New Radio Ads Target 32 GOP House Members

The DNC launched a new radio campaign today targeting 32 Republicans who voted against health insurance reform, even though President Obama won their districts in the 2008 election.

The ads call out their Representatives for siding with the status quo, and urge listeners to call their Member to ask him or her to “stand up for reform, not the insurance companies.”

“Not only did these districts vote for President Obama in 2008, they are also in dire need of comprehensive health reform,” said DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse. “These Members, and Republican leaders, have read this issue wrong politically - they think the political peril is in voting for reform. We're putting these folks on notice: the political peril is in siding with big insurance companies and voting against reform."

Members targeted: Reps. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Dan Lungren (CA-3), Elton Gallegly (CA-24), “Buck” McKeon (CA-25), David Dreier (CA-26), Ken Calvert (CA-44), John Campbell (CA-48), Brian Bilbray (CA-50), Mike Castle (DE-AL), Bill Young (FL-10), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18), Peter Roskam (IL-6), Mark Kirk (IL-10), Judy Biggert (IL-13), Don Manzullo (IL-16), Tom Latham (IA-4), Dave Camp (MI-4), Fred Upton (MI-6), Mike Rogers (MI-8), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Erik Paulsen (MN-3), Lee Terry (NE-2), Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2), Leonard Lance (NJ-7), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Jim Gerlach (PA-6), Charlie Dent (PA-15), Randy Forbes (VA-4), Frank Wolf (VA-10), Dave Reichert (WA-8), Paul Ryan (WI-1), Tom Petri (WI-6).