We stand on the shoulders of movements who have been fighting for working people for generations, and that’s why I’m proud to endorse these select candidates and organizations who are fighting for progressive change.
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The Center for Popular Democracy works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions.
Common Defense is a national, grassroots organization of progressive veterans organizing for an end to the Forever Wars, and real change like Medicare For All, implementing a Green New Deal, and winning a future where “liberty and justice” truly is for ALL.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States.
Dream Defenders is a multiracial group of young people who are organizing to build power in our communities to advance a new vision we have for the state.
Emgage Action is an issue advocacy organization for the American Muslim community.
Mijente is a digital and grassroots organization made up of Latinx and Chicanx people who are organizing for economic, racial, climate and gender justice.
Our Revolution is organizing a political revolution to challenge the power of the plutocrats and prioritize the needs of people and our planet.
People’s action is a national network of state & local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
Sunrise is a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs through a Green New Deal.
The Working Families Party is a grassroots, multiracial party of working people coming together across our differences to make our nation work for the many, not the few.
The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action is a grassroots, member-led, statewide community organization working with more than 15,000 members across California.
We are a network of over 30 grassroots community organizations throughout the Bay Area.
George Gascón is running in a race the LA Times called the most important contest in the country outside of the presidency. Los Angeles is home to the largest criminal justice jurisdiction and jail in the nation. George is facing a two-term “tough on crime” incumbent who has been criticized by Black Lives Matter and the ACLU for failing to hold officers accountable for excessive use of force.
Georgette Gómez knows we need to make health care a human right, address the housing crisis in this country, fix our broken immigration system, and pass a Green New Deal. She is fighting to bring her experience as San Diego City Council President and Chair of the Metropolitan Transit System to Congress and needs our help to win in November.
Ground Game LA is connecting LA’s most vulnerable communities with resource, recourse, and organizing know-how.
Power California harnesses the energy of the largest and most diverse generation to create a state that is fair, inclusive and just for everyone who calls California home.
Ro Khanna was a national co-chair of our campaign for president and I've worked with him in Congress to end the horrific war and humanitarian disaster in Yemen. He recently introduced legislation to provide $2,000 monthly payments to all Americans during the pandemic and proposed an Essential Workers' Bill of Rights to protect those working on the frontlines.
San Francisco Rising builds the political power of working-class communities and communities of color in San Francisco to lead the way for democratic governance that prioritizes racial, economic and environmental justice.
The purpose of the San Francisco Tenants Union is to promote the preservation and expansion of the rights of tenants and the supply of affordable housing.
Alonzo Payne is a criminal justice reformer, advocating for measures to reduce incarceration and stop the criminalization of poverty in Southern Colorado. He has advocated for economic justice measures, including raising the minimum wage and Medicare for All, and is committed to representing the proud people of San Luis Valley.
Amy Padden is a true progressive, running on a Criminal Justice reform platform, including combating mass incarceration, prosecuting hate crimes and police misconduct, and protecting immigrant communities. She has received the backing of Democrats and progressives across Colorado, as well as national criminal justice reformers.
Joe Kimok is running for Broward County State Attorney to dismantle a criminal justice system that criminalizes poverty, perpetuates institutionalized racism, and continues a failed war on drugs that has devastated communities of color. That’s why I’m proud to endorse his campaign for Broward County State Attorney.
Monique Worrell is running for Orange-Osceola State Attorney in Florida and is particularly focused on criminal justice reform. She has taught and advocated a wide range of progressive criminal justice ideas throughout her career. She most recently served as the Chief Legal Officer of the Reform Alliance.
Jacquie Esser is the first Deputy Public Defender to run for Honolulu Prosecutor. For the last decade, Jacquie has represented over 1,000 clients and worked to reform the criminal justice system as a Deputy Public Defender, demanding fair treatment and justice for Honolulu citizens of all backgrounds. As Honolulu Prosecutor, Jacquie would create a Prosecutor’s Office that encourages rehabilitation, stabilization, and reintegration in the community whenever possible.
Iowa CCI Action is the largest progressive people's organization in Iowa. Iowa CCI Action is a people-led political force that speaks truth to power and drives public debate towards populist policies and actions that put people before profits and communities before corporations
Charles Booker is running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky, where Mitch McConnell is currently up for re-election. Charles is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and has picked up a lot of momentum in recent weeks. As Louisville has become an epicenter of national tragedy and protests due to the police murders of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee, Charles has shown leadership by showing up on the frontlines. He was an endorser of our campaign for president and supports progressive policies such as criminal justice reform, Medicare for All, and getting big money out of politics.
