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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a political nonprofit organization, not a political party. Therefore, DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the Democratic Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents.[ citation needed ] In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to fifteen state and local offices. [1] In the 2018 midterm elections, DSA members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were elected to the United States House of Representatives [2] and DSA members were elected to over forty state and local offices. [3] In the 2020 elections, DSA members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were elected to the House [4] and at least thirty-six DSA members won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes. [5]
Both national DSA and local DSA chapters can endorse candidates. DSA has no membership requirements, so anyone can join DSA. [6] In January 2024, DSA said over 200 elected officials were affiliated with DSA. [7] The list below contains 212 such officials, including national endorsees, local endorsees, and non-endorsed members.
Name | State | District | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
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Greg Casar | ![]() | TX-35 | 2023 | current | member, not endorsed for this position [a] | [8] [9] |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | ![]() | NY-14 | 2019 | current | member and local-only endorsee [b] | [10] [11] |
Rashida Tlaib | ![]() | MI-13, MI-12 | 2019 | current | member and national endorsee | [10] |
Name | State | District | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
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Jamaal Bowman | ![]() | NY-16 | 2021 | 2025 | member and local-only endorsee [c] | [12] [13] [14] [15] |
Cori Bush | ![]() | MO-1 | 2021 | 2025 | member and national endorsee | [12] [16] |
Summer Lee | ![]() | PA-12 | 2023 | current | former member (until 2021), not endorsed for this position [d] | [17] [18] |
Shri Thanedar | ![]() | MI-3, MI-13 | 2023 | current | expelled former member (until 2023), never endorsed [e] | [19] [20] [21] [22] [6] |
Danny K. Davis | ![]() | IL-7 | 1997 | current | former member, former endorsee [f] | [23] [24] [25] |
Jerry Nadler | ![]() | NY-17, NY-8, NY-10, NY-12 | 1992 | current | former member, former endorsee | [26] [27] |
John Conyers | ![]() | MI-1, MI-14, MI-13 | 1965 | 2017 | member, former endorsee | [28] |
Major Owens | ![]() | NY-12, NY-11 | 1983 | 2007 | member, former endorsee | [29] |
David Bonior | ![]() | MI-12, MI-10 | 1977 | 2003 | member, former endorsee [g] | [30] |
Ron Dellums | ![]() | CA-9 | 1971 | 1998 | member, former endorsee | [28] [31] |
Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
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Rachel Ventura | ![]() | Senate | 43rd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [32] |
Zaynab Mohamed | ![]() | Senate | 63rd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [33] |
Kristen Gonzalez | ![]() | State Senate | 59th | 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [34] |
Tanya Vyhovsky | ![]() | State Senate | Chittenden-Central | 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [35] |
Kyra Hoffner | ![]() | State Senate | 14th | 2022 | current | member, endorsee | [36] |
Jen McEwen | ![]() | Senate | 8th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee | [37] |
Omar Fateh | ![]() | Senate | 62nd | 2021 | current | member, endorsee | [37] [38] |
Jabari Brisport | ![]() | State Senate | 25th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee | [39] |
Nikil Saval | ![]() | State Senate | 1st | 2021 | current | member, endorsee | [40] |
Megan Hunt | ![]() | Nebraska Legislature | 8th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee | [41] |
Julie Gonzales | ![]() | Senate | 34th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee | [42] |
Robert Peters | ![]() | Senate | 13th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee | [43] [44] |
Julia Salazar | ![]() | State Senate | 18th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee | [45] |
Sam Bell | ![]() | State Senate | 5th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee | [46] |
Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constance N. Johnson | ![]() | Senate | 48th | 2005 | 2014 | [47] | |
Julian Bond | ![]() | Senate | 39th | 1975 | 1987 | [48] |
Name | State | Chamber | Position | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
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Sally Lieber | ![]() | Board of Equalization | 2nd | since 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [116] |
Davante Lewis | ![]() | Public Service Commission | 3rd | since 2023 | current | member, endorsee | [117] |
Name | State | Chamber | Position | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michelle Fecteau | ![]() | State Board of Education | At-Large | 2012 | 2020 | member, endorsee | [118] |
Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak [35] | Burlington | ![]() | Mayor | since 2024 |
Larry Agran [112] | Irvine | ![]() | Mayor | since 2025 |
Eduardo Martinez [119] | Richmond | ![]() | Mayor | since 2023 |
Khalid Kamau [120] | South Fulton | ![]() | Mayor | since 2022 |
Marc Elrich [121] | Montgomery County | ![]() | County Executive | since 2018 |
Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sara Innamorato [60] (former member) | Allegheny County | ![]() | County executive | since 2023 |
Gus Newport [122] | Berkeley | ![]() | Mayor | 1979-86 |
Konstantine Anthony [123] | Burbank | ![]() | Mayor | 2022-23 |
Benjamin Nichols [124] | Ithaca | ![]() | Mayor | 1989-95 |
David Dinkins [125] | New York City | ![]() | Mayor | 1990-93 |
Ron Dellums [126] | Oakland | ![]() | Mayor | 2007-11 |
Ethan Strimling (joined after serving as mayor) [127] | Portland | ![]() | Mayor | 2015-19 |
James Scheibel [112] | Saint Paul | ![]() | Mayor | 1990-94 |
James H. Coleman [128] | South San Francisco | ![]() | Mayor | 2023-24 |
Name | Municipality | State | Position | District | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zac S. Sellers [129] | Altamont | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2025 |
Kim Roney [130] [131] [132] | Asheville | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2020 |
Mike Siegel [133] [134] | Austin | ![]() | City Council | 7th | since 2025 |
Cecília Lunaparra [135] | Berkeley | ![]() | City Council | 7th | since 2024 |
Konstantine Anthony [136] | Burbank | ![]() | City Council | 4th | since 2022 |
Marek Broderick [137] | Burlington | ![]() | City Council | 8th | since 2024 |
Danny Nowell [138] | Carrboro | ![]() | Town Council | At-Large | Since 2021 |
Michael Payne [139] | Charlottesville | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2020 |
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 35th | since 2015 |
Daniel La Spata [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 1st | since 2019 |
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 33rd | since 2019 |
Byron Sigcho-Lopez [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 25th | since 2019 |
Jeanette Taylor [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 20th | since 2019 |
Andre Vasquez [140] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 40th | since 2019 |
Angela Clay [141] | Chicago | ![]() | City Council | 46th | since 2023 |
Sylvia Campos [142] | Corpus Christi | ![]() | City Council | District 2 | since 2023 |
Sarah Parady [143] | Denver | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2023 |
Nate Baker [144] | Durham | ![]() | City Council | At-large | since 2023 |
Abdul Osmanu [145] | Hamden | ![]() | Town Council | 3rd District | since 2021 |
Justin Farmer [146] [147] | Hamden | ![]() | Town Council | 5th District | since 2017 |
Jesse Brown [148] | Indianapolis | ![]() | City Council | 13th | since 2024 |
Kayla Matos [149] [150] [151] | Ithaca | ![]() | Common Council | 1st Ward | since 2023 |
Phoebe Brown [149] [151] | Ithaca | ![]() | Common Council | 1st Ward | since 2021 |
Tiffany Kumar [152] | Ithaca | ![]() | Common Council | 4th Ward | since 2022 |
Jon Green [153] [154] | Johnson County | ![]() | Board of Supervisors | At-Large | since 2021 |
Tristan Rader [155] [156] [157] | Lakewood | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2017 |
Nithya Raman [158] | Los Angeles | ![]() | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
