Top Endorsed Candidates
Candidates with the most endorsements (6 or more!), not including incumbents, from the organizations we are tracking. These are the movers and shakers — and for some, their elections are coming soon! Send them some love (e.g. donations, or volunteer!) so they can win their primary elections!
We are also mentioning the incumbents, along with their ratings from Integrity Index, to provide some context about why these incumbents (even Democrats) need to be challenged in the Primary elections.
Honorable mentions, those with 3 to 5 endorsements, are listed below as "honorable mentions."
Only one candidate per congressional district or Senate seat is shown — the one with the most endorsements in that race.
Of course, this is not a popularity contest. Many more amazing candidates can be found on the Full List page. Candidates who haven't racked up many endorsements may be just getting started, or maybe they are focusing on their local ground game.
Five-term Pennsylvania state rep representing a majority-Black district in northwest Philadelphia; Yale grad; Temple University business professor; identifies as Democratic Socialist; great-great-grandfather Jack Rabb was formerly enslaved, founded a meat market in Mississippi after Emancipation — campaign logo recreates that storefront. Backs Medicare for All, workers' rights, dismantling systems of oppression, and ending pay-to-play politics.
Born and raised in St. Louis; pastor, mother, and registered nurse; has lived paycheck to paycheck, been evicted, and lived unhoused in a car with two babies; experienced chronic health issues without insurance; represented MO-01 2021–2025; brought $2 billion in federal funding home; led a Capitol steps sleep-in to stop 11 million evictions; introduced the #CeasefireNOW resolution and pushed to end US military aid to Israel. Never taken corporate PAC money.
Marine and Army veteran who completed four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan; snuck his birth certificate from his father's office to enlist at 17 during the Iraq War; returned home struggling with undiagnosed PTSD; recovered with VA support and built an oyster farm in his hometown of Sullivan, where he now serves as Harbormaster and Planning Board Chair. Married Amy in 2023. Fighting to defeat Susan Collins and win back the seat for working Mainers.
Daughter of Hmong refugees who fled war in Laos; oldest of 16 children; grew up on SNAP and Medicaid; first in her family to attend college; co-founded Hmong Innovating Politics; Sacramento City USD school board member who passed the first Safe Haven Resolution in California to protect students regardless of immigration status during Trump's first term; Sacramento City Council member who led one of the most linguistically diverse COVID vaccination clinics in the nation. Backs Medicare for All, workers' rights, housing, and immigrant protections.
First in his family to earn a PhD; college professor, mentor, and community organizer raised in Kern County; son of immigrant parents; May Day marcher in Bakersfield; teaching and organizing in the Central Valley. Champions universal healthcare, workers' rights, housing affordability, public school funding, and immigrant dignity. Rejects corporate PACs; challenging Republican David Valadao.
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; family immigrated to Denver through the Diversity Visa Lottery; grew up watching parents work multiple jobs and support other Ethiopian immigrants in building community. Studied political science and economics at Washington College, then law at Notre Dame; fired from a New York law firm for refusing to take down an article defending pro-Palestine student protesters. Democratic socialist running to fight for workers and affordability.
Son of Mexican immigrants; former labor and immigrants' rights organizer in Austin; served on Austin City Council before winning Congress in 2022; now Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Fights for $20 minimum wage, PRO Act, Medicare for All, immigrant protections, clean energy transition, and voting rights. Rejects corporate PAC money.
Audrey Denney
CA-01, California
Chico State educator and agricultural expert who ran for Congress in 2018 and 2020, cutting Republican margins to historic lows; never accepts corporate PAC money. Champions Medicare for All single-payer, comprehensive legalization for undocumented immigrants, DREAM Act, ending unconditional military aid to Israel, cutting Pentagon spending, and affordable housing and renter protections for rural communities.
Born on the Fourth of July to an Army family; raised in Fort Lauderdale; quit a restaurant job at $7.25/hour to volunteer for Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire campaign and eventually ran the Portsmouth field office through Sanders' primary victory; later helped unionize a Washington DC communications firm with the NewsGuild-CWA; returned to South Florida in 2022 with his wife Sandra, navigating skyrocketing housing costs. Democratic Socialist; Medicare for All, $25 minimum wage, climate resiliency, abolish Citizens United.
Grew up relying on public assistance; after a post-college health scare faced student loan debt and needed SNAP to get by; earned a degree in Public Affairs from University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College; worked to bring renewable energy solutions to Utah families; in 2022 unseated a 36-year incumbent State Senator by over 50 points; had his mic cut off on the Utah Senate floor for standing up to Republican leadership. Backs Medicare for All, PRO Act, Green New Deal, Utah geothermal energy.
