Candidates

After serving as CFO of the US Forest Service, and Assistant CFO of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Matiella was nominated by President Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army. Her nomination was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Dr. Matiella served in that capacity until her retirement in 2014. In each of these positions Dr. Matiella oversaw the development, formulation, and implementation of policies, procedures and programs for improving efficiency and effectiveness. Read More

Raúl Grijalva of Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District has served in Congress for over a decade fighting for Medicare For All, $15/hour living wage, free college, taking on mass incarceration, and making sure Wall Street, large corporations and the billionaire class pay their fair share. Read More

As a socially conscious immigration and estate planning attorney, Deedra Abboud is running a grassroots Arizona U.S. Senate campaign focused on getting special interests and lobbying money out of politics. She champions healthcare for all, quality and affordable public education, protecting net neutrality, and the separation of religion and state, so all may live freely Read More

Audrey Denney has never found a place she loves more than the North State. She is running for Congress in California's 1st District because she believes that the people of the North State deserve better. They deserve a representative who will respect and listen to them and who will fight for their needs and concerns in Washington D.C. She believes that the job is not about partisan politics, but about bringing people together, and finding a way forward as a community, a region, and a nation. Read More

As the freshman Congressman representing California's 17th District, Ro is focused on getting special interest and lobbying money out of politics, making college affordable and fighting for renewable energy and the environment. Read More

Ammar Campa-Najjar is an entrepreneur and former federal official who was born and raised in San Diego, California. He lived in Gaza where he witnessed war, emboldening him to be a staunch advocate of peace and combatting economic injustice. His platform includes a $21 billion investment in apprenticeship jobs, Medicare for all, passing a clean Dream Act, investing in renewable energy, and overturning Citizens United. Read More

Saira Rao is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Colorado’s District 1. The daughter of immigrants, Saira Rao is an entrepreneur and social justice activist who built her career around empowering marginalized communities. She is the co-founder of In This Together Media, a children’s book company that tells the stories of diverse protagonists. She and her husband Shiv live in Denver with their two children, Lila and Dar, and their dog Hector. Read More

Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding is a professor, pastor, and lifelong social justice champion who is ready to put people over politics. Everyone deserves to have representation in Congress and since 1972 there have been whole communities ignored in Colorado's 5th Congressional District. In Congress, Stephany will ensure universal healthcare is a right, champion advancements in renewable energies and climate justice, create inclusive economic policies, and protect our most vulnerable and marginalized populations. Read More

Kerri Evelyn Harris is a veteran, advocate, and community organizer running for US Senate in Delaware. Harris is running a historic race to become the first openly LGBTQ person of color in the United States Senate on a populist platform, vowing not to accept any campaign donations from corporate PACs, pharmaceutical companies, or the fossil fuel industry. Read More

I have fought bullies all my life, and the biggest bullies in the world are governments and corporations that put profits before people. My experiences as a veteran and civil rights advocate prepared me to fight... Read More

Sanjay is a first-generation immigrant and former small business owner who is running to represent Florida’s 8th congressional district. As local opportunities expand in space travel and exploration, Sanjay aims to ensure fair wages and reasonable cost of living for teachers, firefighters, service professionals and all working people. Sanjay supports Medicare for All, reducing interest rates on student debt, and fair taxation that ensures that hardworking Floridians and small business owners don't foot the bill for infrastructure and public services that disproportionately benefit big businesses and billionaires. Read More

Pam Keith is a progressive Democrat and community leader in Palm Beach, Florida running for Congress to unseat Republican Brian Mast. She is a fierce advocate for reform of a broken criminal justice system and for closing the income gap. Read More

I will be a champion for public education, stand for fair and equal justice, and advocate for the expansion of Social Security, Medicare and comprehensive healthcare for all – since it should be a right not... Read More

Lisa Ring is running to represent Georgia's 1st District in Washington D.C. As a mother of four, a military spouse, a military mom, and a former corrections officer, she is the new face of politics. She is running on a progressive platform that includes a universal, Medicare-for-all health care system; raising the minimum wage to $15 / hour; combating climate change and protecting our environment; and making public colleges and trade schools tuition-free all without taking a dime of corporate PAC or lobbyist money. Read More

Kaniela is a Native Hawaiian and Progressive State Representative with a history of successful grassroots campaigns based on big, progressive ideas. At age 22, he beat a Tea-Party Republican, despite getting outspent 10-1 by personally knocking on 15k doors. Now he is running for Congress in Hawaii’s 1st district on the boldest platform Hawaii has ever seen. Read More

Brent Welder is a labor lawyer and national workers rights advocate running for Congress in Kansas’ 3rd District because billionaires and giant corporations have too much control over our government. His platform includes fighting for a $15 an hour living wage, Medicare for All, and a refusal to accept any corporate PAC or lobbyist money for his campaign. Read More

James is a civil rights lawyer who pulled himself out of poverty and homeless through hard work, education, and service as an Army infantryman in the Presidential Honor Guard. He has fought against homelessness and for equality for all in the working class communities of his district throughout his entire career. James is bringing that tireless energy to his campaign against a vulnerable incumbent who is bought and paid by the Koch brothers. Read More

Juana Matias, an immigrant and one of the first Latinas to serve in her state legislature, is running to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts. Her experience as both a social worker and a lawyer makes her uniquely qualified to represent underserved communities and fight to make the American dream accessible to all, not just those born into wealth and power. Read More

