Justice Democrats

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Justice Democrats
AbbreviationJD
FormationJanuary 23, 2017;7 years ago (2017-01-23)
Founders Saikat Chakrabarti
Zack Exley
Kyle Kulinski
Cenk Uygur
Type Political action committee, caucus [1]
Registration no.C00630665
Headquarters Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Key people
Saikat Chakrabarti
Zack Exley
Tara Reilly [2]
Alexandra Rojas, Executive Director
Affiliations Brand New Congress
National Nurses United
Former affiliation:
The Young Turks
Revenue (2017)
$1.46 million
Disbursements$1.32 million [3]
Website JusticeDemocrats.com
Justice Democrats
Founded2017
Ideology
Members in the House of Representatives
12 / 435
[Note 1]

Justice Democrats (JD) is an American progressive political action committee and caucus [4] [5] [1] founded on January 23, 2017, by two leaders of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign, Saikat Chakrabarti and Zack Exley, as well as political commentators Kyle Kulinski and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks . [6] The organization formed as a result of the 2016 United States presidential election [7] [8] and aspires "to elect a new type of Democratic majority in Congress" that will "create a thriving economy and democracy that works for the people, not big money interests". [6] The group advocates for campaign finance reform (reducing the role of money in politics) and endorses only candidates who pledge to refuse donations from corporate PACs and lobbyists.

Contents

Kulinski and Uygur are no longer part of the group, later criticizing it for falling short in cultivating a unified cohort of legislators able to champion priority bills. [9] Alexandra Rojas became the organization's executive director in May 2018. [10]

During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections. [11] The seven Justice Democrats candidates who won their electoral congressional races in 2018 were Raúl Grijalva, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib.

The group endorsed considerably fewer candidates in 2020 than in 2018, a move its communications director defended as a strategy to focus its resources on the most promising candidates. [12] [13] Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, and Marie Newman were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020.

In 2022, Greg Casar and Summer Lee were elected to the House, while Newman lost her reelection in the Democratic primary after facing an investigation by the House Ethics Committee. [14] In 2024, Delia Ramirez was endorsed by and joined Justice Democrats. [15]

History

After the 2016 presidential election resulted in a victory for Donald Trump, many progressives pointed to the perceived loyalty of politicians to large donors as a major contributing factor to Hillary Clinton's loss to Trump. These critics contend that a campaign finance model similar to that of Bernie Sanders, whose 2016 presidential campaign was funded by small individual donations, will increase public trust in politicians through increased accountability to their constituents.[ citation needed ]

On January 23, 2017, Cenk Uygur and Kyle Kulinski founded Justice Democrats with ten others, including former staffers from the Sanders campaign such as its Director of Organizing Technology, Saikat Chakrabarti, and MoveOn.org fundraiser Zack Exley. [16] [17] [18] According to the organization, it seeks to create a left-wing populist movement to support alternative Democratic candidates beginning with the 2018 midterm elections, in order to either defeat the incumbent Democrats or make them more accountable to their constituents. It requires its candidates to take a pledge to refuse financial contributions from billionaires and corporations. [7] In addition, it hoped to rebuild the Democratic Party on a national level and defeat Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

The Democrats used to represent something wonderful – voters. We want you to represent just us, not your donors... [and stand for] justice for the people

Cenk Uygur explaining the name of the group [6] [19]

On March 20, 2017, Justice Democrats reported that they had received 8,300 nominations and raised $1 million (~$1.22 million in 2023). [20] Also in March 2017, it teamed up with Brand New Congress, a PAC established by former Sanders campaign supporters, to further their goals. [18] By November 1, 2017, they had merged with fellow progressive group AllOfUs. [21] [22]

On May 9, 2017, Representative Ro Khanna of California's 17th congressional district announced that he had become a Justice Democrat, the first sitting member of Congress to join the organization. [23] [6] Over the following year, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona's 3rd congressional district and Pramila Jayapal of Washington's 7th congressional district also joined, bringing the number of sitting representatives in Justice Democrats to three. [24] Khanna and Jayapal were first elected to the House in 2016 while Grijalva has been an incumbent since 2002.[ citation needed ]

During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections. [11] 26 of them advanced past the primary stage. All Justice Democrat candidates running for office were endorsed by The Young Turks , who provided them with a media platform on their interview show Rebel HQ. [25] The seven Justice Democrats candidates who won their electoral congressional races in 2018 were Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the three sitting members. All seven won districts already held by Democrats.[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Justice Democrat Marie Newman defeated incumbent Representative Dan Lipinski in the 2020 primary for Illinois's 3rd congressional district. [26] Jamaal Bowman defeated incumbent Representative Eliot Engel in New York's 16th congressional district's primary. Bowman was also endorsed by Justice Democrats. Another Justice Democrat-endorsed candidate won in Missouri's 1st congressional district, when Cori Bush defeated Representative Lacy Clay.[ citation needed ]

