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WASHINGTON D.C. (February 25, 2026) — New Politics today endorsed Rear Admiral (Ret.) Eileen Laubacher for U.S. Congress in Colorado's 4th Congressional District. A 34-year Navy veteran, Laubacher served as Defense Attaché to India and Senior Director for South Asia on the National Security Council, embodying the principled, mission-focused leadership that New Politics seeks to elevate.
Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:
“Eileen Laubacher has dedicated her entire career to serving our country with distinction and honor. She has consistently put mission before self, rising through the ranks from intelligence officer to admiral and serving everywhere from New Delhi to the White House. In a moment when our democracy faces unprecedented threats, Eileen is answering the call to serve once more. Colorado's 4th District deserves serious leadership that puts constituents over corporate donors, and Eileen embodies exactly that. Her commitment to service and integrity is exactly what we need in Congress, and New Politics is honored to support her campaign.”
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Eileen Laubacher is a 34-year U.S. Navy veteran who followed a proud family legacy of service. She joined the 11th class with women at the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1990. After more than seven years as an intelligence officer serving in the United States and abroad, she left active duty and joined the Navy Reserve. She made Colorado home with her husband Chris and raised five children in Highlands Ranch, CO. In 2009, she deployed to Afghanistan when her children were 10, 8, 6, 4, and 1. When she became an Admiral in 2018, the Navy asked her to serve as Senior Defense Official andDefense Attaché in New Delhi, India from 2019 to 2022. After that tour, she was asked to join the National Security Council to serve as Senior Director for South Asia. She retired from the Navy in October 2024 and returned home to Colorado, where she lives with her husband, children, and three grandchildren. Learn more at eileenforcolorado.com.
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board. Learn more at newpolitics.org.
