Endorsements by Democracy for America

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This page contains a list of political endorsements made by Democracy for America.

List of endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Democracy for America

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
John Quaye Quartey  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 27 (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Nina Turner  source  (D)	U.S. House Ohio District 11 (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Jessica Cisneros  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 28 (2022)	Primary, Primary Runoff	Lost Primary Runoff
Mandela Barnes  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2022)	Primary	Lost General
January Contreras  source  (D)	Attorney General of Arizona (2018)		Lost General
Frederick Kaegi  source  (D)	Cook County Assessor (2018)		Won General
David Garcia  source  (D)	Governor of Arizona (2018)		Lost General
Andrew Gillum  source  (D)	Governor of Florida (2018)		Lost General
Stacey Abrams  source  (D)	Governor of Georgia (2018)		Lost General
Mary Matiella  source  (D)	U.S. House Arizona District 2 (2018)		Lost Primary
Ruben Gallego  source  (D)	U.S. House Arizona District 7 (2018)		Won General
Bryan Caforio  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 25 (2018)		Lost Primary
Sam Jammal  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 39 (2018)		Lost Primary
Katie Porter  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 45 (2018)		Won General
Laura Oatman  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 48 (2018)		Lost Primary
Mike Levin  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 49 (2018)		Won General
Joe Neguse  source  (D)	U.S. House Colorado District 2 (2018)		Won General
Marie Newman  source  (D)	U.S. House Illinois District 3 (2018)		Lost Primary
Jesus Garcia  source  (D)	U.S. House Illinois District 4 (2018)		Won General
James Thompson  source  (D)	U.S. House Kansas District 4 (2018)		Lost General
Fayrouz Saad  source  (D)	U.S. House Michigan District 11 (2018)		Lost Primary
Jessica King  source  (D)	U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 (2018)		Lost General
Veronica Escobar  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 16 (2018)		Won General
Derrick Crowe  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 21 (2018)		Lost Primary
Gina Ortiz Jones  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 23 (2018)		Lost General
Laura Moser  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 7 (2018)		Lost Primary Runoff
Pramila Jayapal  source  (D)	U.S. House Washington District 7 (2018)		Won General
Randy Bryce  source  (D)	U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 (2018)		Lost General
Mazie K. Hirono  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Hawaii (2018)		Won General
Elizabeth Warren  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Massachusetts (2018)		Won General
Sherrod Brown  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Ohio (2018)		Won General
Bernie Sanders  source  (D, Independent)	U.S. Senate Vermont (2018)		Lost General
Tammy Baldwin  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2018)		Won General
Bernie Sanders  source  (D)	President of the United States (2016)	Primary	Lost Convention

Notable ballot measure endorsements by Democracy for America

Measure	Position	Outcome
Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Arizona Proposition 207, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Arizona Proposition 208, Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Overturned
California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 17, Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
California Proposition 18, Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
Colorado Amendment 76, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Colorado Amendment B, Gallagher Amendment Repeal and Property Tax Assessment Rates Measure (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Colorado Proposition 113, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Referendum (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Defeated
Colorado Proposition 116, Decrease Income Tax Rate from 4.63% to 4.55% Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Colorado Proposition 117, Require Voter Approval of Certain New Enterprises Exempt from TABOR Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Florida Amendment 1, Citizen Requirement for Voting Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Florida Amendment 2, $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Florida Amendment 4, Require Constitutional Amendments to be Passed Twice Initiative (2020)  source	Oppose	Defeated
Illinois Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
Louisiana Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Massachusetts Question 2, Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Montana LR-130, Limit Local Government Authority to Regulate Firearms Measure (2020)  source	Oppose	Approved
Nebraska Amendment 1, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Nebraska Initiative 428, Payday Lender Interest Rate Cap Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Nevada Question 2, Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Nevada Question 4, State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Oklahoma State Question 805, Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative (2020)  source	Support	Defeated
Oregon Measure 107, Campaign Finance Limits Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Utah Constitutional Amendment C, Remove Slavery as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Washington Referendum 90, Sex Education in Public Schools Measure (2020)  source	Support	Approved
Washington Senate Joint Resolution 8212, Authorize Fund Investment of Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account Amendment (2020)  source	Support	Defeated

Partisan breakdown

Partisan composition of Democracy for America endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	33
Republican Party	0
Independent	1
Nonpartisan	0
Total	34

Note: in cases where an endorsed candidate cross-filed with multiple political parties during an election, only one party was included in this table's tally.

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