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-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-09 | Major Ret. Richard Ojeda | Take BAC Congress | ||
| NC-10 | West Caudle | Take BAC Congress | ||
| NC-13 | Anthony Aguilar | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| NC-14 | Kate Barr | Courage for Democracy | ||
| Senate | Justin Dues | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| Texas | Senate | Jasmine Crockett | Progressive Voters Network | |
| TX-09 | Terry Virts | Take BAC Congress | ||
| TX-23 | Gretel Enck | Courage for Democracy | ||
| TX-28 | Ricardo Villarreal | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| TX-30 | Fredrick Haynes | Sunrise Movement | ||
| TX-31 | Greg Stoker | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| TX-32 | Anthony Bridges | Courage for Democracy, CPC PAC | ||
| TX-33 | Zeeshan Hafeez | Integrity Index Pledge, PDA, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, JVP Action | ||
| TX-34 | Etienne Rosas | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| March 10, 2026 | Mississippi | MS-02 | Evan Turnage | Integrity Index Pledge |
| Senate | Ty Pinkins | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| March 17, 2026 | Illinois | 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 |
| IL-04 | Byron Sigcho Lopez | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| IL-05 | Matt Conroy | Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Progressive Victory | ||
| IL-06 | Joey Ruzevich | Courage for Democracy, Peace Action, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| IL-07 | Kina Collins | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action | ||
| IL-07 | Anabel Mendoza | Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy | ||
| IL-07 | Reed Showalter | Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| IL-07 | Anthony Driver Jr. | Our Revolution, Integrity Index Pledge, CPC PAC | ||
| 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 | ||
| IL-08 | Sanjyot Dunung | Take BAC Congress | ||
| IL-09 | Kat Abughazaleh | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Sunrise Movement, Justice Democrats, Peace Action | ||
| IL-09 | Bushra Amiwala | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Courage for Democracy | ||
| IL-09 | Mike Simmons | Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption | ||
| IL-09 | Sam Polan | Take BAC Congress | ||
| IL-10 | Morgan Coghill | Courage for Democracy, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge | ||
| IL-13 | Dylan Blaha | Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, PDA, Peace Action, Courage for Democracy | ||
| IL-17 | Montez Soliz | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| Senate | Kevin Ryan | Integrity Index Pledge, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy | ||
| Senate | Bryan Maxwell | Courage for Democracy | ||
| Senate | Steve Botsford | Integrity Index Pledge | ||
| Senate | Jonathan Dean | Integrity Index Pledge | ||
| Senate | Christopher Swann | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| May 5, 2026 | Indiana | 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-06 | Dr. Cinde Wirth | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| 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 | |
| OH-03 | Joe Gerard | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-05 | Daniel Burket | |||
| OH-05 | Martin Heberling | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-06 | Adrian Vitus | Courage for Democracy, Working Families Party, Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-07 | Ed FitzGerald | National Ground Game | ||
| OH-07 | Keith Mundy | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-07 | Laura Rodriguez-Carbone | |||
| OH-08 | Madaris Grant | Take BAC Congress | ||
| OH-10 | David Esrati | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-11 | Ardelia Holmes | Progressive Voters Network, Courage for Democracy | ||
| OH-12 | Daniel Crawford | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| OH-14 | Bill O'Neill | Progressive Voters Network | ||
| 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 | |||
| West Virginia | WV-01 | Brit Aguirre | Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress | |
| WV-02 | Steven Wendelin | |||
| May 16, 2026 | Louisiana | LA-Senate | Nick Albares |