Your 2020 JUSTICE DEMOCRATS Candidates - Nominate the Next Generation in AZ, CA, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, OH, TX, WA
Justice Democrats is working to elect a mission-driven caucus in Congress that will fight for solutions that match the scale of our many crises: skyrocketing inequality, catastrophic climate change, deepening structural racism as the country becomes more diverse, and the corporate takeover of our democracy.
In the era of Donald Trump and his billionaire cabinet, we will fight for an America that belongs to all its people. We are unafraid of taking on out-of-touch incumbents in primary challenges because we don’t need to just elect more Democrats, we need to elect better Democrats.
It’s time to usher in a new generation of diverse working-class Democrats who have a bold vision to transform our economy and democracy.
We need a Democratic Party that fights for its voters, not just its corporate donors. That’s why we helped elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress. We need leadership in the Democratic Party that will represent and fight for our communities.
We recruited and helped Alexandria pull off one of the biggest upsets in American history. But the top of the Democratic Party is still disproportionately wealthier, whiter, and more male than the base.
Now it’s time for more leaders in the Democratic Party who don’t just represent corporate donors, but the voters of the Democratic Party: women, people of color, young people, and working-class people of all backgrounds to help build our progressive movement.
Your 2020 JUSTICE DEMOCRATS Candidates
Betsy Sweet is taking on Senator Susan Collins. Sweet was the executive director of the Maine Women’s Lobby. In 2017, she wrote and helped pass the first Family Medical Leave Act in the country, and helped create the first Clean Elections system in the country in Maine because she saw first-hand the corrupting influence of money in politics and policy making. Outside of the statehouse, she worked to create the Civil Rights Team Project, an anti-bullying program that is now in over 400 schools. She is a proud single mother with three daughters, and a life-long resident of Maine.
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Alex Morse is the 30-year old mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts and is challenging powerful 30-year incumbent Congressman Richard Neal, a centrist establishment Democrat and one of the top recipients of corporate PAC dollars in Congress. Since being elected at age 22, he’s revitalized the city of Holyoke, once a thriving paper mill town, with investments in green energy and the arts.
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Cori Bush is a working nurse, a community activist, an ordained pastor and a mother, born, raised and educated in Missouri's 1st district. Cori has spent the last several years as a bold and courageous leader, advocating for the most vulnerable communities across the district. She is a fighter for economic, racial, environmental and health care justice. Not a stranger to hard work, Cori will do whatever is necessary to ensure a brighter future for the next generation.
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Jamaal Bowman is an educator, husband, father of three, and champion of children and working families. Jamaal has fought on behalf of the working families of the Bronx to ensure their children have the best education. He envisions a future where all students have an equal shot at a fulfilling life, career, and future, regardless of where they grew up.
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Jessica Cisneros is an immigration and human rights attorney. As the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a human rights lawyer, Jessica is fighting to build an America for all of us -- no matter who we are, or where we come from.
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Kara Eastman is running against Republican Congressman Don Bacon in Nebraska’s second congressional district. In 2018, Eastman lost by two points (less than 5,000 votes) in an R+4 district. Despite her success, the DCCC is reportedly attempting to recruit a candidate to run against Eastman in 2020. In 2018, the DCCC supported former Rep. Brad Ashford, who had a record as an anti-choice state legislator.
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Marie Newman is taking on Congressman Dan Lipinski. Newman ran against Lipinski in 2018 where she lost by just 2145 votes. Lipinski opposes abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal. Lipinski has also taken very conservative stances on LGBTQ rights and immigration.
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Morgan Harper was a senior advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) protecting consumers against predatory lenders, and most recently served as a Vice President at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), which invests in under-resourced communities.
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