The three being targeted are Senators John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. None are up for re-election next year.
Senator Angus King has voted to confirm four of President Trump’s judicial appointees; Senator John Fetterman voted to confirm one; and Senator Maggie Hassan has voted for three, Demand Justice said on Tuesday.
Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.
Matt Van Epps at his election night party in Nashville. He drew help from President Trump and national Republican groups, which ran a flurry of attack ads against his Democratic opponent.
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was supposed to be an easy Republican victory. But national spending and Democratic enthusiasm have made it an unusually high-profile race.