her issue priorities and legislative accomplishments are in the important areas of homeland security, national defense, disaster response, education, business development, healthcare and issues affecting the senior community.
R-Maine
https://www.susancollins.com/
Status: Won (51.1%)
Despite winning with 68% of the vote the last time she was on the ballot in 2014, Sen. Susan Collins (R) is in a tough re-election fight with state House Speaker Sara Gideon (D-Freeport). Even though Maine is a small state, this is a national race. Sen. Collins trails slightly in most polling but is very much alive to win a fifth term.
Since her first election to the U.S. Senate in 1996, Sen. Collins works across party lines to get things done. For the past six years, Collins ranks as the most bipartisan member of the U.S. Senate by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University. She chairs the Senate Aging Committee and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee. She also serves on the Intelligence and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees. Sen. Collins ranks twelfth in Senate seniority and has never missed a vote in 23 years in office – the longest perfect voting record in the history of the U.S. Senate.
Her issue priorities and legislative accomplishments are in the important areas of homeland security, national defense, disaster response, education, business development, healthcare and issues affecting the senior community.
Sen. Steve Daines
R-Montana
https://www.stevedaines.com/
Status: Won (55%)
Sen. Steve Daines (R) is running for a second term and faces the state’s Governor, Steve Bullock (D), who was a short-tenured presidential candidate. Polls are tight here, with Sen. Daines building a slight lead in the latest surveys. With Montana being a top five state for President Trump, the political wind will be at Sen. Daines’ back. This is clearly a must-win campaign to retain a pro-prosperity majority.
Sen. Steve Daines is a fifth generation Montanan. Daines was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012 and two years later, elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014. Rep. Daines was rated the most effective first-term House member in 2013 and 2014.
Prior to his election, Daines worked for Proctor & Gamble both here in the US and internationally, for thirteen years. He moved back to Montana and started working for his family’s construction business, and later, became Vice President of RightNow Technologies, a cloud computing start-up company which grew to become a publicly traded software company with 17 offices around the world before it was acquired by Oracle in 2012. The company is one of Montana's largest employers.
Sen. Daines sits on the Senate Appropriations, Finance, Indian Affairs and the Joint Congressional-Executive Commission on China. He is also a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee and chair of its Subcommittee on National Parks.
As a U.S. Senator, Daines believe in common sense solutions and is focused on creating jobs, making our borders secure and cutting and controlling spending. He supports responsible development of energy resources and forest management reform and believes in increased government transparency.
R-Montana
https://www.stevedaines.com/
Status: Won (55%)
Sen. Steve Daines (R) is running for a second term and faces the state’s Governor, Steve Bullock (D), who was a short-tenured presidential candidate. Polls are tight here, with Sen. Daines building a slight lead in the latest surveys. With Montana being a top five state for President Trump, the political wind will be at Sen. Daines’ back. This is clearly a must-win campaign to retain a pro-prosperity majority.
Sen. Steve Daines is a fifth generation Montanan. Daines was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012 and two years later, elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014. Rep. Daines was rated the most effective first-term House member in 2013 and 2014.
Prior to his election, Daines worked for Proctor & Gamble both here in the US and internationally, for thirteen years. He moved back to Montana and started working for his family’s construction business, and later, became Vice President of RightNow Technologies, a cloud computing start-up company which grew to become a publicly traded software company with 17 offices around the world before it was acquired by Oracle in 2012. The company is one of Montana's largest employers.
Sen. Daines sits on the Senate Appropriations, Finance, Indian Affairs and the Joint Congressional-Executive Commission on China. He is also a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee and chair of its Subcommittee on National Parks.
As a U.S. Senator, Daines believe in common sense solutions and is focused on creating jobs, making our borders secure and cutting and controlling spending. He supports responsible development of energy resources and forest management reform and believes in increased government transparency.
Sen. Joni Ernst
R-Iowa
https://joniernst.com/
Status: Won (51.8%)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R) is on the ballot for a second term from the Hawkeye State. Her opponent is Des Moines real estate executive Theresa Greenfield. Polls show this as a close race. This is a must-win race to hold a pro-prosperity majority.
