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Ayanna Pressley for Congress in Massachusetts 7th District

By ALL, Endorsement, MA

Ayanna Pressley for Congress in Massachusetts’ 7th District

 

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Ayanna Pressley for re-election to Congress in Massachusetts’ 7th District.

Ayanna has never been interested in politics as usual. She believes the people closest to the pain should be closest to the power — and she has built her career around bringing the voices, experiences, and demands of people too often ignored in Washington directly into the halls of power.

That’s the kind of bold, movement-driven leadership we need more of in Congress.

Ayanna is an advocate, policymaker, activist, and survivor who has spent her career breaking barriers. In 2009, she became the first woman of color elected to the Boston City Council in its 100-year history. In 2018, voters sent her to Washington, making her the first woman of color elected to Congress from Massachusetts.

But Ayanna has always understood that making history matters most when you use that power to make change.

And she has.

Ayanna has fought for Medicare for All and against the deep disparities embedded in our healthcare system. She has championed housing as a human right, fought for greater federal investment in affordable housing, and helped successfully extend the federal eviction moratorium three times during the pandemic.

She spent years pushing for student debt cancellation, working alongside borrowers, advocates, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and congressional allies to press for action that ultimately delivered billions of dollars in debt relief.

Ayanna is fighting for reproductive freedom and abortion access, a Green New Deal, strong public schools and better pay for teachers, a humane immigration system, and safe, reliable public transportation.

And she has brought a transformative vision of justice to Congress.

Ayanna introduced the People’s Justice Guarantee, a framework for fundamentally reimagining a criminal legal system that has disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities. As a survivor of sexual violence herself, she has also made addressing violence and trauma a central part of her work, fighting for policies that create pathways to justice and healing.

Her progressive values are delivering tangible results back home, too. Ayanna’s campaign says she has helped deliver more than $35 million in funding to Massachusetts’ 7th District for community health centers, transit projects, workforce training, climate justice, and other community priorities.

That combination matters: bold progressive vision paired with the ability to deliver for the people you represent.

At a moment when powerful forces are trying to roll back reproductive freedom, divide our communities, undermine our democracy, and make working people pay the price, we need leaders who aren’t afraid to fight for transformational change.

Ayanna Pressley is one of those leaders.

She understands that our movements are strongest when the people most impacted aren’t simply invited into the conversation — they have real power to shape the outcome.

And she understands something fundamental to Our Revolution: lasting change doesn’t come from waiting for those in power to give it to us. It comes when people organize, mobilize their collective power, and demand something better.

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Ayanna Pressley for Congress in Massachusetts’ 7th District.

Let’s keep a bold progressive champion fighting for justice, dignity, and working people in Congress.

 

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution

We Had Abdul El-Sayed’s Back in the Primary. Now We’re Going Even Bigger

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We Had Abdul El-Sayed’s Back in the Primary. Now We’re Going Even Bigger.

Abdul El-Sayed is officially the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan — and Our Revolution is ready for the fight ahead.

Abdul pulled off a remarkable primary victory despite being dramatically outspent. Now he faces Republican Mike Rogers in November in a race that could help determine control of the United States Senate.

And Republicans aren’t wasting any time.

The Senate Leadership Fund, the top super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans, announced another $6 million in TV and digital spending in Michigan to attack Abdul and boost Rogers — part of a massive national effort to protect the Republican Senate majority.

The attacks are getting uglier, too. Since Abdul became the first Muslim ever nominated by a major party for U.S. Senate, prominent Republicans have unleashed anti-Muslim rhetoric and attempted to portray his faith and identity as a threat.

Our message to Abdul is simple: We’ve got your back.

We’ve been here before.

During the Democratic primary, billionaire-backed outside groups and special interests poured tens of millions of dollars into the race. Abdul’s campaign reported nearly $60 million in outside spending against him and in support of his primary opponent.

They had Big Money.

We had people.

Our Revolution members and volunteers made more than 300,000 voter contacts during the primary to help organize Michiganders behind Abdul and his people-powered campaign.

And we won.

Now we’re taking that grassroots operation to another level.

A Progressive Fighter for the U.S. Senate

Abdul isn’t running just to change who occupies a Senate seat. He’s running to change who that seat works for.