Bethlehem firefighter for 20 years; held every position on the truck; former President of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association; won 10-year battle for mental health coverage for firefighters with PTSI; grew up raised by a single mom who worked as a bartender; also ran Brooks Lawn Care small business since 2013; has four kids and two granddaughters; coached youth and varsity baseball at Nazareth Area High School for over two decades. Fighting for working families, not corporate PACs.
Son of Indian immigrants from Fort Worth; moved to San Francisco in 2009; second engineer at Stripe, building anti-fraud payment technology; left to join Bernie's 2016 campaign; co-founded Justice Democrats; managed AOC's 2018 primary campaign from a tiny Bronx office in the most shocking primary upset of that cycle; served as AOC's Chief of Staff in Congress, wrote and launched the Green New Deal; now leads a policy think tank in San Francisco and serves on local nonprofit boards. Backs Medicare for All, housing justice, workers' rights.
Michigan-born physician and public health leader; son of an Egyptian immigrant father and a Michigan family mother; Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, medical degree from Columbia; rebuilt Detroit's Health Department after bankruptcy and Wayne County's DHHS serving 1.8M people; secured free glasses for kids, removed lead from Detroit schools, made Narcan universally accessible, and spearheaded cancellation of $700M in medical debt for 300,000 Michiganders; ran for Michigan governor 2018. Authored Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide.
Born on the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona; grew up in South Texas; mother was a rodeo queen turned elementary school teacher; father worked cattle; Yale grad who returned to Denver; Colorado State Senator and Senate Majority Whip since 2019; sponsored the bill repealing Colorado's death penalty in 2020 and legislation codifying abortion access after Dobbs. If elected, would be first woman and first Latina elected to statewide office in Colorado. Backs Medicare for All, climate action, immigrant rights.
Born and raised in Highland Park, Los Angeles; daughter of a deportee, raised by a single mother on SNAP and Medicaid; co-founded and led the Highland Park Neighborhood Council; worked in the LA Mayor's Office; serves on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee; current work helps people transition from prison into universities and promotes intergenerational permanent affordable housing. Justice Democrats–endorsed; rejects corporate PACs.
Urban planner born in suburban St. Louis; graduate of University of Chicago and Pratt Institute; led the Fifth Avenue Committee building affordable housing; served 12 years on NYC City Council and co-founded its Progressive Caucus; served as NYC Comptroller 2022–2025; arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. Endorsed by Warren, Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani. Fights for working families and against corporate influence in politics.
Democratic Socialist challenging Brad Sherman in CA-32, rejecting all corporate PAC and AIPAC money. Supports Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, abolishing ICE, a $30/hr minimum wage, and a federal rent freeze — one of the most comprehensive progressive platforms in the country.
Working-class Afro-Latina; daughter of Dominican immigrants; UAW member; public defense investigator at Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem; Columbia alumna and lead organizer of Columbia's 2023-2024 Gaza encampment demanding BDS divestment; organized for the release of Mahmoud Khalil after ICE abducted him from his apartment; holds an MPhil in sociology from CUNY specializing in race, deportation, and national security; served as organizing lead for Zohran Mamdani's successful NYC mayoral campaign. Backs Medicare for All, abolish ICE, Palestine solidarity.
Army Lt. Colonel and combat trauma surgeon; served in Iraq and Haiti; volunteered as doctor in Gaza and witnessed genocide firsthand. Medicare for All, abolish ICE, Palestinian rights as centerpiece issue; Justice Democrats-endorsed; rejects corporate PAC money.
Senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for more than four decades, growing it from under 100 members to over 13,000; holds four degrees including a PhD; invested over $3 million in HBCUs. Champions development without displacement, environmental justice confronting racist zoning, capping predatory interest rates, banning stock trading for members of Congress, closing super PAC loopholes, and a 5-year post-Congress lobbying ban.
Bioengineer and Hurricane Ike/Harvey survivor; first-generation South Asian American running as the people's candidate in San Diego. Champions Medicare for All with dental/vision coverage, the Green New Deal, abolishing ICE with pathways to citizenship, universal childcare, free college, rent stabilization, and UBI. Signed the Patients over Profits pledge; supports overturning Citizens United and Gaza human rights.
Memphis state rep; valedictorian from Mitchell High School; Bowdoin College grad; fourth son of five boys born to teenage parents; began advocating at 15, demanding textbooks and AP courses for his peers; co-founded Memphis Community Against Pollution and blocked the Byhalia Pipeline from running through a Black Memphis neighborhood; expelled from Tennessee legislature in 2023 for protesting gun violence on the House floor, then reinstated unanimously by Shelby County commissioners. Backs Medicare for All, environmental justice, workers' rights.
Dual citizen of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Nation and the United States; originally from Lubbock, Texas; moved to New York City in 2015; worked at Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Trader Joe's before joining Columbia University as a UAW Local 2110 worker; organized to democratize her union and was elected unit chair in 2022; DSA member; New York State Assembly member representing the 37th District since 2025. Democratic socialist running on Medicare for All, worker power, housing justice, and end of US support for genocide in Gaza.
