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All 435 members of the U.S. House are up for election this year, and in key swing states, pro-worker candidates know victory depends upon getting union members active and mobilized--and fighting for policies that help working families, like the Employee Free Choice Act. Among them: U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes in New Hampshire, Ashwin Madia in Minnesota and Martin Heinrich in New Mexico.
Hodes, a union member, defeated a Republican incumbent in 2004 in New Hampshire's 2nd District by fewer than 15,000 votes. Hodes says union support and union voters made the difference in his race.
