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Way to Lead PAC is a hybrid PAC, led by an Advisory Committee of movement leaders, that supports progressive candidates building governance power in strategic seats and states across the country. Way to Lead PAC exists to ensure that organized communities have candidate champions who, once elected, govern to make real changes and push the boundaries of what has been politically possible.

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Candidates endorsed by Way to Lead can receive direct funding from our federal PAC and state PACs, and support from our organizational partners. Thousands of candidates run for office every year, and we’re proud to focus on a slate of diverse champions whose elections will move real power and make real change.

As part of our process, candidates we endorse have committed to using their office to empower the communities they serve—to be a bold voice in our movement for justice and to build a multiracial, inclusive, and responsive democracy. They will fight for policies that:

  • Limit income inequality and further economic justice, worker and union rights
  • Take bold steps to protect the planet, avert the climate crisis, and promote environmental justice
  • Defend a functioning and representative democracy
  • Protect access to abortion and reproductive health care
  • Seek racial justice and equality in the criminal, education, and economic systems for people of color and indigenous communities
  • Reduce and prevent gun violence
  • Support and protect LGBTQ+ rights

Scroll down to learn more about our 2026 champions, and use the filters menu to explore and view previously endorsed candidates. We will continue making endorsements, both on the federal level and down-ballot, so check back often.

