Meet Your Progressive Candidates
WHAT'S IN HERE?
In this page
I've gathered as much information as possible to help you find the Progressive Popular candidates running for the Midterm Primaries in your area.
We, the People are no longer willing to accept crumbs and hardship while the rich get richer under a government that is bought and ran by the oligarchy. And we are not willing to surrender our democracy to a fascist coup. So things are changing. Dramatically. Profoundly. And those who do not realize the stakes will nor understand that we need new leaders. We need leaders that fight for our democracy, against corruption, against BIG$ in politics and for the working and middle class. And we know it. Public sentiment has changed. And many Americans are waking up.
We are united in fighting against BIG$ in politics, to defeat this fascist coup and reclaim our democracy. Our nation and our democracy can no longer tolerate cosmetic changes that keep the status quo.
Those who want to keep scaring people by accusing candidates of being "radical" or "leftist" or "progressive" are finding out right now that this is what people WANT and that "centrism" and being "moderate" is no longer equated with safety or equanimity. Instead it is what people abhor. It is recognized as cowardice, betrayal, passive complicity with this regime and convenience for leaders that rise at our expense.
In fact, it is rapidly becoming clear that this is no longer about blue Vs. red, but about oligarchy Vs. the People.
The midterms elections are about two things: class and democracy. We are understanding that democracy is not an abstract thing. If there is no affordability and the majority of the people are struggling to survive, then democracy is failing. If white supremacy is rising and oligarchy calls the shot, then democracy is dying. If misogyny, bullying and homophobia are rising, the democracy is plummeting. If there is war-mongering and human rights are violated, then democracy titters at the edge of oblivion.
This brings us into Unity to address ALL our issues instead of fighting about which gets address and which gets ignored.
We are taking action to bring about profound changes that evolve our democracy and that establish free healthcare, free higher education, climate action, peace and the end to forever wars to conquer, and we demand economic justice for all. In order to achieve this, we need fair representation of the working and middle class, racial and gender equality and leaders that represent us, not the oligarchy. We need democratic leaders that fight!
If this is you, you will find lists, resources and links to what you need to stay informed so that you can vote with clarity to empower yourself and your people.
When I set out to understand how politics were playing in these elections, I was shocked. I was disgusted at the level of corruption. The average Integrity Index for congress members is "D". Imagine if in school the average grade would be a "D"-- we all be failing our grades. And that is exactly what is happening. Our leaders are failing their grades.
The amount of BIG$ in politics is disgusting and confusing. It's hard to figure out who is receiving "bad" money or "good" money. How to choose the progressive candidates that work for us when even the far-right uses "progressive" to label PACS that are attacking the progressive candidates?!
That's why I've spent several days putting this page together. It's not easy. But I've done my best to give you the information and resources needed to vote for the leaders that will help you. I simply could not abide that anyone seeking to vote for leaders that serve We, the People could end up voting against their own needs, as happened in the 2024 general elections.
I hope this helps you vote for the leaders what will serve We, the People, that will help you to thrive and that will help us save our democracy... and evolve it.
Here is a quick Emergency Information if you need to check quickly when and for whom to vote in your area in your midterms or how to support the progressive popular candidates that are helping move democracy forward.
Midterms: Next Primaries
Next primaries are for Colorado coming up in June 30th, Michigan in August 4th, Tennessee in August 6th and Minnesota in August 11th.
Check Indivisible endorsed candidates here.
What can you do?
1. You can volunteer for upcoming Democratic primaries.
- You can do phone banks for a candidate.
- You can go door-to-door to help people get clear. Indivisible has a tool that makes it easy and people who do it love it!
- You can also click on any candidate on the previous link to do a combined donation for the candidate and Indivisible Action to keep doing its job.
Go here to find out more about what we are doing, the candidates and scroll down to find links to do any volunteer work.https://2026.indivisible.org/
2. Give what you can to those candidates that move or impact you, even if they are not in your district. I've been donating for Darializa Avila Chevalier, and now she won for my district. I'm also very proud that I donated for Texas' Talarico, though I'm in NY. He won with his message of love and decency and that for me is so worth it!
Remember, if these candidates do not have the millions from the oligarchy, We, the People must fund them. And we MUST win these midterm elections. When you think "What could my $5 donation do for this candidate?" Remember that we work collectively. $5 multiplied by one million people adds up to $5millions.
To donate, click here. Scroll down and choose your candidate, click on the candidate's link. Then scroll down to donate.
3. Spread the word! Use word of mouth via person-to-person, email or social media to let everyone and their grandmas know what we are up to, who are our candidates, how to recognize them and what to do.
Share this page if you want. Our media has been bought by this regime. We must use People's Power in the form of WORD OF MOUTH to win over this democratic backsliding. And that's not a bad thing. WOM is the fastest most powerful promotional tool in the planet!
Help those around you find out who are the new democratic popular fighting leaders for them to vote in the primaries. Where there are no popular candidates, let the establishment democrats know your demands and that you are watching. You will find plenty of information in the sections below.
The best WORD OF MOUTH strategy is like this: Forward or send a newsletter issue, email or page link that has a clear description of what you want to share with links to do stuff and find resources and with a CTA (call to action) at the end.
If you don't have time to do it from scratch, do you have a newsletter or email you receive that has helped you? Forward it. Introduce it with a paragraph about why you are sending this to the persons and why it's important. Ask them to call if they have questions and suggest that you will call them to discuss what you can do individually and collectively. Then follow up with a call.
