Thank You for Running

These progressive candidates made good trouble, to paraphrase John Lewis, but they didn't make it. But they are highly appreciated — they helped build the progressive movement. There's always another possible attempt in 2 years, maybe with a bit more name recognition as a starting point.

Candidates, we thank you for your courage and commitment. Running a campaign is hard work; it's disruptive on your lives and families and jobs; it's often exhausting especially when organizations with big dollars spend millions of dollars dragging your name through the mud. We appreciate you and we salute you! 💙 🌹 🐦 ☮️ 🫡 🙏 🤗

Primary Date	State	District	Candidate	Endorsements/Pledges
March 3, 2026	Arkansas	Senate	Dan Whitfield	Progressive Voters Network
	North Carolina	NC-02	Eugene Douglass	No Big Tech Money
		NC-04	Nida Allam	Working Families Party, MoveOn, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Leaders We Deserve, Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution, Bernie Sanders, Sunrise Movement, PDA, Justice Democrats, Peace Action
		NC-05	Kyah Creekmore	Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		NC-06	Alysa Kassay	Courage for Democracy
		NC-10	Brooke McGowan	No Big Tech Money
		NC-10	Diana Jimison	No Big Tech Money
		NC-10	West Caudle	Take BAC Congress
		NC-11	Christian Reagan	No Big Tech Money
		NC-13	Anthony Aguilar	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NC-13	Siddhanth Sharma	No Big Tech Money
		NC-14	Kate Barr	Courage for Democracy
		Senate	Justin Dues	Progressive Voters Network
	Texas	TX-01	Dax Alexander	Progressive Voters Network
		TX-05	Ruth Torres	No Big Tech Money, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		TX-09	Terry Virts	Take BAC Congress
		TX-10	Bernie Reyna	Organize for Peace
		TX-14	Richard Davis
		TX-16	Deliris “DMB” Montanez	No Big Tech Money
		TX-17	Milah Flores	Take BAC Congress
		TX-18	Al Green	Organize for Peace
		TX-23	Frank Lopez Jr.	No Big Tech Money
		TX-33	Zeeshan Hafeez	JVP Action, Integrity Index Pledge, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network
		TX-35	Maureen Galindo	Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network, Integrity Index Pledge
		TX-36	Doug Rogers	Organize for Peace
		Senate	Roland Gutierrez	Patients Over Profits
March 10, 2026	Mississippi	MS-02	Evan Turnage	Integrity Index Pledge, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		Senate	Dan Eubanks	No Big Tech Money
		Senate	Ty Pinkins	Progressive Voters Network
March 17, 2026	Illinois	IL-02	Ashley Ramos	No Big Tech Money
		IL-02	Robert Peters	Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Indivisible, Peace Action, Sunrise Movement, Leaders We Deserve, Bernie Sanders, Working Families Party, CPC PAC, National Nurses United, PDA, CAIR Action
		IL-03	Rep. Delia Ramirez	GND Champions, CAIR Action
		IL-04	Byron Sigcho Lopez	Progressive Voters Network
		IL-04	Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García	GND Champions
		IL-05	Matt Conroy	Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Progressive Victory, CAIR Action
		IL-06	Joey Ruzevich	Courage for Democracy, Peace Action, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, CAIR Action
		IL-07	Anthony Driver Jr.	CPC PAC, Integrity Index Pledge, No Fossil Fuel Money, Our Revolution
		IL-07	Anabel Mendoza	Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy
		IL-07	Kina Collins	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action, unsung hero
