We endorse the best.
Candidates who are endorsed by Way to Lead can receive direct funding from our federal PAC and state PACs, and support from our organizational partners. You can support our full state and local slate for 2023 here with one click. 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.
Scroll down to browse and learn more about Way to Lead’s endorsed candidates for the 2023 and upcoming 2024 cycle, 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.
Endorsed List
Arizona
CHISPA PAC
State/Federal Race,
Flip/Hold/Open
AZ / STATE PAC
LOSS
Coral Evans
State Race, Flip
AZ / LD-06
LOSS
Deedra Abboud
Local Race, Open
AZ / Maricopa County Dist 2 Board of Supervisor
LOSS
Felicia French
State Race, Flip
AZ / SD-06
LOSS
Francisca Montoya
Local Race, Flip
AZ / Phoenix City Council
WIN
Gabriella Cazares-Kelly
Local Race, Open
AZ / Pima County Recorder
WIN
Jevin Hodge
Local Race, Flip
AZ / Maricopa County Dist 1 Board of Supervisor
Justice Democrats PAC
Federal Race, Hold
AZ
Joanna Mendoza
LOSS
State Race, Flip
AZ / SD-11
WIN
Raquel Teran
State Race, Flip
AZ / LD-30
United We Dream Action PAC
Federal Race, Hold
AZ
WIN
Whitney Walker
Local Race, Open
AZ / Maricopa County Dist 3 Board of Supervisor
Arkansas
LOSS
Joyce Elliot
Federal Race, Flip
AR / CD-02
California
LOSS
Ammar Campa-Najjar
Federal Race, Flip
CA / CD-50
LOSS
Audrey Denney
Federal Race, Flip
CA / CD-01
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
WIN
Alexis King
State Race, Flip
CO / District Attorney 1
Amy Padden
State Race, Flip
CO / District Attorney 18
WIN
Barbara McLachlan
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-59
LOSS
Brianna Anastasia Buentello
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-47
WIN
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-30
Emerge CO
CO / State PAC
LOSS
Jennifer Mitkowski
State Race, Flip
CO / HD-43
WIN
Kyle Mullica
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-34
WIN
Lisa Ann Cutter
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-25
WIN
Meg Froelich
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-03
WIN
Mike Weissman
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-36
WIN
Yadira Caraveo
State Race, Hold
CO / HD-31
WFP PAC
State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open
CO
Florida
WIN
Anna Eskamani
State Race, Hold
FL / HD-47
LOSS
Cindy Polo
State Race, Hold
FL / HD-103
LOSS
Clint Barras
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-120
Color of Change PAC
Federal/Local Race,
Flip/Open
FL
LOSS
Delores Hogan Johnson
State Race, Hold
FL / HD-84
LOSS
Dolores Guzman
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-27
LOSS
EJ Bernier
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-83
Florida for All / Win Justice
FL / State PAC / Super PAC
LOSS
Franccesca Cesti-Browne
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-115
Friends of Eliseo Santana
FL / State PAC
LOSS
Jennifer Webb
State Race, Hold
FL / HD-69
LOSS
Jessica Harrington
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-64
LOSS
Jim Bonfiglio
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-89
New Florida Vision PAC
State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open
FL
LOSS
Ricky Junquera
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-118
LOSS
Tracey Kagan
State Race, Flip
FL / HD-29
United We Dream Action PAC
Federal, Local, State Race, Flip/Hold
FL
WFP PAC
State Race, Open
FL
Georgia
AAAF PAC
Federal/State/Local Race,
Flip/Hold/Open
GA
AAAJ State PAC
GA / STATE PAC
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
WIN
Donna McLeod
State Race, Hold
GA / HD-105
WIN
Erick Allen
State Race, Hold
HD-40
GLAHR
GA / State Pac
WIN
Jasmine Clark
State Race, Hold
HD-108
LOSS
Mary Blackmon Campbell
State Race, Flip
GA / HD-97
WIN
Mary Frances Williams
State Race, Hold
GA / HD-37
New South SuperPAC
State Race, Flip/Open
GA
WIN
Regina Lewis-Ward
State Race, Flip
GA / HD-109
Rev. Warnock
Federal Race, Open
GA / US Senate
WIN
Sally Harrell
State Race, Hold
GA / SD-40
LOSS
Sara Ghazal
Local Race, Flip
GA / HD-45
Shea Roberts
State Race, Flip
GA / HD-52
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
WIN
Marie Newman
Federal Race, Open
IL / CD-03
United We Dream Action PAC
Federal Race, Hold
IL
Kansas
WIN
Sharice Davids
Federal Race, Hold
KS / CD-03
Michigan