We have become accustomed to politics as something that is not part of life. That's how we allowed the oligarchy to win. No more! We are learning the lesson and reclaiming our citizen leadership. This alone is worth discussing.
4. Check that you are registered. Then VOTE!
You can check that you are registered here: https://www.vote.org/am-i-
Then vote in November.
What's the strategy?
This whole page explains this. But if you need a one-liner here it is:
We are doing two things with one vote in this midterm elections:
Take BIG$ out of politics
And injecting new life into the Democratic Party with progressive, popular candidates that will fight for our democracy and for We, the People.
These progressive popular candidates are committed to:
- Take BIG$ out of politics (and they are not accepting any as they run),
- Get our congress up and running again as an effective government democratic branch and activate the process of accountability for the destruction this regime has wrecked to our democracy, finances and country, and
- Fight for the working and middle class, for We, the People against status quo and bought-for politicians, the regime and this fascist coup. These candidates come from the working class and many of them are community organizers with amazing track records of getting things done on our behalf.
OK. So now you know when the next primaries are coming and where, who are the candidates endorsed by Indivisible , what is their pledge and how to recognize them and what to do to support them. If you don't find candidates for you area that are endorsed by Indivisible, check the other endorsement sections.
TOC
Table of Contents
Before we continue, if you are looking for something specific, here's the TOC.
What is Progressive Candidate?
What to do with candidates already receiving BIG$?
3 STEPS to get your candidates
Step 1: Incumbents
Step 2: New Progressive Candidates
Step 3: Resources
At the bottom I include these resources:
1. List of organizations who endorse Progressives
2. Progressive Candidates who won Primaries up to now
3. Robert Reich's What's Up Report to see where we are and what else we need to do, and
4. Links to other articles in my blog or videos in my YT channel that can help you figure out this mess
5. My list of alternative media to get you through this.
WHAT IS A PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE?
What defines a
Progressive Candidate?
As specified in the Quick Summary, in terms of this midterm elections, here's what we mean by a progressive or popular candidate:
These progressive popular candidates are committed to:
- Take BIG$ out of politics (and they are not accepting any corporate PACS, techno-fascist money (AI, crypto) or AIPAC money as they run),
- Get our congress up and running again as an effective government democratic branch and activate the process of accountability for the destruction this regime has wrecked to our democracy, finances and country, and
- Fight for the working and middle class, for We, the People against status quo and bought-for politicians, the regime and this fascist coup. These candidates come from the working class and many of them are community organizers with amazing track records of getting things done on our behalf.
In general terms...
...there are 12 principles that are considered the progressive core values.
People who are truly progressive generally stick to most of the principles below, which are excerpted from the Progressive Congress website. The list below is a guideline. Not all candidates will work for all these principles, but a progressive candidate should be in agreement with most of these principles.
What we need to be mindful of is to not allow MAGA language and corporate-controlled Democrats to use terms such "radical left" to dismiss these principles or devalue progressive candidates. These are terms meant to confuse the voters. They've used these terms to convince us that the quality of life we need and deserve is impossible and that anyone who advocates for it is a "communist" or "radical" or the weird "woke" term or even the fanstastic "antifa" label.
But those are lies. Study after study has shown that the majority of Democrats, and most Americans overall, agree with these principles. I include some stats as evidence.
In fact, in most of the developed countries of the world, these principles are already in place. The fact that in the US, the richest country in the world, We, the People struggle to make ends meet is a shame. And we must change this by curtailing the oligarchy and this fascist coup and then evolving our democracy. That's our goal.
Here are the 12 principles of Progressive Leaders:
- Rejection of corporate money, especially corporate PACs and foreign lobbyists like AIPAC; and now this includes AI, Crypto and Techno-fascists money. Also to End Citizens United. This is the first and foremost principle because most of the problems we are facing, including this democratic backslash, are the result of the fascist oligarchy that generated Project 2025 and funded this regime; which was given a green light with the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme court. If we select candidates that eliminate BIG$ out of politics, then we solve many of our problems. Radical? Not really. Recent surveys show that 72% of Americans believe money has too much influence in politics. 78% of Democrats support banning corporate PAC donations. 85% of Democrats and 66% of Republicans support overturning Citizens United.*
- Support for Medicare for All (including dental, vision, and mental health). For decades the medical business lobby has convinced us that this is impossible when in reality the majority of developed countries have such a system, even countries that have a much smaller budget that the US. We now understand that this is a human right and are no longer willing to lose health and life to feed corporate greed. The numbers say that 69% of Americans support Medicare for All, including 87% of Democrats!
- Recognition of the genocides happening in the world, especially in Palestine. For peace to prevail, we must outgrow patriarchal domination and imperialism as our construct of power. And it is the dinosaurs among our leaders that insist in devastating countries and generating genocides to satisfy the greed of a few authoritarians. Recent surveys indicate that 61% of Americans support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. And 77% of Democrats support conditioning military aid to Israel based on human rights compliance.