When she was elected to the U. S. Senate in 2014, Joni Ernst became the first woman elected to represent Iowa in federal office and the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate as well.
Sen. Ernst was raised on a farm and worked her way through college. She joined the military and served in both the Army Reserves and the Iowa National Guard for over 23 years. She retired in 2015 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa National Guard and served in every leadership position from platoon leader to battalion commander. Sen. Ernst was elected as Montgomery County Auditor after her overseas deployment, and later to the Iowa State Senate.
Currently, Sen. Ernst serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee and is chair of its Subcommittee on Rural Development & Energy, and on the Armed Services Committee, and chairs the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities. Other assignments include the Environment & Public Works, Judiciary and Small Business & Entrepreneurship committees.
She is focused on bringing Iowa values to Washington, working with Republicans and Democrats to find a constructive path forward. Sen. Ernst is working to strengthen the rural economy by ensuring markets remain open to exports and promote innovation and increase competition in the global marketplace – increasing jobs and economic growth. She is also working to eliminate harmful rules and regulations, find solutions for affordable, quality healthcare and ensure that farmers have a level playing field in trade agreements.
R-Iowa
https://joniernst.com/
Status: Won (51.8%)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R) is on the ballot for a second term from the Hawkeye State. Her opponent is Des Moines real estate executive Theresa Greenfield. Polls show this as a close race. This is a must-win race to hold a pro-prosperity majority.
When she was elected to the U. S. Senate in 2014, Joni Ernst became the first woman elected to represent Iowa in federal office and the first female combat veteran to serve in the Senate as well.
Sen. Ernst was raised on a farm and worked her way through college. She joined the military and served in both the Army Reserves and the Iowa National Guard for over 23 years. She retired in 2015 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa National Guard and served in every leadership position from platoon leader to battalion commander. Sen. Ernst was elected as Montgomery County Auditor after her overseas deployment, and later to the Iowa State Senate.
Currently, Sen. Ernst serves on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee and is chair of its Subcommittee on Rural Development & Energy, and on the Armed Services Committee, and chairs the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities. Other assignments include the Environment & Public Works, Judiciary and Small Business & Entrepreneurship committees.
She is focused on bringing Iowa values to Washington, working with Republicans and Democrats to find a constructive path forward. Sen. Ernst is working to strengthen the rural economy by ensuring markets remain open to exports and promote innovation and increase competition in the global marketplace – increasing jobs and economic growth. She is also working to eliminate harmful rules and regulations, find solutions for affordable, quality healthcare and ensure that farmers have a level playing field in trade agreements.
Sen. Martha McSally
R-Arizona
www.mcsallyforsenate.com
Status: Lost to Mark Kelly (D), 51.2% - 48.8%
Senator Martha McSally is in a toss-up battle with Democratic opponent Mark Kelly (D) in November. McSally previously represented AZ-1 in the U.S. House of Representatives for four years (2014-2018) before running for U.S. Senate, losing in a close contest to Rep. Krysten Sinema. Arizona Gov. Ducey appointed her fill the vacancy of Sen. John McCain in 2019.
Sen. McSally graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and in pilot training, was the first in her class at the Air War College. She served 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2010 as a full Colonel. McSally is the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat and first in U.S. history to command a flyer squadron in combat.
During her tenure in the House, Sen. McSally’s business record was stellar – she received a 100% in the 114th Congress and an average score of 96% in the 115th from major business associations, including the National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business.
In the Senate, she sits on the Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Armed Services, and the Indian Affairs Committees, in addition to the Special Committee on Aging.
R-Arizona
www.mcsallyforsenate.com
Status: Lost to Mark Kelly (D), 51.2% - 48.8%
Senator Martha McSally is in a toss-up battle with Democratic opponent Mark Kelly (D) in November. McSally previously represented AZ-1 in the U.S. House of Representatives for four years (2014-2018) before running for U.S. Senate, losing in a close contest to Rep. Krysten Sinema. Arizona Gov. Ducey appointed her fill the vacancy of Sen. John McCain in 2019.
Sen. McSally graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and in pilot training, was the first in her class at the Air War College. She served 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 2010 as a full Colonel. McSally is the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat and first in U.S. history to command a flyer squadron in combat.