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Arizona

CHISPA PAC

State/Federal Race,
Flip/Hold/Open

AZ / STATE PAC

Black middle aged woman wearing a lace shawl and hoop earrings

LOSS

Coral Evans
State Race, Flip

AZ / LD-06

Middle eastern woman with head scarf looking into distance

LOSS

Deedra Abboud

Local Race, Open

AZ / Maricopa County Dist 2 Board of Supervisor

White middle aged woman with short hair smiling at the camera

LOSS

Felicia French

State Race, Flip

AZ / SD-06

Middle aged woman with thick rimmed glasses and suit

LOSS

Francisca Montoya

Local Race, Flip

AZ / Phoenix City Council

Middle aged woman with thick rimmed glasses and aloha shirt

WIN

Gabriella Cazares-Kelly

Local Race, Open

AZ / Pima County Recorder

Young black man in suit and warm smile

WIN

Jevin Hodge
Local Race, Flip

AZ / Maricopa County Dist 1 Board of Supervisor

Justice Democrats PAC

Federal Race, Hold

AZ

Middle aged mexican american woman smiling at camera

Joanna Mendoza

LOSS

State Race, Flip

AZ / SD-11

Middle aged woman withshort dark hair looks down at camera

WIN

Raquel Teran
State Race, Flip

AZ / LD-30

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal Race, Hold

AZ

Young black woman with curled hair smiling at camera

WIN

Whitney Walker
Local Race, Open

AZ / Maricopa County Dist 3 Board of Supervisor

Arkansas

Black bald older woman wearing black shirt, pearl necklace and earrings

LOSS

Joyce Elliot

Federal Race, Flip

AR / CD-02

California

Clean cut young middle eastern American man in suit

LOSS

Ammar Campa-Najjar

Federal Race, Flip

CA / CD-50

Young white woman with blonde hair and big smile

LOSS

Audrey Denney

Federal Race, Flip

CA / CD-01

Young Mexican-American woman with short hair and glasses in button up

LOSS

Georgette Gomez

Federal Race, Open

CA / CD-53

Justice Democrats PAC

Federal Race, Hold/Open

CA

Sunrise Movement PAC

Federal Race, Hold

CA

WFP PAC

Federal Race, Flip

CA

Colorado

Young white woman wearing pearl neckace and suit

WIN

Alexis King

State Race, Flip

CO / District Attorney 1

Older white woman with pearl necklace and earrings

Amy Padden

State Race, Flip

CO / District Attorney 18

Older white woman with blonde shoulder-length hair

WIN

Barbara McLachlan

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-59

Middle aged white woman with earrings and jean jacket smiling

LOSS

Brianna Anastasia Buentello

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-47

Middle aged white woman with earrings and jean jacket smiling

WIN

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-30

White letters speling PAC on dark background

Emerge CO

CO / State PAC

White middle aged woman with shoulder length blonde hair

LOSS

Jennifer Mitkowski

State Race, Flip

CO / HD-43

Young white man with close cropped hair and checkered button up

WIN

Kyle Mullica

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-34

Middle aged white woman with bangs and long hair

WIN

Lisa Ann Cutter

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-25

Middle aged white woman with blonde hair and earrings

WIN

Meg Froelich

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-03

Older bald white man with glasses and bolo tie in suit

WIN

Mike Weissman

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-36

Middle aged smiling mexican woman with silver chain necklace and brown hair

WIN

Yadira Caraveo

State Race, Hold

CO / HD-31

WFP PAC

State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open

CO

Florida

Young Iranian-American woman in suit smiling at the camera

WIN

Anna Eskamani

State Race, Hold

FL / HD-47

Young woman with wavy hair and floral coverup

LOSS

Cindy Polo

State Race, Hold

FL / HD-103

Middle aged white man in suit smiling at camera with white backdrop

LOSS

Clint Barras

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-120

Color of Change PAC

Federal/Local Race,
Flip/Open

FL

Elderly black woman with gold hoop earings and light brown curly hair

LOSS

Delores Hogan Johnson

State Race, Hold

FL / HD-84

Elderly mexican-american woman with thick black rimmed glasses

LOSS

Dolores Guzman

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-27

Young white man in firefighters uniform

LOSS

EJ Bernier

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-83

White letters speling PAC on dark background

Florida for All / Win Justice

FL / State PAC / Super PAC

Young woman with wavy hair and necklace=

LOSS

Franccesca Cesti-Browne

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-115

White letters speling PAC on dark background

Friends of Eliseo Santana

FL / State PAC

Young woman with short hair and chunky necklace in suit

LOSS

Jennifer Webb

State Race, Hold

FL / HD-69

Young white woman with long blonde hair in dark suit

LOSS

Jessica Harrington

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-64

Man in suit smiles at camera

LOSS

Jim Bonfiglio

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-89

White letters speling PAC on dark background

New Florida Vision PAC

State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open

FL

Young balding man in suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Ricky Junquera

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-118

White woman with dark hair and floral blouse

LOSS

Tracey Kagan

State Race, Flip

FL / HD-29

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal, Local, State Race, Flip/Hold

FL

White letters speling PAC on dark background

WFP PAC

State Race, Open

FL

Georgia

AAAF PAC

Federal/State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open

GA

AAAJ State PAC

GA / STATE PAC

White woman with short brown hair and turtleneck

WIN

Angelika Kausche

State Race, Hold

GA / HD-50

Black Church PAC

Federal Race, Flip/Open

GA

Color of Change PAC

Federal/Local Race, Flip/Open

GA

Young black woman with pearl necklace and suit

WIN

Donna McLeod

State Race, Hold

GA / HD-105

Middle aged black man in suit and smile

WIN

Erick Allen

State Race, Hold

HD-40

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

GLAHR

GA / State Pac

Black woman with funky glasses in suit

WIN

Jasmine Clark

State Race, Hold

HD-108

Middle aged white woman with thick rimmed glasses

LOSS

Mary Blackmon Campbell

State Race, Flip

GA / HD-97

White elderly woman in dark suit smiling at camera

WIN

Mary Frances Williams

State Race, Hold

GA / HD-37

New South SuperPAC

State Race, Flip/Open

GA

Middle aged black woman with afro in suit

WIN

Regina Lewis-Ward

State Race, Flip

GA / HD-109

Black man with glasses and suit smiles at camera

Rev. Warnock

Federal Race, Open

GA / US Senate

White elderly woman with shoulder length hair and bangs

WIN

Sally Harrell

State Race, Hold

GA / SD-40

Young white woman with shoulder length blonde hair and earrings

LOSS

Sara Ghazal

Local Race, Flip

GA / HD-45

Middle aged white woman with blonde wavy hair and black button up

Shea Roberts

State Race, Flip

GA / HD-52

Middle aged black woman with embroidered blouse and braids

LOSS

Tanisha Banks

Local Race, Flip

GA / Board of Education (Gwinett-D3)

