This article lists the endorsements made by members of the 110th United States Congress for candidates for their party's nominations in the 2008 United States presidential election. All of the Democratic members of Congress are also superdelegates to their party's presidential nominating convention, except for those from Florida and Michigan. For further details of superdelegates and their voting intentions see List of superdelegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. This page lists congressional endorsements, which are distinct from superdelegates' intentions to vote.
Candidates for the US 2008 presidential election who have congressional endorsements Candidate Party Senate endorsements House endorsements Total Barack Obama Democratic 46 188 233 Hillary Clinton Democratic 0 28 28 John McCain Republican 16 29 45 Ron Paul Republican 0 2 2
List of senators Senator Party State EndorsementReference Richard Shelby Republican Alabama Jeff Sessions Ted Stevens Alaska Lisa Murkowski John McCain Arizona John McCain (self) Jon Kyl John McCainEndorsements '08 The Hill Blanche Lincoln Democratic Arkansas Barack ObamaSen. Lincoln shifts support to Barack Obama Mark Pryor Barack Obama Dianne Feinstein California Barack ObamaCalifornia Senator Dianne Feinstein Endorses Clinton Press Release. July 25, 2007. Hillary for President Barbara Boxer Barack Obama Wayne Allard Republican Colorado Ken Salazar Democratic Barack Obama Chris Dodd Connecticut Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Independent John McCain Lieberman to Endorse McCain William Kristol. The Weekly Standard. December 16, 2007. Joe Biden Democratic Delaware Barack Obama (Vice Presidential nominee) Tom Carper Barack Obama Bill Nelson Florida Barack Obama Mel Martinez Republican John McCain Saxby Chambliss Georgia John McCain Johnny Isakson John McCain Daniel Inouye Democratic Hawaii Barack Obama Daniel Akaka Barack ObamaBarack Obama : : Change We Can Believe In | Sam Graham-Felsen's Blog: Senator Daniel Akaka Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 151 To Go Larry Craig Republican Idaho Mike Crapo Dick Durbin Democratic Illinois Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Obama (self) Richard Lugar Republican Indiana Evan Bayh Democratic Barack Obama Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa Tom Harkin Democratic Barack Obama Sam Brownback Republican Kansas John McCain Sam Brownback Endorses John McCain The Associated Press. November 7, 2007. FoxNews.com Pat Roberts John McCain Mitch McConnell Kentucky John McCain Jim Bunning Mary Landrieu Democratic Louisiana Barack Obama David Vitter Republican Olympia Snowe Maine John McCain Susan Collins John McCain McCain Endorsements March 1, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2007 Barbara Mikulski Democratic Maryland Barack Obama Sen. Mikulski endorses Obama Ben Cardin Barack Obamahttp://www.exam____iner.com/a-1423975~Sen__Cardin_endorses_Obama.html Ted Kennedy Massachusetts Barack ObamaBoston Globe John Kerry Barack Obama Sam Graham-Felsen's blog. John Kerry Endorses Barack Obama Jeff Zeleny. January 10, 2008. The New York Times. Carl Levin Michigan Barack ObamaObama makes campaign stop in Flint Debbie Stabenow Barack Obama Norm Coleman Republican Minnesota John McCain Amy Klobuchar Democratic Barack Obama https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080331/ap_on_el_pr/obama_endorsement;_ylt=AtS7fd5I6Z7oFM1T6t8PA9hh24cA Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi Roger Wicker Kit Bond Missouri Claire McCaskill Democratic Barack Obama AP: Sen. McCaskill to endorse Obama Article. January 12, 2007. USA Today Max Baucus Montana Barack Obama Jon Tester Barack Obama Chuck Hagel Republican Nebraska Ben Nelson Democratic Barack Obamahttps://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080112/ap_on_el_pr/obama_endorsement Press Release. January 12, 2008 Nebraska Sen. Nelson Endorses Obama Retrieved January 12, 2009 Harry Reid Nevada Barack Obama John Ensign Republican Judd Gregg New Hampshire