OUR 2022 CANDIDATES

People's Action's endorsed candidates run movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will fight for the People’s Action People’s Platform once elected.

Learn more about our work during the 2020 campaign cycle

California

Kenneth Mejia, Los Angeles City Controller

Eunisses Hernandez, Los Angeles City Council District 1

Hugo Soto-Martinez, Los Angeles City Council District 13

Jennifer Esteen RN, State Assembly District 20

Holly Hancock, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

Carolyn “Jiyoung” Park, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

Anna Reitano, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge

Erin Darling, Los Angeles City Council, District 11

Colorado

Brittany Pettersen, U.S. Congress, Colorado District 7

Jason Crow, U.S. Congress, District 6

Jennifer Bacon, Colorado State House, District 7

Michael Westerberg, Arapahoe County Treasurer

Leslie Summey, Arapahoe County Commissioner

Mike Weissman, Colorado House, District 36

Robert Rodriguez, Colorado State Senate, District 32

Jenny Willford, Colorado State House, District 34

Robert Marshall, Colorado State House, District 43

Javier Mabrey, Colorado State House, District 1

Jessica Campbell-Swanson, Arapahoe County Commissioner, District 2

Jennifer Parenti, Colorado State House, District 19

Said Sharbini, Colorado State House, District 31

Nequetta Ricks, Colorado State House, District 40

Iman Jodeh, Colorado State House, District 41

PK Kaiser, Arapahoe County Assessor

Iowa

Deidre DeJear, Governor of Iowa

Kay Pence, Iowa House Representative, District 70

Jon Green, Johnson County Supervisor

V Fixmer-Oraiz, Johnson County Supervisor

Kimberly Graham, Polk County Attorney

Sarah Trone Garriott, Iowa State Senate, District 14

Jessica Wiskus, Iowa State Senate, District 42

Illinois

Anthony Joel Quezada, Cook County Commissioner, 8th District

Delia Ramirez, 3rd Congressional District

Mike Simmons, Illinois State Senate, District 7

Hoan Huynh, Illinois State House, 13th District

Maine

Laurie Osher, State Representative, House District 25

Daniel Sipe, State Representative, House District 81

Mana Abdi, State Representative, House District 95

Cheryl Golek, State Representative, House District 99

Mike Tipping, State Senate, District 8

Storme St. Valle, State Senate, District 15

Bettyann Sheats, State Senate, District 20

Deqa Dhalac, State Representative, House District 120

Minnesota

Ilhan Omar, U.S. House, Minnesota District 5

Jen Schultz, U.S. House, Minnesota District 8

 

Alicia Kozlowski, MN State Rep., District 8B

María Isa Pérez-Hedges for MN State Rep., District 65B

Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Attorney

Lindsey Port, State Senate District 56

Mai Chong Xiong, Ramsey County Commission, District 6

Nevada

Cecelia González, Nevada Assembly District 16

Linda Cavazos, School Board of Trustees District G

New Hampshire

Kathleen Cavalaro, State House, Strafford 6

Taylor Largmann, State House, Grafton 10

Jonah Wheeler, State House, Hillsborough 33

Keely Power, State House, Rockingham 2

Brandon Lemay State House, Hillsborough 15

Maria Perez, State House, Hillsborough 43

Renee Monteil, State House, Cheshire 15

Amanda Toll, State House, Cheshire 15

Allisandra Murray, State House, Hillsborough 20

Joshua Query, State House, Hillsborough 20

Robin Vogt, State House, Rockingham 21

Cam Kenney, State House, Strafford 10

Cassandra Levesque, State Representative, Strafford 4

New York

Gustavo Rivera, State Senate, District 33

Jennifer Mecozzi, Buffalo Board of Education, West District

Vermont

Brenda Siegel, Governor

David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor

Becca Balint, U.S. Congress, All Vermont

Peter Welch, U.S. Senate, Vermont

Rory Thibault, Vermont Attorney General

Jubilee McGill, State House, Addison 5

Mari Cordes, State House, Addison 4

Lauren Dees Erickson, State House, Franklin 8

Saudia Lamont, State House, Lamoille-Washington

Scott Weathers, State House, Lamoille 1

Anna Tadio, State Senator, Rutland

Pam McCarthy, State Senate, Franklin

Washington

Sharlett Mena, State House, 29th District, Position 2

Dulce Gutierrez, Yakima County Commission, District 2

Shukri Olow, State House, 47th District, Position 2

Yasmin Trudeau, State Senate, 27th District

Julianne Gale, State Senate, 35th District

Darya Farivar, State House, 46th District, Position 2

Wisconsin

Emily Alvarado, State House, 34th District Position 1

Our Model

Deep Canvass Calls Preliminary Results

People's Action has uncovered powerful effects from a deep canvass model that works over the phone in the age of COVID-19.

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MOVEMENT POLITICS

vs.

TRANSACTIONAL POLITICS

ELEVATE PEOPLE POWER

Organize around real relationships in our communities, 1:1’s & direct actions

ELEVATE POWER OF CONCENTRATED WEALTH
ELECT MOVEMENT LEADERS TO PUBLIC OFFICE

Elect people who reflect our life experiences and identities, share our values

VOTE FOR THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS
INCREASE SHARE OF ELECTORATE WITH OUR WORLDVIEW ON RACE

Stop threats to democracy, dismantle barriers that keep people of color from voting, confront candidates with weak on racial justice analysis

ROLL OVER TO DOG-WHISTLE ATTACKS ON CANDIDATES OF COLOR & AVOID TALKING ABOUT RACE
RAISE MONEY FROM THE 99%
BIG MONEY DICTATES OUR ACTION
BUILD & STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS' INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS
POP-UP CAMPAIGN SHOPS THAT DISAPPEAR AFTER ELECTION DAY
BOLD ISSUE STANCES INTEGRATED INTO PLATFORMS & ELECTIONS
ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS "BLUE" CANDIDATE WINNING
EVER-EXPANDING PUBLIC CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY
POLLING IS ONLY WAY TO TEST MESSAGES
USE ELECTIONS TO INVEST IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PAID STAFF MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS AND TAKE ALL KEY ROLES
OUR MOVEMENT, OUR AGENDA, OUR LIBERATION

Politicians will not save us.

A POLITICIAN WILL SAVE US