The head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says the party is “in a strong position” to flip the House in the midterm elections next year.

DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene said that Democrats are targeting 35 GOP-held seats, including those in congressional districts where Vice President Kamala Harris won in the 2024 election and where Democratic candidates have previously secured at least 49% of the vote.

“It’s a broad map,” Ms. DelBene told reporters Wednesday at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor.

Republicans hold a slim 219-212 majority in the House.

Democrats need to net three seats to regain control of the speaker’s gavel.

Ms. DelBene, who represents Washington’s 1st Congressional District, said Democrats are carrying momentum from off-year special election wins nationwide. She said she expects that to carry over in an election cycle that typically serves as a referendum on the sitting president’s party.

“Since November of 2024, we have seen strength across the country because people are outraged by what they see happening,” she said. “The No. 1 issue that folks have wanted to see addressed across the country is lowering costs, and the administration, both Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, have done nothing to lower costs.”

Democrats have identified 26 of their most vulnerable incumbents, including 14 seats in districts that Mr. Trump carried in November.

The National Republican Campaign Committee, the House GOP’s campaign arm, outpaced the DCCC in second quarter fundraising. The latest financial reports show that the NRCC raised $32.3 million over the last three months while the DCCC raised $29.1 million.

However, the DCCC has $39.7 million cash on hand, compared to $37.6 million for the NRCC.

Ms. DelBene downplayed the NRCC’s second quarter fundraising.

“On fundraising, Republicans just passed this big, ugly bill that rewards the wealthiest and the well-connected,” she said. “It’s not surprising that they saw a response from that.”

Ms. DelBene also warned against the Texas GOP’s push to redraw congressional districts, saying it could come back to haunt them, and convinced Democrats in blue states to do the same.

President Trump has endorsed the Texas redistricting effort, stating that he would like to see Republicans rely on it to flip five seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

“They should be careful what they ask for, because when they start playing with maps, they also change districts, and that will make a lot of Republicans vulnerable, and we absolutely are going to compete in every single one of those districts and have an incredible opportunity to win,” she said.

Ms. DelBene added, “If they go down this path, absolutely, folks are going to respond across the country. We’re not going to be sitting back with one hand tied behind our backs while Republicans try to undermine the voices of the American people.”

• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.