but one of them (Van Taylor, Republican in Texas). Those endorsed candidates were: Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Joe Sestak (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sam Schultz (R-IN), Andrew Duck (D-MD), and David Harris (D-TX). The group also supported Tim Walz (D-MN), and Chris Carney (D-PA). Murphy, Sestak, Walz, and Carney were all elected to Congress, and VoteVets.org’s site indicated they were endorsed for their 2008 reelection. 2008 VoteVets.org Political Action Committee continued to endorse Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for Congress in the 2008 elections. Those included Rick Noriega (D-TX) who ran for Senate in Texas against incumbent John Cornyn, and many who ran for the House, including John Boccieri (D-OH), Michael D. Lumpkin (D-CA), Ashwin Madia (D-MN), Jill Morgenthaler (D-IL), Steve Sarvi (D-MN), and Jonathan Powers (D-NY). The group endorsed candidates who are not Iraq or Afghanistan combat veterans, including Eric Massa (D-NY), and Gary Peters (D-MI), who had both served within the past decade. The group also held an on-line runoff, in which members were able to vote for one older veteran to endorse. That runoff was won by Charlie Brown (D-CA), who the group endorsed. The group also endorsed the candidates who it endorsed in 2006 and reached Congress, Democratic Representatives Patrick Murphy, Joe Sestak, Tim Walz, and Chris Carney. Overall, VoteVets PAC contributed nearly $500,000 to candidates and other PACs during the 2008 election cycle. While VoteVets did not officially endorse a candidate for president in 2008, the group did publicly support Barack Obama's plan for Iraq and actively opposed John McCain's campaign for President, despite McCain being an honored war veteran. 2010 In 2010, VoteVets endorsed the following candidates for House in the general election: Bryan Lentz (PA-7) Tommy Sowers (MO-8) Manan Trivedi (PA-6) then-Congressman John Boccieri (OH-16) then-Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10) then-Congressman Walt Minnick (ID-1) then-Congressman Patrick Murphy (PA-8) then-Congressman, now Senator Gary Peters (MI-9) then-Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-7) then-Congressman, now Governor Tim Walz (MN-1) 2012 In 2012, VoteVets endorsed the following candidates for House and Senate in the general election: Bob Kerrey (NE-Senate) Richard Carmona (AZ-Senate) Tammy Duckworth (IL-8) Bill Enyart (IL-12) Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2) John Douglass (VA-5) Brendan Mullen (IN-2) then-Congressman, now Senator Gary Peters (MI-14) Manan Trivedi (PA-6) then-Congressman, now Governor Tim Walz (MN-1) 2014 In 2014, VoteVets endorsed the following candidates for House and Senate in the general election: then-Congressman, now Senator Gary Peters (MI-Senate) Senator Jack Reed (RI-Senate) then-Congresswoman, now Senator Tammy