WASHINGTON – Today the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program announced the first round of “On the Radar” candidates. Officially an NRCC effort for the past four election cycles, the program requires these candidates to hit specific goals throughout the cycle to ensure their campaigns remain competitive, well-funded and communicative within their districts. “On the Radar” is the first of three levels in the Young Guns program.

“These 31 candidates are formidable competitors against the liberal agenda of Nancy Pelosi and the left,” said NRCC Chairman Steve Stivers. “We look forward to working with these candidates to grow our Republican majority and enact policies that help hard-working Americans.”

Below are the “On the Radar” candidates:

AZ-01: Steve Smith
AZ-09: Steve Ferrara
CA-07: Andrew Grant
CA-24: Justin Fareed
CA-31: Sean Flynn
FL-07: Mike Miller
FL-07: Scott Sturgill
FL-27: Bruno Barreiro
IL-10: Jeremy Wynes
IL-10: Douglas Bennett
IL-10: Sapan Shah
IL-17: Mark Kleine
KS-02: Caryn Tyson
KS-02: Steve Fitzgerald
MA-03: Rick Green
MI-11: Lena Epstein
MN-01: Jim Hagedorn
MN-08: Pete Stauber
NV-03: Victoria Seaman
NV-04: Stavros Anthony
NH-01: Eddie Edwards
NH-01: Andy Sanborn
NH-02: Steve Negron
NJ-05: Steve Lonegan
NM-02: Yvette Herrell
NM-02: Monty Newman
PA-11: Dan Mueser
PA-17: John Chrin
SD-AL: Dusty Johnson
SD-AL: Shantel Krebs
WA-08: Dino Rossi