As the conservative crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the federal government and other sectors wages on, House Republicans are gearing up for the 2024 election by recruiting a slate of non-"generic" candidates — and they're using diversity preferences to choose them.
The National Republican Congressional Committee Chair, Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., named a swath of candidates he told reporters fit the "formula" needed for the GOP to add to its fleet in November, the Associated Press reported. Those candidates included Prasanth Reddy, a cancer doctor and veteran who migrated to the United States from India who's running for a seat in northeast Kansas; Alison Esposito, a gay police detective and congressional candidate in New York; and Kevin Lincoln, a Black American and Hispanic California mayor running in the state.