During her tenure in the House, Sen. McSally’s business record was stellar – she received a 100% in the 114th Congress and an average score of 96% in the 115th from major business associations, including the National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business.
In the Senate, she sits on the Energy and Natural Resources, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Armed Services, and the Indian Affairs Committees, in addition to the Special Committee on Aging.
Sen. David Perdue
R-Georgia
https://perduesenate.com/
Status: Runoff Election on January 5, 2020
Sen. David Perdue stands for a second term and faces Democratic documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff. Sen. Perdue consistently leads the polls with a small margin, but Republicans across the board tend to under-poll in the southern states. Mr. Ossoff raised an incredible $36 million for a 2017 House special election but lost. This time, the Democrat’s campaign receipts total over $7 million, while Sen. Perdue has attracted almost $15 million in support.
Sen. David Perdue has over 40 years of business experience and has helped grow prominent companies such as Reebok, Sara Lee and Haggar, and as a former CEO of Dollar General Stores, created thousands of jobs for working families across the country. With his private sector experience he understands the global economy and impact government policies have on business. Before his election to the Senate, he sat on the Board of Directors of five major corporations and co-founded Perdue Partners, a Georgia based global trading company.
He never held public office before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2014. Sen. Perdue serves on the Armed Services, Banking, Budget and Foreign Relations Committees. Sen. Perdue is an advocate for rebuilding, modernizing and improving military readiness, rolling back confusing and contradictory banking regulations to free up needed capital for economic growth, and fixing the broken budgeting process in Congress. National security is a top priority with defense, development and diplomacy all key components.
R-Georgia
https://perduesenate.com/
Status: Runoff Election on January 5, 2020
Sen. David Perdue stands for a second term and faces Democratic documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff. Sen. Perdue consistently leads the polls with a small margin, but Republicans across the board tend to under-poll in the southern states. Mr. Ossoff raised an incredible $36 million for a 2017 House special election but lost. This time, the Democrat’s campaign receipts total over $7 million, while Sen. Perdue has attracted almost $15 million in support.
Sen. David Perdue has over 40 years of business experience and has helped grow prominent companies such as Reebok, Sara Lee and Haggar, and as a former CEO of Dollar General Stores, created thousands of jobs for working families across the country. With his private sector experience he understands the global economy and impact government policies have on business. Before his election to the Senate, he sat on the Board of Directors of five major corporations and co-founded Perdue Partners, a Georgia based global trading company.
He never held public office before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2014. Sen. Perdue serves on the Armed Services, Banking, Budget and Foreign Relations Committees. Sen. Perdue is an advocate for rebuilding, modernizing and improving military readiness, rolling back confusing and contradictory banking regulations to free up needed capital for economic growth, and fixing the broken budgeting process in Congress. National security is a top priority with defense, development and diplomacy all key components.
Sen. Mark Warner
D-Virginia
https://markwarnerva.com/
Status: Won (56%)
Mark Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and again in 2014, and currently seeking his third term. He spent twenty years as a technology executive and business leader in Virginia before being elected governor.
As Governor of Virginia, he was able to bring 130,000 new jobs to the state and when he left the governor’s office in 2006, Virginia was ranked as the nation’s best state for business, best managed state and the best state to receive a public education.
Sen. Warner is on the Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, the Senate Budget Committee, Rules Committee, and Senate Finance Committee. He is the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Sen. Warner believes in working across the aisle to get things done and is focused on lowering the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, finding innovative ways to create jobs and strengthening national security.
D-Virginia
https://markwarnerva.com/
Status: Won (56%)
Mark Warner was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and again in 2014, and currently seeking his third term. He spent twenty years as a technology executive and business leader in Virginia before being elected governor.
As Governor of Virginia, he was able to bring 130,000 new jobs to the state and when he left the governor’s office in 2006, Virginia was ranked as the nation’s best state for business, best managed state and the best state to receive a public education.
Sen. Warner is on the Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, the Senate Budget Committee, Rules Committee, and Senate Finance Committee. He is the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Sen. Warner believes in working across the aisle to get things done and is focused on lowering the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs, finding innovative ways to create jobs and strengthening national security.
