退伍军人代表比例预计将降至数十年来的低点
作者：埃里克·麦克
发布时间：美国东部时间2026年11月11日下午1:20
新一届第120届国会就职后，国会中军事退伍军人的比例预计将跌至数十年来的最低水平，但尽管退伍军人代表比例整体长期处于下降趋势，新生议员党派构成的对比却十分鲜明。
民主党新议员中新晋退伍军人的数量约是共和党的3倍，且民主党在众议院全体议员中的退伍军人占比正不断追赶。
尽管如此，在美国纪念退伍军人节之际，相关数据显示，军事服役在立法机构中的 institutional 话语权正处于现代历史的最低水平。
经历共和党中期选举惨败后，“佛罗里达政坛的查克·诺里斯”呼吁全党“站起来战斗”
众议院候选人南希·拉科雷于2026年10月31日在南卡罗来纳州芒特普莱森特参加南卡罗来纳州民主党拉票启动活动。（温·麦克纳米/盖蒂图片社）
据With Honor Action和《军事时报》的分析显示，当新国会在1月开幕时，退伍军人预计将占据约15%的席位，低于卸任国会的约19%，也远低于反恐战争爆发前2001年的27%。分析还指出，尽管2026年有创纪录数量的退伍军人参选，退伍军人在国会的占比仍呈下降趋势。
《军事时报》的数据显示，2025年1月，民主党退伍军人议员为28人，共和党则为72人。在第120届国会预计的79名退伍军人议员中，党派差距已缩小至33名民主党人、46名共和党人。
除了共和党在中期选举中遭遇的大规模失利外，至少有11名民主党退伍军人预计将首次赢得众议院席位。
科罗拉多州第4选区目前仍有一场未计票的竞争，涉及共和党众议员劳伦·博伯特与她的民主党挑战者、退役海军少将艾琳·劳巴赫——后者是长期以来的共和党人，于2024年转投民主党。在几乎所有选票都已统计完成的情况下，劳巴赫领先约3300票，部分媒体已将该选区的胜判判给这位曾公开批评战争部长皮特·赫格塞思的候选人。
民调发现，民主党人将爱国主义作为核心价值观的可能性远低于共和党人
在已确认的民主党新生议员中，包括前海军中将南希·拉科雷（南卡罗来纳州民主党），她于2025年8月被赫格塞思解除海军预备役指挥官的职务。
据《国家利益》首次报道，其他作为新晋议员进入国会的民主党退伍军人包括：
• 西点军校毕业生、前陆军少校凯特·康利（纽约州民主党），她击败了共和党众议员迈克·劳勒
• 前陆军中校弗雷德·韦尔曼（密苏里州民主党）
• 前海军直升机飞行员丽贝卡·贝内特（新泽西州民主党）
• 退役海军陆战队枪炮军士乔安娜·门多萨（亚利桑那州民主党）
• 前陆军上尉杰西卡·基林（科罗拉多州民主党），她是该选区首位获胜的民主党人
• 前陆军外科医生亚当·哈马维（新泽西州民主党），曾在伊利诺伊州民主党参议员塔米·达克沃思的UH-60“黑鹰”直升机被火箭榴弹击落时，参与抢救她的生命
• 前海军预备役中尉卢克·布罗宁（康涅狄格州民主党），曾任哈特福德市长
• 前空军少校克里斯蒂娜·尼克博克（俄亥俄州民主党），她击败了现任共和党众议员迈克尔·特纳
• 退役陆军少校理查德·奥杰达（北卡罗来纳州民主党）
• 前海军军法官佐治·登博（肯塔基州民主党）
美国曾察觉蓝潮将至，但大幅低估了民主党浪潮的规模
前美国海军海豹突击队队员埃德·加尔雷恩接替卸任的共和党众议员托马斯·马西的席位。（吉姆·沃森/法新社/盖蒂图片社）
其中部分民主党人曾批评赫格塞思的人事决策、晋升干预以及对文化议题的关注，一些人表示支持加强监督或启动弹劾程序。新议员中军衔最高的退伍军人拉科雷表示，从未收到被解职的理由，并指出赫格塞思的领导损害了军事战备能力。
共和党方面，共有4名首次参选的退伍军人议员将前往华盛顿：
• 前空军/空军国民警卫队成员克里斯·麦高恩（爱荷华州共和党）
• 前海军海豹突击队队员埃德·加尔雷恩（肯塔基州共和党）
• 前空军少校杰斯·亚伯拉罕（得克萨斯州共和党）
• 前阿拉巴马国民警卫队/陆军预备役成员巴里·摩尔（阿拉巴马州共和党），他赢得了州长当选人汤米·蒂伯维尔空出的参议院席位
福克斯新闻选民民调：2026年中期选举迎来蓝潮，民主党掌控国会
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普为共和党堪萨斯州参议员罗杰·马歇尔倾力助选，但后者最终在中期选举的蓝色浪潮中失去了原本稳操胜券的参议院席位。（朱莉娅·德马雷·尼金森/美联社）
这些共和党人在国防优先事项上基本与政府立场一致，包括支持赫格塞思。
国会中退伍军人数量的下降，包括今年有12名共和党人败选：
- 堪萨斯州共和党参议员罗杰·马歇尔
- 科罗拉多州共和党众议员加布·埃文斯
