Indivisibles, 

With the Republican Supreme Court’s imminent attack on Roe v Wade, in addition to yesterday’s failed Senate vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, it is more important than ever that we elect strong, progressive Democrats in November. The past few weeks have made it clear that our margin for error is slim and that a one seat shift could mean the difference between codifying Roe and watching Republicans strip away our basic rights one by one until we live within their regressive, patriarchal nightmare.

With that, Indivisible is excited to announce our next round of primary endorsements! 

These candidates all received a supermajority of votes from their local Indivisible group followed by a supermajority of votes from Indivisibles within their district or state. Every one of these candidates is progressive, energized, and has committed to removal of the Hyde amendment and other similar restrictions on abortion. 

We are so grateful to the local Indivisible groups who did the work to nominate these candidates -- this process wouldn’t have been possible without their help every step of the way. So without further ado, here are your endorsed candidates along with a few words from each of them:

Indivisible is proud to endorse Charles Booker (KY Senate), Brittany Ramos DeBarros (NY-11), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Andy Levin (MI-11), and Litesa Wallace (IL-17).

• Charles Booker: I am fighting to transform Kentucky's future. For too long, Kentuckians have had to endure leadership that promotes the wealthy but leaves the rest of us behind. We need a Kentucky New Deal that will guarantee financial freedom, provide universal healthcare, create good paying union jobs, enable a just transition to renewable energy and ensure that every child has an education that can take them to the heights of success without saddling them with overwhelming debt. We need to come together and lock arms, to fight back against special interests and insiders and finally bring real leadership to Kentucky.
• Brittany Ramos DeBarros: I’m running because members of my community called upon me to do so. I answered that call because I am excited to build the kind of bold, exciting Congressional campaign that our communities have never had the chance to vote for here. Additionally, I truly believe that if we end up with the same kind of Democratic candidates that we’ve had before, running the same kinds of strategies, they will lose to Malliotakis and that is a terrifying prospect for the most vulnerable communities in our district as she constantly votes against our rights, works to undermine democracy, and spews hate toward immigrants, LGBTQ communities, and beyond.
• Teresa Leger Fernandez: My love for our communities started as a kid. I'm a 17th generation New Mexican and daughter of rural New Mexico having been born and raised in Las Vegas, NM. I first ran for office in 2020 to serve the communities I know and love - and you can't serve New Mexico's third district without knowing its beauty, but also its poverty - its challenges, and its unique opportunities. And I have been delivering on the issues most important to New Mexico - from building clean water infrastructure and broadband, and creating good-paying jobs, to helping deliver the investments we need to weather the pandemic. I am running for reelection to continue to serve because as my father used to say, "Ahora es cuando": the time is now. The time is now for us to keep making progress for New Mexico, making it easier to afford a good living, from lower healthcare costs to better quality education, to cleaner air and water.
• Andy Levin: In 2018, I ran for Congress because as a 2 time cancer survivor, and father of 2 kids with Crohn's disease, I couldn't stand by while Donald Trump threatened our health care. Returning to Congress, my top priority will be exactly what it has been for the entire time I have been in Congress: building voice and power for working people in individual companies, industries and the economy and political system at large. Simply stated, there is no other member of Congress who has devoted their life to labor law reform and building power for workers as much as I have - at SEIU, the UAW, President Clinton's labor law reform commission and Labor Department, and for 11 years at the AFL-CIO. I place working people at the center of every policy decision I make to ensure good jobs for all, to advocate for the human rights of all people here and abroad, and to stop the oncoming catastrophe of the climate crisis.
• Litesa Wallace: I first ran for office because as a single mom, counselor, and educator, I saw what was happening to families in my community and was motivated to bring the change and support we all need. In my three terms as a state legislator, I championed criminal justice reform, introduced measures to reduce violence, expanded affordable child care and mental health care access, developed opportunities for women and girls, and extended the Rivers Edge Historic Tax Credit to help redevelop Peoria and Rockford. I am running because our nation must hear the voices of "every day", working class people in the halls of Congress. I want to continue to work to amplify the voices of those typically silenced by corporate interests or because they have been marginalized by race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and/or ability. I have a record of building coalitions and getting things done in Illinois's capital and I hope to do so in our nation's capital.

Indivisible is proud to endorse these five truly progressive candidates in a time when we so desperately need representation that backs the ideals of the American people. We need candidates who push along with us, every day, to be kinder, fairer, and more just by fighting for things like honest and well-funded public education, LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare for all, and bodily autonomy. 

Thank you to all who participated in the voting process, we look forward to continuing to promote your grassroots work to a national audience. Every vote counts, and you are making a difference. 

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team

P.S. If your local group has endorsed a candidate, click here to learn about the process for national endorsement. We will be rolling out endorsements about every six weeks until the last round of accepted nominations in late August. But, the earlier you secure an endorsement, the more time we have to work for that candidate to secure a win, so get those endorsements in as soon as possible using this nomination form.