WFP PAC

Federal/State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open

GA

Illinois

Justice Democrats PAC

Federal Race, Open

IL

Older aged white woman with bangs and striped button up

WIN

Marie Newman

Federal Race, Open

IL / CD-03

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal Race, Hold

IL

Kansas

Woman smiling in front of American flag

WIN

Sharice Davids

Federal Race, Hold

KS / CD-03

Michigan

Oldwhite man with curly hair in suit

WIN

Andy Levin

Federal Race, Hold

MI / CD-09

Color of Change PAC

Local Race, Open

MI

Detroit Action PAC

Federal/State/Local Race, Hold/Flip

MI

Young white man with glasses and suit

LOSS

Jon Hoadley

Federal Race, Flip

MI / CD-06

MI Peoples Campaign PAC

Federal/State Race, Flip/Hold/Open

MI

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal Race, Hold

MI

WFP PAC

Local Race, Open

MI

Minnesota

Older white woman with big blonde hair and broach

WIN

Ann Johnson Stewart

State Race, Open

MN / SD-44

Middle aged white woman with thick rimmed glasses smiling at camera

LOSS

Anne Claflin

State Race, Hold

MN / HD-54A

Young white man with beard and suit

LOSS

Randy Brock

State Race, Flip

MN / HD-26B

Older white man in button up smiling at the camera

WIN

Steve Cwodzinski

State Race, Hold

MN / SD-48

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

TakeAction MN PAC

MN / State PAC

Nebraska

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Justice Democrats

Federal Race, Flip

NE

White middle aged woman with thick rimmed glasses smiles at camera

LOSS

Kara Eastman

Federal Race, Flip

NE / CD-02

Nevada

White middle ages woman with glasses and curly hair

LOSS

Alexis Salt

Local Race, Flip

NV / School Board (Clark-E)

White middle aged woman with dark shoulder length hair and shawl

WIN

Lisa Guzman

Local Race, Open

NV / School Board (Clark-A)

One APIA NC PAC

Federal Race, Hold

NV

Old white man with glasses and suit and tie

LOSS

Ozzie Fumo

State Race, Flip

NV / Supreme Court (Seat D)

Young woman with short dark hair and suit

LOSS

Wendy Jauregui-Jackins

State Race, Flip

NV / SD-15

New Mexico

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal Race, Hold

NM

WFP PAC

Federal Race, Hold

NM

New York

White middle aged woman with thick rimmed glasses smiles at camera

Dana Balter

Federal Race, Flip

NY / CD-24

United We Dream Action PAC

Federal Race, Hold/Open

NY

WFP PAC

Federal Race, Flip/Hold/Open

NY

North Carolina

Older bald white man in suit

LOSS

Adam Ericson

State Race, Flip

NC / HD-20

Middle aged black woman with pearl necklace and earrings

LOSS

Aimy Steele

State Race, Flip

NC / HD-82

White man with blonde hair and jean jacket

LOSS

Brian Caskey

State Race, Flip

NC / SD-48

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Carolina Federation PAC

Federal/State Race, Flip/Hold/Open

NC

White woman with short blonde hair and houndtooth blouse

LOSS

Christy Clark

State Race, Hold

NC / HD-98

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Down Home NC IE PAC

State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open

NC

Young black woman wearing suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Dreama Caldwell

Federal Race, Flip

NC / Alamance County Commissioner

Young black woman in suit

LOSS

Jessica Holmes

Federal Race, Flip

NC / Labor Commissioner

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

NCAAT

NC / State PAC

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Progress North Carolina

NC / State PAC

Mexican-American man with glasses and suit

Ricky Hurtado

State Race, Flip

NC / HD-63

White middle aged woman with blonde hair and earrings in suit

WIN

Sarah Crawford

State Race, Flip

NC / SD-18

Older white man with thin rimmed glasses and suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Scott Huffman

State Race, Flip

NC / CD-13

Young white man in suit and tie

WIN

Wesley Harris

State Race, Hold

NC / HD-105

Pennsylvania

Middle aged white woman in dark suit and necklace

LOSS

Ann Marie Mitchell

State Race, Flip

PA / HD-178

Black bald middle aged man in suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Anton Andrew