		IL-07	Reed Showalter	Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		IL-08	Dan Tully	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-08	Junaid Ahmed	Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, CPC PAC, Our Revolution, PDA, Bernie Sanders, National Nurses United, Integrity Index Pledge, Peace Action, CAIR Action
		IL-08	Kevin Morrison	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-08	Mark Rice	No Big Tech Money
		IL-08	Neil Khot	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-08	Sanjyot Dunung	Take BAC Congress
		IL-08	Yasmeen Bankole	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-09	Bushra Amiwala	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Courage for Democracy
		IL-09	Kat Abughazaleh	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Sunrise Movement, Justice Democrats, Peace Action, CAIR Action
		IL-09	Laura Fine	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-09	Mike Simmons	Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		IL-09	Rep. Jan Schakowsky	GND Champions
		IL-09	Sam Polan	Take BAC Congress
		IL-10	Morgan Coghill	Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge, CAIR Action
		IL-11	Kent Mercado	No Big Tech Money
		IL-13	Dylan Blaha	Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, PDA, Peace Action, Courage for Democracy, CAIR Action
		IL-14	Roman Valenciano	No Fossil Fuel Money
		IL-15	Paul Davis	Patients Over Profits
		IL-15	Randy Raley	Patients Over Profits
		IL-17	Montez Soliz	Progressive Voters Network
		Senate	Bryan Maxwell	Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network
		Senate	Christopher Swann	Progressive Voters Network
		Senate	Jonathan Dean	Integrity Index Pledge
		Senate	Kevin Ryan	Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		Senate	Robin Kelly	Organize for Peace, CAIR Action
		Senate	Steve Botsford	Integrity Index Pledge
May 5, 2026	Indiana	IN-01	Lavetta Sparks-Wade	Patients Over Profits
		IN-04	John Whetstone	Progressive Voters Network
		IN-05	Jackson Franklin	Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Courage for Democracy
		IN-05	L.D. Powell	No Big Tech Money
		IN-06	William Kory Amyx	Take BAC Congress
		IN-07	Destiny Wells
		IN-08	Christopher Rector	Progressive Voters Network
		IN-09	Tim Peck	Take BAC Congress
	Ohio	OH-01	Damon Lynch IV	Progressive Voters Network, CAIR Action
		OH-03	Joe Gerard	Progressive Voters Network, CAIR Action
		OH-05	Daniel Burket
		OH-05	Martin Heberling	Progressive Voters Network
		OH-06	Adrian Vitus	Courage for Democracy, Working Families Party, Progressive Voters Network
		Senate	Greg Levy	Organize for Peace
May 12, 2026	Nebraska	NE-01	Eric Moyer	Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress
		NE-02	John Cavanaugh	Progressive Voters Network, CPC PAC
		NE-02	Melanie Williams	unsung hero
		Senate	Dan Osborn	Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge
	West Virginia	Senate	Zane Lawhorn	No Big Tech Money
May 16, 2026	Louisiana	Senate	Nick Albares
May 19, 2026	Alabama	AL-05	Jeremy Devito	Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy
	Georgia	GA-01	Michael McCord	Take BAC Congress
		GA-01	Pat Wilver
		GA-01	Joyce Griggs	Patients Over Profits
		GA-07	Case Norton	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Organize for Peace, Courage for Democracy
		GA-12	Bri Woodson	Courage for Democracy
		GA-13	Everton Blair	Organize for Peace, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Our Revolution
		GA-13	Jeffree Fauntleroy Sr.
