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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Johnny Olszewski Jr. (MD-02)
Johnny O is running for Congress in Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former civics teacher in Baltimore County Public Schools.
Amish Shah (AZ-01)
Amish Shah is running for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former ER doctor and University of Arizona medicine fellow.
Derek Tran (CA-45)
Democrats Serve is proud to endorse Derek Tran for Congress in California’s 45th District.
Claire Jones (TN HD-61)
Claire Jones is running for State House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 61st District. Her public service background includes serving as a hospice nurse.
Noah Nordstrom (TN HD-83)
Noah Nordstrom is running for State House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 83rd District. His public service background includes serving as a high school teacher.