- Taxing of the wealthy and corporations. Politicians want us to forget that for decades, we taxed the rich at a high rate and that this was used to build a strong infrastructure, grow a middle class and build a safety net for the people. It was not until Reagan that they started convincing us of the "trickle down" myth. But now we know it only ever "trickled up" to make the billionaires richer at the expense of the working and middle classes. But the public is now aware. 79% of Americans support higher taxes on the wealthy, including 93% of Democrats and 64% of Republicans. We now see that a huge gap between the working and middle class and the upper classes is a sign of a weak democracy while the well-being of these classes, which comprise the majority of the citizens, indicates a thriving democracy.
- Support for a $15+ minimum wage, union rights (PRO Act), wealth tax, and paid family leave. Something so simple. Catching up on the income of workers so that they can face inflation. And yet, both parties refused to do it. Things have changed, and now about 83% of Americans support paid family leave. 61% support raising the minimum wage to $15 or more and 71%approve of labor unions. Financial injustice creates an untenable inequality that weakens a national economy in a healthy democracy.
- Support for climate action and/or Green New Deal. This is not a fringe issue. We all live in this earth and destroying our planet is destroying ourselves. This makes sense to most people--except those who are willing to destroy our planet for profit. In fact, 67% of Americans support government action on climate change, including 90% of Democrats.
- Reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. Free choice is not only a woman's issue. We are now witnessing this as hundreds of women die as a result of laws that interfere with urgent life-saving treatments that should be a decision between the individual and their doctor. This is not a "far left" position or a "feminist" stance. Currently, 63% of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
- Cancel student debt and make public college tuition-free. Available free education is a foundation for economic equality. There is no progress through generations if college students begin their professional life with a debt burden that does not allow them to progress, buy a home and raise a family. 53% of Americans support student loan cancellation, including 80% of Democrats. Furthermore, 78% of Americans support free tuition at public universities.
- Rent stabilization, public housing investment, and banning private equity from buying homes. As with the medical mega-corporations we have allowed the real estate corporations and private equity to make having a roof over one's head almost prohibitive. That is tragic and ridiculous in the wealthiest country in the world. Currently, 82% of Americans support caps on rent increases and 64% of Americans say housing costs won't fall until corporate landlords are reined in.
- Eliminate cash bail and end qualified immunity for police. We need to work in developing a law enforcement body that has a healthy, non-repressive and fair relation with our citizens. This is a profound reform, but for now we need to take some measures to protect the public and to prevent racial discrimination from taking more lives. Right now, 63% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor eliminating qualified immunity for police officers.
- Abolish ICE, end for-profit detention, and provide a pathway to citizenship. Once again, greed has shown its ugly head as ICE not only abuses the citizens but creates concentration camps where people live under circumstances that infringe their human rights. 64% of Americans say undocumented immigrants should have a way to stay legally. 50% of Americans now support abolishing ICE — a record high.
- Ending endless wars and imperialism. 62% of Americans say the U.S. should be less involved in global affairs. Also, 69% of Americans oppose sending U.S. troops to fight in foreign conflicts. Wars of aggression, to steal country's resources, oppress their people and impose a country's choices on other countries is a thing of the past. If humanity is to evolve, we need to focus our resources in working together for a better world, not destroying each other and the planet for greed.
These 12 principles lead to a world where we can focus on creating better conditions and innovating our resources and where the ordinary citizen can enjoy a good quality of life-- which should be a priority for all of us.
However, the oligarchy wants that way of life only for them. This regime wants that way of life only for white upper middle class people. And they are willing to sacrifice our democracy, our economy and our values to achieve this.
They are funding and lobbying our representatives constantly, bribing them to abandon these principles and neglect our quality of life.
That is why we are uniting around these 12 principles to not only reclaim our democracy, but to evolve it.
BIG$ in Politics
Big$ In Politics
What to do know about super PACS ...
... and when a candidate is too compromised or is acceptable?
*Be mindful or corporate SuperPACS. Not only they fund their puppet leaders, but they pay for advertisement to discredit Progressive Leaders.
However, there are some PACS that are formed by unions and organizations to fund Progressive Leaders. They usually form under the blanket of "Leadership PAC" or "SSF PAC" or "Hybrid Political Action Committee" funds. For example, Indivisible Action is such a fund.
For new candidates, we are endorsing them so that they can reject corporate money and fight against BIG$ in politics. So no corporate or trade PACs should be on their record.
For incumbent congress members that we'd like to keep, they may receive some PAC money. The state of things in congress is so bad that you can hardly find members who receive NO corporate money. To explore this situation, you can study the Wall of Shame in the Progressive Congress site. And study the Integrity Index put together... get this... by the Political Integrity PAC. Ja, ja, ja! But I warn ye: that can be a rabbit hole!
Basically, you need to evaluate an incumbent by a mixture of his track record, how he is fighting for the We, the people and democracy right now and the amount, type and impact of any corporate money in terms of his loyalty to his/her constituents.
Let me give you an example: I have great respect for Jamie Raskin. He's been fighting against this regime, educating the people using the alternative media, fighting for the integrity of our election and de-Trumping the government as well as preparing the field for accountability. I'd give him an A+.
But I can't. Why? Because for this last cycle he accepted AI and crypto money ($3,500) and corporate PAC money (about $61,000). AI and crypto are buying their way into politics because their agenda is endangering people and dangerous to the world, in spite of which this regime is refusing to regulate the market. Taking that money is immediately dubious. Corporations don't give money for nothing. They invest and in this midterms as well as during any election, they want their investment to pay back. That's why receiving corporate PAC money immediately reduces the Integrity Index Ratings of a candidate. It's a warning flag.