Eunisses Hernandez [159] | Los Angeles | ![]() | City Council | 1st | since 2022 |
Hugo Soto-Martinez [160] | Los Angeles | ![]() | City Council | 13th | since 2022 |
Ysabel Jurado [161] | Los Angeles | ![]() | City Council | 14th | since 2024 |
J.P. Lyninger [162] | Louisville | ![]() | City Council | 6th | since 2025 |
Juliana Bennett [163] | Madison | ![]() | Common Council | 2nd | since 2021 |
Marsha Rummel [164] | Madison | ![]() | Common Council | 6th | since 2007 |
Yannette Figueroa Cole [165] | Madison | ![]() | Common Council | 10th | since 2021 |
Aisha Chughtai [166] [167] | Minneapolis | ![]() | City Council | Ward 10 | since 2021 |
Aurin Chowdhury [167] | Minneapolis | ![]() | City Council | Ward 12 | since 2023 |
Jason Chavez [166] [167] | Minneapolis | ![]() | City Council | Ward 9 | since 2021 |
Robin Wonsley [166] [167] | Minneapolis | ![]() | City Council | Ward 2 | since 2021 |
Daniel Carlino [168] | Missoula | ![]() | City Council | Ward 3 | since 2022 |
Kristin Mink [149] | Montgomery County | ![]() | County Council | District 5 | since 2022 |
Sean Parker [169] | Nashville | ![]() | City Council | 5th | since 2019 |
Giselle Martinez [170] [171] | Newburgh | ![]() | City Council | Ward 1 | since 2021 |
Tiffany Cabán [172] | New York City | ![]() | City Council | 22nd | since 2022 |
Alexa Avilés [173] | New York City | ![]() | City Council | 38th | since 2022 |
Shahana Hanif [174] | New York City | ![]() | City Council | 39th | since 2022 |
Kendra Brooks [175] | Philadelphia | ![]() | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
Nicolas O'Rourke [176] | Philadelphia | ![]() | City Council | At-large | since 2024 |
Ross Grooters [146] [177] | Pleasant Hill | ![]() | City Council | At-Large | since 2017 |
Mikal Goodman [178] | Pontiac City | ![]() | City Council | At-large | since 2022 |
Wes Pelletier [179] | Portland | ![]() | City Council | 2nd | since 2025 |
Kate Sykes [179] | Portland | ![]() | City Council | 5th | since 2023 |
Tiffany Koyama Lane [180] | Portland | ![]() | City Council | District 3 | since 2025 |
Mitch Green [181] | Portland | ![]() | City Council | District 4 | since 2025 |
Megan Deichler [182] [183] | Poughkeepsie | ![]() | Common Council | Ward 8 | since 2022 |
Gayle McLaughlin [184] [185] | Richmond | ![]() | City Council | 5th (formerly at-large) | 2005–17, since 2021 |
Claudia Jimenez [186] | Richmond | ![]() | City Council | 6th | since 2020 |
Kenya Gibson [187] [188] | Richmond | ![]() | City Council | 3rd | since 2025 |
Dylan Parker [155] [189] [190] | Rock Island | ![]() | Alderman | Ward 5 | since 2017 |
Katie Valenzuela [191] | Sacramento | ![]() | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
Teri Castillo [192] [193] | San Antonio | ![]() | City Council | 5th | since 2021 |
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez [194] [193] | San Antonio | ![]() | City Council | 2nd | since 2021 |
Jackie Fielder [195] | San Francisco | ![]() | Board of Supervisors | 9th | since 2025 |
Alma Castro [196] | Santa Fe | ![]() | City Council | 1st | since 2024 |
Adam Fulton Johnson [197] [198] | Santa Fe | ![]() | County Commission | District 4 | since 2025 |
James H. Coleman [128] | South San Francisco | ![]() | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
Richie Floyd [199] | St Petersburg | ![]() | City Council | 8th | since 2021 |
Alisha Sonnier [200] [201] [202] | St Louis | ![]() | Board of Aldermen | Ward 7 | since 2023 |
Jamika Scott [203] | Tacoma | ![]() | City Council | 3rd | since 2021 |
Veronica Pillar [149] [204] | Tompkins County | ![]() | County Legislature | District 2 | since 2021 |
Janeese Lewis George [205] | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | City Council | 4th | since 2021 |
Zachary Parker [206] | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | City Council | 5th | since 2023 |
Shané Darby [55] [207] | Wilmington | ![]() | City Council | 2nd | since 2020 |
Coby Owens [55] [208] | Wilmington | ![]() | City Council | 1st | since 2024 |
Name | Local Government Authority | State | Position | District | Tenure | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Gonzales [236] | Austin Independent School District | ![]() | Board of Trustees | 6th | since 2022 | Local endorsee |
