Justice Democrats Explained

Justice Democrats
Abbreviation:JD
Key People:Saikat Chakrabarti
Zack Exley
Tara Reilly[1]
Alexandra Rojas, Executive Director
Type:Political action committee, caucus[2]
Registration Id:C00630665
Headquarters:Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Revenue:$1.46 million
Revenue Year:2017
Disbursements:$1.32 million[3]
Affiliations:Brand New Congress
National Nurses United
Former affiliation:
The Young Turks
Colorcode:
  1. 1C6087
Country:United States
Founded:2017
Seats1 Title:Members in the House of Representatives
Seats1:[4]
Seats2 Title:Members in Senate
Seats3 Title:Members in state legislature
Seats4 Title:Members in local government

Justice Democrats (JD) is an American progressive political action committee and caucus[5] [6] [7] 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. The organization formed as a result of the 2016 United States presidential election[8] [9] 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". 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.

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.[10] Alexandra Rojas became the organization's executive director in May 2018.[11]

During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections. 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.

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.[8] In addition, it hoped to rebuild the Democratic Party on a national level and defeat Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

On March 20, 2017, Justice Democrats reported that they had received 8,300 nominations and raised $1 million (~$ in).[19] 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.[20] [21]

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. 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.[22] Khanna and Jayapal were first elected to the House in 2016 while Grijalva has been an incumbent since 2002.

During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections. 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.[23] 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.

In 2020, Justice Democrat Marie Newman defeated incumbent Representative Dan Lipinski in the 2020 primary for Illinois's 3rd congressional district.[24] 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.

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".[25] These eight bills and the topics they address are:

  1. Medicare for All: H.R. 676, the Medicare For All Act[26]
  2. Free College Tuition: H.R. 1880, the College for All Act of 2017[27]
  3. Worker Rights: H.R. 15, the Raise the Wage Act[28]
  4. Women's Rights: H.R. 771, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017[29]
  5. Voting Rights: H.R. 2840, the Automatic Voter Registration Act[30]
  6. Environmental Justice: H.R. 4114, the Environmental Justice Act of 2017[31]
  7. Criminal Justice and Immigrant Rights: H.R. 3227, the Justice Is Not for Sale Act of 2017[32]
  8. Taxing Wall Street: H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act[33]

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.[34] 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.[35]

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.[36] [37] [38] 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.[39] Declining money from corporate PACs and supporting Medicare for All have both been described as litmus tests for the organization.[40] 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.[41]

To accompany its launch, Kulinski and Uygur published the following set of progressive founding principles for the coalition.[42] Adjustments have been made since 2017, resulting in a slightly different platform appearing on the Justice Democrats webpage at a given time.[43]

Members

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.[45]

United States House of Representatives

Current (12)

NameStateDistrictTenure
Raúl GrijalvaAZ–7, AZ–3since 2003[46]
Ro KhannaCA–17since 2017
Pramila JayapalWA–7since 2017[47]
NY-14since 2019
Ilhan OmarMN–5since 2019
Ayanna PressleyMA–7since 2019
MI-13, MI-12since 2019
NY-16since 2021
MO-1since 2021
Greg CasarTX–35since 2023
PA–12since 2023
IL–3since 2023[48]

Former (1)

[45]

Announcements

Political activity

2018

Justice Democrats officially endorsed 79 candidates in the 2018 election cycle, seven of whom won general elections (three were incumbents).[52] The four first-time officeholders in the U.S. House make up "The Squad".