Raskin has also received money from PACs from unions, like the American Federation of Teachers and others who are also funding Progressives. Those are organizations that represent citizen's interests, not corporate agendas. So that's different.
But it took me a good ten minutes to figure what was what in his funding. Not everybody is going to take that time. And someone without background information may not be able to figure it out. So that's a problem. Because if you cannot differentiate where the money is coming from at a time when we are fighting oligarchy, your trust in the candidate diminishes right then and there, regardless his position or track record.
Raskin also rejects AIPAC money, in spite of being a Jewish person, so that's good. AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) is a major, tax-exempt U.S. political organization that lobbies the federal government for strong ties, military aid, and diplomatic support between the United States and Israel. They have an extreme right-wing agenda that chills my bones. According to those who follow the money, AIPAC is the hidden force behind the consistent refusal of the Corporate Democrats as well as the Republicans to address Gazas' genocide and the reticence to set limits to, penalize or stop arm sales to Israel in order to move away from our collaboration with this genocide.
AIPAC is a powerful lobby. To reject it takes guts. But still Raskin Integrity Index has gone down to B- for receiving the corporate PAC money he accepted. Frankly, I don't know why he did it. It's not that much money. And he's still giving the good fight. But here's the problem: We can't tell who he is serving and why he's making his decisions at any given time. And that's the bottom line here.
However, in order to eliminate all this money interference and corruption, we must create new laws that make public funding the only way to go for campaigns. We need to abolish Citizens United or neutralize it, as the states are considering.
In the interim, we have to use our judgment when it comes to current incumbents that we want to keep, based on what they are doing for democracy, the rule of law and for the working and middle class.
And we need to make sure that the new fighting leaders do NOT take corporate, crypto, AI or AIPAC money at all. That's why it's important for us to support them, even if it's with $5. Multiplied by a million of us, that's $5 million. So do not hesitate to give a little bit, if that's what you can do.
For the INDIVISIBLE endorsees, you can go to the website, read more and donate right there. For others, search below in the Endorsments section.
I hope this gives you an idea of how things are, how to choose progressive candidates and how urgently we need to clean house... and House... and Senate! 🙂
Current House Members
Running for Office
Check what incumbent congress Members are running in the 2026 mid-terms.
This is a list from Progressive Democrats. Get more information at:
https://progressivecongress.net/incumbents.html
Ratings
GP* = I personally know their work and endorse them. They are stars leaders who have worked hard for us in 2025.
GP = Good Progressive leaders. These are keepers.
OK = Democrat leaders in congress who are rated by the Progressive Democrats as "doing an OK work." They are uncomprised in that they seemingly don't make decisions based on BIG$ bribes. If there is a new fighting leaders challenging them, go for the challenger. Otherwise, keep them.*
RT = Retired and needs to be replaced. Let's put a new progressive leader there!
*We may not have enough new fighting leaders to cover each seat, so if the democratic incumbent is OK and does NOT have progressive challenger, let's focus on other seats that need to be flipped.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| Names | State-District | Rating | Challenger |
| Star Progressives Incumbent-Candidates |
These Star candidates must stay in congress! They've fought for us tooth and nails. I personally recommend them. | ||
| Jamie Raskin | MD-08 | GP* | He's a constitutional lawyer and working on the elections and de-Trumping government. |
| Pramila Jayapal | WA-07 | GP* | She is doing nonviolent resistance training for thousands of citizens so we know how to fight. |
| AOC | NY-14 | GP* | She is one of the brave ones and her online calls train people to work strategically for our needs and rights. |
| Ro Khana | CA-17 | GP* | Working with the AI racket and other key issues. Educating and speaking truth to power. |
| Ilhan Omar | MN-05 | GP* | Working with Epstein survivors and other key issues for women. |
| Incumbent-Candidates | |||
| Yassamin Ansari | AZ-03 | GP | |
| Mike Thompson | CA-04 | GP | |
| Mark DeSaulnier | CA-10 | GP | |
| Sam Liccardo | CA-16 | GP | |
| Joe Courtney | CT-02 | GP | |
| Eleanor Norton | DC-AL | OK | |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
FL-20 | RT | Elijah Manley |
| Frederica Wilson | FL-24 | RT | |
| Jared Moskowitz | FL-24* (FL-20) |
OK | |
| Seth Moulton | MA-05 (Senate) | RT | Dr. Mariah Lancaster, Tram Nguyen, Jamie Belsito, Bethany Andres-Beck |
| Steny Hoyer | Steny Hoyer | RT | Harry Dunn, Jarry Jarin, Wala Blegay |
| Haley Stevens | MI-11* (Senate) |
RT | Don Ufford, Aisha Farooqi, John Paul Torres |
| Rashida Tlaib | MI-12 | GP | |
| Shri Thanedar | MI-13 | GP | |
| Angie Craig | MN-02* (Senate) |
RT | Matt Little, Kaela Berg |
| Chris Pappas | NH-01* (Senate) |
Carleigh Beriont, Sarah Chadzynski, Heath Howard | |
| Joe Morelle | NY-25 | GP | |
| Nydia Velazquez | NY-07 | RT | Claire Valdez, Antonio Reinoso, Vichal Kumar |
| Jerrold Nadler | NY-12 | RT | Alex Bores, Micah Lasher, Nina Schwalbe, Laura Dunn, |
| Steve Cohen | TN-09 | RT | Justin J. Pearson |
| Robert "Bobby" Scott | VA-03 | GP | |
| James Walkinshaw | VA-11 | RT | Stella Pekarsky |
| Stacey Plaskett | VI-AL | OK | |
| Mark Pocan | WI-02 | GP |
To find more about the challengers, go to: https://progressivecongress.net/incumbents.html
Find the name and click on the link for each challenger to see who endorses them and other important references.