Ayanna Pressley is an advocate, a policy-maker, an activist, and a survivor. She is the first woman of color to serve on the Boston City Council and to represent Massachusetts in Congress. She does a wonderful job in the House and we should all be doing what we can to ensure her re-election.
We are a group of passionate, community-conscious people working to organize, advocate for, and expand opportunities for Latino and immigrant people in the state of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Troy Jackson is the Senate President in Maine who is leading the charge to defend the Maine Senate majority for Democrats. As a lifelong fighter for Medicare for All, environmental justice, and an economy that works for all, Troy is leading our movement in Maine. He stood with us during our campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020, and now we must stand with him. With his leadership, Maine expanded rights on women's health, passed equal pay legislation, and the nation's first paid time off legislation. We need to help him as he fights to protect the Maine State Senate and elect progressives who will continue our movement.
Abraham Aiyash is a 26-year-old community organizer who his running in a special election for a Michigan Assembly seat. He is the son of Yemeni immigrants and is committed to creating a government that works for all of us. From Medicare for All and a $15 minimum wage to a Green New Deal and college for all, he is someone we can count on to fight for our agenda in Michigan.
Detroit Action is a grassroots community-based organization building power for workers and Detroitiers of color throughout our metro region.
Eli Savit led the city’s efforts to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for the opioid epidemic during his time with the City of Detroit. He sued banks, slumlords, and corporations whose housing policies were hurting Detroit residents. And he led the City’s landmark legal efforts to establish that all children have a constitutional right to learn how to read and write. He also spearheads the City’s efforts to make it easier for people to expunge criminal records.
Flint Rising is a coalition of community organizations and allies working to ensure that directly impacted people are building the organizing infrastructure and leadership necessary for this long-haul fight for justice and creating the future that Flint families need and deserve.
Gary Peters is up for re-election for U.S. Senate in Michigan, and defending his seat will be critical if Democrats are going to regain a majority in the Senate. Gary has helped lead the fight to lower prescription drug prices, defend the environment, and strengthen our public school system. We need his continued leadership in the Senate, and the only way he will win re-election is if all of us come together to support his campaign.
In this moment of historic change, we need to elect prosecutors who understand that their job is to fight for justice – not throw people in jail. That’s why I’m proud to endorse Karen McDonald for Oakland County Prosecutor.
Rashida Tlaib is facing a competitive primary election against the same establishment-backed candidate who she beat by just 887 votes in 2018. In Congress, she is committed to fighting for justice for all and is someone we can count on to take on the billionaire class and corporate elite.
Roslyn Ogburn is a progressive activist and organizer who is running for the Michigan House of Representatives. If elected, she will fight for working families, environmental justice, and the right for everyone to receive a quality education. She is up against a Democratic incumbent who has been widely denounced for pandering to the Trump administration.
Victoria Burton-Harris is challenging an incumbent prosecutor who has received repeated criticism for a failure to fully investigate crimes in the county, overseeing a backlog of over 10,000 unprocessed rape kits and more cases of wrongful convictions in Wayne County than the rest of Michigan combined.
Yousef Rabhi serves in the Michigan House of Representatives where he has led the charge for the state’s universal health care bill and renewable energy plan. He previously worked for social change as an activist in peace, labor, and environmental movements. Right now he is facing a primary challenger, and it is up to us to help him continue leading our movement in Michigan.
Ilhan Omar and I have worked on a number of important issues in Congress, including canceling student debt, providing school meals year-round to students, and protecting workers' rights. She is a courageous leader who is leading our movement in the House.
Cori Bush is a nurse and community activist running for the U.S. House in Missouri's 1st District. She emerged as a leader while working on the frontlines of the Ferguson movement as a protester, clergy member, medic, and victim of police assault. Now she is continuing the bold fight for justice because she knows what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck and be burdened with student and medical debt. Cori is someone we can count on to stand with working people and provide true representation for our movement in Congress
Kim Gardner is the current St. Louis City Attorney where she reduced the average daily jail population by 39 percent without increasing the crime rate in St. Louis. Kim has increased police accountability by prosecuting officers who break the law and refusing to rely on the testimony of officers accused of misconduct. She was among the first prosecutors nationwide to publish the department’s “exclusion list” of untrustworthy police officers whose cases would not be brought without strong evidence untainted by their involvement.
Megan Green is running for the Missouri State Senate and currently serves as alderwoman in St. Louis. As a progressive leader in Missouri, she has fought for a higher minimum wage, reproductive rights for women, and marijuana legalization. If elected to the State Senate, she will fight for Medicare for All, college for all, and a Green New Deal.
