Due to redistricting, he faces fellow Democrat Rep. Howard Berman in one of this year's nastiest races. Both Sherman and Berman are co-sponsors of H.R. 1418, a bill that would raise the member business lending cap.

Sherman was a top campaign contribution recipient of both NAFCU and CUNA. Marisic said Oct. 24 that Sherman appears to be ahead of Berman in the polls and is well liked by his constituents.

“We look forward to working with him in the next Congress,” she said.

• New York's 24^th District

Former Rep. Dan Maffei (D) vs. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R)

Maffei (shown at right) lost after one term in 2010 to Buerkle by just 567 votes. He now is seeking to recapture his position in the House. During his term, he sat on the House Financial Services Committee, and according to Hawkins, was a vocal advocate for small institutions during the debate and passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. He was endorsed by the Credit Union Association of New York.

• California's 52^nd District

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R) vs. San Diego Port Commissioner Scott Peters (D)

Hawkins called Bilbray (shown at left) a “strong credit union friend” in a tight race against Peters. Indeed, even as recently as Oct. 24, the Washington publication The Hill reported that different polls put both Bilbray and Peters in front, with margins of error that could swing the race either way. He is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1418, the bill that would raise the member business lending cap.

• Colorado's 7^th District

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D) vs. Joe Coors (R)

Perlmutter, who is a co-sponsor of member business lending bill H.R. 1418 and H.R. 3461, the Exam Reform Act, is in a dead heat in the polls with Joe Coors, great-grandson of beer brewer Adolph Coors. Marisic called Perlmutter (shown at right) “bi-partisan, smart on issues and good with members in his district.”