Born and raised in Michigan, Abdul is a doctor, former director of the Detroit Health Department, former Wayne County health director, and union member who has spent his career trying to make government work for ordinary people.

His agenda gets directly at the imbalance of power hurting working families: get money out of politics, put money back in people’s pockets, and pass Medicare for All. He’s fighting for affordable housing, clean air and water, accessible education, stronger democracy, and an economy that works for everyone — not just billionaires and corporations.

That’s the kind of progressive leadership we need in the Senate.

Michigan Is a Battle for the Future of the Senate

The choice in November is clear.

On one side is Mike Rogers and a Republican political machine backed by enormous amounts of super PAC money.

On the other is a grassroots movement fighting to send a true progressive to the United States Senate.

The Republican establishment understands the stakes. That’s why they’re spending millions now to try to define Abdul before voters hear directly from him.

We’re not going to let Big Money have the last word.

Our Revolution is setting BIG goals for the general election. We’re going to organize, call, text, and mobilize as many Michigan voters as possible between now and Election Day.

We made more than 300,000 voter contacts in the primary.

Now we’re preparing to go even bigger.

Because this race is about more than defeating Mike Rogers. It’s an opportunity to send a progressive fighter to the Senate who will stand with working people, take on corporate power, and fight alongside Bernie Sanders for the transformational change our country needs.

The attacks will keep coming. The super PAC checks will keep getting bigger.

But we’ve already shown what happens when thousands of ordinary people organize together against Big Money.

They can spend millions attacking Abdul. Our movement is going to talk to the voters who decide this election.

We had Abdul’s back in the primary. We’ll have his back all the way through November.

Let’s win this seat. Let’s send a true progressive to the U.S. Senate.

 

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution

Zo Qadri for Austin City Council District 9

By ALL, Endorsement, TX

Zo Qadri for Austin City Council District 9

 

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Zohaib “Zo” Qadri for re-election to Austin City Council District 9.

Zo is showing what progressive leadership at the local level can accomplish: take on the affordability crisis, stand with workers and renters, invest in public health, protect democracy, and make government deliver for the people who call Austin home.

As Austin’s first South Asian City Councilmember, Zo has spent his first term fighting to make one of America’s fastest-changing cities more affordable, accessible, and just. And he has a record of results.

On housing, Zo has helped deliver some of Austin’s most significant affordability reforms. He led zoning and housing changes aimed at increasing supply and making it possible for working people and families to stay in the city. His campaign points to a 10% decline in rents citywide since he took office, while District 9 leads the city in new housing units coming online. He has also passed comprehensive tenant protections and pushed for more affordable and accessible student housing.

Zo stands with working people. On the Council, he passed a resolution supporting workers’ rights and urging Google to bargain with YouTube Music contractors. He has stood alongside workers organizing with AFSCME, EMS, Seton Nurses, Restaurant Workers United, UPS, UNITE HERE, Starbucks, and others fighting for collective agreements and better working conditions.

He is also fighting for an Austin where public safety means investing in people and communities. Zo secured funding for a Mental Health Diversion Pilot, paramedics, and Community Health Navigators, while expanding resources to address homelessness and permanent supportive housing. He was also the lone vote against a five-year, $218 million Austin police contract, warning that the agreement could take resources away from city-funded social services.

And Zo understands that progressive leadership means defending democracy itself. He expanded access to voter registration at city facilities, fought for implementation of the Austin Police Oversight Act, championed open government, and has pushed back against government overreach.

This is why local elections matter.

When we elect progressives to city councils, we can lower housing costs, protect renters, stand with workers organizing for a better deal, invest in public health, expand democracy, and improve people’s lives right now.

Zo Qadri has spent his first term putting those values into action. Now he’s running to keep building an Austin where working people can afford to stay, families can thrive, and everyone has a voice in the future of their city.

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Zo Qadri for Austin City Council District 9.

Let’s keep building progressive power from the ground up.

 

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution

Jessie Lopez for California State Assembly District 68

By ALL, CA, Endorsement

Jessie Lopez for California State Assembly District 68

 

A proven champion for working families, Jessie Lopez is ready to take the fight from Santa Ana City Hall to Sacramento.

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Jessie Lopez for California State Assembly District 68.

