Take Back Red California (TBRC) is a grassroots coalition that connects northern California Democrats in urban counties with northern California Democratic activists working in rural counties especially on a local level. Click here to learn more. 

TBRC endorses and supports northern California campaigns that can shift districts from "red" to "blue," will build stronger local Democratic infrastructure, and will encourage Democratic farm team development. The TBRC Council votes democratically, giving one vote per county represented on the Council [click here to learn more about TBRC's structure]. At the end of July, when the applications for support have been received, a subcommittee will initially review the requests and then send them to the entire Council with recommendations.

To apply for TBRC's endorsement or support, click here to view a downloadable .pdf form.

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DR. BILL DURSTON (Congressional District 3) Dr. Bill Durston was unopposed for the Democratic nomination to face Republican incumbent Dan Lungren, a lockstep backer of the Bush Administration. Bill is a Vietnam combat veteran and emergency room
physician who ran a spirited campaign against Lungren in 2006. The registration advantage for Republicans in this Sacramento area district has tightened to about 4%, while “decline to state” voters account for 17.6% of registrations. To get more information, click here.

CHARLIE BROWN (Congressional District 4) Charlie Brown, the retired Air Force officer who very nearly defeated incumbent John Doolittle in 2006, won the nomination to take on arch-conservative Tom McClintock, who defeated former Congressman Doug Ose for the Republican nomination after Doolittle decided not to seek re-election.  Although Republicans hold a 16% advantage in registration over Democrats, Charlie has built support that is broad and deep across the district, and internal polling shows him running ahead of both McClintock and Ose. To get more information, click here.

CONGRESSMAN JERRY MCNERNEY (Congressional District 11) Congressman Jerry McNerney, whose upset victory over powerful incumbent Richard Pombo made political history in 2006, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.  Former Assemblyman Dean Andal was also unopposed on the GOP side.  While the Republicans would love to regain this seat, their registration advantage has shrunk to about 2% and Andal has so far failed to raise significant campaign funds. Still, this is a high priority seat for conservatives and the McNerney campaign is expecting a very tough fight. To get more information, click here.