Teacher and lifelong Western Massachusetts resident; values of hard work, community care, and showing up instilled growing up in the region. Backs Medicare for All, PRO Act, Green New Deal, affordable housing, tuition-free public college, and accountable representation that reflects the working families of Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley. Running to flip this long-Republican district.
Grew up in public housing in Louisville's West End, living the poverty and food insecurity he now fights to end. Former Kentucky state legislator who ran competitively for Senate in 2020 and 2022. Running again in 2026 on Medicare for All, a $45,000 minimum wage floor ($40x40x45), universal basic income, free college, reparations, and explicit support for a free Palestine.
Born and raised in the East San Fernando Valley; mother of five, community organizer, and two-term president of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council. Advocates Medicare for All, abolish and prosecute ICE, end unconditional U.S. military aid funding genocide, cancel student debt, tuition-free college; rejects all corporate PAC, AIPAC, Big Pharma, and Big Oil money.
Activist, radio host, and Kansas City Tenants Union organizer raised in working-class Kansas City neighborhoods where community solidarity shaped his politics. Medicare for All; $25 minimum wage, PRO Act, and repeal of right-to-work laws; repeal the Faircloth Amendment to build public housing; abolish ICE and create a path to citizenship; reparations legislation; divest from the war machine and end blank checks to authoritarian governments.
Exeter biomedical scientist with a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology; spent over 20 years researching Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy and working on life-saving medical treatments before transitioning to nonprofit work; member of the NH Democratic Party Rules Committee; touts working-class and immigrant roots. First campaign for public office. Backs Medicare for All, housing affordability, get money out of politics, cost-of-living relief.
Dr. Aisha Wahab
CA-14, California
California State Senator, doctoral social worker, and former environmental consultant who expanded rent stabilization from 1,000 to 10,000 units and passed an insulin price cap. Champions raising the federal minimum wage, banning Wall Street private equity from buying single-family homes, universal childcare and paid family leave, moving toward universal healthcare, banning congressional insider trading, and year-round CalFire staffing.
Immigrated from Lahore, Pakistan at age 3; mailman's father delivered mail for 24 years, mother taught in Jersey City public schools for 30; survived Stage 4 cancer during his time as the youngest elected official in Jersey City history; Harvard Law graduate. Medicare for All, abolish ICE, rent control, called Israel's actions ethnic cleansing and genocide, demands ceasefire, rejects all corporate PAC money.
Physician associate and educator running in one of North Carolina's most competitive districts. Supports Medicare for All, ending prior authorization by insurance companies, and untethering healthcare from employment. Advocates for the Green New Deal, abolishing ICE, recognizing Palestinian statehood and ending U.S. funding of Israeli attacks, banning gerrymandering, expanding the Supreme Court, and DC and Puerto Rico statehood.
Born to immigrants; raised on WIC, free school meals, and public services. Public interest lawyer who expanded SNAP for tens of thousands of Virginians and built tools helping 2.5M families access $100M+ in aid. Medicare for All, $17 minimum wage, abolish ICE, rejects corporate PAC and AIPAC money, uses "genocide" for Gaza, supports expanding the House to dilute big-money influence.
Navy nuclear reactor supervisor and Navy Reserve member; husband is first-generation American immigrant. Calls for a universal single-payer healthcare system to "remove the profit motive from human survival," the PRO Act to strengthen unions, banning corporations and hedge funds from buying single-family homes, a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, repealing the 2001 AUMF to end forever wars, and conditioning military aid on human rights compliance.
Lansing activist and co-founder of the Progressive Democrats of Michigan PAC; built organizing infrastructure around economic justice and democratic reform in central Michigan. Platform: Medicare for All, universal basic income, workers' rights, and campaign finance reform. Has worked to mobilize progressive voters in a district that leans competitive in 2026.
Union ironworker and Brook Park city councilman; card-carrying Ironworkers International member with decades on job sites. Champions portable healthcare not tied to employment, robust anti-outsourcing protections, and the right to organize without retaliation. Focuses entirely on working-class economic dignity — fair wages, strong union rights, and Made in America manufacturing as the foundation of community prosperity.
Third-generation Baptist pastor who founded Vintage Fellowship in Springdale; 20-year resident of Northwest Arkansas; wife Vanessa and four kids raised locally. Ran for Congress in 2018 on working-class issues. Fights for healthcare, housing affordability, and an accountable government that works for families, not parties — rejects all corporate PAC money.