Andru Volinsky has been fighting to make things fair for regular folks in New Hampshire for decades — long before he ran for office. Now, he's ready to take that fight to the Governor's office.
Mindi Messmer has long fought for the health of her community and against injustices. Through her experience as an environmental scientist, a former state representative, and continuously as a justice activist, Mindi is not afraid to stand up for to corporate greed and for what is right. She has successfully pushed through safer protections on drinking water and the environment to prevent cancer and chronic disease in New Hampshire. Most recently, Mindi served as a Bernie 2020 presidential campaign co-chair on the victorious New Hampshire campaign.
Rights & Democracy is building a political movement in Vermont and New Hampshire based on the values and needs of our communities by holding elected officials accountable and getting people our movement elected.
Arati Kreibich is running for U.S. House in New Jersey’s 5th District. She is currently a member of Glen Rock’s City Council, and has prioritized fighting climate change and moving her community to clean energy.
I’m proud to endorse Bonnie Watson Coleman for re-election. Bonnie has always been a strong, progressive voice in the fight for the needs of working families. She understands health care is a human right and the importance of a Medicare for All, single-payer program to cover everyone. She wants to create millions of good-paying jobs and rebuild our infrastructure and energy systems. She has been one of Trump’s strongest opponents in Congress. Her voice is important as we push forward with the important work of making a more fair and just America for everyone.
Make the Road Action builds political power rooted in immigrant communities and working-class communities of color, promotes policy solutions that improve the lives of everyone, and strengthens the movement for justice through electoral and grassroots organizing to advance progressive political and policy change.
Our mission is to build collective strategic action among coalition partners in order to deepen democracy and achieve greater social justice in Nevada.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is up against several primary opponents, many corporate-funded, who are desperate to defeat one of the most progressive members of the House. Her victory shocked the establishment in 2018, and now it is up to us to help her win again in 2020.
Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a member-led, multi-racial organization principally comprised of women of color and low-income families in New York State.
Jabari Brisport is running in a three-way primary for a recently vacated State Senate seat in New York. He has been recognized as a rising star in progressive politics, and has been an advocate for affordable housing and health care for all. The district he’s running in is one of the most rapidly gentrifying areas of New York City, which is why we need to elect Jabari to stand with working people, not the billionaire class.
Jamaal Bowman is a public school teacher and principal in the Bronx who is running for the U.S. House in New York's 16th District to unseat a 16-term incumbent Democrat. Jamaal understands that low-income families are locked out of opportunity and a decent life due to a system that is rigged to benefit the wealthy. In Congress he will lead the fight for investing in our public schools, ending mass incarceration, and addressing the housing crisis. He is someone we can trust to be a powerful advocate for a progressive agenda in Congress.
Jessica Ramos is a New York State Senator whose district is the epicenter of New York City’s coronavirus outbreak. She knows firsthand that people of color and low-income people are disproportionately impacted, and she has led the charge for economic relief for struggling families. She stood with us as a state co-chair of our campaign, now we must stand with her as she faces a primary opponent.
Julia Salazar ran for New York State Senate as a democratic socialist against a long-term machine incumbent and won. She has been on the frontlines of fighting for social justice in New York, from organizing for workers’ rights to demanding criminal justice reform. Now she is running for re-election for her second term to keep building a more just New York.
Make the Road Action builds political power rooted in immigrant communities and working-class communities of color, promotes policy solutions that improve the lives of everyone, and strengthens the movement for justice through electoral and grassroots organizing to advance progressive political and policy change.
Matt Toporowski is a former prosecutor who has repeatedly challenged the over-punishment approach of his opponent, which has driven Albany County’s incarceration rate to 50% higher than the New York state average. Matt is committed to addressing structural racism by having a DA’s office that reflects Albany’s diverse community, acknowledging racial bias at decision-making points in the process, and declining to criminalize poverty.
Mike Gianaris is a New York State Senator who has taken on powerful individuals and corporations, including blocking Amazon’s massive tax break proposal. As the son of immigrants, he understands that too many people are working longer hours for lower wages and are struggling to afford housing, health care, education and food. We must keep him fighting for working people in New York.
Mondaire Jones is a progressive community leader running for the U.S. House in New York's 17th District. His campaign platform aligns with many of the same issues that were at the center of our campaign for president, including Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage, and criminal justice reform. As an attorney, he has led efforts to win justice for vulnerable communities through litigation and public policy. If elected to Congress, he'll fight for bold, progressive policies that help working people.
