CatholicVote is endorsing more than three dozen candidates in marquee races this year, placing an emphasis on Catholic integrity. The endorsements are part of a $3 million effort, the largest in the organization’s history.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more talented group of Catholic candidates,” said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote. “We have a lot to be excited about this year.”
CatholicVote is focusing its endorsements on competitive races where at least one of the candidates is Catholic. Some of the endorsed candidates are themselves Catholic, while others are not Catholic themselves but uphold Catholic values better than their pro-abortion Catholic opponents. The group also endorsed in a handful of U.S. House races where neither candidate is Catholic but the district has an especially large Catholic population.
“I’ll take a non-Catholic who shares our values over a self-identified Catholic who hates our values any day of the week,” Burch said.
CatholicVote’s endorsement includes outreach efforts to Catholic voters in the jurisdiction, including advertising, text messages, phone calls, and direct mail. Many of the group’s efforts are powered by volunteers around the country.
CatholicVote’s 2022
Endorsed Candidates
J.D. Vance
U.S. Senate // Ohio
Adam Laxalt
U.S. Senate // Nevada
Blake Masters
U.S. Senate // Arizona
Marco Rubio
U.S. Senate // Florida
Kelly Tshibaka
U.S. Senate // Alaska
Ron DeSantis
Governor // Florida
Mike Dunleavy
Governor // Alaska
Greg Abbott
Governor // Texas
Mark Ronchetti
Governor // New Mexico
Matt Birk
Lieutenant Governor // Minnesota
Jim Schultz
Attorney General // Minnesota
Zach Nunn
U.S. House // Iowa's 3rd District
Jim Bognet
U.S. House // Pennsylvania's 8th District
John Gibbs
U.S. House // Michigan's 3rd District
Jennifer Ruth Green
U.S. House // Indiana's 1st District
David Schweikert
U.S. House // Arizona's 1st District
Eli Crane
U.S. House // Arizona's 2nd District
Monica de la Cruz
U.S. House // Texas's 15th District
Paul Junge
U.S. House // Michigan's 8th District
Kelly Cooper
U.S. House // Arizona's 4th District
Steve Chabot
U.S. House // Ohio's 1st District
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert
U.S. House // Ohio's 13th District
Juan Ciscomani
U.S. House // Arizona's 6th District
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
U.S. House // Oregon's 5th District
Yesli Vega
U.S. House // Virginia's 7th District
Mayra Flores
U.S. House // Texas's 34th District
Cassy Garcia
U.S. House // Texas's 28th District
April Becker
U.S. House // Nevada's 3rd District
Sam Peters
U.S. House // Nevada's 4th District
Anna Paulina Luna
U.S. House // Florida's 13th District
Brian Maryott
U.S. House // California's 49th District