SENATE
Current Senate Members
Running for Office
Check what incumbent Senate Members are running in the 2026 mid-terms.
This is a list from Progressive Democrats. Get more information at:
https://progressivecongress.net/incumbents.html
Ratings
GP* = I personally know their work and endorse them. They are stars leaders who have worked hard for us in 2025.
GP = Good Progressive leaders. These are keepers.
OK = Democrat leaders in congress who are rated by the Progressive Democrats as doing an OK work. They are uncomprised in that they don't make decisions based on BIG$ bribes. If there is a new fighting leader challenging them, go for the challenger. Otherwise, keep them.*
RT = Retired and needs to be replaced. Let's put a new progressive leader there!
*We may not have enough new fighting leaders to cover every seat. Therefore, if the incumbent is OK and has no challenger, let's focus on those seats that need to be flipped.
Senate Keepers
| Name | State | Ratng | Challenger |
| John Hickenlooper | Colorado | OK | Julie Gonzalez |
| Chris Coons | Delaware | OK | |
| Ed Markey | Massachusets | OK | |
| Jack Reed | Rhode Island | OK | |
| Mark Warner | Virginia | OK |
To find more about the challengers, go to: https://progressivecongress.net/incumbents.html
Find the name and click on the link for each challenger to see who endorses them and other important references.
INDIVISIBLE ENDORSEMENTS
INDIVISIBLE Endorses
Check THE candidates Indivisible endorses to see if there are any in your area. You can also go to their official site to read more about the candidates and to contribute to their campaign: https://indivisible.org/resources/candidates/
Indivisible is one of the grassroots organizations that coalitions with others in the Pro-democracy non-violent resistance movement that is fighting for our democracy. They are the organizers of NO KINGS national protests with the other organizations.
Indivisible National has local chapters that work organizing in their communities. These Indivisible local groups work with their communities to choose progressive organizers in their district. We want to change the composition of congress from career politicians who are often out of touch with the people to community organizers who come from the people, know and care for our needs.
Once these local Indivisible chapters and their communities select a leader, Indivisible National conducts a survey for the Indivisible Local members to vote. If a majority votes for that candidate, then Indivisible National endorses the candidate. In that way, the candidates have a local track record and have been selected by the local people before they are endorsed.
For example: I'm a member of Indivisible in New York, District 13th. I received a survey for Darializa Avila Chevalier, and I voted for her enthusiastically because she is an organizer that has helped in the battle against ICE and the current Rep does Zero...Zip... Nada for us. That's how she was selected. Unlike the corporate Democrats who choose their candidates from the top, these candidates have been chosen by their local people.
According to Indivisible, this is their criteria for endorsement:
- "Indivisible National endorsed candidates have committed to take on failed leadership and have refused campaign money from the bad actors subverting the party, like AI, Crypto, and AIPAC.
- The new version of the Democratic Party needs to listen to its actual voters. Every candidate endorsed by Indivisible National must first receive overwhelming support from Indivisible leaders and members in the state or district.
- We’re going to take the House and possibly the Senate in November, and we need that new Democratic Congress to hit the ground running. On January 3, we need subpoenas, hearings, investigations, and testimonies to start full force then. Every Indivisible endorsee has committed to an aggressive oversight agenda.
RATINGS
Here I'm using the ratings used by Progressive Congress site:
WS-#= They are in the Wall of Shame as democratic congress members, as evaluated by the Progressive Congress site. Number at the end means how many betrayals a leader hs done to the people/democracy from a total of 12 in 2025-26. Example: WS6 means that they have 6 points of decisions that are anti-democratic or anti-progressive or voted for bills that are bad for the people, etc.
I=# = Integrity Index, followed by grade from A to F, as in grade school values. To learn more about the Integrity Index, click link. These grades refer to the values of the integrity index which is an anti-corruption campaign for our leadership. For example: A good note, like an A or B, indicates that the leaders does not receive corporate PAC money, is not using their position for trading, agrees with getting rid of Citizens United, and a few other values. To give you and idea: AOC, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have an A. And they are very few "As!"
| Name | State/District | Incumbent/Outcome |
| Darializa Avila Chevalier | NY-13 (My district) | Adriano Espaillat (Does nothing.) |
| Justin Pearson | TN-09 | Steve Cohen (Retiring) |
| Graham Platner | Maine, Senate | Won Primary |
| Randy Villegas | CA-22 | Won Primary |
| Analilia Mejia | NJ-11 | Won Primary |
| Julie Gonzales | Colorado, Senate | John Hickenlooper =WS-6 + I=F |
| Peggy Flanagan | Minnesota, Senate | Tina Smith, retiring= WS-2 + I=F |
| Dr. Jasmine Clark | GA-13 | David Scott (deceased) |
| Brad Lander | NY-10 | Dan Goldman =WS-2 + I=D |
In the lists below you will find other candidates. When you see candidates in several lists, that is an indicator that they are strong progressives and that they are gathering strong endorsements-- which increases their chances to win.
| Name | State | House/Senate | Outcome |
| Junaid Ahmed | Illinois-08 | House | Lost Primary |
| Analilia Mejia | New Jersey-11 | House | Won Primary |
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan | Senate | August |
| Peggy Flanagan | Minnesota | Senate | August 11 |
Peggy Flanagan is also endorsed by Indivisible and Bernie Sanders.
