NRCC's Cole set to campaign for Andal, McClintock

WASHINGTON – National Republican Congressional Committee chair Tom Cole is set to launch a three-week national tour of competitive house races, beginning with stops in two hotly contested districts in California.

While the schedule is still tentative, according to an NRCC source familiar with the plans, the trip will bring Cole to California’s 11th and 4th Congressional Districts on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, respectively. The 11th district matchup features Republican Dean Andal challenging U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), while Republican Tom McClintock is battling Democrat Charlie Brown in the 4th district.

Cole, a third term congressman from Oklahoma who is in his first stint as the GOP House campaign chief, is a top fundraising draw for House candidates across the country.

He will also be making stops for Republicans Bill Posey and Tom Rooney in Florida, Steve Scalise and Bill Cassidy in Lousiana, Cynthia Lummis in Wyoming, Mike Coffman in Colorado, Lynn Jenkins and Nick Jordan in Kansas, Martin Ozinga in Illinois, Kirk Schuring in Ohio, Andy Harris in Maryland, and Keith Fimian in Virginia.