The Best Progressive Candidates for ROI of Your Political Time, Money & Effort in 2022
Many progressive wins are possible, with a little help from you.
Look closely at these popular noncorporate progressive candidates. They’re running strong, important races in 2022, as they seek first-time office.
“Important” means the candidate is opposing an incumbent that progressives want to remove from office, or that the candidate’s win would add a Democrat to Congress. AND it means that the candidate has enough of a following to… just… maybe… pull it off… with a little help from you.
If you’re able and willing, please boost these candidates. Donate to their campaigns. Tell people about them. Share their social media updates. They represent the greatest potential progressive ROI for your political time, money, and effort in 2022.
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2022 National Office Primaries by Date, State & Important Progressive Contests
March 1
TEXAS - Open Primary
U.S. House, CD-21 - Claudia Zapata (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Chip Roy (R)
U.S. House, CD-28 - Jessica Cisneros (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Henry Cuellar (R)
U.S. House, CD-30 - Jessica Mason (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
U.S. House, CD-35 - Greg Casar (D) - very highly endorsed - an open district
May 3
INDIANA - Partially Open Primary
OHIO - Partially Open Primary
U.S. House, CD-04 - Jeff Sites (D) - 160.1K Twitter followers - opposing Rep. Jim Jordan (R)
U.S. House, CD-11 - Nina Turner (D) - 505K Twitter followers - opposes Rep. Shontel Brown (D)
May 10
NEBRASKA - Semi-Closed Primary
WEST VIRGINIA - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
May 17
IDAHO - Partially Closed Primary
KENTUCKY - Closed Primary
U.S. Senate - Charles Booker (D) - 405.8K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. Rand Paul (R)
NORTH CAROLINA - Partially Closed Primary
U.S. House, CD-01 - Erica Smith (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat (D)
U.S. House, CD-04 - Nida Allam (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
OREGON - Closed Primary
U.S. House, District 4 - Doyle Canning (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
U.S. House, District 5 - Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Kurt Schrader (D)
PENNSYLVANIA - Closed Primary
U.S. Senate - John Fetterman (D) - 415.2K Twitter followers - an open seat
Note: Fetterman and Kenyatta are competitors for the same office
U.S. Senate - Malcolm Kenyatta (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
Note: Fetterman and Kenyatta are competitors for the same office.
U.S. House, CD-02 - Salem Snow (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Brendan Boyle (D)
U.S. House, CD-18 - Summer Lee (D) - very highly endorsed - an open seat
May 24
ALABAMA - Open Primary - Registration deadline: May 9
ARKANSAS - Open Primary
GEORGIA - Open Primary
June 7
CALIFORNIA - Top Two Primary
U.S. House, CD-11 - Shahid Buttar (D) - 111.8K Twitter followers - opposing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)
U.S. House, CD-22 - Eric Garcia (D) - 152.4K Twitter followers - opposing Rep. Devin Nunes (R)
U.S. House, CD-27 - Ruth Luevanos (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Mike Garcia (R)
U.S. House, CD-32 - Shervin Aazami (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Brad Sherman (D)
IOWA - Partially Open Primary
MISSISSIPPI - Open Primary
MONTANA - Open Primary
NEW JERSEY - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
U.S. House, CD-10 - Imani Oakley (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Donald Payne (D)
NEW MEXICO - Closed Primary
SOUTH DAKOTA - Partially Closed Primary
June 14
MAINE - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
NEVADA - Closed Primary
U.S. House, CD-01 - Amy Vilela (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Dina Titus (D)
NORTH DAKOTA - Open Primary
SOUTH CAROLINA - Open Primary
June 21
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
VIRGINIA - Open Primary
U.S. House, CD-11 - Ally Dalsimer (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)
June 28
COLORADO - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
U.S. House, CD-03 - Sol Sandoval (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Lauren Boebert (R)
ILLINOIS - Partially Open Primary
U.S. House, CD-07 - Kina Collins (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Danny K. Davis (D)
MARYLAND - Closed Primary
U.S. House, CD-05 - Mckayla Wilkes (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
NEW YORK - Closed Primary
U.S. House, CD-03 - Melanie D'Arrigo (D) - very highly endorsed - running for an open seat
U.S. House, CD-08 - Queen Johnson (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
U.S. House, CD-11 - Brittany Ramos DeBarros (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R)
U.S. House, CD-12 - Rana Abdelhamid (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D)
OKLAHOMA - Partially Closed Primary
UTAH - Partially Closed Primary
August 2
ARIZONA - Semi-Closed Primary
KANSAS - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
MICHIGAN - Open Primary
MISSOURI - Open Primary
WASHINGTON - Open Top Two Primary
U.S. House, CD-02 - Jason Call (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Rick Larsen (D)
U.S. House, CD-09 - Stephanie Gallardo (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Adam Smith (D)
August 4
TENNESSEE - Partially Open Primary
U.S. House, CD-05 - Odessa Kelly (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
August 9
CONNECTICUT - Partially Closed Primary
MINNESOTA - Open Primary
VERMONT - Open Primary
WISCONSIN - Open Primary
U.S. Senate - Mandela Barnes (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Sen. Ron Johnson (R)
August 13
HAWAII - Open Primary
August 16
ALASKA - Top Four Open Primary
WYOMING - Partially Open Primary
August 23
FLORIDA - Closed Primary
U.S. Senate - Allen Ellison (D) - 140.5K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. Marco Rubio (R)
U.S. House, CD-01 - Rebekah Jones (D) - whistleblower status & endorsed by Daniel Ellsberg - opposing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R)
September 13
DELAWARE - Closed Primary
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
RHODE ISLAND - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
September 20
MASSACHUSETTS - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
November 8
LOUISIANA - Open Majority Vote Primary/Election
U.S. Senate - Gary Chambers (D) - 136.7K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. John Kennedy (R)
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