The party is revisiting its 2018 strategy of recruiting veterans for public office.
Democrats are turning to a tried-and-true campaign strategy as they try to win a House majority next year: recruiting and running military veterans.
In some of the 2026 midterm election’s top battleground districts, former Marines, Air Force officers, Navy pilots and Army combat veterans have emerged as leading Democratic House candidates, launching campaigns against Republican lawmakers that draw heavily on their records of service. Many of these Democratic candidates were recruited directly by party leaders in Washington, who have made a concerted effort to encourage veterans to seek elected office.