New York Communities for Change has been building grassroots political power with low income communities of color since 2010.
OUR CITY BUILDS is a broad coalition of people in Buffalo who have come together to create a policy platform that benefits people over profits. We believe in the people power and the ability of every citizen to affect change for their community at large.
Ron Kim is a state representative in New York who supports guaranteeing health care as a right to all and cancelling all student debt. He was one of the first elected officials in New York to support the issues that were at the center of our campaign. And now, during this coronavirus crisis, he has led the effort to demand measures that will prevent the spread and protect the most vulnerable.
Samelys López is a community organizer running for the U.S. House in New York's 15th District. She worked with Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition that secured historic tenant rent reforms in New York State. Her leadership has been instrumental in building a community-led grassroots political movement in the Bronx, and now she is ready to fight for our progressive values in Congress. She is currently being outspent by her opponents, which is why your contribution will make a big difference in her race.
Yuh-Line Niou is a state representative in New York who came to the U.S. as an infant when her parents emigrated from Taiwan. With a career built on advocacy and community organizing, she is a lifelong voice for low-income people, people of color, and immigrants. She has led the fight to create green energy jobs, protect tenants, and expand affordable housing and her continued leadership will be important to the future of our movement in New York.
Peter DeFazio is running for re-election in Oregon's 4th congressional district and has been a long-time leader in Congress taking on a corrupt political and economic system that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. He is committed to taking on powerful special interests and he understands that we must put forth policies that put working people first.
Amanda Cappelletti is running for the Pennsylvania State Senate while campaigning on health care a right, a quality education for all, and protecting our planet for generations to come. She understands that our economy and government work for the wealthy while everyone else struggles to get by, and she’s ready to fight for a progressive agenda that meets the needs of working people.
Nikil Saval is a community activist and leader who is running for the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has taken on luxury hotel developers to fight for the rights of housekeepers, and he helped win back 1,000 jobs for cafeteria workers after budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District resulted in layoffs. He is someone we can count on to fight for working people.
One PA is a multiracial, intergenerational and multi-issue membership organization.
Pennsylvania Stands Up is a grassroots organization with nine chapters and over a thousand dues-paying members across the Commonwealth.
Rick Krajewski is a community organizer and educator who is running for State House in Pennsylvania. If elected, he will put people before profits while fighting to uphold workers’ rights, end the war on drugs, and win a Green New Deal for Pennsylvania. He grew up in a working class family and knows that our government must be held accountable to truly represent the people, not just the wealthy and well connected.
Summer Lee is a state representative in Pennsylvania who is fighting for workers’ rights, environmental justice, and social justice. As a supporter of Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and a $15 minimum wage, she is an important voice for our movement in Pennsylvania. Right now she is facing a tough primary and needs our support.
For far too long, the people of Puerto Rico have suffered a humanitarian crisis at the hands of an ineffective government, austerity, and entrenched corporate greed. After the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and María, the ongoing earthquakes, and the coronavirus pandemic, it is utterly clear Puerto Rico needs a leader who can address the critical issues facing the island. Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto is exactly that leader and Puerto Rico could not have a better governor than her.
Justin Bamberg is a state representative in South Carolina where he served as a state co-chair of our campaign for president. He supports college for all, Medicare for All, and reforming our criminal justice system. He is widely regarded as a progressive voice in South Carolina and we must ensure he will continue to represent our movement there in the years to come.
Wendell Gilliard was a community organizer for the United Steel Workers of America and local union president before being elected to the South Carolina State House. As state representative he has fought for economic justice, educational opportunity, and criminal justice reform. With a primary opponent and an election next month, he is counting on our support to defend his seat.
Jolt is building a movement of Latinos across Texas to ensure that our community is treated with the respect we deserve.
Jessica Cisneros challenged one of Congress' most conservative Democrats for his south Texas seat. Although she fell a few points short in the March primary, I am proud of Jessica's insurgent campaign and her strong support for Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and fixing our broken immigration system. I am excited to see what she does next.
José Garza is a former state and federal public defender, immigrant rights activist, attorney, and is currently the Co-Executive Director of Workers Defense Project in Austin, Texas. He is a long time community leader within the criminal justice, immigrant justice and civil justice community in Central Texas.
As someone who grew up in poverty, Julie Oliver knows the struggle working Texans face each and every day. The people of Texas’ 25th Congressional District need Julie fighting for them in Congress, and I’m proud to support her grassroots campaign.
