House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) is hitting the road to campaign for fellow Democrats this week.
Neguse headlined a fundraiser for Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), a freshman Frontliner who flipped a red seat in 2022, in Cincinnati on Monday night. On Tuesday, Neguse is going to Arizona for a fundraiser with Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) to benefit other battleground candidates.
Neguse has raised and donated $17 million this cycle for the DCCC, candidates and Frontliners.
The cross-country stint is just the latest example of jockeying by younger, upcoming members of the House Democratic Caucus with long-term leadership ambitions.
If House Democrats win the majority in November, Neguse is slated to become assistant speaker. The Colorado Democrat became assistant Democratic leader in March after longtime Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) stepped down from Democratic leadership. Before taking over the assistant leader role, Neguse served as the chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.
Neguse has crisscrossed the country since March, campaigning for House Democratic candidates in Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, California, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut.
During his recent trip to Oregon, Neguse campaigned for Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) and state Rep. Janelle Bynum, who’s challenging Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.).