Summer for Progress

In July 2017, several progressive organizations, including Our Revolution, Democratic Socialists of America, National Nurses United, Working Families Party, and Brand New Congress, announced a push to encourage House Democrats to sign on to a #PeoplesPlatform, which meant supporting "eight bills currently in the House of Representatives that will address the concerns of everyday Americans". [27] These eight bills and the topics they address are:

  1. Medicare for All: H.R. 676, the Medicare For All Act [28]
  2. Free College Tuition: H.R. 1880, the College for All Act of 2017 [29]
  3. Worker Rights: H.R. 15, the Raise the Wage Act [30]
  4. Women's Rights: H.R. 771, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 [31]
  5. Voting Rights: H.R. 2840, the Automatic Voter Registration Act [32]
  6. Environmental Justice: H.R. 4114, the Environmental Justice Act of 2017 [33]
  7. Criminal Justice and Immigrant Rights: H.R. 3227, the Justice Is Not for Sale Act of 2017 [34]
  8. Taxing Wall Street: H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act [35]

Uygur's resignation

On December 22, 2017, it was announced that Uygur had resigned from the organization, after the revelation of previously deleted but archived controversial blog posts he had written. [36] The next day, Kulinski announced that he had stepped down from the organization as he disagreed with staff members who pressed for Uygur's dismissal. He said his decision came as a result of a personal dilemma as he saw the posts in question upon rereading them as satirical. Kulinski noted that the decision to ask for Uygur's resignation came from Justice Democrat staff, not the candidates, and asked his supporters to continue backing the organization's candidates. [37]

In mid-November 2019, Uygur filed to run for Congress in California's 25th district, a seat recently vacated by the resignation of Katie Hill. [38] [39] [40] Uygur stated he would not run as a member of the Justice Democrats.

Ideology and political issues

A central priority of Justice Democrats is to effectively eliminate the role of money and conflicts of interests in politics. As such, any candidate running with Justice Democrats must pledge to refuse donations from corporate PACs and lobbyists. [41] Declining money from corporate PACs and supporting Medicare for All have both been described as litmus tests for the organization. [42] Justice Democrats supports publicly funded elections, banning Super PACs, and banning private donations to politicians and campaigns. It also advocates for the reinstatement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and a ban on gerrymandering for partisan gain. Several members have voiced support for a constitutional amendment to remove money from American politics. [43]

To accompany its launch, Kulinski and Uygur published the following set of progressive founding principles for the coalition. [44] Adjustments have been made since 2017, resulting in a slightly different platform appearing on the Justice Democrats webpage at a given time. [45]

Members

Justice Democrats in the 118th United States Congress 118th US House of Representatives Justice Democrats map.png
Justice Democrats in the 118th United States Congress

All Congressional Justice Democrats members are House of Representatives members from the Democratic Party. As of the 118th Congress, there are 12 declared Justice Democrats, all of whom are House members. [47]

United States House of Representatives

Current (12)

NameStateDistrictTenure
Raúl Grijalva Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona AZ–7, AZ–3 since 2003 [n 1]
Ro Khanna Flag of California.svg  California CA–17 since 2017
Pramila Jayapal Flag of Washington.svg  Washington WA–7 since 2017 [n 2]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Flag of New York.svg  New York NY-14 since 2019
Ilhan Omar Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota MN–5 since 2019
Ayanna Pressley Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts MA–7 since 2019
Rashida Tlaib Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan MI-13, MI-12 since 2019
Jamaal Bowman Flag of New York.svg  New York NY-16 since 2021
Cori Bush Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri MO-1 since 2021
Greg Casar Flag of Texas.svg  Texas TX–35 since 2023
Summer Lee Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania PA–12 since 2023
Delia Ramirez Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois IL–3 since 2023 [n 3]

Former (1)

NameStateDistrictTenure
Marie Newman Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois IL–3 2021–2023

[47]

Announcements

Political activity

2018

Justice Democrats officially endorsed 79 candidates in the 2018 election cycle, seven of whom won general elections (three were incumbents). [50] The four first-time officeholders in the U.S. House make up "The Squad".