BERNIE SANDERS ENDORSEMENTS
BERNIE SANDERS Endorses
Check what candidates Senator Bernie Sanders endorses to see if there are any in your area. You can also go to his official site: https://berniesanders.com/endorse/
| Name | State | Incumbent | Outcome |
| SENATE | |||
| Graham Platner | Maine | Susan Collins | Won Primary |
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan | August | |
| Peggy Flanagan | Minnesota | August 11 | |
| HOUSE | |||
| Randy Villegas | CA-22 | David Valadao | Won Primary |
| Will Lawrence | MI-07 | Tom Barret (R) I=C+/R=F | August |
| Donavan McKinney | MI-13 | Shri Thanedar(D) I=F/R=B+ | |
| Sam Forstag | MT-01 | Ryan K. Zinke (Retired) | Won Primary |
| Analilia Mejia | NJ-11 | ?? | Won Primary |
| Adam Hamawy | NJ-12 | ?? | |
| Brad Lander | NY-10 | Dan Goldman =I=F/R=B | June 23 |
| Claire Valdez | NY-07 | Nydia Velazquez (Retiring) | June 23 |
| Brian Poindexte | OH-07 | ?? | |
| Trey Martin | OK-05 | Stephanie Bice(R)=I=F/R=F | June 16 |
| Val Hoyle | OR-04 | Won Primary | |
| Bob Brooks | PA-07 | No incumbent | Won Primary |
| Nate Blouin | UT-01 | Blake Moore(R) = R=F | |
| Rebecca Cooke | WI-03 | No incumbent | August |
I=Integrity Index, followed by a letter from A to F, as in grade school values.
R= Record in congress work, followed by a letter from A to F, as in grade school values.
Some incumbents were retiring, so there is no incumbent.
I could not find some information, thus the ??
OTHER CONGRESS MEMBERS ENDORSEMENTS
Other Progressive Congress
Members' Endorsements
The leaders here are working in all fronts at once. Some have more and some have less endorsements. Let's give each other grace.
RO KHANA
Khana has endorsed local candidates running in California and some other states.
See more here: https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Ro_Khanna
| Name | State | House/Senate | Outcome |
| Randy Villegas | CA-22 | House | Won Primary |
| Francesca Hong | Wisconsin | Governor | |
| Eunisses Hernandez (I) | LA, D-01 | City Council | |
| Peter Ortiz (I) | San Jose, D-05 | City Council | |
| Ray Mueller (I) | San Mateo, D-03 | Board of Supervisors | |
| Jeff Rosen (I) | Santa Clara County | District Attorney |
Chris Murphy
Chris has endorsed Progressive candidates for Senate in 3 states.
Read more: https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Christopher_S._Murphy
| Name | State | House/Senate | Outcome |
| Robin Kelly | Illinois | Senate | |
| Mallory McMorrow | Michigan | Senate | |
| Peggy Flanagan | Minnesota | Senate | |
Chris Van Hollen
For 2026 I found only two candidates endorsed by Van Hollen.
Read more: https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Chris_Van_Hollen
| Name | State | House/Senate | Outcome |
| April McClain Delaney | MA-D06 | House | Lost Primary |
| Peggy Flanagan | Minnesota | Senate |
Jamie Raskin (Maryland)
Jamie only endorsed one candidate. You can't blame the guy. He's running himself this year.
Read more: https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Jamie_Raskin
| Name | State | House/Senate | Outcome |
| Clayton Tucker | Texas | Commissioner Agriculture | Advanced in Primary |
You can look at other endorsers in other tables to see if they also endorse someone in this table.
ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSING PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES
STEP 3:
Resources
In this last section I include these resources:
1.Progressive Candidates who won Primaries up to now
2. List of organizations who endorse Progressives
3. Robert Reich's What's Up Report to see where we are and what else we need to do, and
4. Links to other articles in my blog that can help you figure out this mess
5. Alternative Media Recommendations.
Organizations endorsing
Progressive Candidates
By familiarizing yourself with the scores of organizations that are also endorsing progressive candidates you will develop a clear criteria to check if any candidate is progressive.
If you don't know a candidate, but s/he is endorsed by 2 or more of these organizations, you are OK in assuming they have a progressive agenda that is pro-democracy, pro-workers and for getting rid of corruption.
Don't let them Pull the Wool Over your Eyes!
These times are confusing because there are so much lies, manipulation, chaos and cruelty that is easy to fall for misinformation and vote against our own interest.
That is, after all, the agenda of this regime. That is why you will see titles of bills, institutions and executive "disorders" that say the opposite of what they do.
For example: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a progressive candidate from NY-13, just got attacked by an ad placed by the oligarchy. The ad portrays itself as coming from a "Progressive Unity Fund." The fresh-faced hypocrisy is amazing! Well, I could not find any track record for the so-called fund. The only thing I found was an Axios journalist who had also done tracking and warned us:
"New possible big spender alert in #NY13: A group called Progressive Unity Fund (registered w/ the FEC last month, funding sources/affiliations unclear) is going up on the air w/ a $76,000 negative ad buy against Darializa Avila Chevalier."
