Indivisibles,

We’ve talked to local groups, we’ve vetted candidates, and we’ve counted the votes. And now, we’re excited to announce Indivisible’s first national endorsements for the 2020 election cycle! These national endorsements elevate the candidates preferred by the grassroots, showcasing a new class of leaders who reflect the values of the Indivisible movement. 

We’re so grateful to the local groups who nominated these candidates -- this process wouldn’t have been possible without their help every step of the way. So without further ado, our first two nationally endorsed candidates are:

We’re proud to announce our endorsement of Ammar Campa-Najjar (CA-50) and Marie Newman (IL-03)

• Local groups endorsed Marie Newman's 2018 bid and have been working hard knocking doors for her ever since. She’s running for Congress because she believes that healthcare is a right, that our economy should work for everyone, and that immigrants should be treated with dignity and respect. Marie has a long track record of advocacy at the national, state, and local levels, informing a bold progressive vision that puts working families first. We trust she’ll continue this fight in the halls of Congress.

• In one of California’s reddest districts, Indivisibles have endorsed Ammar Campa-Najjar, a San Diego native, small business owner, and former Labor Department official. Some may remember that we endorsed Ammar for this seat in 2018, where he came within 4 points of victory. He ran an informed and energetic campaign with countless town halls, living room meetings, and voter meet-and-greets. We’re excited to endorse him again and help flip the district once and for all.

We’ll see this work through -- by registering voters, door-knocking, text-banking, and much, much more. Indivisibles can help change the power landscape because endorsing progressive candidates is just the first step. 

These two candidates are great, but we know that there are many more races out there where your groups’ endorsements, and a subsequent national endorsement, can make all the difference. Much like Illinois and California Indivisibles, your initiative could catapult a local race into the national spotlight!

If your group has endorsed a candidate locally and would like to nominate that candidate for a national endorsement, we’ll have six more waves of endorsements announced in January, March, April, June, July, and October. We’ll accept nominations on a rolling basis throughout the election cycle. If you’d like to submit for the next round, groups have until 11:59pm ET on Monday, December 19 to submit candidates for the second round of voting.

We’re thrilled that we’re able to get this cycle’s endorsement program up and moving and excited to see what comes next. As you can imagine, this has been a lot of work for both groups and our staff, and over the next twelve months, we’ve budgeted nearly a million dollars to support the program. If you can, please consider making a donation to support our Endorsements program and all of Indivisible Action’s work! 

Can you tell just how excited we are about this? We’re ready to watch your groups throw all your political power behind these endorsed candidates, and bring true, progressive change to your neighborhoods, districts, and states!

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team