Governor

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Ben Jealous Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Governor of Maryland June 26, 2018 Won39.8%Lost43.5%
Abdul El-Sayed Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Governor of Michigan August 7, 2018 Lost30.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Cynthia Nixon Flag of New York.svg New York Governor of New York September 13, 2018 Lost34.4%Withdrew [n 4] N/A
Matt Brown Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Governor of Rhode Island September 12, 2018 Lost34.3%Did not qualifyN/A
Christine Hallquist Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Governor of Vermont August 14, 2018 Won48.4%Lost40.4%

Lieutenant governor

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Aaron Regunberg Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island September 12, 2018 Lost49.2%Did not qualifyN/A

U.S. Senate

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Deedra Abboud Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona U.S. Senator from Arizona August 28, 2018 Lost19.5%Did not qualifyN/A
Alison Hartson Flag of California.svg California U.S. Senator from California June 5, 2018 Lost2.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Kerri Evelyn Harris Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware U.S. Senator from Delaware September 6, 2018 Lost35.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Paula Jean Swearengin Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia U.S. Senator from West Virginia May 8, 2018 Lost30.3%Did not qualifyN/A

U.S. House

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Mary Matiella Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 2nd congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost9.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 3rd congressional district August 28, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Won63.39%
Brianna Westbrook Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 8th congressional district February 27, 2018 [n 6] Lost40.4%Did not qualifyN/A
August 28, 2018 Withdrew [n 7] N/ADid not qualifyN/A
Audrey Denney Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced17.5%Lost43.2%
Roza Calderon Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 4th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost6.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Dotty Nygard Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 10th congressional district June 5, 2018 Withdrew0.9%Did not qualifyN/A
Ro Khanna (inc.) Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 17th congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced59.1%Won73.2%
Bryan Caforio Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 25th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost18.3%Did not qualifyN/A
Laura Oatman Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 48th congressional district June 5, 2018 Withdrew1.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Doug Applegate Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 49th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost13.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Ammar Campa-Najjar Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 50th congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced16.3%Lost48.3%
Saira Rao Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Colorado's 1st congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost29.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Stephany Rose Spaulding Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Colorado's 5th congressional district June 26, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Lost39.3%
Chardo Richardson Flag of Florida.svg Florida Florida's 7th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost13.8%Did not qualifyN/A
Sanjay Patel Flag of Florida.svg Florida Florida's 8th congressional district August 28, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Lost39.5%
Pam Keith Flag of Florida.svg Florida Florida's 18th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost39.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Michael Hepburn Flag of Florida.svg Florida Florida's 27th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost6.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Lisa Ring Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Georgia's 1st congressional district May 22, 2018 Won67.6%Lost42.2%
Kaniela Ing Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Hawaii's 1st congressional district August 11, 2018 Lost6.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Marie Newman Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost48.8%Did not qualifyN/A
Sameena Mustafa Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 5th congressional district August 11, 2018 Lost23.9%Did not qualifyN/A
Anthony Clark Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 7th congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost26.1%Did not qualifyN/A
David Gill Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 13th congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost14.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Dan Canon Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Indiana's 9th congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost30.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Courtney Rowe Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Iowa's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost7.5%Did not qualifyN/A
Pete D'Allesandro Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Iowa's 3rd congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost15.6%Did not qualifyN/A
Brent Welder Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Kansas's 3rd congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost33.9%Did not qualifyN/A
James Thompson Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Kansas's 4th congressional district August 7, 2018 Won65.3%Lost40.2%
Roger Manno Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Maryland's 6th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost10.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Juana Matias Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district September 4, 2018 Lost15.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Ayanna Pressley Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 4, 2018 Won58.6%Won98.2% [n 5]
Matt Morgan Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 1st congressional district August 7, 2018 Won [n 5] [n 9] 100%Lost43.7%
Rob Davidson Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 2nd congressional district August 7, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Lost43.0%
David Benac Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 6th congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost21.3%Did not qualifyN/A
Fayrouz Saad Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 11th congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost19.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Rashida Tlaib Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 13th congressional district August 7, 2018 [n 10] Lost35.9%Did not qualifyN/A
August 7, 2018 Won31.2%Won84.6%
Ilhan Omar Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 14, 2018 Won48.4%Won78.2%
Cori Bush Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost36.9%Did not qualifyN/A
Jamie Schoolcraft Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Missouri's 7th congressional district August 7, 2018 Won40.6%Lost30.0%
John Heenan Flag of Montana.svg Montana Montana's at-large congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost31.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Kara H. Eastman Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Nebraska's 2nd congressional district May 15, 2018 Won51.4%Lost49.0%
Amy Vilela Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Nevada's 4th congressional district June 12, 2018 Lost9.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Tanzie Youngblood Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey New Jersey's 2nd congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost19.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Peter Jacob Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey New Jersey's 7th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost19.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico New Mexico's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost20.6%Did not qualifyN/A
Michael DeVito Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 11th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost19.0%Did not qualifyN/A
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 14th congressional district June 26, 2018 Won57.5%Won78.2%
Jeff Beals Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 19th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost13.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Patrick Nelson Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 21st congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost9.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Ian Golden Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 23rd congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost13.5%Did not qualifyN/A
Jenny Marshall Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina North Carolina's 5th congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost45.6%Did not qualifyN/A
John Russell Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Ohio's 12th congressional district May 8, 2018 [n 11] Lost16.7%Did not qualifyN/A
May 8, 2018 Lost16.3%Did not qualifyN/A
Greg Edwards Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district May 15, 2018 Lost25.6%Did not qualifyN/A
Jess King Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district May 15, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Lost41.4%
J. Darnell Jones Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 2nd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Lost22.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Lorie Burch Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 3rd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Advanced49.6%RunoffN/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff
Won75.0%Lost44.2%
Laura Moser Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 7th congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Advanced24.4%RunoffN/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff
Lost32.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Vanessa Adia Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 12th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won [n 5] 100%Lost33.9%
Adrienne Bell Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 14th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won79.8%Lost39.2%
Derrick Crowe Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 21st congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Lost23.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Mary Wilson Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 21st congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Advanced30.9%RunoffN/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff
Lost42.1%Did not qualifyN/A
Rick Treviño Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 23rd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round
Advanced17.5%RunoffN/A
March 6, 2018
Runoff
Lost33.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Linsey Fagan Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 26th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won52.7%Lost39.0%
Darlene McDonald Flag of Utah.svg Utah Utah's 4th congressional district June 26, 2018 Eliminated [n 13] N/ADid not qualifyN/A
Dorothy Gasque Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 3rd congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost4.9%Did not qualifyN/A
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 7, 2018 Advanced82.7%Won83.4%
Sarah Smith Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 9th congressional district August 7, 2018 Advanced26.9%Lost32.1%
Randy Bryce Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Wisconsin's 1st congressional district August 14, 2018 Won59.6%Lost42.3%