- 爱荷华州共和党众议员马里安妮特·米勒-米克斯
- 爱荷华州共和党众议员扎克·农恩
- 密歇根州共和党众议员汤姆·巴雷特
- 俄亥俄州共和党众议员马克斯·米勒
- 俄亥俄州共和党众议员迈克·卡布雷
- 宾夕法尼亚州共和党众议员斯科特·佩里
- 弗吉尼亚州共和党众议员詹·基根斯
- 威斯康星州共和党众议员德里克·冯·奥登
- 佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯
- 得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克伦肖
共和党议员称更称职官员应领导五角大楼，质疑赫格塞思的“道德指南针”
在退休或未寻求连任的退伍军人中，大部分是共和党人（11人），民主党人仅2人：
• 爱荷华州共和党参议员乔尼·恩斯特
• 肯塔基州共和党参议员米奇·麦康奈尔，1967年曾短暂在陆军预备役服役
• 加利福尼亚州共和党众议员达雷尔·伊萨
• 佛罗里达州共和党众议员尼尔·邓恩
• 佛罗里达州共和党众议员弗恩·布坎南
• 佐治亚州共和党众议员巴里·劳德米克
• 蒙大拿州共和党众议员瑞安·津克
• 内布拉斯加州共和党众议员唐·培根
• 内华达州共和党众议员马克·阿莫代
• 得克萨斯州共和党众议员摩根·卢特雷尔
• 得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯
• 密歇根州民主党参议员加里·彼得斯
• 缅因州民主党众议员贾里德·戈登
赫格塞思将卸任共和党人的弹劾提案斥为“闹剧”和“噱头”
共有3人在参选其他职位失利后离开国会：
• 马萨诸塞州民主党众议员塞思·莫尔顿
• 密歇根州共和党众议员约翰·詹姆斯
• 得克萨斯州共和党众议员韦斯利·亨特
局势进展：蓝潮将民主党推上权力宝座，部分关键选区仍悬而未决
在上届国会中，共有4名共和党人和1名民主党人提前离职或去世：
• 南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆，于7月去世
• 佛罗里达州共和党众议员迈克·沃尔茨
• 新泽西州民主党众议员米基·谢里尔，辞职后成为新泽西州州长
• 田纳西州共和党众议员马克·格林
• 得克萨斯州共和党众员托尼·冈萨雷斯
埃里克·麦克是突发新闻记者，周日至周四的工作时间为美国东部时间上午6点至下午2点，特别关注政治、选举、外交和政府领域的新闻报道。
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Veterans in Congress projected to decline, but Dems bringing more first-time vets by 3-to-1 margin over GOP
Veteran representation expected to hit decades low
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Published November 11, 2026 1:20pm EST
The share of military veterans in Congress is projected to fall to its lowest level in decades in the incoming 120th Congress, but while overall veteran representation continues a long-term decline, the partisan composition of the freshman class marks a sharp contrast.
Democrats are bringing roughly three times as many first-time veteran members as Republicans, and they are catching up among House members overall.
Still, as America marks Veterans Day, the numbers show the institutional voice of military service in the legislative branch is heading toward its lowest watermark in modern history.