Governor

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
MarylandGovernor of Maryland
MichiganGovernor of Michigan
New YorkGovernor of New York[53]
Rhode IslandGovernor of Rhode Island
VermontGovernor of Vermont

Lieutenant governor

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
Rhode IslandLieutenant Governor of Rhode Island

U.S. Senate

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
Deedra Abboud ArizonaU.S. Senator from Arizona
CaliforniaU.S. Senator from California
DelawareU.S. Senator from Delaware
West VirginiaU.S. Senator from West Virginia

U.S. House

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
ArizonaArizona's 2nd congressional district
(inc.) ArizonaArizona's 3rd congressional district[54]
ArizonaArizona's 8th congressional district[55]
[56]
California[57] California's 1st congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 4th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 10th congressional district
(inc.) CaliforniaCalifornia's 17th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 25th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 48th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 49th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 50th congressional district
ColoradoColorado's 1st congressional district
ColoradoColorado's 5th congressional district
FloridaFlorida's 7th congressional district
FloridaFlorida's 8th congressional district
FloridaFlorida's 18th congressional district
FloridaFlorida's 27th congressional district
GeorgiaGeorgia's 1st congressional district
HawaiiHawaii's 1st congressional district
IllinoisIllinois's 3rd congressional district
IllinoisIllinois's 5th congressional district
IllinoisIllinois's 7th congressional district
IllinoisIllinois's 13th congressional district
IndianaIndiana's 9th congressional district
IowaIowa's 1st congressional district
IowaIowa's 3rd congressional district
KansasKansas's 3rd congressional district
KansasKansas's 4th congressional district
MarylandMaryland's 6th congressional district
MassachusettsMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district
MassachusettsMassachusetts's 7th congressional district
MichiganMichigan's 1st congressional district[58]
MichiganMichigan's 2nd congressional district
MichiganMichigan's 6th congressional district
MichiganMichigan's 11th congressional district
MichiganMichigan's 13th congressional district[59]
MinnesotaMinnesota's 5th congressional district
MissouriMissouri's 1st congressional district
MissouriMissouri's 7th congressional district
MontanaMontana's at-large congressional district
NebraskaNebraska's 2nd congressional district
NevadaNevada's 4th congressional district
New JerseyNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district
New JerseyNew Jersey's 7th congressional district
New MexicoNew Mexico's 1st congressional district
New YorkNew York's 11th congressional district
New YorkNew York's 14th congressional district
New YorkNew York's 19th congressional district
New YorkNew York's 21st congressional district
New YorkNew York's 23rd congressional district
North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 5th congressional district
OhioOhio's 12th congressional district[60]
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 7th congressional district
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Texas[61] Texas's 2nd congressional district
TexasTexas's 3rd congressional district

TexasTexas's 7th congressional district

TexasTexas's 12th congressional district
TexasTexas's 14th congressional district
TexasTexas's 21st congressional district
TexasTexas's 21st congressional district

TexasTexas's 23rd congressional district

TexasTexas's 26th congressional district
UtahUtah's 4th congressional district
WashingtonWashington's 3rd congressional district
(inc.) WashingtonWashington's 7th congressional district
WashingtonWashington's 9th congressional district
WisconsinWisconsin's 1st congressional district

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

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primariesbgcolor=teal Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
President of the United States2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries

U.S. Senate

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
MaineU.S. Senator from Maine

U.S. House

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
(inc.) ArizonaArizona's 3rd congressional district[62]
(inc.) CaliforniaCalifornia's 17th congressional district
CaliforniaCalifornia's 53rd congressional district
IllinoisIllinois's 3rd congressional district
MassachusettsMassachusetts's 1st congressional district
(inc.) MassachusettsMassachusetts's 7th congressional district[63]
(inc.) MichiganMichigan's 13th congressional district
(inc.) MinnesotaMinnesota's 5th congressional district
MissouriMissouri's 1st congressional district
NebraskaNebraska's 2nd congressional district
(inc.) New YorkNew York's 14th congressional district
Jamaal Bowman New YorkNew York's 16th congressional district
Morgan Harper OhioOhio's 3rd congressional district
TexasTexas's 28th congressional district
(inc.) WashingtonWashington's 7th congressional district

2021

U.S. House

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
OhioOhio's 11th congressional district[64]

2022

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

U.S. House

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
(inc.) ArizonaArizona's 7th congressional district[65] [66]
(inc.) CaliforniaCalifornia's 17th congressional district
(inc.) IllinoisIllinois's 6th congressional district[67]
IllinoisIllinois's 7th congressional district[68]
(inc.) MassachusettsMassachusetts's 7th congressional district[69]
(inc.) MichiganMichigan's 12th congressional district[70]
(inc.) MinnesotaMinnesota's 5th congressional district
(inc.) MissouriMissouri's 1st congressional district
New YorkNew York's 12th congressional district[71]
(inc.) New YorkNew York's 14th congressional district[72]
(inc.) New YorkNew York's 16th congressional district
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 12th congressional district[73] [74]
Tennessee Tennessee's 7th congressional district[75] [76] [77]
TexasTexas's 28th congressional district[78]

TexasTexas's 35th congressional district
(inc.) WashingtonWashington's 7th congressional district

2024

Justice Democrats has endorsed 12 incumbents.

U.S. House

bgcolor=teal Candidatebgcolor=teal Statebgcolor=teal Officebgcolor=teal Primary datebgcolor=teal data-sort-type="date" Primary resultbgcolor=teal %bgcolor=teal General resultbgcolor=teal %
(inc.) ArizonaArizona's 7th congressional district[79]
(inc.) CaliforniaCalifornia's 17th congressional district
(inc.) IllinoisIllinois's 3rd congressional district[80]
(inc.) MassachusettsMassachusetts's 7th congressional district
(inc.) MichiganMichigan's 12th congressional district[81]
(inc.) MinnesotaMinnesota's 5th congressional district
(inc.) MissouriMissouri's 1st congressional district
(inc.) New YorkNew York's 14th congressional district
(inc.) New YorkNew York's 16th congressional district
(inc.) PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 12th congressional district
(inc.) TexasTexas's 35th congressional district[82]
(inc.) WashingtonWashington's 7th congressional district

