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.
Chris Murphy (CT)
Chris Murphy is running for re-election in the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. His public service background includes serving as a former legislative staffer.
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.
Gabe Amo (RI-01)
Gabe Amo is running for Congress in Rhode Island’s 1st District. His public service background includes serving as a senior aide to President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, and Governor Gina Raimondo.
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.
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Joe Courtney is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former public defender and town attorney.
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.
Sam Eppler (TX-24)
Sam Eppler is running for Congress in Texas’ 24th District. His public service background includes serving as a high school principal and former teacher.
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.
Trygve Hammer (ND-AL)
Trygve Hammer is running for Congress in North Dakota’s at large Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former nuclear power machinist’s mate in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps helicopter pilot, forward air controller, Military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, instructor and company officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, and public school teacher.
Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
Jahana Hayes is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a public school history teacher and national Teacher of the Year award recipient.
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Jim Himes is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former chairman of the Greenwich Housing Authority.
Adam Hollier (MI-13)
Adam Hollier is running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former volunteer firefighter, legislature aide, aide to Detriot Mayor Dave Bing, Director of the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency, and U.S. Army veteran.
John Larson (CT-01)
John Larson is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former high school teacher and coach.
Sam Liccardo (CA-16)
Sam is running for Congress in California’s 16th District. His public service background includes serving as a former prosecutor at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office and at the Southern District of California.