Born and raised in Santa Ana and the daughter of immigrants, Jessie Lopez knows firsthand what working families are up against. Jessie experienced housing and food insecurity while working two jobs to put herself through college. She became the first person in her family to graduate from college—and she has carried that determination into a career of fighting for her community.  

Jessie stepped up to run for Santa Ana City Council because she saw a need for leadership that would put working families first. First elected in 2020 and reelected in 2024, she has built a record of delivering results—from expanding affordable housing and addressing homelessness to protecting public land and improving water quality.  

Her record is exactly the kind of people-powered leadership California needs in the State Assembly.

Jessie helped pass Santa Ana’s Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance and helped secure $24 million for affordable housing. She established a Police Oversight Commission, championed anti-corruption policies, and helped secure funding for climate action, lead remediation, parks, and neighborhood improvements.  

And she isn’t finished.

In the State Assembly, Jessie will fight to make housing affordable, address homelessness, expand economic opportunity and fair wages, invest in public safety and accountability, protect clean air and water, and improve quality of life for working families.  

Jessie has also made clear that she will stand up for immigrant families and push back against attacks on the communities she represents. Her campaign describes her as a leader who puts community first—and her record shows that she doesn’t just talk about change; she fights to deliver it.  

This is a race about what kind of leadership working people deserve: someone who understands the challenges of paying rent, earning a fair wage, accessing quality public services, and building a better future because she has lived those challenges herself.

Jessie Lopez has the experience, the courage, and the record to bring that fight to Sacramento.

Our Revolution is proud to stand with Jessie Lopez for California State Assembly—and we urge voters in AD-68 to join us in sending a fearless champion for working families to Sacramento.

When we organize, we win

Our Revolution 

Christian Urrutia for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District

By ALL, Endorsement, NH

Christian Urrutia for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District 

 

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Christian Urrutia for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st District.

Christian Urrutia is running a people-powered campaign built around the belief that government should work for everyone—not just those with the most money and influence. 

He is focused on delivering bold solutions for working families — from reining in private equity to make housing more affordable to strengthening labor rights, his goal is to ensure every person has the opportunity to thrive. 

Christian believes government should put people first. His “Fair Shake For All” plan calls for universal Medicare-for-All with no premiums or deductibles, lower drug prices, and the end of medical debt.

He will fight to get money out of politics, protect reproductive freedom, and ensure that communities—not wealthy donors and powerful special interests—have a real voice in our democracy.

The son of immigrants, Christian grew up in New Hampshire and built a career focused on service—from fighting human rights abuses in courtrooms to defending service members in the Army National Guard. He has served as Special Counsel at the Pentagon under President Biden and worked on technology policy focused on human rights, anti-discrimination, and privacy.

Our Revolution believes we need a new generation of leaders who are ready to take on concentrated wealth and build an economy that works for everyone. That’s why we’re proud to stand with Christian Urrutia. 

Together, we can elect a real champion for working people in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.

Election Day is September 8th!

 

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution 

Mark Pocan for Congress in Wisconsin’s 2nd District

By ALL, Endorsement, WI

Mark Pocan for Congress in Wisconsin’s 2nd District

For more than a decade, Congressman Mark Pocan has been one of the strongest progressive voices in Washington — fighting for working people, standing up for economic and social justice, and delivering bold leadership in Congress.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to endorse Mark Pocan for re-election to Congress in Wisconsin’s 2nd District.

Since first being elected to Congress in 2012 after serving 14 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, Mark has built a reputation as a principled progressive who never loses sight of who he works for. A former small business owner and union member, he has spent his career fighting to improve the lives of working families and advancing policies rooted in fairness and opportunity.

In Congress, Mark serves on the House Appropriations Committee, where he helps shape investments in education, labor, health care, and other priorities that directly impact communities across the country. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Co-Chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, and Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus — reflecting his long-standing commitment to advancing progressive values and defending the rights of working people.

Mark continues to lead on the issues that matter most. He has worked to make college more affordable by introducing legislation to double the Pell Grant, advocated for human rights abroad, fought to protect civil liberties at home, and continued to challenge wasteful military spending while defending investments that strengthen American families.

At a time when corporate interests and billionaires are exerting unprecedented influence over our democracy, we need proven leaders who will fight for everyday people—not the powerful few. Mark Pocan has consistently been that leader.