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FILING FEC-1195264 . December 22, 2017 . December 24, 2017 . Justice Democrats . Federal Election Commission .
  2. Web site: Justice Democrats - Let's Elect the Next Generation . Justice Democrats . en.
  3. http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/743/201811059133592743/201811059133592743.pdf#navpanes=0 "FEC, Form 3X, Justice Democrats"
  4. Serving as members of the Democratic Party.
  5. Web site: Justice Democrats - committee overview. Campaign Finance Data. Federal Election Commission.
  6. Web site: Justice Democrats: Frequently Asked Questions . Justice Democrats . September 26, 2017 . September 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170926235724/https://justicedemocrats.com/FAQ#q3_1 . dead .
  7. Web site: Justice Democrats - Let's Elect the Next Generation . Justice Democrats . en.
  8. Web site: Platform. Justice Democrats . January 25, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170128033143/https://justicedemocrats.com/platform/ . January 28, 2017 . dead .
  9. News: Cenk Uygur, Bernie Sanders staffers team up to take over the Democratic Party. McKay. Tom. January 23, 2017. Mic. January 27, 2017.
  10. Web site: 2023-08-03 . A Progressive Powerhouse's Surprise Layoffs Fuel Concerns About The Left's Future . 2023-11-15 . HuffPost . en.
  11. Web site: Felsenthal. Julia. 2019-11-25. Alexandra Rojas Is Taking on the Democratic Establishment, One Race at a Time. 2020-10-17. Vogue. en-us.
  12. Web site: Meet the Bronx middle school principal challenging a 16-term congressional incumbent. Raina. Lipsitz. Gothamist. 2019-08-13. 2020-04-17.
  13. Web site: Why the progressive group behind AOC thinks Democrats have it backwards. Luke. Darby. GQ. 2019-08-30. 2020-04-17.
  14. Web site: Sweet . Lynn . Rep. Marie Newman keeps on political payroll man who is key witness in House ethics panel probe . Chicago Sun-Times . February 11, 2022 . 10 May 2023.
  15. Web site: Lacey . Akela . Justice Democrats endorse Chicago progressive among first to call for Gaza ceasefire . . January 10, 2024.
  16. News: David . Weigel . Progressives launch 'Justice Democrats' to counter party's 'corporate' legislators . . January 23, 2017 .
  17. Web site: Scott . Hough . Justice Democrats: Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks, Progressives Launch Party Takeover . . January 23, 2017.
  18. Web site: Cenk Uygur, Bernie Sanders staffers team up to take over the Democratic Party. Tom . McKay . January 23, 2017 . Mic.com . January 25, 2017 .
  19. Web site: Alex . Seitz-Wald . Democrats Beware: Sanders 'Movement' Turns to Midterms . NBCNews. March 20, 2017.
  20. Web site: Justice Democrats candidates. Twitter. en. November 1, 2017.
  21. Web site: Justice Democrats Merge With AllOfUs.org. YouTube. November 2, 2017. November 1, 2017.
  22. Web site: Book Review: 'The Next Republic'. Russell. Whitehouse. International Policy Digest. 2018-10-06. 2020-04-17.
  23. Book: Grigoryan. Nune. Suetzl. Wolfgang. Hybridized political participation. Atkinson. Joshua D.. Kenix. Linda. Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation Rising. 2019. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781498584357. 190–191.
  24. Web site: AOC's pick in Democratic Primary for House seat beats incumbent. Ronn. Blitzer. Fox News. 2020-03-18. 2020-04-17.
  25. Web site: Summer for Progress Petition. July 23, 2017.
  26. Web site: H.R. 676 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . January 24, 2017. Legislation . GovTrack.us . Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act.
  27. Web site: H.R. 1880 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . April 4, 2017 . Legislation . GovTrack.us . College for All Act of 2017.
  28. Web site: H.R. 15 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . May 25, 2017. Legislation. GovTrack.us . Raise the Wage Act.
  29. Web site: H.R. 771 (115th) . July 23, 2017. 115th Congress (2017) . January 31, 2017 . Legislation . GovTrack.us . Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
  30. Web site: H.R. 2840 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . June 8, 2017. Legislation . GovTrack.us . Automatic Voter Registration Act.
  31. Web site: H.R.4114 - Environmental Justice Act of 2017 . Congress.gov. October 27, 2017 . December 8, 2017.
  32. Web site: H.R. 3227 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . July 13, 2017 . Legislation . GovTrack.us . To improve Federal sentencing and corrections practices, and for other purposes..
  33. Web site: H.R. 1144 (115th) . July 23, 2017 . 115th Congress (2017) . February 16, 2017. Legislation . GovTrack.us . Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017.
  34. Web site: Justice Democrats. Facebook. en. June 13, 2018.
  35. Web site: Secular Talk. Statement On Cenk Uygur & Justice Democrats. December 23, 2017. YouTube. June 13, 2018.
