Democrats just WON FULL CONTROL of Virginia -- the Senate, the House, and the Governorship!
Imagine how good it will feel one year from now if Democrats take the Senate, House, and Presidency.
Many Virginia candidates won with our early training and support, including: Ghazala Hashmi (Senate-10), Adam Ebbin (Senate-30), Shelly Simonds (House-94), Dan Helmer (House-40), Sally Hudson (House-57), Schuyler VanValkenburg (House-72), Wendy Gooditis (House-10), Karl Frisch (Fairfax School Board), and others!
Now let's give early support to the candidates below. Donate here. -- The PCCC Election Team
OUR FIRST SLATE OF ENDORSEMENTS, ANNOUNCED TONIGHT:
Kara Eastman (NE-2) is a bold progressive hero who came 1 point away in 2018 from defeating a Republican incumbent in Nebraska without any real help from the DCCC. She received nearly $300,000 in support from PCCC members and attended our national training! She's running on Medicare For All and decided to run for Congress when her mom had cancer and had to pay $2,500 per pill. Kara's proving you can run ANYWHERE on a bold progressive message and win. Donate $1 to Kara here.
J.D. Scholten (IA-4) is a populist former baseball player who came 3 points from defeating white nationalist Congressman Steve King in 2018! J.D. says "a Green New Deal to pursue environmental justice, create jobs, improve infrastructure, and combat climate change must bring rural communities to the decision-making table and address Big Ag monopolies that are squeezing out small and family farmers." He tells supporters, "If you're lucky enough to be in the 1%, this government is working for you" and that America must move toward a goal of Medicare For All, ensuring that all Americans have comprehensive, affordable, and quality health care coverage. Donate $1 to J.D. here.
Dana Balter (NY-24) is a bold progressive champion who is fighting for a fair shot at success for everyone -- that means getting to Medicare for All; an economy that works for working families; and a political system free from the influence of big money. In one of the last two Repbulican-held Hillary Clinton districts, Dana is just 2 1/2 points away from defeating the incumbent who is a rubber stamp for Donald Trump, making this a top pick-up opportunity in the country. Donate $1 to Dana here.
Stephen Smith (WV-Gov) is a grassroots organizer running for Governor of West Virginia -- and building a populist movement along the way. In the last six years, he’s helped pass more than two dozen pieces of legislation as an activist, including health insurance for 182,000 people. While running for Governor, he's supporting many other candidates up and down the ballot -- investing in progressive infrastructure so he can lead a movement in governing progressively. Senator Joe Manchin was so fearful that Smith would replace him as the most popular Democrat in West Virginia that he considered running in the primary against him -- but abandoned that idea. Smith’s running against Republican Governor Jim Justice, a billionaire coal mine owner. Donate $1 to Stephen here.
PROGRESSIVES FLIPPED THESE SEATS -- KEEP THEM BLUE!
Rep. Katie Porter (CA-45) regularly goes viral on YouTube by grilling big corporate executives. As a single mom who spent years advocating for consumers (like her mentor, Elizabeth Warren), she flipped a red district by focusing on how issues impact real families. She is bold -- and was the first red-to-blue freshman to call for impeachment. Katie says, "I’m grateful to the Progressive Change Campaign Committee for all the fundraising, volunteers, and support" in 2018 -- including over $165,000 through 13,000 donations to her campaign. Donate $1 to Katie's re-election!
Mike Levin (CA-49) flipped a longtime red seat as a proud "Warren wing" Democrat. A longtime clean energy advocate, Mike was the first red-to-blue freshman to support AOC on a Green New Deal. He also came out early for impeachment and Medicare For All. Thousands of PCCC members helped him win in 2018, and we need to keep Mike in Congress in 2020. Donate $1 to Mike's re-election!
A REAL PROGRESSIVE SHOULD REPRESENT THESE BLUE SEATS!
Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) is a bold progressive recruited by Justice Democrats. Jessica is an immigration and human rights attorney who grew up in the border town of Laredo, TX. As an attorney, she specialized in representing people in immigration court as they faced deportation proceedings while detained. She's running in a very blue district against Congressman Henry Cuellar, known as "Trump's favorite Democrat." Cuellar has an A-rating from the NRA, consistently votes with big corporations, and was one of the last Dems in Congress to support impeachment. Jess is a community leader who supports Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, and other progressive priorities. Donate $1 to Jess Cisneros here.
Morgan Harper (OH-3) was a senior adviser at Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The NY Times reports "there are similarities between Ms. Harper, 36, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York" as she campaigns against "economic segregation." Last quarter, Morgan raised a whopping $333,000 in grassroots donations -- $80,000 more than the incumbent who accused Morgan of raising “false hope” by backing Medicare For All and the Green New Deal. Donate $1 to Morgan Harper here.
Arati Kreibich (NJ-5) is challenging one of AOC's top antagonists in the Democratic Caucus, corporate conservative Josh Gottheimer. Gottheimer organized other conservative Democrats to kill attempts to end child cages at the border -- an absurd position for someone representing a suburb of New York. He is funded by Wall Street and votes their way. Arati won election as a progressive City Councilwoman, attended our candidate training, and is fighting for Medicare For All, Green New Deal and challenging big-money special interests. Donate $1 to Arati here.
Marie Newman (IL-3) is running on Medicare For All, equal rights, and building an economy that works for everyone. She is running against pro-corporate, anti-choice, anti-LGTBQ rights "Democratic" Congressman Dan Lipinski in a deep blue district Clinton won by 15 points. Lipinski inherited this seat from his father and then voted against Obamacare, voted to deregulate Wall Street, chairs the Pro-Life Caucus, and was the only Democrat in Congress to oppose an LGBTQ equality bill. Marie is running on Medicare For All, reproductive rights, and equal rights. Thousands of PCCC members donated to her last cycle when she came about 1% away from defeating Lipinski -- and over 2,000 have already donated to help her finish the job. Donate $1 to Marie here.
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