NRCC Adds Potential Obey Successor Duffy to Young Guns

One day after longtime Democratic Rep. David Obey made his surprise retirement announcement, the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting potential Obey successor Sean Duffy to receive additional aid and support from the committee.

Duffy, the District Attorney for Ashland County in Wisconsin (and a former cast member of “The Real World: Boston”), was added to the NRCC’s “Young Guns” List Tuesday, along with 12 additional GOP House candidates.

List of candidates after the jump:

Jon Barela (NM-01)

Lou Barletta (PA-11)

Rick Berg (ND-AL)

Larry Bucshon (IN-08)

Sean Duffy (WI-07)

Bill Flores (TX-17)

Morgan Griffith (VA-09)

Richard Hanna (NY-24)

Alan Nunnelee (MS-01)

Jim Renacci (OH-16)

Scott Rigell (VA-02)

David Rivera (FL-25)

Jackie Walorski (IN-02)

Complete list, including Young Guns contenders, here.