Ayanna Pressley is a progressive member of the Boston City Council who is running for Congress in Massachusetts’s 7th district. Ayanna has a robust record of fighting for politically marginalized communities in Boston and has been nationally recognized for being on the forefront of the next generation of leadership. She is challenging incumbent Democrat Mike Capuano, becoming his primary opponent since he was elected 20 years ago. Read More

Ben Jealous is a civil rights leader, community organizer, investor in startups for good, educator, former investigative journalist and a Rhodes Scholar who has spent his life bringing people together to get big things done. Ben is running for Governor on a platform of bold, progressive ideas to address gaping inequality between the rich and poor, including raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, passing Medicare for All to guarantee health care as a right, and ending student debt to make it possible for every Marylander to attend community college, public university, or learn a trade for free. Read More

Matt Morgan is retired Marine Corps officer and post-9/11 combat veteran. He believes in service-based leadership, and is ready to step forward again to serve the people of Michigan’s 1st. His core campaign values center on healthcare for all Americans, renewed investment in public education, and standing up for working families who deserve better pay. Matt’s campaign is building a grassroots movement powered by people in the communities he hopes to serve, and remains committed to mobilizing voters in 2018. Read More

Dr. Rob Davidson is running in Michigan’s 2nd district and will work tirelessly so every American can get the opportunity to achieve their American dream, by reducing income inequality, raising wages, strengthening schools, and expanding healthcare to all Americans so families and small businesses can focus on their fullest potential. Read More

David is an educator, union representative, and community organizer challenging a now-vulnerable 16-term GOP incumbent in Michigan’s 6th. David is committed to ensuring health care and education for all and erasing dark money from politics. Read More

Fayrouz Saad was born and raised in Michigan and has spent her career serving the public. She is now running in Michigan’s 11th district to fight for health care, education, economic and justice systems that work for all. Read More

Rashida Tlaib is a social justice lawyer and former State Representative who is running for Congress to protect working families and take on the billionaires and corporations hijacking our government. Rashida's people-powered campaign is knocking doors across the entire district and spreading her message of fighting for Medicare-for-All, protecting the environment, and ending corporate welfare. Read More

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running for governor to make state government work for all Michiganders, and not just the privileged few. Abdul is a Rhodes scholar, physician and public health expert who, as Detroit’s health commissioner, launched a program to ensure every child who needed one got a free pair of glasses. Abdul is running on a platform of bold, progressive ideas to address gaping inequality between the rich and poor. Read More

The people of Missouri's 1st district need a representative who understands their struggles and will fight for real solutions. Cori Bush is a former teacher, a registered nurse and a pastor. She's a single... Read More

Kara Eastman is a longtime community leader running for Congress in Nebraska’s 2nd District. As the founder of the Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance, Kara led the charge to combat lead poisoning in children and ensure access to safe, green affordable housing. We know we can count on Kara to continue to fight for our shared values in Washington. Read More

New York's 14th congressional district urgently needs access to more reliable jobs, increased access to family support services like parental leave and free childcare. I will fight for universal access to quality... Read More

Born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jess King is working mom running for Congress in PA’s 11th District. Jess is focused on passing Medicare-for-All and building an America that belongs to all of us, not just the wealthiest and well-connected in Washington. Read More

Matt Brown is running for Governor of Rhode Island to roll back the current Governor's restrictions on abortion, to end her failed and discredited attempt to "buy" a strong economy by spending millions of dollars on corporate giveaways at the expense of local citizens, and to build a sustainable local renewable energy economy that would make Rhode Island the first state in the country to not only produce all of its energy from renewable resources, but also to export surplus renewable energy to other states. Brown is the former Secretary of State of Rhode Island and co-founder of City Year Rhode Island and of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated organization Global Zero, which works to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons. Read More

Lorie Burch has dedicated her career as a lawyer to fighting for vulnerable communities and ensuring equal rights for all. Now, Lorie is running for Congress in the 3rd District of Texas to continue that critical work in Washington. Lorie’s work as an LGBTQ+ activist has proven her dedication and commitment to equality, and we can’t wait to see what she will accomplish in Congress. Read More

As a working mother and teacher, Vanessa is committed to ensuring that families come before profits in our government. She will fight for the issues that are important to all families-- public education, health care, and an economy where everyone can succeed and support their families. Read More

Texas has one of the most robust economies in the country -- even the world. There’s no reason the 14th shouldn’t be an economic leader. Health care, a good education, and the opportunity to succeed;... Read More

It’s time for genuine leadership that puts the lives and livelihoods of everyday Texans first. It’s time for leaders who serve the people of Texas, not the special interests. Linsey Fagan is running to represent Texas’ 26th district because, for too long, Texans have been without accountable leadership in Washington. Read More

While our representatives argue about whether or not to raise the minimum wage, families are struggling to make rent. Dorothy Gasque is running for Congress in Washington’s 3rd district to reform our government and return power to the people rather than corporate interests Congress currently represents. Read More

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Washington’s 7th District and is focused on ensuring income equality; access to education, from early learning to higher education, including debt-free college; expanding Social Security and Medicare; protecting our environment for our next generation; and ensuring immigrant, civil and human rights for all. Read More

A congressperson represents their people -- at least, they’re supposed to. Congress today works to protect the bottom line of powerful multinational corporations, not people like us... Read More

Randy Bryce is a U.S. Army veteran, cancer survivor, and union ironworker. He joined the race for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District because his values are our neighbors’ values, and Washington has gotten way off track. In Congress he will fight for Medicare For All, a living wage at $15/hour, combatting racism, and campaign finance reform. Read More