John E. Sununu Frank Lautenberg Democratic New Jersey Barack Obama Bob Menendez Barack Obama Pete Domenici Republican New Mexico John McCain Jeff Bingaman Democratic Barack Obama Senator Jeff Bingaman Endorses Barack Obama . Press Release. April 28, 2008. Barack Obama for President. Chuck Schumer New York Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Elizabeth Dole Republican North Carolina John McCain Richard Burr John McCain Kent Conrad Democratic North Dakota Barack Obama Senator Kent Conrad endorses Barack Obama Press Release. December 29, 2007 Obama for America Retrieved December 29, 2007 Byron Dorgan Barack Obama George Voinovich Republican Ohio Sherrod Brown Democratic Barack Obama Jim Inhofe Republican Oklahoma Tom Coburn John McCain Ron Wyden Democratic Oregon Barack Obama Gordon H. Smith Republican John McCain Arlen Specter Pennsylvania Bob Casey Jr. Democratic Barack Obama Jack Reed Rhode IslandBarack Obama Sheldon Whitehouse Barack Obama Lindsey Graham Republican South Carolina John McCain Jim DeMint Mitt Romney O'Brien, Michael (2011-03-17) Mitt’s backers: ‘RomneyCare’ overblown, The Hill Tim P. Johnson Democratic South Dakota Barack Obama John Thune Republican John McCain Why John McCain Had A Pretty Good Month Lamar Alexander Tennessee Bob Corker Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas John Cornyn John McCain McCain tries to seal deal News Article. February 7, 2008 The Hill. Orrin Hatch Utah Bob Bennett Patrick Leahy Democratic Vermont Barack Obama Senator Leahy endorses Obama News Article. January 17, 2008 Huffington Post. Bernie Sanders Independent John Warner Republican Virginia John McCain Jim Webb Democratic Barack Obama Patty Murray Washington Barack Obama Maria Cantwell Barack Obama Robert Byrd West Virginia Barack Obama Jay Rockefeller Barack Obama Herb Kohl Wisconsin Barack Obama Russ Feingold Barack Obama John Barrasso Republican Wyoming Mike Enzi
List of representatives District Member Party State Endorsement Reference Jo Bonner RepublicanAlabamaMitt Romney Terry Everett Republican Mike D. Rogers Republican Robert Aderholt Republican Bud Cramer Democratic Spencer Bachus Republican John McCain Artur Davis Democratic Barack Obama Don Young Republican Alaska Rick Renzi RepublicanArizona John McCain Trent Franks Republican John Shadegg Republican John McCain Ed Pastor Democratic Hillary Clinton Harry Mitchell Democratic Barack Obama Jeff Flake Republican John McCain Raúl Grijalva Democratic Barack Obama Gabby Giffords Democratic Barack Obama Marion Berry DemocraticArkansas Barack Obama Vic Snyder Democratic Barack Obama John Boozman Republican Mike Huckabee Mike Ross Democratic Barack Obama Mike Thompson DemocraticCalifornia Barack Obama Wally Herger Republican Dan Lungren Republican John McCain John Doolittle Republican Doris Matsui Democratic Hillary Clinton Lynn Woolsey Democratic Hillary Clinton George Miller Democratic Barack Obama Sam Graham-Felsen's Blog Congressman George Miller (D-CA) endorses Barack Obama Lisa Vorderbrueggen. January 10, 2008. Contra Coasta Times. Nancy Pelosi Democratic Barbara Lee Democratic Barack ObamaRep. Barbara Lee, known for anti-war stance, endorses Obama SFGate.com. Accessed 10 December 2007. Ellen Tauscher Democratic Hillary Clinton Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher Endorses Hillary Clinton Press Release. July 18, 2007. Hillary for President. Jerry McNerney Democratic Barack Obama Jackie Speier Democratic Hillary Clinton sfgate.com Article. April 11, 2008. The San Francisco Chronicle. Pete Stark Democratic Barack Obama Congressman Pete Stark endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 120.5 To Go Anna Eshoo Democratic Barack Obamahttp://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=1594 Rep. Anna Eshoo endorses Obama; decision 'moves beyond gender or race'. Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2008, 1:09 AM Mike Honda Democratic Zoe Lofgren Democratic Barack Obama Zoe Lofgren endorses Barack Obama. Article. January 14, 2008. San Jose Mercury News. Sam Farr Democratic Barack Obama Dennis Cardoza Democratic Barack Obama George Radanovich Republican Jim Costa Democratic Barack Obama Reps. Jim Costa (CA-20) and Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Endorse Obama; Delegate Countdown -59 To Go Devin Nunes Republican Kevin McCarthy Republican Lois Capps Democratic Barack Obama Elton Gallegly Republican Howard McKeon Republican David Dreier Republican Brad Sherman Democratic Hillary Clinton California Congressman Brad Sherman Endorses Clinton Press Release. November 30, 2007. Hillary for President. Howard Berman Democratic Barack Obama Adam Schiff Democratic Barack Obama Henry Waxman Democratic Barack Obama Xavier Becerra Democratic Barack Obama Congressman Xavier Becerra endorses Barack Obama Article January 27, 2008. American Chronicle Hilda Solis Democratic Hillary Clinton California Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis Endorses Clinton Press Release. October 17, 2007. Hillary for President Diane Watson Democratic Hillary Clinton California Rep. Diane Watson Endorses Clinton Press Release. September 27, 2007. Hillary for President Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic Hillary Clinton Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Endorses Hillary Clinton Press Release. June 27, 2007. Hillary for President Maxine Waters Democratic Barack Obama Jane Harman Democratic Hillary Clinton Congresswoman Jane Harman Endorses Clinton Press Release. July 18, 2007. Hillary for President. Laura Richardson Democratic Hillary Clinton Congresswoman Laura Richardson Endorses Clinton Press Release. September 13, 2007. Hillary for President. Grace Napolitano Democratic Barack Obama Linda Sánchez Democratic Barack Obamahttp://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/CGgW2 Press Release. January 18, 2008. "Barack Obama for President" Ed Royce Republican Jerry Lewis Republican Gary Miller Republican Joe Baca Democratic Barack Obama Ken Calvert Republican Mary Bono Republican Dana Rohrabacher Republican Loretta Sanchez Democratic Hillary Clinton U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez Endorses Hillary Clinton for President Press Release. January 18, 2007. Hillary for President. John Campbell Republican Darrell Issa Republican John McCain Brian Bilbray Republican Bob Filner Democratic Barack Obama Duncan Hunter Republican Susan Davis Democratic Barack Obama Diana DeGette DemocraticColorado Barack Obama Mark Udall Democratic Barack Obama John Salazar Democratic Barack Obama Marilyn Musgrave Republican Doug Lamborn Republican Tom Tancredo Republican Ed Perlmutter Democratic Barack Obama John Larson DemocraticConnecticut Barack Obamanewsday.com Congressmen Larson, Murphy to endorse Barack Obama. 10:55 AM EST, January 31, 2008 Joe Courtney Democratic Barack Obama Rosa DeLauro Democratic Barack Obama Christopher Shays Republican John McCain Chris Murphy Democratic Barack Obama Mike Castle Republican Delaware John McCain Jeff Miller RepublicanFlorida John McCain Allen Boyd Democratic Corrine Brown Democratic Barack Obama Ander Crenshaw Republican Ginny Brown-Waite Republican Cliff Stearns Republican John Mica Republican Ric Keller Republican John McCain Gus Bilirakis Republican John McCain Bill Young Republican Kathy Castor Democratic Barack Obama Rep. Castor Says She'll Support Obama Adam Putnam Republican Vernon Buchanan Republican Connie Mack IV Republican Dave Weldon Republican Tim Mahoney Democratic Kendrick Meek Democratic Barack Obama Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican John McCain Robert Wexler Democratic Barack Obama Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic Barack Obama Lincoln Díaz-Balart Republican John McCain Ron Klein Democratic Barack Obama Alcee Hastings Democratic Barack Obama Tom Feeney Republican Mario Díaz-Balart Republican John McCain Jack Kingston RepublicanGeorgia Sanford Bishop Democratic Barack Obama Lynn Westmoreland Republican Hank Johnson Democratic Barack Obama John Lewis Democratic Barack Obama