State Race, Flip

PA / HD-160

Young white woman and curled dark hair smiling at camera

Brittney Rodas

State Race, Open

PA / HD-105

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

CASA in Action PA PAC

Federal/State Race, Flip

PA

White man in white button up smiles at camera

LOSS

Eugene DePasquale

Federal Race, Flip

PA / CD-10

White middle aged woman with long dark hair

WIN

Kristine Howard

State Race, Hold

PA / HD-167

Middle aged white woman in dark suit and necklace

LOSS

Lindsay Drew

State Race, Flip

PA / HD-106

Middle aged Indian-American woman smiling at camera

LOSS

Nina Ahmad

State Race, Open

PA / Auditor General

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

PA Stands UP

PA / State PAC

Older white woman in dark suit

LOSS

Wendy Ullman

State Race, Hold

PA / HD-143

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

WFP PAC

State Race, Flip/Open

PA

South Carolina

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Black Church PAC

Federal Race, Flip

SC

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

WFP PAC

Federal Race, Flip

SC

Texas

Older black woman with necklace smiling at camera

LOSS

Adrienne Bell

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-14

Middle aged white woman with short hair and dark suit

Ann Johnson

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-134

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Annies List PAC

State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open

TX

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

BGTX PAC

State Race, Flip/Hold/Open

TX

Middle aged white woman with blonde hair and thick rimmed glasses

Brandy K Chambers

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-112

Young mexican-american woman in suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Candace Valenzuela

Federal Race, Open

TX / CD-24

Young white woman with short dark hair in suit

Celina Montoya

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-121

Young bald black man with goatee smiles at camera in white button up

WIN

Colin Allred

Federal Race, Hold

TX / CD-32

Young woman with long dark hair and warm smile

LOSS

Donna Imam

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-31

Middle aged white woman with short hair and dark suit

LOSS

Elizabeth Markowitz

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-28

Middle aged white woman with dark hair and dark blouse

Erin Zwiener

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-45

Middle aged white woman with dark hair and dark blouse

Gina Calanni

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-132

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

HDCC

TX / State PAC

Young white man with dark hair and suit

James Talarico

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-52

Young white man with dark hair and button up

John Bucy

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-136

Older white man with bald spot and suit

Jon Rosenthal

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-135

Middle aged white woman with long red hair and bangs

LOSS

Julie Oliver

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-25

Young woman with curly hair and necklace

LOSS

Lulu Seikaly

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-03

Young white man in suit smiling at camera

LOSS

Mike Siegel

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-10

Middle aged mexican-american woman with long hair

Natali Hurtado

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-126

White letters speling PAC on dark background

PPTV PAC

State Race, Flip/Hold/Open

TX

Middle aged black woman in suit leaning head on hand and smiling at camera

Rhetta Bowers

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-113

Middle aged black woman in suit and pearl necklace and earrings

Sarah DeMerchant

State Race, Open

TX / HD-26

Older white woman with blonde shoulder length hair and dark blouse

Sharon Hirsch

State Race, Flip

TX / HD-66

Middle aged white woman with wavy hair and suit

LOSS

Sima Ladjevardian

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-02

White letters speling PAC on dark background

TFN PAC

TX / State PAC

White letters speling PAC on dark background

TOP PAC

TX / State PAC

White letters speling PAC on dark background

Unted We Dream Action  PAC

Federal Race, Hold

TX / Federal PAC

Young woman with dark curled hair and necklace smiling up at camera

LOSS

Veronica Carbajal

Local Race, Flip

TX / El Paso Mayor

Older mexican-american woman with dark hair and pearl necklace

WIN

Veronica Escobar

Federal Race, Hold

TX / CD-16

Older white woman and shoulder length hair wear suit

Vikki Goodwin

State Race, Hold

TX / HD-47

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

WDP PAC

Federal/State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open

TX

Older white woman and shoulder length blonde hair

LOSS

Wendy Davis

Federal Race, Flip

TX / CD-21

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

WFP PAC

Federal/State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open

TX

White letters spell out PAC on dark background

Workers Defense PAC

TX / State PAC

Virginia

Young black woman with glasses and earrings smiling at camera

LOSS

Alexsis Rodgers

Local Race, Flip

VA / Richmond Mayor