	Kentucky	KY-02	William Compton	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress, Progressive Victory, Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, GND Champions, Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network
		KY-06	Erin Petrey	Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Patients Over Profits, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress
		Senate	Logan Forsythe	Take BAC Congress
	Pennsylvania	PA-16	Justin Waggner	Organize for Peace
June 2, 2026	California	CA-01	Audrey Denney	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, CAIR Action, Our Revolution, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Peace Action, Beyond the Ballot, Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, PDA
		CA-02	Rose Penelope Yee	Progressive Victory, PDA, Organize for Peace, CAIR Action, Courage for Democracy
		CA-03	Heidi Hall	Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Victory, Patients Over Profits, GND Champions, Take BAC Congress
		CA-05	Mike Barkley
		CA-06	Lauren Babb Tomlinson	Leaders We Deserve, Integrity Index Pledge
		CA-06	Tyler Vandenberg	Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress, Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace, Courage for Democracy
		CA-08	Nicolas Carjuzaa	Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Patients Over Profits, Progressive Voters Network, GND Champions
		CA-10	Mitchell Maisler	Progressive Voters Network
		CA-11	Saikat Chakrabarti	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, JVP Action, Peace Action, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, Justice Democrats, Organize for Peace, Courage for Democracy, CAIR Action
		CA-13	Daniel Garibay Rodríguez	GND Champions
		CA-14	Matt Ortega	Progressive Victory, Courage for Democracy, GND Champions, Progressive Voters Network
		CA-15	Anthony Dang	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero
		CA-15	Mantosh Kumar	Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		CA-19	Sean Dougherty	Organize for Peace, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, CAIR Action
		CA-21	Lourin Hubbard	CAIR Action, Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace
		CA-24	Sarah Bacon	Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace, unsung hero
		CA-26	Liam Andres Hernandez	GND Champions
		CA-26	Sasan Samadzadeh	unsung hero
		CA-26	Chris Espinosa	PDA, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		CA-27	Caleb Norwood	Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace
		CA-30	Cameron Tennyson	Progressive Voters Network
		CA-30	Joel Lava	Courage for Democracy
		CA-32	Christopher Ahuja	No Big Tech Money, GND Champions, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Organize for Peace, Progressive Victory, Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, CAIR Action
		CA-32	Jake Levine	Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution
		CA-32	Josh Sautter	Integrity Index Pledge
		CA-32	Marena Lin	Organize for Peace, unsung hero
		CA-33	Antonis Christodoulou	Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace
		CA-36	Rustin Knudtson	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero
		CA-37	Todd Lombardo	Courage for Democracy
		CA-38	Monica Sanchez	Organize for Peace
		CA-40	Esther Kim Varet	Progressive Voters Network, Integrity Index Pledge
		CA-40	Joe Kerr	Integrity Index Pledge
		CA-40	Lisa Ramirez	CAIR Action, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace
		CA-41	Shonique Williams	Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		CA-43	Myla Rahman	Organize for Peace
		CA-46	Christian Mendez	Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		CA-47	Hunter Miranda	Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy
		CA-48	Abel Chavez	Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Victory, Organize for Peace
		CA-48	Ammar Campa-Najjar	Organize for Peace, CPC PAC, CAIR Action, Progressive Voters Network, Integrity Index Pledge
		CA-48	Corinna Contreras	Courage for Democracy
		CA-50	Sparky Mitra	Organize for Peace, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Patients Over Profits, Courage for Democracy, Beyond the Ballot, CAIR Action, Progressive Voters Network, PDA
		CA-52	Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (write-in)	Peace Action, Progressive Voters Network
	Iowa	IA-01	Travis Terrell	Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		IA-02	Clint Twedt-Ball	Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network
		IA-02	Kathy J. Dolter
		IA-04	Ashley WolfTornabane	Courage for Democracy
		Senate	Zach Wahls	Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network
	Montana	MT-01	Russ Cleveland	Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress, Beyond the Ballot
		MT-01	Ryan Busse	Integrity Index Pledge
		MT-02	Sam Lux	Take BAC Congress, Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy
		Senate	Michael Black Wolf
		Senate	Reilly Neill	Progressive Voters Network
	New Jersey	NJ-02	Bayly Winder	Integrity Index Pledge
		NJ-02	Terri Reese	Courage for Democracy, Patients Over Profits, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NJ-02	Tim Alexander	No Big Tech Money
