Class of 2018 CIA/Pentagon Democrats Continue to Advance Hawkish Policies in Congress

In the 2018 race, there were far more former spies and soldiers seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party than for the Republicans.

Key members of this class continue to advance hawkish foreign policies along with the shadowy practices of the intelligence agencies as members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which is supposed to be a congressional oversight body. Below is a summary of the five key members of the 2018 class we have tracked: Elissa Slotkin (a top aide to Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, who oversaw death squads as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and in Honduras during the 1980s Contra War), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jared Golden, (D-ME) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ).