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Jun 15
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Evan Menist for New York Senate District 39

By ALL, Endorsement, NY

Evan Menist for New York State Senate

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Evan Menist for New York State Senate in District 39.

Evan is running because he believes our political and economic systems are too often shaped by billionaires and corporate special interests instead of working people and families. His campaign is focused on putting power back in the hands of everyday people and building a Hudson Valley where everyone has a fair chance to thrive.

What stands out about Evan is that he brings together experience in local government, public policy, and community leadership with a clear commitment to economic justice.

A longtime resident of Poughkeepsie, Evan worked his way through school while holding multiple jobs, including as an IT technician, bartender, barback, and security staff member. He later earned a Master of Public Administration while continuing to work full-time.

Evan currently serves on the Poughkeepsie Common Council, where he has fought for tenant protections, housing affordability, tax relief for seniors, government accountability, and sustainable development. He has also worked as a policy researcher and urban planner, helping communities across the Hudson Valley address housing, infrastructure, and economic development challenges.

Today, Evan serves as Co-Executive Director of the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding families, educating youth, and building a more resilient regional food system.

His campaign is centered on a bold vision for the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Evan supports universal healthcare through the New York Health Act, universal childcare, and community housing. He argues that these policies can reduce structural inequities, strengthen working families, and ensure that everyone—regardless of background—has the opportunity to succeed.

He is also a strong advocate for worker and union power. Coming from a union family and relying on union healthcare through his wife, Evan has pledged to use the visibility of elected office to support union organizing drives, contract campaigns, and strikes.

At a moment when too many New Yorkers are struggling with housing costs, healthcare expenses, and economic insecurity, Evan is focused on building a government that works for regular people—not wealthy interests.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to support Evan Menist for State Senate.

When we organize, we win.

Jun 15
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Adam Bojak for NY State Assembly (AD-149)

By ALL, Endorsement, NY

Adam Bojak for NY State Assembly (AD-149)

 

Our Revolution is proud to join Bernie Sanders in endorsing Adam Bojak for NY State Assembly in District 149, who’s running on a bold vision for a healthier, housed, and more affordable Western New York.

Adam has represented everyday New Yorkers as a Family Court and housing rights attorney — helping tenants facing housing disputes, providing free legal services and advice to people dealing with housing problems, and working with families navigating tough challenges.

Now, Adam is bringing that experience to the fight for systemic change.

Adam believes Albany should do more to stand up to corporate greed and ensure that every New Yorker can live a stable and dignified life.

His campaign is built around a simple idea: when our needs are met and the rich pay their fair share, we can build stronger communities for generations to come.

That means fighting for affordable housing and publicly owned social housing. It means protecting tenants, preventing unjust evictions, and stopping vulnerable homeowners from losing their homes to property tax foreclosures. As a housing rights attorney, Adam has seen these challenges firsthand—and he’s running to do something about them.

Adam is also a champion for universal healthcare. He supports the New York Health Act and believes every New Yorker should have healthcare free at the point of service. He is committed to protecting Medicaid, defending reproductive rights, and ensuring access to gender-affirming care.

On labor, Adam recognizes that workers and unions are the backbone of our economy. He’s fighting to strengthen worker protections and address the growing threat of workplace surveillance and unchecked AI systems that can be used against workers.

He also supports investments in public infrastructure, strong public schools, and public services that improve people’s lives—not policies that prioritize corporate profits over community needs.

That’s why Adam Bojak has earned the support of Our Revolution, Bernie Sanders, organized labor, and grassroots progressives across New York.

Western New York deserves a representative who will fight for working people, challenge corporate power, and help build a healthy, housed, and affordable future for all.

When we organize, we win.

Our Revolution

Jun 15
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Trey Martin For Congress in OK-05

By ALL, Endorsement, OK

Trey Martin For Congress in OK-05

Our Revolution is proud to join Bernie Sanders in supporting Trey Martin for Congress in Oklahoma’s 5th District.

Trey is an ironworker, union leader, husband, and father. As President of Ironworkers Local 48, he’s spent his career fighting for fair wages, good benefits, and respect on the job for Oklahoma workers.

And unlike most members of Congress, Trey knows firsthand what happens when our healthcare system fails.

When his wife became seriously ill with an autoimmune disease in 2020, Trey and his family nearly went bankrupt trying to get a diagnosis and pay for treatment — despite having union health insurance.

“Every American deserves healthcare that should help you get better, not put you in debt,” Trey said. “Healthcare should be a lifeline, not a scam. We need Medicare for all.”

That’s not just Trey’s story. It’s the story of millions of Americans who work hard, play by the rules, and still get crushed by a system designed to benefit big corporations and insurance companies.

Trey Martin would bring something Washington desperately needs: a worker’s perspective.

He’s running to lower costs and raise wages, build stronger unions and pass the PRO Act — and expand apprenticeship and trade programs so more young people can build careers without taking on crushing debt.

Trey supports a ban on congressional stock trading and refuses Corporate PAC money because he believes elected officials should serve their constituents—not wealthy donors and special interests.

“Politicians shouldn’t be getting rich off the job. Billionaires and corporations shouldn’t be buying our elections,” Trey said.

That’s why he’s pushing to close corporate tax loopholes, stop multinational corporations from hiding profits overseas, break up monopolies, and take on concentrated corporate power—from Big Pharma to Big Tech.

And, in a district that’s home to Native communities from all 39 tribes in Oklahoma, Trey is committed to protecting tribal sovereignty and supporting tribal-led healthcare, education, and economic development.

In a time when too many politicians are focused on culture-war distractions and division while working families struggle with rising costs, Trey is focused on the issues that directly affect people’s lives: jobs, wages, healthcare, corruption, and economic fairness.

Let’s get to working class representation in Congress. Our Revolution is proud to stand with Trey Martin. 

When we organize, we win.

Jun 12
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Patrick Nelson for NY State Senate (SD-44)

By ALL, Endorsement, NY

Patrick Nelson for NY State Senate (SD-44)

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Patrick Nelson for New York State Senate in District 44.

Patrick represents exactly the kind of bold, independent leadership our movement needs more of in Albany.

A two-term Village Trustee in Stillwater, Patrick has repeatedly won elections in a community that votes more than 60% Republican. He has done it by focusing on the issues that matter most to working people and by proving that progressive values can win anywhere when candidates are willing to fight for them.

Just as importantly, Patrick has never accepted contributions from corporations, corporate PACs, or lobbyists. Patrick is campaigning for a simple principle: our government should answer to people, not powerful donors. That’s why he supports banning corporate contributions in New York elections.

Patrick is sounding the alarm about the unchecked power of Big Tech and artificial intelligence. While corporations race to build massive energy-hungry data centers across the country, Patrick is calling for a three-year statewide moratorium on new data center projects so communities can fully understand their impacts on energy costs, infrastructure, the environment, and local democracy before it’s too late.

He also supports a New York Constitutional Right to Talk to a Human Being, ensuring people aren’t trapped navigating automated systems when seeking critical services. He believes life-altering decisions—from healthcare to housing to public services—should be made by people, not algorithms.

Patrick is fighting to make New York more affordable. From universal healthcare at the state level to his Affordable Housing Communities proposal would provide incentives for local governments to build lower-cost rental housing and homeownership opportunities, he has real plans to improve life for working families.

In an era when too many politicians are content to manage problems, Patrick Nelson is offering real solutions. He is taking on corporate influence, defending democratic accountability, fighting for affordable housing, and ensuring technology serves the public interest—not the other way around.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to endorse Patrick Nelson for New York State Senate District 44.

When we organize, we win.

Jun 12
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Jon Rivera for NY State Senate (SD-61)

By ALL, Endorsement, NY

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Jon Rivera for New York State Senate District 61.

Jon is a lifelong Western New Yorker and State Assemblymember who has built a record of delivering results. His campaign is grounded in a simple promise: leadership that shows up for workers, families, and neighborhoods — not just when it is politically convenient, but every day.

Jon has already proven what people-first leadership looks like. In the Assembly, he has championed housing protections, refugee resettlement, education investment, lead poisoning prevention, and community development. He has secured major investments in housing, youth programs, public schools, libraries, local infrastructure, cultural institutions, and community spaces that families can see and feel.

That is exactly the kind of progressive leadership Western New York needs in the State Senate.

Jon is running to deliver living wages, affordable child care, good jobs, stronger schools, and more affordable homes. And he understands that protecting the environment is a public health issue — from reducing lead exposure to cleaning up contaminated sites and supporting sustainable development.

At a time when MAGA extremism is threatening our rights, freedoms, and democracy, Jon is clear about what is at stake. Western New Yorkers deserve a senator who will defend democracy, reject extremism, and fight for what is right.

Our Revolution was founded to build progressive power from the ground up — in city halls, school boards, state legislatures, and Congress. Electing Jon Rivera to the New York State Senate would strengthen that movement and send a proven fighter for working families to Albany.

Jon has delivered before. Now, he is ready to keep fighting for every corner of the 61st District.

Our Revolution is proud to stand with Jon Rivera for New York State Senate.

Election Day: New York’s primary election is Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM, and early voting runs June 13–21.

May 29
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Aparna Raj for DC Council, Ward 1

By ALL, DC, Endorsement

Aparna Raj for DC Council, Ward 1

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Aparna Raj for DC Council in Ward 1.

Aparna is a community organizer, union member, tenant advocate, and the daughter of immigrants who has spent years fighting alongside working people in Washington, DC. Her campaign is grounded in a simple belief: government should work for ordinary people — not wealthy insiders, corporate developers, or special interests. She understands the challenges facing working families because she’s been organizing around them for years.

As a tenant organizer, Aparna has helped residents take on negligent landlords, fight unsafe housing conditions, and win real improvements for tenants. She has advocated for stronger tenant protections and served on the ANC 1A Housing Justice and Zoning Committee, working to ensure housing policy serves residents instead of developer profits.

As a union member, she served on her bargaining committee to win better pay and benefits for workers. She has fought to raise the tipped minimum wage and stood with workers organizing for dignity and economic justice across the city.

Those experiences have shaped a bold vision for Ward 1 and for Washington, DC.

Aparna is campaigning to expand affordable housing and strengthen rent control protections so that working families, seniors, and longtime residents can remain in the communities they helped build. She supports expanding childcare access and moving toward universal free childcare so that no family is forced to choose between financial stability and caring for their children. She is committed to defending immigrants, federal workers, LGBTQ+ communities, and DC’s right to self-government against attacks from right-wing politicians and powerful interests.

At a moment when working people are being priced out of their neighborhoods and corporate influence too often dominates politics, Aparna represents the kind of leadership our movement needs.

Her campaign is powered by grassroots supporters, not corporate donors. She understands that meaningful change comes from organized people coming together to fight for their communities. That’s the same principle Our Revolution was founded on when millions of Bernie supporters came together to build a political home for the progressive movement.

We don’t just need better policies. We need leaders who will organize with their communities, challenge entrenched power, and build lasting change from the ground up.

That’s why electing progressives to city councils, school boards, state legislatures, and local offices is so important. These are the leaders who shape people’s daily lives and who form the foundation of a stronger progressive movement nationwide. Building power locally is how we win nationally.

Aparna Raj is exactly the kind of movement leader Our Revolution was created to support.

She has spent years fighting for tenants, workers, immigrants, and families. She’s running a people-powered campaign rooted in community organizing and economic justice. And she’s ready to bring that same commitment to Ward 1 on the DC Council.

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Aparna Raj for DC Council.

Join us in supporting her campaign and helping build a government that puts people before profits.

May 27
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Sam Forstag for Congress (MT-01)

By ALL, Endorsement, MT

Sam Forstag for Congress (MT-01)

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Sam Forstag for Congress in Montana’s 1st Congressional District.

At a time when working people are being crushed by rising housing costs, unaffordable healthcare, scarce childcare, and a political system dominated by corporate money, Sam Forstag is bringing something desperately needed to Congress: real working-class representation.

Sam isn’t a millionaire politician or corporate insider. He’s a smokejumper, union leader, and organizer who understands firsthand what it means to work hard and still struggle to get by. Raised largely by a single mother who worked extra nursing shifts to pay the bills, Sam spent much of his own life juggling multiple jobs while fighting for better healthcare, public education, civil liberties, and economic justice for working Montanans. 

After eight years as a wildland firefighter — including years parachuting into remote areas as a smokejumper — Sam became a union leader fighting for federal workers and public lands. As Vice President of NFFE Local 60, he organized Forest Service workers, stood up against attacks on public servants, and spoke out against the growing power of oligarchs and corporations over working people’s lives. 

Now, he’s taking that fight to Washington.

Sam’s campaign is centered on a simple but powerful belief: if you work full-time in America, you should be able to afford housing, healthcare, and childcare.

That means investing in affordable housing through community land trusts, deed-restricted housing, and partnerships that keep homes affordable for Montanans — while cracking down on hedge funds and corporate investors buying up housing and pricing families out of their communities.

It means fighting for universal healthcare by allowing every American to buy into Medicare, expanding ACA subsidies, and ensuring healthcare includes vision and dental coverage.

It means making universal childcare and pre-K a reality so working families can afford to stay and raise children in Montana.

And Sam knows exactly how to pay for it: by making the ultra-wealthy and giant corporations finally pay their fair share through higher taxes on millionaires, closing loopholes for capital gains, and restoring the corporate tax rate.

Just as importantly, Sam understands that none of these fights can be won while corporate money dominates our political system. He supports overturning Citizens United, banning corporate spending in elections, banning congressional stock trading, and closing the revolving door between Congress and corporate lobbying.

This race is one of the most important congressional contests in the country. Montana’s First Congressional District MT-01 is considered one of the key districts that could determine control of the House of Representatives. But this campaign is about more than flipping a seat — it’s about transforming who government works for.

For too long, working-class people have been shut out of political power while wealthy donors and corporations dictate the agenda in Washington. Sam Forstag represents a new generation of leaders rooted in labor, organizing, and community — leaders who know that government should improve people’s lives, not enrich billionaires.

As Sam says, “It’s become too damn hard for most Montanans to afford basic things like housing, healthcare, childcare, and even groceries.” 

Our Revolution believes Montana deserves a representative who will fight unapologetically for working people — not corporate donors and political insiders.

That’s why we’re proud to endorse Sam Forstag for Congress in MT-01. ✊

May 27
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Justin J. Pearson for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th District

By ALL, Endorsement, TN

Justin J. Pearson for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th District

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Justin J. Pearson for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th District — a bold fighter for racial justice on the frontlines of the struggle for democracy and working people in the South.

Before entering elected office, Pearson organized his neighbors to stop the toxic Byhalia Pipeline from being built through a Black working-class community in Southwest Memphis — a major grassroots victory against environmental racism and corporate pollution.

Then, after leading protests demanding gun reform following a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee Republicans expelled him from the State House for standing up to the NRA and refusing to stay silent.

Voters sent him right back.

That spirit of organizing and resistance defines Justin Pearson’s campaign for Congress.

And now he’s taking on an even bigger fight.

Following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act, Tennessee Republicans rushed through a gerrymandering plan to redistrict the state’s majority-Black congressional district, which had been based in Memphis. Pearson has emerged as one of the loudest voices fighting back — both politically and legally — while organizing directly within his community.

Pearson had already been hard at work building a serious grassroots challenge against longtime incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen, an AIPAC-backed Democrat who consistently sided with corporate interests and supported blank checks for war abroad. Before Republicans redrew the district, Pearson’s insurgent campaign had gained major momentum and exposed growing hunger for a new kind of leadership in Memphis.

Now the race has shifted again, with Cohen dropping out and MAGA Republicans State Senator Brent Taylor and State Representative Todd Warner jumping in. But Pearson knows the path forward is organizing — especially among Black voters, young people, and working-class communities – to spread his message throughout this new 200-mile district that sprawls from the southwest corner of the state, all the way to the Nashville suburbs.

 

And his campaign is centered on exactly the issues working people are demanding action on:

  • Affordability
  • Gun reform
  • Environmental racism
  • Protecting democracy
  • Expanding opportunity

Pearson has also become a leading voice challenging Elon Musk’s xAI data center project in his district and warning about the intersection of corporate greed, environmental injustice, and political corruption.

At a moment when too many Democrats play it safe, Justin Pearson represents something different: movement politics rooted in courage, grassroots organizing, and a willingness to directly confront entrenched power.

This campaign is about proving that bold progressive leadership can compete — and win — even in the face of voter suppression, corporate money, and MAGA extremism.

Justin Pearson has already shown he’s willing to stand up when it matters most.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to stand with him.

When we organize, we win. ✊

May 26
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Bold Progressive Slate in Colorado

By ALL, CO, Endorsement

Bold Slate of Progressives in Colorado

Colorado has become a critical battleground for the future of the Democratic Party — and Our Revolution is proud to endorse a new generation of progressive leaders fighting for working people, democracy, affordability, and real accountability from the grassroots up.