2020

Justice Democrats endorsed 17 candidates in the Democratic primaries for president, Senate and House. Twelve House candidates made it to the general election (7 incumbents, 5 newcomers). All the incumbents and three newcomers won.

U.S. President

CandidateOfficePrimariesPrimary result%General result%
Bernie Sanders President of the United States 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Withdrew27%Did not qualifyN/A

U.S. Senate

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Betsy Sweet Flag of Maine.svg Maine U.S. Senator from Maine July 14, 2020 Lost23.2%Did not qualifyN/A

U.S. House

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 3rd congressional district August 4, 2020 Won [n 5] 100%Won64.6%
Ro Khanna (inc.) Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 17th congressional district March 3, 2020 Advanced65.3%Won71.3%
Georgette Gómez Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 53rd congressional district March 3, 2020 Advanced20%Lost40.5%
Marie Newman Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 17, 2020 Won47.3%Won56.4%
Alex Morse Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 1st congressional district September 1, 2020 Lost41.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 1, 2020 Won [n 5] 100%Won86.6%
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 13th congressional district August 4, 2020 Won66.3%Won78.1%
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 11, 2020 Won57.4%Won64.5%
Cori Bush Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 4, 2020 Won48.6%Won78.9%
Kara Eastman Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Nebraska's 2nd congressional district May 12, 2020 Won61.8%Lost46.2%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 14th congressional district June 23, 2020 Won72.6%Won71.6%
Jamaal Bowman Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 16th congressional district June 23, 2020 Won55.5%Won84.0%
Morgan Harper Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Ohio's 3rd congressional district April 28, 2020 Lost31.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Jessica Cisneros Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 28th congressional district March 3, 2020 Lost48.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 4, 2020 Advanced80.3%Won83.0%

2021

U.S. House

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Nina Turner Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Ohio's 11th congressional district August 3, 2021 [n 14] Lost44.5%Did not qualifyN/A

2022

Justice Democrats endorsed 10 incumbents and 6 newcomers. All but one incumbent won, as did two newcomers.

