The Progressive Change Campaign Committee made a major impact in the 2012 elections. Below is a list of over 30 candidates for state and federal office who won thanks to the efforts of our 950,000 members:
Federal
Elizabeth Warren (MA-SEN) — Dem pickup!Ai??54% to 46%. PCCC members made 574,570 calls. $1,159,410 raised directly for Warren through 69,598 donations. And over a year of grassroots Warren organizing.Sherrod Brown (OH-SEN):Ai??50% to 45%. PCCC members made 79,265 calls. $36,086 raised from 3,686 donations.Tammy Baldwin (WI-SEN):Ai??51% to 46%. PCCC members made 92,030 calls. $55,200 raised from 4,585 donations.Chris Murphy (CT-SEN):Ai??55% to 43%. PCCC members made 41,466 calls. 451 donations.Mazie Hirono (HI-SEN):Ai??63% to 37%. PCCC members made 41,604 calls. 1,129 donations.Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-SEN):Ai??65% to 35%. PCCC members made 10,764 calls. $10,113 raised from 1,102 donations.Bernie Sanders (VT-SEN):Ai??71% to 25%. $53,056.61 raised from 4,199 donations.Alan Grayson (FL-09) — Dem pickup!Ai??62% to 38%. PCCC members made 216,577 calls. $56,684 raised from 5,429 donations.Annie Kuster (NH-02) — Dem pickup!Ai??50% to 45%. PCCC members made 119,095 calls. $88,456 raised through 10,726 donations.Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) — Dem pickup!Ai??50% to 46%. PCCC members made 133,355 calls. $15,721 raised from 2,302 donations.Rick Nolan (MN-08) — Dem pickup!Ai??54% to 46%. PCCC members made 66,907 calls. $13,912 raised from 1,974 donations.Mark Takano (CA-41) — Dem pickup!Ai??56% to 44%. PCCC members made 54,632 calls. $11,528 raised from 1,793 donations.Lois Frankel (FL-22) — Dem pickup!Ai??55% to 45%. PCCC members made 230,522 calls. $13,217 raised from 2,987 donations.Raul Ruiz (CA-36) — Dem pickup!Ai??51% to 49%. PCCC members made 5,626 calls.Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) — Dem pickup!Ai??55% to 45%. PCCC members made 15,271 calls.Mark Pocan (WI-02):Ai??68% to 32%. PCCC members made 34,090 calls. $12,960 raised from 1,638 donations.Keith Ellison (MN-05):Ai??75% to 25%. PCCC members made 17,504 calls. 2,037 donations.Raul Grijalva (AZ-03):Ai??57% to 39%. PCCC members donated $31,108 through 4,753 contributions.Mike Honda (CA-17):Ai??73% to 27%. 1,613 donations.David Cicilline (RI-01):Ai??53% to 41%. PCCC members made 10,764 calls.Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) — primary win!Ai??72% to 28%. General: 90% to 9%. 332 donations, $5,500 independent expenditure.Donna Edwards (MD-04) — beat back conservative primary opponent!Ai??75% to 23%. $29,903 raised from 2,056 donations.Chellie Pingree (ME-01):Ai??65% to 35%. $18,273 raised from 1,502 donations.—State
Katrina Shankland (WI-House-71) — PCCC staffer!Ai??61% to 39%. $6,154 raised from 972 donations.Cecilia Tkaczyk (NY-Senate-46) — Dem pickup!Ai??50.1% to 49.9%. PCCC members made 25,319 calls. 214 donations.Peter Shumlin (VT-GOV) — single-payer hero!Ai??56% to 39%. PCCC members made 26,603 calls. 215 donations.Beth Pearce (VT-Treasurer)Ai??— single-payer hero!Ai??52% to 42%. PCCC members made 26,603 calls. 206 donations.Angie Buhl (SD-Senate-15):Ai??55% to 45%. PCCC members made 955 calls. 793 donations.Matt Lesser (CT-House-100):Ai??72% to 28%. PCCC members made 4,616 calls.Dave Hansen (WI-Senate-30):Ai??54% to 46%. PCCC members made 3,366 calls. 214 donations.Kesha Ram (VT-House-3-4): PCCC members made 217 donationsAi??totalingAi??$1106Jill Krowinski (VT-House-3-3): PCCC members made 153 donations.
Congratulations to all of our candidates, and we look forward to continuing to work with both our members and lawmakers to make a more progressive America.
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