ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Below are Democrats Serve’s endorsed candidates for 2023-24.
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Val Foushee (NC-04)
Val Foushee is running for re-election in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving in the Chapel Hill Police Department for more than two decades.
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Democrats Serve proudly supports Adam Gray’s congressional bid in California’s 13th District. Gray’s background includes serving as a legislative director at the California State Senate and an aide to State Senator Ron Calderon and State Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza.
Trygve Hammer (ND-AL)
Trygve Hammer is running for Congress in North Dakota’s at large Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former nuclear power machinist’s mate in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps helicopter pilot, forward air controller, Military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, instructor and company officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, and public school teacher.
Jahana Hayes (CT-05)
Jahana Hayes is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a public school history teacher and national Teacher of the Year award recipient.
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Jim Himes is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former chairman of the Greenwich Housing Authority.
John Larson (CT-01)
John Larson is running for re-election in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a former high school teacher and coach.
Sam Liccardo (CA-16)
Sam is running for Congress in California’s 16th District. His public service background includes serving as a former prosecutor at the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office and at the Southern District of California.
John Mannion (NY-22)
John is running for Congress in New York’s 22nd District. His public service background includes serving as a former AP Biology and Chemistry teacher in the Syracuse City School District.
Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
Kristen McDonald Rivet is running for Congress in Michigan’s 8th District. Her public service background includes serving as a former Chief of Staff for Michigan’s Department of Education.
Dave Min (CA-47)
Dave Min is a state senator running for Congress in California’s 47th District. His public service background includes serving as a business law professor at the University of California-Irvine, an enforcement attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and an aide to Senator Chuck Schumer.
Jessica Morse (CA-03)
Jessica Morse is running for Congress in California’s 3rd Congressional District. Her public service background includes serving as a DForest and Wildland Resilience at the California Natural Resources Agency Deputy Secretary, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Program Analyst, and U.S. Department of State Coordinator.
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.
Josh Riley (NY-19)
Josh Riley is running for Congress in New York’s 19th District. His public service background includes serving as a congressional staffer, attorney, and judicial clerk.
Will Rollins (CA-41)
Will Rollins is running for Congress in California’s 41st District. His background includes serving as a federal prosecutor focused on counterterrorism and counterintelligence.
Rudy Salas (CA-22)
Rudy Salas is running for Congress in California’s 22nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as the District Director for California State Senator Dean Florez and staffer at the Office of Vice President Al Gore.
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.
Tony Vargas (NE-02)
Tony Vargas is running for Congress in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. His public service background includes serving as a public school teacher.
Maurice Green (Superintendent of Public Instruction, NC)
Maurice (Mo) Green is running for Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Carolina. His public service background includes serving as former superintendent of Guilford County Schools, general counsel for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Derek Hawn (TN HD-41)
Derek is running for State House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 41st District. His public service background includes serving as a critical care paramedic and a firefighter.