U.S. House

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 7th congressional district [n 15] August 2, 2022 Won [n 5] 100%Won64.5%
Ro Khanna (inc.) Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 17th congressional district June 7, 2022 Advanced66.0%Won70.9%
Marie Newman (inc.) Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 6th congressional district [n 16] June 28, 2022 Lost29.2%Did not qualifyN/A
Kina Collins Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 7th congressional district June 28, 2022 [53] Lost45.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 6, 2022 Won [n 5] 100%Won84.5%
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 12th congressional district [n 17] August 2, 2022 Won63.8%Won70.8%
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 9, 2022 Won50.3%Won74.3%
Cori Bush (inc.) Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 2, 2022 Won69.5%Won72.8%
Rana Abdelhamid Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 12th congressional district August 23, 2022 [54] WithdrewN/ADid not qualifyN/A
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 14th congressional district August 23, 2022 Won [n 5] 100%Won67.2%
Jamaal Bowman (inc.) Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 16th congressional district August 23, 2022 Won57.1%Won60.2%
Summer Lee Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district [n 18] May 17, 2022 [55] Won41.9%Won55.9%
Odessa Kelly Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Tennessee's 7th congressional district [n 19] August 4, 2022 [56] Won [n 5] 100%Lost38.1%
Jessica Cisneros Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 28th congressional district March 1, 2022 [57]
First round
Advanced46.8%RunoffN/A
May 24, 2022
Runoff
Lost49.7%Did not qualifyN/A
Greg Casar Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 35th congressional district March 1, 2022 Won61.2%Won72.6%
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 2, 2022 Advanced84.2%Won85.4%

2024

Justice Democrats has endorsed 12 incumbents.

U.S. House

CandidateStateOfficePrimary datePrimary result%General result%
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Arizona's 7th congressional district August 6, 2024 Won [n 5] 100%PendingPending
Ro Khanna (inc.) Flag of California.svg California [n 8] California's 17th congressional district March 5, 2024 Advanced62.9%PendingPending
Delia Ramirez (inc.) Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 19, 2024 Won [n 5] 100%PendingPending
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 3, 2024 Won [n 5] 100%PendingPending
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Michigan's 12th congressional district August 6, 2024 Won [n 5] 100%PendingPending
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 13, 2024 Won56.2%PendingPending
Cori Bush (inc.) Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 6, 2024 Lost45.6%Did not qualifyN/A
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 14th congressional district June 25, 2024 Won82.1%PendingPending
Jamaal Bowman (inc.) Flag of New York.svg New York New York's 16th congressional district June 25, 2024 Lost41.4%Did not qualifyN/A
Summer Lee (inc.) Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district April 23, 2024 Won60.6%PendingPending
Greg Casar (inc.) Flag of Texas.svg Texas [n 12] Texas's 35th congressional district March 5, 2024 Won [n 5] 100%PendingPending
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Flag of Washington.svg Washington [n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 6, 2024 Advanced79.8%PendingPending

Notes

  1. Grijalva joined the Justice Democrats in December 2017.
  2. Jayapal joined the Justice Democrats in April 2018.
  3. Ramirez joined the Justice Democrats in January 2024.
  4. Despite losing the primary, Nixon had a slot in the general election as the nominee of the Working Families Party. On October 3, the Working Families Party offered their party's ballot line to the incumbent governor (and winner of the Democratic primary), Andrew Cuomo, and he accepted on October 5.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ran unopposed
  6. Special election to replace Trent Franks, who resigned on December 8, 2017
  7. Running for the Arizona Senate in the 22nd district
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 California and Washington use a nonpartisan blanket primary system, where all candidates run on one primary ballot, regardless of party affiliation, and the top two finishers advance to the general election.
  9. Due to a logistical error in his campaign filing, Morgan was unable to appear on the primary ballot. As he was the only Democrat to file to run in this district, he was able to win the primary with write-in votes.
  10. Special election to replace John Conyers, who resigned on December 5, 2017
  11. Special election to replace Pat Tiberi, who resigned on January 15, 2018
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Texas uses a two-round primary system. If a candidate receives above 50% of the vote in the first round, they become the party's nominee; otherwise, the top two finishers advance to a second round.
  13. In Utah, a state convention was held on April 21; of the 381 delegates present from the 4th district, McDonald won 25% of the votes and Salt Lake County mayor Ben McAdams won 72%. Since McAdams cleared the 60% threshold, he became the party's nominee, with no primary election taking place on June 26. [51] [52]
  14. Special election to replace Marcia Fudge, who resigned on March 10, 2021
  15. Grijalva ran in the new 7th district, which was renumbered from the 3rd district in redistricting.
  16. Newman ran in the new 6th district after moving from the 4th district and previously representing the 3rd district prior to redistricting.
  17. Talib is running in the new 12th district after moving from the 13th district due to redistricting.
  18. Lee ran in the new 12th district, which was renumbered from the 18th district in redistricting.
  19. Kelly ran in the new 7th district after moving from the 5th district due to redistricting.
  1. Serving as members of the Democratic Party.

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