2012 Candidates

Democratic Incumbents:

	Sen. Sherrod Brown – D-OH Sherrod Brown represents Ohio in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.
	Sen. Maria Cantwell – D-WA Maria Cantwell represents Washington in the US Senate. She will be running for her third term in 2012.
	Ben Cardin – D-MD Ben Cardin represents Maryland in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.
	Tom Carper – D-DE Tom Carper represents Delaware in the US Senate. He will be running for his third term in 2012.
	Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. - D-PA Bob Casey, Jr. represents Pennsylvania in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.
	Sen. Dianne Feinstein - D-CA Dianne Feinstein represents California in the US Senate. She will be running for her fourth full term in 2012.
	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand – D-NY Kirsten Gillibrand represents New York in the US Senate. She will be running for her first full term in 2012.
	Sen. Amy Klobuchar - D-MN Amy Klobuchar represents Minnesota in the US Senate. She will be running for her second term in 2012.
	Sen. Joe Manchin - D-WV Joe Manchin represents West Virginia in the US Senate. He will be running for his first full term in 2012.
	Sen. Claire McCaskill - D-MO Claire McCaskill represents Missouri in the US Senate. She will be running for her second term in 2012.
	Sen. Bob Menendez - D-NJ Bob Menendez represents New Jersey in the US Senate. He will be running for his second elected term in 2012.
	Sen. Ben Nelson - D-NE Ben Nelson represents Nebraska in the US Senate. He will be running for his third term in 2012.
	Sen. Bill Nelson - D-FL Bill Nelson represents Florida in the US Senate. He will be running for his third term in 2012.

Sen. Bernie Sanders - I-VT
Bernie Sanders represents Vermont in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow - D-MI
Debbie Stabenow represents Michigan in the US Senate. She will be running for her third term in 2012.

Sen. Jon Tester - D-MT
Jon Tester represents Montana in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse - D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the US Senate. He will be running for his second term in 2012.

Democratic Challengers:

	Tammy Baldwin – D-WI Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin has represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 1999. She will be running for Senate in 2012.
	Shelley Berkley – D-NV Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has served Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999. She is challenging Senator Dean Heller in the 2012 elections.
	Heidi Heitkamp D-ND Heidi Heitkamp served as the 28th attorney general of North Dakota from 1993 to 2001. She is challenging Senator Kent Conrad in the 2012 elections.
	Mazie Hirono – D-HI Congresswoman Mazie Hirono has represented the 2nd district of Hawaii since 2007. She will be running for Senate in 2012.
	Elizabeth Warren - D-MA Elizabeth Warren created the Consumer Protection Finance Bureau, which looks out for the interests of consumers. She will be challenging Senator Scott Brown in the 2012 elections.