2012 Endorsements

Congressional candidates endorsed by the Sierra Club are listed alphabetically, by state.
Why aren't some states listed? Endorsements are considered on a rolling basis as they are submitted by the Club's Chapters. The endorsed candidates on this page are for federal candidates only (U.S. House and Senate), and have been approved to date. For information on state candidates, please contact your local Sierra Club chapter. Check this page regularly for updates. Key to the chart:

Party:
R = Republican
D = Democrat
G = Green
I = Independent

Seat:
I = Incumbent
C = Challenger
O = Open
DP= Democratic Primary
RP = Republican Primary
SE = Special Election

District:
AL = At Large

Senate

State	Candidate	Party	Seat	Candidate's Committee
MD	Cardin, Ben	D	I	Ben Cardin for Senate
NM	Heinrich, Martin	D	O	Martin Heinrich for Senate

House of Representatives

State	District	Candidate	Party	Seat	Candidate's Committee
CA	3	Garamendi, John	D	I	Garamendi for Congress
CA	20	Farr, Sam	D	I	Friends of Farr Committee
MD	2	Ruppersberger, Dutch	D	I	Dutch Ruppersberger for Congress
MD	3	Sarbanes, John	D	I	Friends of John Sarbanes
MD	4	Edwards, Donna	D	I	Donna Edwards for Congress
MD	5	Hoyer, Steny	D	I	Hoyer for Congress
MD	7	Cummings, Elijah	D	I	Cummings for Congress Campaign Committee
MD	8	Van Hollen, Chris	D	I	Van Hollen for Congress
NM	1	Griego, Eric	D	DP	Griego for Congress
NM	3	Lujan, Ben Ray	D	I	People for Ben
OR	1	Bonimici, Suzanne	D	SE	Bonimici for Congress

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