Jovanka Beckles [237] [211] | Alameda County and Contra Costa County | ![]() | AC Transit Board | 1st | since 2021 | Local endorsee |
Soli Alpert [149] [238] [239] | Berkeley | ![]() | Rent Board Commissioner | since 2018 | Local endorsee | |
Amy Trauth [240] [241] | Christina | ![]() | School Board | District D | since 2024 | Local endorsee |
Dan Aymar-Blair [242] [243] | Dutchess County | ![]() | Comptroller | since 2025 | Member, previous local endorsee | |
Karla Griego [244] [245] [246] | Los Angeles | ![]() | School Board | 5th | since 2024 | Local endorsee |
Rocío Rivas [247] [248] | Los Angeles | ![]() | School Board | 2nd | since 2023 | Local endorsee |
Kenneth Mejia [249] | Los Angeles | ![]() | Los Angeles City Controller | At-Large | since 2022 | |
Kelsey Lino [250] | Los Angeles | ![]() | LACCD Board of Trustees | 7th | since 2022 | Local endorsee |
Jumaane Williams [251] | New York City | ![]() | New York City Public Advocate | At-large | since 2019 | |
Brad Lander [225] | New York City | ![]() | New York City Comptroller | At-large | since 2022 | |
Mike Hutchinson [252] | Oakland | ![]() | School Board | 4th | since 2021 | |
Xander Orenstein [253] | Pittsburgh | ![]() | District Magistrate | since 2021 | Local endorsee | |
José Garza [254] | Travis County | ![]() | District Attorney | At-large | since 2021 | Local endorsee |
Gabriela Biro [255] | New Orleans | ![]() | School Board | 2nd | since 2025 | Local endorsee |
Dieter Lehmann Morales [256] | Washington, D.C. | ![]() | Advisory Neighborhood Commission | 1A | since 2023 | |
Name | Local Government Authority | State | Position | District | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jackie Goldberg [257] [258] | Los Angeles | ![]() | School Board | 5th | 2019-24 |
Auon'tai Anderson [259] [214] | Denver | ![]() | Board of Education | At-large | 2019–23 |
David Dinkins [125] | New York City | ![]() | Borough president | Manhattan | 1986–89 |
Ruth Messinger [221] [222] | New York City | ![]() | Borough president | Manhattan | 1990–98 |
Jason Boxer [260] [261] | Manhattan Beach | ![]() | School Board | At-Large | 2020–23 |
At least 48 DSA members were on the ballot this November, and at least 36 won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes for socialist candidates altogether.
For reasons known only to himself, he joined DSA — anyone can join the organization. DSA's open membership policy makes the distinction between being a self-selecting member and a group-endorsed politician especially salient and critical. Neither Thanedar's local chapter nor the national organization ever endorsed his campaign. Searches for his name on the organization's local and national websites turn up nothing; they've never touted his membership, a pointed omission given that he's a sitting US congressman. [....] Thanedar personally escorted Prime Minister Modi to Congress for the address. Unsurprisingly, Thanedar's local branch of DSA voted to expel him from the organization in September.
A spokesperson for the Detroit chapter of DSA told Forbes in a statement that Thanedar's "views are not—and have never been—representative of Detroit DSA." Thanedar was expelled from the chapter last month "due to his support of the far right, violent, Islamophobic Modi regime in India," the spokesperson said.
The Detroit chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America fired back at Thanedar, saying he can't renounce his membership because he was removed from the local group on Sept. 17.
Julie [Gonzales] joined DSA shortly after her victory.
Brian Cina is in the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Burlington, Vermont. He is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
They said the same in 2012 and 2018 when they elected DSA members Tim Smith and Mark King (...)
For Strimling, though, the loss turned out to be liberating, allowing him to push for radical policy reforms from the grassroots up rather than the City Council down. No longer constrained by the dysfunctional city government, the ex-mayor threw in his lot with members of the local DSA branch and took his ideas about housing reform directly to the people.
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(help)East Bay Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is celebrating the primary victory of DSA member(...) Jovanka Beckles