ImpeachPAC, a federal PAC funding pro-impeachment candidates for Congress, has announced five new endorsements, all Democratic nominees: Michael Calderin in Florida's 25th District; Samm Simpson in Florida's 10th; Cynthia Matthews in California's 26th; Viola Thomas-Hughes in New Jersey's Second; and Carol Gay in New Jersey's Fourth. ImpeachPAC has now endorsed 21 candidates.
Earlier this month ImpeachPAC endorsed the following 10 candidates: Keith Ellison, Democratic nominee in Minnesota's Fifth District; James Wright, Democratic nominee in the Eighth District of Texas; Stacey Tallitsch, Democratic nominee in Louisiana's First District; Danny Stover, Democratic nominee in Illinois' 19th; Bill Glass, Democratic and Green nominee in North Carolina's Ninth; Steve Young, Democratic nominee in the 48th District of California; John Laesch, Democratic nominee in Illinois' 14th District; Florice Hoffman, Democratic nominee in the 40th District of California; Dr. Bob Bowman, the Democratic nominee in Florida's 15th; and Sharon Beery, Democratic nominee in California's 22nd.
ImpeachPAC had previously endorsed four candidates for the House of Representatives and two for the U.S. Senate. ImpeachPAC is contributing $500 to each of the latest five candidates endorsed, gave $1,000 to each candidate in the second round of endorsements, and contributed $5,000 to each early endorsee. The early endorsees included: Tony Trupiano (MI-11), Bill Durston (CA-03), Jeeni Criscenzo (CA-49), Jean Hay Bright (Maine, Senate), and two candidates who have been defeated in primaries: Chris Owens (NY-11), and Carl Sheeler (RI, Senate).
The full list of endorsements and links to the candidates' websites can be found here:
http://impeachpac.org/candidates [1]
Each of the candidates endorsed supports immediate impeachment hearings for President Bush and Vice President Cheney.