ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Below are Democrats Serve’s endorsed candidates for 2023-24.
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Colin Allred (TX)
Colin Allred is running for U.S. Senate in Texas. His public service background includes serving in the General Counsel's office at the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama Administration.
Adam Schiff (CA)
Adam Schiff is running for U.S. Senate in California. His public service background includes serving as a Los Angeles, CA-based federal prosecutor and former professor at Glendale Community College.
Sue Altman (NJ-07)
Sue Altman is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a former teacher and high school basketball coach.
Lanon Baccam (IA-03)
Lanon Baccam is running for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former U.S. Department of Agriculture official and veteran.
Christina Bohannan (IA-01)
Christina Bohannan is running for Congress in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a former clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and as a law professor at the University of Iowa.
Sabrina Bousbar (FL-13)
Sabrina is running for Congress in Florida’s 13th District. Her public service background includes serving as senior advisor for the Administration of Strategic Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health & Human Services.
Missy Cotter Smasal (VA-02)
Missy Cotter Smasal is running for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd District. Her public service background includes serving as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy.
Ashley Ehasz (PA-01)
Ashley Ehasz is running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving in the U.S. Army veteran as an Apache helicopter pilot.
Shomari Figures (AL-02)
Shomari Figures is running for Congress in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former White House aide, congressional staffer, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hilary Franz (WA-06)
Hilary Franz is running for Congress in Washington’s 6th Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a former law clerk for federal and state court judges.
Michelle Maldonado (VA-10)
Michelle is running for Congress in Virginia’s 10th District. Her public service background includes working with federal law enforcement for several years in tackling immigration challenges in a way that is supportive of families.
Carol Murphy (NJ-03)
Carol Murphy is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a former legislative aide.
Johnny Olszewski Jr. (MD-02)
Johnny O is running for Congress in Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former civics teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools.
Briana Sewell (VA-07)
Briana Sewell is running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District. Her public service background includes serving as a former congressional aide.
Amish Shah (AZ-01)
Amish Shah is running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former ER doctor and University of Arizona medicine fellow.
Derek Tran (CA-45)
Democrats Serve is proud to endorse Derek Tran for Congress in California’s 45th District.
Joe Vogel (MD-06)
Joe Vogel is running for Congress in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former congressional staffer.
Claire Jones (TN HD-61)
Claire Jones is running for State House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 61st District. Her public service background includes serving as a hospice nurse.
Noah Nordstrom (TN HD-83)
Noah Nordstrom is running for State House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 83rd District. His public service background includes serving as a high school teacher.