THREE CD8 CANDIDATES TAKE NRCC "YOUNG GUNS" SECOND STEP

posted by Andrea Kelly

Dave Sitton, Martha McSally and Jesse Kelly are on step two of the National Republican Congressional Campaign's four-step schedule to earn support from the party.

The NRCC's "Young Guns" program requires candidates to meet four benchmarks to prove their candidacy. Sitton, McSally and Kelly have moved from the first stage, "Contender" status, to "On The Radar." The program requires campaigns to meet goals for fundraising and campaigning to move through each step.

Frank Antenori, the fourth Republican in the race for the open seat, is not in the "Young Guns" program, according to an online list of participating candidates in the 2012 election cycle.