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We've just endorsed 19 progressive #GreenNewDeal champions!

Across the country we'll be throwing down for these down ballot candidates to ensure we can ring in the era of the green new deal!

Learn more about each candidate below!

@AOC has been fighting alongside us since the very beginning.

She has been an outspoken voice in Congress for women, working class people and progressive values. AOC is a co-author of the Green New Deal and we're ready to keep her in office.

@audrey4congress is an educator & farmer that believes DC needs a new generation of leaders who aren’t bought & paid for by special interests.

She's championed the GND in addition to getting money out of politics, healthcare, rural health & equitable access to education

@BethDoglio is a community organizer, climate leader, and a mom of two who has served in the WA State Legislature for the last 3 years.

We desperately need more organizers in office, and Beth has been in the trenches fighting for her community for over 30 years.

@Kunkel4Congress is an organizer & public advocate running to build a WV that works for all

She helped launch Sunrise & has been fighting alongside a growing movement of West Virginians

A win for Cathy proves that the GND doesn’t just win in the Northeast- it can win everywhere

@CoriBush is a mom, nurse, pastor, and activist fighting for her community.

As she puts it "For 20 years, we’ve suffered while complacent leaders line their pockets with corporate contributions.” That's why she is running on one of the most progressive platforms in the country!

@EdMarkey has been a national leader in fighting for a livable future & advancing the rights of workers, women, immigrants, communities of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Not to mention he's the co-author of the Green New Deal alongside @AOC.

@IlhanMN spent all of her first term in Congress as one of the most outspoken supporters of the #GreenNewDeal.

She has been on the frontlines of her community organizing & fighting for a better future - her reelection would guarantee a sustained progressive champion in the house

@JamaalBowmanNY is fighting for an America that belongs to the people – not the wealthy few.

His platform includes a #GeenNewDeal, Medicare For All, immigrant and women’s rights, restorative justice, a new deal for public education and for housing, LGBTQ rights, and more.

@jonhoadley is running to flip Michigan’s 6th Congressional District.

Jon has fought tirelessly for investments in schools, healthcare, and clean water.

His opponent, Fred Upton, has been in office for over 30 years and we need to flip his seat from Red to #GreenNewDeal

@MondaireJones is a lawyer, nonprofit leader, activist and champion of children and working families.

He's fighting for a Green New Deal, workers rights, universal childcare, public schools and medicare for all.

@MikeLevin flipped his Southern CA district in 2018 by running a progressive, grassroots campaign and has been a staunch advocate for economic opportunity & expanded healthcare.

He’s a co-sponsor of the #GreenNewDeal and now we need to have his back as he defends his seat.

@SiegelForTexas is a civil rights attorney and former public school teacher, and is fighting for the working people of his community in northeast Texas.

He is a staunch supporter of expanding labor rights, education reform, immigration reform, Medicare For All, and more.

@Bradshaw2020 has been leading the fight for environmental justice in her hometown of Memphis for decades

In the Primary Marquita defeated the Dem Establishment’s hand picked candidate & now she’s running to shock the world, with the bold vision of the Green New Deal at her back

@Marie4Congress went up against an anti-choice and anti-gnd democrat, & now it's time to make sure she gets into office

Marie’s platform centers climate action, economic freedom for all, taking on corruption in the government, & revamping American transportation & infrastructure

@JulieOliverTX is a highschool dropout & a single mother who ultimately put herself through law school & started a career in healthcare & nonprofit work

She’s experienced the brokenness of our political system firsthand, and now she’s fighting for a government that works for all

@paulajean2020 is a proud coal miner’s daughter and granddaughter, and she knows that the best resource in the Appalachian Mountains is its people.

Her campaign is 100% people-funded and she’s championing the policies that West Virginia communities so desperately need.

@QasimRashid has been on the frontlines in his community, fighting to combat domestic violence, uplift incarcerated individuals, and build a Virginia with opportunity for all.

A proud immigrant & Muslim American, Qasim is running to unseat a 7-term Republican incumbent.

@RashidaTlaib has continued to capture the attention of the nation throughout her first term.

Since then, she's been a leading voice for progressive legislation like the #GreenNewDeal & Medicare For All

She will fight for working people in MI's 13th against corporate interests.

@AyannaPressley has been a fierce and bold leader in Congress who fights for BIPOC, working families, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.

She's fought by our side for a #GreenNewDeal and we plan on continuing to fight alongside her once we get her re-elected.

We've got a lot of work to do but we need all hands on deck to elect these champions and win a #GreeNewDeal.

Join us in throwing down for these candidates each week. by signing up to be apart of our victory squad!
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