That's why here I made a list of as many organizations as I could find that are actually endorsing progressive candidates. Copy/paste the list or get familiar with the names, so you can double check any candidate.
I can't give you a profile for each organization. Some organizations will vary on their criteria. And I've ran out of steam!! But just seeing certain endorsements will let you know if the candidate is legit.
Some of the Organizations endorsing progressive candidates include:
- Indivisible
-
Citizens against AIPAC corruptions
CAAC runs campaigns—such as the Anti-AIPAC Candidate and Voter Pledges—to pressure lawmakers to reject financial contributions from AIPAC and its affiliated PACs.
- GND Champions
- Organize for Peace
- Patients Over Profits
- Our Revolution
- Bernie Sanders
- CPC PAC
- Progressive Voters Network
- Courage for Democracy
- Progressive Victory
- Progressive Voters Network
- Take BAC Congress
- PDA (Progressive Democrats of America)
- Working Families Party
- National Nurses United,
- CAIR Action
Good luck choosing your candidates!
Progressive Candidates Who
Won the Primaries so Far
As of July 13, 2026
A
Amanda Pusczek, Alabama, AL-04
Robb Ryerse, Arkansas, AR-03,
C
Mai Vang ,California, CA-07,
Connie Chan, California, CA-11
Dr. Aisha Wahab, California, CA-14,
Randy Villegas, California, CA-22,
Tessa Lynn Hodge, California, CA-23
Angélica Dueñas, California CA-29,
Angela Gonzales-Torres, California, CA-34,
I
Juliana Stratton, Illinois, Senate
K
Charles Booker, Senate, Kentucky
M
Graham Platner, Maine, Senate,
Sam Forstag , Montana, MT-01
N
Dr. Adam Hamawy, NJ-12, New Jersey
Brad Lander, NY-10, New York
Darializa Avila Chevalier, NY-13, New York
Claire Valdez, congress, New York
Ashley Bell NC-10, North Carolina
O
Brian Poindexter ,Ohio, OH-07,
Jerrad Christian, Ohio, OH-12
P
Chris Rabb, Pennsylvania, PA-03,
Bob Brooks, Pennsylvania, PA-07,
Justin Wagner, Pennsylvania, PA-16
T
Evan Hunt, Texas, TX-03
Chelsey Hockett, Texas, TX-05
Claire Reynolds ,Texas, TX-11
James Talarico, Texas, Senate
Tanya Lloyd, Texas, TX-27
Frederick Haynes III, Texas, TX-30,
Greg Casar, Texas, TX-37,
What's Up?
This is an email I received from Robert Reich. I've done my best to update it up to June 13, 2026, which is when I'm writing this section.
Read it in his substack: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-midterms-in-a-nutshell
If details and numbers overwhelm you, skip this.
But if you want to see where we are at in a full picture: How many primary candidates have won, how many we need to win to control the House and then the Senate and what seats are vulnerable, etc.--then you will love this.
The Midterms in a Nutshell,
As of June 13
What we must do over the next 4 and a half months
A number of you have asked me for a simple overview of where things stand in the race to control Congress, so here’s some information you may find useful. It suggests where we need to focus our energies over the next four and a half months.
What’s needed for control of each chamber
- In the Senate now: 53 Republicans - 47 Democrats (or independents who caucus with Dems). Democrats need to gain a net 4 seats to gain control of the Senate.
- Edit: Of the 47 democrats in the senate, only one is in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Bernie Sanders (I). There are six more candidates who have strong progressive voting records. These are Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Ron Wyden (D-OR)Brian Schatz (D-HI)Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Edward Markey (D-MA)Cory Booker (D-NJ). We could use with as many Progressive here as can win the primaries because the Senate needs to be shifted towards a more progressive record. It would be great if the 4 extra seats are Progressive!! (I haven't figure out how many progressives are running for Senate, but we already have four who do and won the primaries, so it's possible.)
- In the House now: 219 Republicans (or independents who caucus with GOP) - 212 Democrats. There are 4 vacancies (1 in a largely Republican district, 3 in largely Democratic districts). Assuming that none of the current vacancies flip party control in special elections before November, Democrats need to gain a net 3 seats to gain control of the House.
- Edit: Of the 212 Democrats in the House, only 95 are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. It is crucial that we place as many progressive candidates here to ensure a strong fight for democracy and the working class. Let's aim to bring Progressive into a majority, which would be more than 106. Let's push for 7 progressives! 25 progressives already won the Primaries for the House.
Vulnerable incumbents
Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans in competitive reelection races, who are considered vulnerable
- Maine: Republican Senator Susan Collins is being challenged by Democratic oysterman Graham Platner.
- Ohio: Republican Senator Jon Husted is being challenged by former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.
- Alaska: Republican Senator Dan Sullivan (Edit: Uses his full name for differentiation, so it's Daniel Sullivan) is being challenged by former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola (and potentially another (Edit: Republican) candidate named Dan Sullivan).
- Nebraska: Pete Ricketts is being challenged by independent populist Dan Osborn (who came close to defeating Nebraska’s other GOP Senator in 2024).
