Thinking about running for Congress? For hopeful Democrats, there was no better place to be this weekend than hobnobbing with the party elite and donors at inaugural festivities. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee leveraged the weekend to tout a trio of potential recruits for House races in 2014. A Democratic source said the following three recruitment prospects attended the committee's inaugural luncheon at the Italian Embassy on Jan. 21: Former Colorado Speaker Andrew Romanoff. He's already indicated that he's interested in challenging Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., in the 6th District. Coffman tops the DCCC's target list for 2014 after he won re-election by a 2-point margin in November. Democratic National Committeewoman Erin Bilbray-Kohn. She has said she's "seriously thinking" about challenging Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., in the 3rd District. The daughter of a former Nevada congressman, Bilbray-Kohn served as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, D-Nev., top finance aide in 2010. Democrats view Heck as vulnerable after he won re-election with 50 percent of the vote, and the president won the district. (more…)