From Congress to the State Legislature to local offices, these candidates represent a people-powered vision for Colorado rooted in economic justice, democracy reform, healthcare, labor rights, and public investment.

U.S. Senate

Julie Gonzales for U.S. Senate
Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales is running an unapologetically progressive campaign focused on affordability, universal healthcare, voting rights, housing, immigrant protections, and challenging billionaire influence in politics. Her campaign calls for “putting power back in the hands of the people.” 

Secretary of State

Amanda Gonzalez for Secretary of State
Amanda Gonzalez is a former non-profit executive and current Jefferson County Clerk focused on protecting voting rights and defending democracy. Her campaign emphasizes election integrity, expanding access to the ballot, and ensuring Colorado elections remain in the hands of voters — not partisan extremists. 

U.S. Congress

Melat Kiros for Congress (CO-01)
Melat Kiros is a lawyer, organizer, and first-generation Ethiopian-American running for a new generation of leadership in Congress. She’s campaigning on Medicare for All, universal childcare, housing as a human right, and rejecting corporate PAC money in one of the country’s most progressive districts. 

Colorado State Legislature

Chela Irlando Garcia for State Senate (SD-34) – running to fight for working families, stronger public schools, and affordable communities in Colorado.

Iris Halpern for State House (HD-6) – focused on equity, affordability, and expanding opportunity for working Coloradans.

Neal Walia for State House (HD-9) – an organizer campaigning on labor rights, housing justice, and economic democracy.

Junie Joseph for State House (HD-10) – a progressive legislator and immigrant rights advocate fighting for affordable healthcare, reproductive freedom, and working families.

Steph Vigil for State House (HD-16) – a labor-backed progressive championing workers’ rights, public education, and economic justice.

Anil Pesaramelli for State House (HD-19) – campaigning to expand healthcare access, affordability, and public investment for Colorado families.

Kenny Van Nguyen for State House (HD-33) – a community organizer and public servant focused on equity, affordability, and immigrant communities.

Other Key Races

Kubs Lalchandani for University of Colorado Board of Regents (District 2) – fighting for affordable higher education, student opportunity, and accessible public universities.

Michael Farrington for RTD Board District K – running to strengthen public transit, improve accessibility, and build sustainable infrastructure for working communities in Adams County.

At a time when corporate interests and political insiders are trying to maintain the status quo, these candidates are building grassroots movements rooted in people power and progressive change.

This is how we build lasting progressive power in Colorado: from Congress to state legislatures to local governing boards.

When we organize, we win. ✊

May 23
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Ilhan Omar for Re-Election to Congress in MN-05

By ALL, Endorsement, MN

Ilhan Omar for Re-Election to Congress in MN-05

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Ilhan Omar for re-election to Congress in Minnesota’s 5th District.

From the moment she entered Congress, Ilhan has been one of the clearest and most courageous voices fighting for working people, immigrants, peace, racial justice, and democracy — even as she’s faced relentless attacks from the far right, corporate interests, and the political establishment.

At a time when too many politicians stay silent in the face of authoritarianism and corporate power, Ilhan Omar continues to stand up and fight.

According to her campaign, Ilhan is running to continue building a future rooted in:

  • Economic justice
  • Universal healthcare
  • Housing affordability
  • Climate action
  • Immigrant rights
  • Democracy reform
  • End endless war

Her campaign emphasizes that government should work for ordinary people — not billionaires, corporations, or political insiders.

And that’s exactly why powerful forces continue targeting her.

Ilhan has long been one of Donald Trump’s favorite political targets. In recent months, Trump escalated his attacks even further — suggesting she should be jailed or deported and amplifying false conspiracy theories targeting both her and Minnesota’s Somali community. 

Despite the threats and intimidation, Ilhan has remained outspoken against ICE and MAGA extremism. She will always stand strong for immigrant communities and progressive values.

Right now, she faces multiple challengers in both the Democratic primary and general election, while outside groups and right-wing media continue pouring attention and attacks into the race.

At a moment when authoritarian politics, billionaire influence, and anti-immigrant attacks are intensifying across the country, we need leaders who won’t back down under pressure.

Ilhan Omar has shown that courage time and time again.

That’s why Our Revolution is proud to stand with her once more.

When we organize, we win. ✊

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