Thread by @benwikler

As the last #Jan6thHearings unfold, here’s something everyone should know: there are at least THREE insurrectionists running for Congress right now, in WI, OH, and NC. Share this video and support the three Democrats who can stop them: wisdems.org/democracydefen…

Here are the Insurrectionist Three:
- Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District: Derrick Van Orden
- Ohio’s 9th: J.R. Majewski
- North Carolina’s 1st: Sandy Smith

All three were on Capitol Grounds on January 6. All three are trying to flip blue districts red. All three are getting national support from the GOP.
nytimes.com/2022/09/02/us/…

If they were part of maybe the greatest crime against American democracy when they were on the *outside* of Congress, what do you think these three would do from the *inside*?

So right now, click to donate to the three Democrats fighting against them: Brad Pfaff, Marcy Kaptur, and Don Davis. These House races could be nail-biters—and your donation, even if it’s small, could make a huge difference: wisdems.org/democracydefen…

Now, read on to learn more about each of them.

First: Derrick Van Orden, who moved to Wisconsin a few years ago, bragged in his memoir (titled Book of Man) that he’d harassed female junior-ranking service members while he was in uniform.
lacrossetribune.com/news/local/in-…

DVO ran for Congress in 2020 and lost—even while Trump carried the district. He used leftover campaign funds to travel to the insurrection.
thedailybeast.com/feds-let-gop-c…

Then @derrickvanorden got put on probation for trying to bring a loaded gun on a plane. lacrossetribune.com/news/local/gov…

Derrick Van Orden also blew his top at a 17-year-old library page because he was mad that they had an LGBTQ+ book display.
metroweekly.com/2021/08/wiscon…

The Democrat in the race, Brad Pfaff @pfaff4congress, grew up on a dairy farm in Western Wisconsin and currently represents a purple district in the State Senate. He’s exactly the right kind of rep for this open swing seat. Let’s send him to Congress:
wisdems.org/democracydefen…

Next: J.R. Majewski of Ohio claims he brought 60-70 people to the Capitol on January 6.
wtol.com/article/news/l…

Majewski’s in tight with the QAnon crowd, and claimed he’d been deployed to Afghanistan when he was in the Air Force—which from what an AP investigation can tell, isn’t true: apnews.com/article/2022-m…

Majewski is trying to unseat Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress, in a district that the GOP just redrew in order to defeat her. Let’s help @Marcy_Kaptur beat @JRMajewski—make a donation now: wisdems.org/democracydefen…

Lastly: there’s Sandy Smith. How much of a MAGA extremist is she?

She’s the kind of MAGA extremist who was endorsed by Roger Stone.

Facing allegations of physical abuse, Smith announced in an ad “I never ran over anyone with a car and I never hit anyone in the head with a frying pan,” which is… not the most comforting thing to hear from a candidate.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

D.C. had quite enough of @SandySmithNC on January 6—let’s make sure Don Davis @DonDavisNC—an Air Force officer, mayor, and six-term state Senator—defeat her on November 8. Chip in to help: wisdems.org/democracydefen…

In America, most of us believe that voters should decide elections. No matter where we live or what we look like, that’s a bedrock principle of American democracy. But these three Trump Republicans tried to overturn the will of the people on January 6.

If we don’t want another #January6th, it’s up to all of us to make sure the Insurrectionist Three don’t win Congressional seats on November 8.

Chip in here—your donation will be split evenly between the three Democrats—and share the video! wisdems.org/democracydefen…