Mike Siegel is a civil rights attorney and former public school teacher who is running for the U.S. House in Texas's 10th District. His race is an important opportunity to not only elect a progressive to Congress, but also flip a seat from red to blue. He is running a people-powered campaign that doesn't rely on support from corporate PACs because he knows that huge corporations use their money and influence to rig our government and economy to their benefit. After spending his career fighting to give everyone a fair shot at success, he is now ready to take that fight to Congress.
Texas Organizing Project organizes Black and Latino communities in Dallas, Harris and Bexar counties with the goal of transforming Texas into a state where working people of color have the power and representation they deserve.
The Workers' Defense Project is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing and strategic partnerships.
Age Well is dedicated to assisting Vermont's aging population elderly and providing support to manage their daily living needs, with the goal of keeping them active, healthy, and independent.
Beth has been the leading progressive voice in public finance in Vermont and nationally for years, working hard to provide financial prosperity for all Vermonters!
I have worked with Chris Pearson for decades. He is a strong progressive who will continue to lead the fight for economic, social, racial and environmental justice. At this very difficult moment in American and Vermont history, we need strong and courageous leaders like Chris Pearson in Montpelier. I am proud to support Chris for re-election.
David has been fighting for all Vermonters for over 25 years. He has worked to raise the minimum wage, fought for workers’ rights, led the passage of marriage equality and championed climate legislation. As a public servant, in both the legislature and as lieutenant governor, David has worked with grassroots organizations and brought every day Vermonters’ voices to Montpelier. I am proud to endorse David and know he will continue to ensure Vermonters have an economy that works for all of us, by growing good-paying Vermont jobs, fighting climate change and leading a progressive recovery out of this pandemic. I hope you will join me in supporting David to be our next governor.
As Auditor, Doug has never been afraid to ask the tough questions and follow the facts. I am proud to endorse his re-election campaign because he has always, and will always, fight for all Vermonters.
I have worked with Erhard on countless issues ever since I was Mayor of Burlington and he was an ally on the city council. He has been a leader on affordable housing, increasing the minimum wage, energy efficiency, environmental clean-up, and conserving farm land for future generations. His entire career has been dedicated to making sure that all Vermonters lead lives of dignity. We need more hard-working people with experience like Erhard fighting for us in Montpelier. I am proud to endorse him for the Vermont State Senate.
Peter Welch is a leading advocate in Congress for protecting our planet and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. He has also endorsed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal proposal to move the nation's economy toward carbon neutrality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Rights & Democracy is building a political movement in Vermont and New Hampshire based on the values and needs of our communities by holding elected officials accountable and getting people our movement elected.
T.J. Donovan understands the importance and urgency of reforming the criminal justice system and standing up for consumers. I'm proud to endorse his re-election campaign for Vermont Attorney General so that he can continue to fight against the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, a ban on life without parole and expanding the practice of expungement in Vermont.
In the years I've known Tanya, she has impressed me with her dedication to working class and marginalized Vermonters. At this very difficult moment for working families in Vermont, she has been a tireless advocate for justice. I have no doubt that she will be a strong and dedicated representative for every Vermonter who has looked to the statehouse and wondered if anyone there cared.
One in three Vermonters are facing food insecurity. The Vermont Foodbank is working to find creative, mutually beneficial solutions to the hunger and economical problems in Vermont. Through working with local Vermont food producers and businesses, they are tirelessly working to aid those in need.
Beth Doglio is running for U.S. House in Washington’s 10th District. She is a true progressive who understands that we can’t accept the status quo on climate change and has made her state a leader in addressing the climate crisis and developing a clean energy economy.
Jay Inslee is seeking re-election as governor of Washington State. Fighting climate change was the centerpiece of his campaign for president, and he knows that we must move to 100% clean energy to save our planet for future generations. Under his leadership in Washington, the state has set an example to the rest of the country through its commitment to fighting for progress and has been on the frontlines of taking on the Trump administration.
Pramila Jayapal is the lead sponsor of Medicare for All in the House, and together we recently proposed emergency legislation to provide universal health coverage during this pandemic. She is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and prior to joining Congress she headed up the largest immigrant rights organization in Washington State.
I'm endorsing Sharlett Mena's grassroots campaign because she knows that to make real change we must put the needs of the working class over corporate profits and take on powerful special interests.
Mark Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has been a leading voice for progressive values in Congress for many years. He is currently working to ensure that working people are not left behind in coronavirus relief packages and has introduced legislation to prevent layoffs during the pandemic.
Paula Jean will be a senator who stands up to the political and economic establishment, puts the working class first, and fights to guarantee health care as a human right. I’m proud to endorse her grassroots campaign and I hope the people of West Virginia will support her.
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