Our Revolution is proud to stand with Mark because we know he’ll continue fighting for workers’ rights, equality, quality public education, affordable health care, and an economy that works for everyone.

Primary Election Day is August 11th.

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution

Five Progressives for the Minnesota Legislature

By ALL, Endorsement, MN

Five Progressives for the Minnesota Legislature

From protecting workers’ rights and defending reproductive freedom to expanding affordable housing and taking on corporate power, Minnesota has shown what’s possible when bold progressives are elected to office.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to endorse four outstanding candidates for the Minnesota Legislature:

    • Jen McEwen for State Senate (SD-8)
  • John Marty for State Senate (SD-40)
  • Omar Fateh for State Senate (SD-62)
  • Robyn Gulley for State Senate (SD-65)
  • David Gottfried for State House (HD-40B)

These leaders are fighting for working people—not wealthy special interests—and are building a Minnesota where everyone can thrive.

Jen McEwen for State Senate (SD-8)

Attorney and current State Senator Jen McEwen has become one of Minnesota’s leading progressive champions since first winning her Duluth-area seat in 2022. As Chair of the Senate Labor Committee, she led landmark legislation expanding workers’ rights, including earned sick and safe time, stronger protections for unions, banning captive audience meetings, and strengthening workplace safety laws.

Jen also authored the landmark Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act, which codified abortion rights into Minnesota law after the fall of Roe v. Wade. She continues to champion universal health care, affordable housing, environmental protection, taxing the wealthiest Minnesotans to invest in public goods, and protecting Minnesota’s water from dangerous mining projects.

John Marty for State Senate (SD-40)

A nationally recognized leader on government ethics and one of Minnesota’s longest-serving progressive champions, State Senator John Marty has spent decades taking on special interests and fighting for working people. 

John is the author of the Minnesota Health Plan to guarantee comprehensive health care for all, has led efforts to strengthen campaign finance and ethics laws, and has been a steadfast advocate for climate action, reproductive freedom, economic justice, and protecting the rights of immigrants and LGBTQ+ communities. Powered by small donors—not PACs or special interests—John continues to fight for a government that puts people before corporate power. 

Omar Fateh for State Senate (SD-62)

The son of Somali immigrants and the first Somali American elected to the Minnesota Senate, Omar Fateh has become one of the Legislature’s boldest progressive voices. Since taking office, he has helped deliver major victories for working families, including tuition-free college through the North Star Promise program, universal school meals, earned sick and safe time, one of the nation’s strongest minimum wage standards for Uber and Lyft drivers, and Minnesota’s 100% Clean Energy by 2040 law.

Omar continues to fight for immigrant communities, affordable housing, economic justice, and a government that puts people before corporate interests.

Robyn Gulley for State Senate (SD-65)

A longtime community advocate, public policy leader, and former nonprofit executive, Robyn Gulley is running a proudly progressive campaign rooted in the belief that “everybody in, nobody out.” Endorsed by the DFL and organized labor, Robyn is campaigning as a pro-worker, pro-choice, pro-immigrant, and pro-environment champion committed to strengthening public schools, protecting fundamental rights, and ensuring government delivers for everyday Minnesotans.

Her vision is centered on bringing people together, building stronger communities, and creating an economy that works for everyone—not just those at the top.

David Gottfried for State House (HD-40B)

David Gottfried is a State Representative dedicated to strengthening Minnesota’s public institutions. Serving on the Agriculture, Education, and Environment committees, David is focused on supporting public schools, protecting Minnesota’s natural resources, strengthening local agriculture, and ensuring government delivers real results for working families.

His campaign reflects a deep commitment to investing in education, protecting the environment, and building stronger communities across Minnesota.

Building Progressive Power in Minnesota

At Our Revolution, we know that lasting change comes from electing leaders who are willing to challenge the status quo and fight unapologetically for working people.

Jen McEwen, John Marty, Omar Fateh, Robyn Gulley, and David Gottfried are building a future rooted in workers’ rights, reproductive freedom, affordable health care, public education, environmental justice, clean energy, and a democracy that works for everyone.

We’re proud to endorse these five progressive champions for the Minnesota House and Senate because they understand that real progress comes when people—not corporations or wealthy special interests—have the power.

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution