Record 752 Veterans Running for Congress in 2026, With Historic Surge of Women Candidates

With Honor Action reports a record 752 military veterans are seeking House and Senate seats in the 2026 cycle, marking a historic surge in women veterans seeking nomination. The 119th Congress currently seats 79 veterans in the House. The vast majority of veteran candidates run in non-competitive districts or lose in primaries, but the record pool signals the military-to-politics pipeline is producing candidates in volume.