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
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
WIN
Ann Johnson Stewart
State Race, Open
MN / SD-44
LOSS
Anne Claflin
State Race, Hold
MN / HD-54A
LOSS
Randy Brock
State Race, Flip
MN / HD-26B
WIN
Steve Cwodzinski
State Race, Hold
MN / SD-48
TakeAction MN PAC
MN / State PAC
Nebraska
Justice Democrats
Federal Race, Flip
NE
LOSS
Kara Eastman
Federal Race, Flip
NE / CD-02
Nevada
LOSS
Alexis Salt
Local Race, Flip
NV / School Board (Clark-E)
WIN
Lisa Guzman
Local Race, Open
NV / School Board (Clark-A)
One APIA NC PAC
Federal Race, Hold
NV
LOSS
Ozzie Fumo
State Race, Flip
NV / Supreme Court (Seat D)
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
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
LOSS
Adam Ericson
State Race, Flip
NC / HD-20
LOSS
Aimy Steele
State Race, Flip
NC / HD-82
LOSS
Brian Caskey
State Race, Flip
NC / SD-48
Carolina Federation PAC
Federal/State Race, Flip/Hold/Open
NC
LOSS
Christy Clark
State Race, Hold
NC / HD-98
Down Home NC IE PAC
State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open
NC
LOSS
Dreama Caldwell
Federal Race, Flip
NC / Alamance County Commissioner
LOSS
Jessica Holmes
Federal Race, Flip
NC / Labor Commissioner
NCAAT
NC / State PAC
Progress North Carolina
NC / State PAC
Ricky Hurtado
State Race, Flip
NC / HD-63
WIN
Sarah Crawford
State Race, Flip
NC / SD-18
LOSS
Scott Huffman
State Race, Flip
NC / CD-13
WIN
Wesley Harris
State Race, Hold
NC / HD-105
Pennsylvania
LOSS
Ann Marie Mitchell
State Race, Flip
PA / HD-178
LOSS
Anton Andrew
State Race, Flip
PA / HD-160
Brittney Rodas
State Race, Open
PA / HD-105
CASA in Action PA PAC
Federal/State Race, Flip
PA
LOSS
Eugene DePasquale
Federal Race, Flip
PA / CD-10
WIN
Kristine Howard
State Race, Hold
PA / HD-167
LOSS
Lindsay Drew
State Race, Flip
PA / HD-106
LOSS
Nina Ahmad
State Race, Open
PA / Auditor General
PA Stands UP
PA / State PAC
LOSS
Wendy Ullman
State Race, Hold
PA / HD-143
WFP PAC
State Race, Flip/Open
PA
South Carolina
Black Church PAC
Federal Race, Flip
SC
WFP PAC
Federal Race, Flip
SC
Texas
LOSS
Adrienne Bell
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-14
Ann Johnson
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-134
Annies List PAC
State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open
TX
BGTX PAC
State Race, Flip/Hold/Open
TX
Brandy K Chambers
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-112
LOSS
Candace Valenzuela
Federal Race, Open
TX / CD-24
Celina Montoya
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-121
WIN
Colin Allred
Federal Race, Hold
TX / CD-32
LOSS
Donna Imam
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-31
LOSS
Elizabeth Markowitz
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-28
Erin Zwiener
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-45
Gina Calanni
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-132
HDCC
TX / State PAC
James Talarico
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-52
John Bucy
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-136
Jon Rosenthal
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-135
LOSS
Julie Oliver
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-25
LOSS
Lulu Seikaly
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-03
LOSS
Mike Siegel
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-10
Natali Hurtado
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-126
PPTV PAC
State Race, Flip/Hold/Open
TX
Rhetta Bowers
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-113
Sarah DeMerchant
State Race, Open
TX / HD-26
Sharon Hirsch
State Race, Flip
TX / HD-66
LOSS
Sima Ladjevardian
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-02
TFN PAC
TX / State PAC
TOP PAC
TX / State PAC
Unted We Dream Action PAC
Federal Race, Hold
TX / Federal PAC
LOSS
Veronica Carbajal
Local Race, Flip
TX / El Paso Mayor
WIN
Veronica Escobar
Federal Race, Hold
TX / CD-16
Vikki Goodwin
State Race, Hold
TX / HD-47
WDP PAC
Federal/State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open
TX
LOSS
Wendy Davis
Federal Race, Flip
TX / CD-21
WFP PAC
Federal/State/Local Race, Flip/Hold/Open
TX
Workers Defense PAC
TX / State PAC
Virginia
LOSS
Alexsis Rodgers
Local Race, Flip
VA / Richmond Mayor
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