House Democrats Promote 3 Recruits

By Abby Livingston

Posted October 24, 2013 at 9:09am

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee elevated three new candidates to its Jumpstart designation on Thursday.

Jumpstart is a program that provides “financial, communications, operational, and strategic support to top recruits,” according to a release from the committee. The Jumpstart distinction also serves as the DCCC’s signal of approval to donors.

This round of Jumpstart additions include:

Former Hill staffer Amanda Renteria (CA-21)
Omaha City Councilman Pete Festersen (NE-02)
Venture Capitalist Sean Eldridge (NY-19)

This is the third round of Jumpstart recruits. See previous Jumpstart recruits here.

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