Mark Takano
Progressive Mark Takano has pledged to protect Social Security and Medicare for all benefit cuts. His opponent said, “Corporations are people.” Mark Takano got a perfect score on the 99elect questionnaire, which means he supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, overturning Citizens United, and government investment in jobs. We’re proud to endorse Mark Takano in his race for California’s 41st district. [more]
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel is a former mayor and leader in the Florida state house who is running a strong, progressive, grassroots campaign. She’s opposed any cuts to Medicare or Social Security, supported Medicare for All, and helped us deliver a petition to John Boehner standing up for the 99% and demanding a jobs bill. We’re proud to be working to help Lois win her campaign in Florida’s 22nd district [more]
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan was a leader in the fight against Scott Walker’s war on working families in Wisconsin, and he got a perfect score on our 99elect questionnaire, which means he opposes any cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits and favors prosecuting Wall Street bankers, among other progressive things. We’re proud to support his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin’s 2nd district. [more]
Carol Shea-Porter
In 2005, Carol Shea-Porter was ejected from one of George W. Bush’s town hall meetings for daring to wear a t-shirt with political message opposing the president. In 2006, she was elected to Congress as a fighting progressive! In 2010, she was one of many Democrats who lost in the Tea Party wave. Today, the latest polling has her beating her Republican opponent, and we’re proud to be helping her win. [more]
Annie Kuster
Promising to “Occupy Congress,” Annie is campaigning on government investment in jobs, taxing the rich, choice, and holding Wall Street accountable. We endorsed Annie in both the 2012 and 2010 cycles, and in 2010, she defeated Joe Lieberman’s presidential campaign chair in a primary and had one of the closest general elections in the nation. This year, her Tea Party opponent is at a disastrous 30% in the polls, and Annie has big momentum. We’re providing bigger support to help her get there. [more]
Donna Edwards
Donna Edwards was the “original” progressive candidate to primary a corporate Democrat and win in 2008. Now, due to Maryland’s redistricting controlled by the political establishment, her seat in the 4th district is more conservative, and she’s being challenged by an establishment Democrat. Our members are mobilizing in support of Edwards campaign to help her win the primary and continue her record of progressive leadership in Congress. [more]
Raul Grijalva
In the 2010 elections, we mobilized to defend Representative Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Through phone calls and fundraising we helped him to re-election. Now, he’s being challenged in the Democratic primary by an establishment Democrat who’s attacking him from the right. Our members are mobilizing again to help him win his primary and re-election. [more]
Stand with the 99%
As people take to the streets to protest rising inequality, our members are standing with the 99% for an economy that works for everyone, not just the richest 1%. Over 80,000 people have pledged to move their money and pressured Congress to make it easier. We delivered over 54,000 thank you notes to Occupy Wall Street. And seven bold Congressional candidates from across the country delivered over 35,000 petition signatures to Republican Speaker John Boehner in front of the media. [more]
Foreclosures
Big banks are pressuring states to agree to a deal that would let them off the hook for foreclosure fraud they committed when they crashed our economy. Bold attorney generals like Eric Schneiderman in New York and Jack Conway in Kentucky are fighting back. Over 110,000 of our members have joined these attorney generals in fighting back, successfully pressuring California Attorney General Kamala Harris to come out against this deal. [more]
The Safety Net
Defending Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security is one of our top priorities. Our members wrote over 50,000 thank you notes, which we delivered to Senator Harry Reid for taking a stand against attacks on Social Security. Our members also made calls supporting the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Senator Whitehouse’s efforts to protect Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts. We also went on offense against Republicans and Democrats pushing for devastating benefit cuts. [more]