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House candidate Nancy Lacore speaks during a canvass kickoff event for South Carolina Democrats on Oct. 31, 2026, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Analysis from With Honor Action and Military Times indicates veterans will hold roughly 15% of seats when the new Congress convenes in January, down from about 19% in the outgoing body and well below the 27% recorded in 2001 before the war on terror began. That comes despite a record number of veterans running in 2026, according to the analysis.
In January 2025, there were just 28 Democrats compared to 72 Republicans, according to Military Times. Among the 79 projected for the 120th Congress, the partisan gap is closing to 33 Democrats and 46 Republicans.
In addition to the massive Republican midterm losses, at least 11 Democratic veterans are projected to win House seats for the first time.
One uncalled race between Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and her Democratic challenger, retired Navy Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher – a former longtime Republican who switched parties in 2024 – remains in Colorado’s 4th District. Laubacher holds a roughly 3,300-vote lead with nearly all ballots counted. Some outlets have called the race for Laubacher, an outspoken critic of War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Among the confirmed Democratic freshmen are former Navy Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, D-S.C., who was removed from her post as chief of the Navy Reserve by Hegseth in August 2025.
Other Democratic veterans entering Congress as freshmen, as first reported by National Interest:
• Former Army Maj. Cait Conley, D-N.Y., a West Point graduate, who defeated Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.
• Former Army Lt. Col. Fred Wellman, D-Mo.
• Former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett, D-N.J.
• Retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. JoAnna Mendoza, D-Ariz.
• Former Army Capt. Jessica Killin, D-Colo., the first Democrat to win the district
• Former Army combat surgeon Adam Hamawy, D-N.J., who helped save the life of then-Army Capt., now Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., after her UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade
• Former Navy Reserve Lt. Luke Bronin, D-Conn., the former Hartford mayor
• Former Air Force Maj. Kristina Knickerbocker, D-Ohio, who defeated incumbent Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio
• Retired Army Maj. Richard Ojeda, D-N.C.
• Former Navy JAG officer Zach Dembo, D-Ky.
AMERICA SAW THE BLUE WAVE COMING — BUT DRASTICALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE EXTENT OF THE DEM TSUNAMI
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Former U.S. Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein takes the seat vacated by outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Several of these Democrats have criticized Hegseth’s personnel decisions, promotion interventions and focus on cultural issues, with some signaling support for heightened oversight or impeachment proceedings. Lacore, the highest-ranking veteran in the new class, has said she was never given a reason for her firing and has argued that Hegseth’s leadership has damaged military readiness.
On the Republican side, four first-time veteran members are heading to Washington:
• Former Air Force/Air National Guard Chris McGowan, R-Iowa
• Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, R-Ky.
• Former Air Force Maj. Jace Yarbrough, R-Texas
• Former Alabama National Guard/Army Reserve member Barry Moore, R-Ala., who won the open Senate seat vacated by Gov.-elect Tommy Tuberville
FOX NEWS VOTER POLL: 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS USHER IN A BLUE WAVE AS DEMOCRATS WIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS
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President Donald Trump campaigned hard for Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who ultimately lost his once-safe Senate seat in a midterm blue wave election.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
These Republicans have generally aligned with the administration on defense priorities, including support for Hegseth.
The decline in veteran membership in Congress includes 12 Republicans defeated this year:
- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo.
- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa
- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa
- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich.
- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio
- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio
- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.
- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va.
- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis.
- Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas
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Among the veterans who retired or did not seek re-election, it was largely Republican (11) versus Democrat (2):
• Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa
• Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., briefly served in the Army Reserve in 1967
• Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
• Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla.
• Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.
• Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga.
• Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.
• Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb.
• Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev.
• Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas
• Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas
• Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.
• Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine
HEGSETH RIPS IMPEACHMENT PUSH FROM OUTGOING REPUBLICAN AS ‘FARCE, ‘ ‘STUNT’
Three leave Congress after running for another office and losing:
• Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass.
• Rep. John James, R-Mich.
• Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas
STATE OF PLAY: BLUE WAVE SWEEPS DEMOCRATS INTO POWER, WITH KEY RACES STILL HANGING IN BALANCE
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Four Republicans and one Democrat left office early in the past Congress or died.
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died in July
• Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla.
• Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., who resigned after becoming New Jersey governor
• Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas
Eric Mack is a breaking news reporter and writer Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET, with a particular interest in stories that lead the news cycle on politics, elections, foreign affairs and government.
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