                                        {"id":577,"date":"2026-07-15T11:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:37:35","slug":"nrcc-adds-7-more-candidates-to-maga-majority-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"NRCC adds 7 more candidates to MAGA Majority program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday named seven new House hopefuls to its program for top candidates seeking to flip seats this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=575\">Johnson appeases holdouts and unfreezes House floor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The additions to the MAGA Majority program, as Republicans have rebranded what had long been known as its Young Guns effort, include four candidates who recently won primaries in battleground districts\u00a0and three who must still face GOP primary voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are seeking to defend and grow their narrow House majority this fall in the face of historical trends that depict midterm elections as typically challenging for the party in power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile House Democrats are consumed by infighting and lurching further to the far left, Republicans continue to build the strongest candidate roster in the country,\u201d NRCC Chair Richard Hudson of North Carolina said in a statement. \u201cThese America First leaders are exactly the kind of battle-tested conservatives who will help us grow our majority and continue advancing President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=573\">Supreme Court justices emphasize need for security funding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Candidates named to the MAGA Majority program receive additional support and resources from the party.<\/p>\n<p>The new additions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barb Regnitz, a Porter County commissioner who is challenging Indiana Rep. Frank J. Mrvan<\/li>\n<li>Former Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin, who won a Republican primary in May to set up a rematch with longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur<\/li>\n<li>Jeanine Driscoll, the receiver of taxes in Hempstead, N.Y., who is challenging first-term New York Democrat Laura Gillen<\/li>\n<li>Air Force veteran Carlos De La Cruz, the brother of Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz, who faces Bexar County sheriff\u2019s deputy Johnny Garcia in a seat redrawn to favor Republicans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The latest MAGA Majority recruits also include three Republicans who face primaries next month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navy veteran Amir Hassan, who is seeking to challenge Democratic Rep. 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