Washington, DC -- The Democratic National Committee is targeting 32 House Republicans, including Washington State’s Dave Reichert, in a new radio ad campaign that criticizes them for voting against health care reform legislation earlier this month.
The commercials will begin running Tuesday and are aimed at Republicans in congressional districts that voted for President Obama in the 2008 election.
"Republicans have read this wrong politically," said DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan. "They think the political peril is in voting for reform. The political peril is in voting against reform and siding with big insurance companies instead of their neighbors."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was able to marshal a health care reform bill through her chamber, although not without controversy. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to bring the Senate bill to the floor soon, but the fate of health care reform remains up in the air as Democrats remain divided over issues such as a government-run insurance option and abortion.
Rep. Dave Reichert represents Washington state's Eighth Congressional District. The district is made of most of the region known as "the Eastside" and the mostly rural eastern parts of King and Pierce counties.
Full list of Republicans targeted in the new DNC ad campaign:
California Rep. Mary Bono Mack
California Rep. Dan Lungren
California Rep. Elton Gallegly
California Rep. Buck McKeon
California Rep. David Dreier
California Rep. Ken Calvert
California Rep. John Campbell
California Rep. Brian Bilbray
Delaware Rep. Mike Castle
Florida Rep. Bill Young
Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam
Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk
Illinois Rep. Judy Biggert
Illinois Rep. Don Manzullo
Iowa Rep. Tom Latham
Michigan Rep. Dave Camp
Michigan Rep. Fred Upton
Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers
Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter
Minnesota Rep. Erik Paulsen
Nebraska Rep. Lee Terry
New Jersey Rep. Frank LoBiondo
New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance
Ohio Rep. Pat Tiberi
Pennsylvania Rep. Jim Gerlach
Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent
Virginia Rep. Randy Forbes
Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf
Washington Rep. Dave Reichert
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan
Wisconsin Rep. Tom Petri