Honorable Mentions
Katie Bansil, New Jersey, NJ-06 Vote Jun 2 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Beyond the Ballot, Organize for Peace)
Nicolas Carjuzaa, California, CA-08 Vote Jun 2 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network, GND Champions, Patients Over Profits)
Jerrad Christian, Ohio, OH-12 Primary Winner (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, GND Champions, Organize for Peace, Patients Over Profits)
Aisha Farooqi, Michigan, MI-11 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace) · Aug 4
Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota, MN-Senate (Indivisible, Bernie Sanders, National Nurses United, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge) · Aug 11
Heath Howard, New Hampshire, NH-01 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace) · Sep 8
Lauren Jewett, Louisiana, LA-01 Result Pending (Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Patients Over Profits)
Tyler Vandenberg, California, CA-06 Vote Jun 2 (Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace)
Ethan Wechtaluk, Maryland, MD-06 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, GND Champions, Organize for Peace) · Jun 23
Rose Penelope Yee, California, CA-02 Vote Jun 2 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, PDA, Courage for Democracy, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace)
Paige Beauchemin, New Hampshire, NH-02 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Peace Action, Organize for Peace) · Sep 8
Russ Cleveland, Montana, MT-01 Vote Jun 2 (Courage for Democracy, Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress, Beyond the Ballot)
Heidi Hall, California, CA-03 Vote Jun 2 (Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress, GND Champions, Patients Over Profits)
Brent Hennrich, Washington, WA-03 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Organize for Peace) · Aug 4
Chelsey Hockett, Texas, TX-05 Runoff (Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace) · May 26
Jakeya Johnson, Maryland, MD-04 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Organize for Peace) · Jun 23
Eric Jones, California, CA-04 Vote Jun 2 (Our Revolution, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, Patients Over Profits)
James Lally, Nevada, NV-03 Vote Jun 9 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace)
Kai Newkirk, Arizona, AZ-04 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Our Revolution, PDA, Organize for Peace) · Jul 21
Amanda Pusczek, Alabama, AL-04 Primary Winner (Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Patients Over Profits)
James Talarico, Texas, TX-Senate Primary Winner (Our Revolution, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace)
Bernard Taylor, Florida, FL-21 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace) · Aug 18
Brian Varela, New Jersey, NJ-07 Vote Jun 2 (PDA, Peace Action, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network)
Bethany Andres-Beck, Massachusetts, MA-06 (Courage for Democracy, Progressive Victory, Integrity Index Pledge) · Sep 1
Kyle Blomquist, Michigan, MI-01 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace) · Aug 4
Ammar Campa-Najjar, California, CA-48 Vote Jun 2 (Progressive Voters Network, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace)
Mark Conway, Maryland, MD-07 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action, Organize for Peace) · Jun 23
Sean Dougherty, California, CA-19 Vote Jun 2 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace)
John Duresky, Washington, WA-04 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress, Patients Over Profits) · Aug 4
Maureen Galindo, Texas, TX-35 Runoff (Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace) · May 26
Lourin Hubbard, California, CA-21 Vote Jun 2 (Progressive Voters Network, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace)
Evan Hunt, Texas, TX-03 Primary Winner (Courage for Democracy, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace)
Matt Little, Minnesota, MN-02 (National Nurses United, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace) · Aug 11
Tanya Lloyd, Texas, TX-27 Primary Winner (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace)
Sam Lux, Montana, MT-02 Vote Jun 2 (Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress)
Elijah Manley, Florida, FL-20 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Peace Action, Organize for Peace) · Aug 18
Hunter Miranda, California, CA-47 Vote Jun 2 (Courage for Democracy, Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace)
Case Norton, Georgia, GA-07 Runoff (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace) · Jun 16
Karen Ortiz, New York, NY-12 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace) · Jun 23
Chuck Park, New York, NY-06 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace) · Jun 23
Jason Poulos, Massachusetts, MA-04 (Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace, Patients Over Profits) · Sep 1
Lisa Ramirez, California, CA-40 Vote Jun 2 (Integrity Index Pledge, CAIR Action, Organize for Peace)
Claire Reynolds, Texas, TX-11 Primary Winner (Progressive Voters Network, Take BAC Congress, Organize for Peace)
Andrew Rice, Connecticut, CT-03 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Courage for Democracy, Organize for Peace) · Aug 11
Patrick Roath, Massachusetts, MA-08 (Leaders We Deserve, Integrity Index Pledge, Take BAC Congress) · Sep 1
Kshama Sawant, Washington, WA-09 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Progressive Voters Network, Organize for Peace) · Aug 4
Mo Seifeldein, Virginia, VA-08 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Integrity Index Pledge, Organize for Peace) · Aug 4
Marianne Shamma, California, CA-36 Vote Jun 2 (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, GND Champions, Organize for Peace)
Juliana Stratton, Illinois, IL-Senate Primary Winner (National Nurses United, Integrity Index Pledge, Progressive Voters Network)
Justin Wagner, Pennsylvania, PA-16 Primary Winner (Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Take BAC Congress, CAIR Action)