  36. Web site: Cenk Uygur Files to Run For Congress in Katie Hill's District. 2019-11-13. Mediaite. en. 2019-11-14.
  37. Web site: Cenk Uygur of 'The Young Turks' files to run for Congresswoman Katie Hill's seat one day after endorsing Sanders. Malaea. Marika. 2019-11-13. Newsweek. en. 2019-11-14.
  38. Web site: Liberal host Cenk Uygur files for congressional run in Katie Hill's former district. Wulfsohn. Joseph. 2019-11-13. Fox News. en-US. 2019-11-14.
  39. Web site: Why so many Democratic candidates are dissing corporate PACs. Elaine. Godfrey. The Atlantic. August 23, 2018. February 28, 2019.
  40. Web site: Justice Democrats becoming the (actual) party of the people. Douglas. Harding. Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 25, 2017. February 28, 2019.
  41. Web site: Ex-Sanders Officials Launch Justice Democrats. John. Eggerton. Multi-channel news. January 23, 2017. March 2, 2019.
  42. Web site: Justice Democrats Platform. Cenk. Uygur. Medium. January 24, 2017. March 2, 2019.
  43. Web site: Platform for Justice. Justice Democrats. 2018. March 2, 2019. March 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190311205538/https://www.justicedemocrats.com/issues/. dead.
  44. Can Justice Democrats Pull Off a Progressive Coup in Congress?. Stuart. Tessa. 2018-11-21. Rolling Stone. en-US. 2019-06-19. Nov. 2018 Rolling Stone article – JD coup?.
  45. Web site: Candidates . Justice Democrats . en.
  46. Grijalva joined the Justice Democrats in December 2017.
  47. Jayapal joined the Justice Democrats in April 2018.
  48. Ramirez joined the Justice Democrats in January 2024.
  49. Web site: California politics updates: Gov. Brown's adds cash to budget; McClintock calls for independent prosecutor for Russia investigation. . Sarah. Wire. May 12, 2017. Khanna's decision to join Justice Democrats, along with his pledge not to take PAC or lobbyist money, are unexpected establishment-flouting moves for a man who just started his political career and hopes for a long term role in the party..
  50. Web site: BIG NEWS: Progressive populist @RepRaulGrijalva is joining the Justice Democrats! Grijalva has a career fighting for working families, immigrant rights, and taking on the billionaires who want to divide us. Unity!. Justice. Democrats. December 6, 2017. Twitter. December 6, 2017.
  51. Web site: We are excited to announce today, one of Congress' most fearless progressive has joined our Justice Democrats family. Please welcome @RepJayapal – a champion for women of color, immigration rights, and racial and economic justice.. Justice. Democrats. April 16, 2018. Twitter. April 16, 2018.
  52. Web site: Candidates . JusticeDemocrats.com . August 22, 2018.
  53. 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.
  54. Ran unopposed
  55. Special election to replace Trent Franks, who resigned on December 8, 2017
  56. Running for the Arizona Senate in the 22nd district
  57. 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.
  58. 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.
  59. Special election to replace John Conyers, who resigned on December 5, 2017
  60. Special election to replace Pat Tiberi, who resigned on January 15, 2018
  61. 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.
  62. Ran unopposed
  63. Ran unopposed
  64. Special election to replace Marcia Fudge, who resigned on March 10, 2021
  65. Grijalva ran in the new 7th district, which was renumbered from the 3rd district in redistricting.
  66. Ran unopposed
  67. Newman ran in the new 6th district after moving from the 4th district and previously representing the 3rd district prior to redistricting.
  68. Web site: Anti-gun-violence activist Kina Collins announces primary challenge to Illinois Democrat Danny Davis . June 1, 2021 . CNN . Gregory . Krieg.
  69. Ran unopposed
  70. Talib is running in the new 12th district after moving from the 13th district due to redistricting.
  71. Web site: New Target for New York's Ascendant Left: Rep. Carolyn Maloney . April 14, 2021 . New York Times . Katie . Glueck.
  72. Ran unopposed
  73. Lee ran in the new 12th district, which was renumbered from the 18th district in redistricting.
  74. Web site: Progressive champion Summer Lee enters Pennsylvania primary to replace retiring Rep. Mike Doyle . October 19, 2021 . CNN . Gregory . Krieg.
  75. Kelly ran in the new 7th district after moving from the 5th district due to redistricting.
  76. Web site: Odessa Kelly Takes Aim at Cooper 'Dynasty' in Congressional Primary Bid. April 5, 2021. Elliott. Stephen. Nashville Scene. April 5, 2021.
  77. Ran unopposed
  78. Web site: Jessica Cisneros will again challenge U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in Democratic primary for congressional seat. August 5, 2021. Svitek. Patrick. The Texas Tribune. August 5, 2021.
  79. Ran unopposed
  80. Ran unopposed
  81. Ran unopposed
  82. Ran unopposed