House Republicans
- Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
- Eli Crane (AZ-02)
- David Valadao (CA-22).
- Kevin Kiley (CA-06).(Kiley switched his party affiliation to “independent” after California’s Proposition 50 redrew him into a bluer district, but he still caucuses and votes with the GOP majority.)
- Jeff Hurd (CO-03)
- Jeff Crank (CO-05)
- Gabe Evans (CO-08)
- Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-01)
- Zach Nunn (IA-03)
- Bill Huizenga (MI-04)
- Tom Barrett (MI-08)
- Brad Finstad (MN-01)
- Chuck Edwards (NC-11)
- Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07)(Kean has not been seen in public or voted in the House since March 2026 due to an unspecified medical issue.)
- Nick LaLota (NY-01)
- Mike Lawler (NY-17)
- Max Miller (OH-07)
- Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)
- Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
- Scott Perry (PA-10)
- Rob Wittman (VA-01)
- Jen Kiggans (VA-02)
- John McGuire (VA-05)
- Derrick Van Orden (WI-03)
PS: Republican incumbents who lost their primaries to Trump-backed candidates (and could turn on Trump)
-
- Sen. John Cornyn (TX)
- Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-04)
Vulnerable incumbents
Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats in competitive reelection races, who are considered vulnerable
- Georgia: Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff will face either Rep. Mike Collins or former football coach Derek Dooley after a June 16 GOP primary runoff.
House Democrats
- Derek Tran (CA-45)
- Kathy Castor (FL-14)
- Nellie Pou (NJ-09)
- Josh Riley (NY-19)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Competitive Open Seats
Senate
-
- Texas: Scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico for Republican John Cornyn’s seat.
- Michigan: Republican Mike Rogers will face a to-be-decided Democratic opponent for retiring Democrat Gary Peters’ seat.
- The frontrunners for the August Democratic primary are Abdul El-Sayed, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed doctor who supports Medicare for All and getting Big Money out of politics, and Rep. Haley Stevens, a so-called “moderate” Democrat who is receiving major financial support from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby.
- North Carolina: Former RNC Chair Michael Whatley will face former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper for retiring Republican Thom Tillis’ seat.
- Iowa: Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson will face Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek for retiring Republican Joni Ernst’s seat.House
- AZ-01 (currently GOP-held)
- ME-02 (currently Dem-held)
- MI-10 (currently GOP-held)
These are the down-ballot races I’m paying attention to, but let me know if I’ve missed any (and what key midterm races you’re focused on).
Robert Reich
Links to More Resources
If you are confused by the fact we have two opposite teams in the democratic party, here are two links that spell it out in full detail.
Election Story: The Hidden Battle for Leaders Who Fight for US
and
If you need help NOT getting overwhelm and focusing on what you CAN do, here's a good tactic:
If you are losing hope and are feeling that Democracy is dead, here's a good quick-picker-upper for you.
Do you need to feel the pulse of the people in the US and if we are fighting for our Democracy? I have just the thing for you. This is a video I put together with photos of NO KINGS 4 and an analysis about how we met our goals and other revelations. With music and poetry, it will raise your spirit. Enjoy!
America is Awakening video Anthologhy No. 4
NO KINGS 4
April 2026
Alternative Media for You
I do extensive research on what is going on, the history behind it, the strategies to deal with it and what is alternative media saying that others are hiding. Here are some links to my favorite alternative media to help you stay clear, stay focused and keep sane.
Alternative Media and Blogs
Professor Robert Reich
https://robertreich.substack.com/
Thom Hartmann Report
https://substack.com/@thomhartmann
The Dworkin Report
https://substack.com/@scottdworkin
Alternative News Media Channels in YT
Political analyst Heather Cox Richardson
With empathy and detachment, Heather analyses what is happening in the framework of US history. Usually about 40-60 minutes, but is also calming and clarifying. No hype. Just facts and values.
https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson
Need a good rant, a dose of truth-speaking and some empowerment?
Get to PoliticsGirl
https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsGirl
Thom Hartman Report
https://www.youtube.com/@thomhartmann
Bernie Sanders YT Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@BernieSanders
Robert Reich YT channel
Political history professor and former labor uses storytelling to reveal the bottom line of problems with clear connections and calls to actions.
https://www.youtube.com/@RBReich
Pete Buttigieg YT Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@petebuttigieg
Democracy Docket
This is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts, with constitutional lawyer and democracy activist Mark Elias
https://www.youtube.com/@DemocracyDocket
Democracy Now
News about democracy by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
https://www.youtube.com/democracynow
Ari Melber
Lawyer and Journalist that shares investigative reports and other eye-opening news.The Emmy-winning TV anchor, attorney & author posts new videos here...
https://www.youtube.com/@AriMelber
Jim Acosta
Famous newscaster, now independent news to help you get the facts and stay uplifted.
https://www.youtube.com/@jimacosta
Wajahat Ali
Official YouTube channel for Wajahat Ali - a writer, recovering attorney, author, and tired dad of 3 kids. Great conversation. In-depth analysis. Truth-telling.
Great conversations and interviews about hot topics, no holding back.
Amanpour & Co.
Series investigative studies and interviews
https://www.youtube.com/@AmanpourandCompany
MS NOW
The only mainstream media left that speaks the truth. Home of the amazing Rachel Maddow.
https://www.youtube.com/@msnow
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