		NJ-04	John Blake	Progressive Voters Network
		NJ-06	John Hsu	Patients Over Profits, Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace
		NJ-06	Katie Bansil	Organize for Peace, Courage for Democracy, Beyond the Ballot, Progressive Victory, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		NJ-07	Brian Varela	Peace Action, Progressive Voters Network, PDA, Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge
		NJ-07	Ali Aljarrah	CAIR Action
		NJ-08	Mussab Ali	Progressive Voters Network, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace, PDA, Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		NJ-12	Kyle Little	Courage for Democracy
		NJ-12	Shanel Y. Robinson	Integrity Index Pledge, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NJ-12	Sue Altman	Working Families Party
New Mexico	Senate	Matt Dodson	Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero
June 9, 2026	Maine	ME-02	Jordan Wood	Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress
		ME-02	Paige Loud	Progressive Victory, Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy, Patients Over Profits
		Senate	Andrea LaFlamme	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero (honorable mention)
	Nevada	NV-01	Joy Hoover	Courage for Democracy
		NV-02	Gamaliel Zavala Enriquez	Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NV-02	Kathy Durham	Courage for Democracy
		NV-02	Matthew Fonken	Courage for Democracy, Take BAC Congress
		NV-02	Morgan Wadsworth	Organize for Peace
		NV-03	James Lally	Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network
	South Carolina	SC-01	Mac Deford	Integrity Index Pledge
		SC-01	Matt Fulmer	Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory
		SC-01	Max Diaz	Progressive Victory
June 16, 2026	Oklahoma	OK-01	Erica Watkins	Patients Over Profits, Progressive Victory
		OK-02	Erik Terwey	Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Courage for Democracy
		OK-03	Jules Roberson	Progressive Voters Network
		OK-04	Jeff Pixley	Take BAC Congress, Integrity Index Pledge
		OK-05	Trey Martin	Bernie Sanders, Progressive Voters Network, PDA, Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution
June 23, 2026	Maryland	MD-02	Clint Spellman	Progressive Voters Network
		MD-03	Austin Dyches	Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace, CAIR Action
		MD-04	Jakeya Johnson	Organize for Peace, Progressive Victory, CAIR Action, Courage for Democracy
		MD-04	Shavonne Hedgepeth	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		MD-05	Harry Dunn	Working Families Party, Integrity Index Pledge
		MD-05	Harry Jarin	Courage for Democracy
		MD-05	Wala Blegay	Progressive Voters Network, PDA, Organize for Peace, CAIR Action, Our Revolution, National Nurses United, Integrity Index Pledge
		MD-06	Alexis Goldstein	Integrity Index Pledge, PDA
		MD-06	Ethan Wechtaluk	Progressive Victory, Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace, GND Champions, CAIR Action
		MD-07	Mark Conway	Organize for Peace, CAIR Action
	New York	NY-01	Lukas Ventouras	Organize for Peace, Progressive Voters Network, Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
		NY-03	Danielle Welch	Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy
		NY-04	Frank Lozada	Courage for Democracy
		NY-04	Kiana Bierria-Anderson	GND Champions
		NY-04	Nick J. Sciretta	Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NY-05	Salvatore Padellaro	Organize for Peace
		NY-06	Chuck Park	Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Victory, CAIR Action, Progressive Voters Network
		NY-07	Antonio Reynoso	Integrity Index Pledge, Working Families Party
		NY-07	Vichal Kumar	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NY-08	Vance Bostic	unsung hero
		NY-09	Joshua Bristol	GND Champions, Progressive Voters Network, unsung hero
		NY-09	Mike Goldfarb	Integrity Index Pledge
		NY-12	Alex Bores	Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution
		NY-12	Laura Dunn	Courage for Democracy, unsung hero
		NY-12	Nina Schwalbe	Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network
		NY-15	Jose Vega	Patients Over Profits
		NY-15	Michael Blake	CAIR Action, Progressive Voters Network, Progressive Victory, Organize for Peace
		NY-17	Effie Phillips-Staley	Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge, CAIR Action, Working Families Party, Our Revolution, Progressive Voters Network
		NY-17	John Cappello	Take BAC Congress
		NY-17	Mike Sacks	Integrity Index Pledge, unsung hero (honorable mention)
		NY-21	Stuart Amoriell	Progressive Voters Network
		NY-25	Robin Wilt	PDA, Organize for Peace, Courage for Democracy
	Utah	UT-01	Liban Mohamed	Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge
		UT-01	Nate Blouin	Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Our Revolution, Bernie Sanders, Organize for Peace, GND Champions
June 30, 2026	Colorado	CO-03	Alexander Kelloff	Integrity Index Pledge
		CO-05	Joe Reagan	Integrity Index Pledge
		Senate	Julie Gonzales	Working Families Party, Indivisible, GND Champions, Progressive Victory, Progressive Voters Network, Our Revolution, Organize for Peace, Integrity Index Pledge