PFAW’s Next Up Victory Fund is helping progressive candidates win state and local races across the country with the goal of turning states blue and building a deep bench of progressive candidates. The Next Up Victory Fund has endorsed a slate of young, progressive candidates running for state or local office who are committed to creating change to stop police killings.
Learn more about our candidates in:
Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Massachusetts
Maryland | Michigan | North Carolina | New Hampshire
Nevada | New York | Ohio | Oklahoma | Pennsylvania
South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia | Vermont
Wisconsin
Find all Next Up candidates, past and present.
2020 Featured Candidates
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| Yassamin Ansari Phoenix City Council District 7 Bio Volunteer Donate |
Nimasheena Burns Durham County Commissioner Bio Volunteer Donate |
Yadira Caraveo Colorado House District 31 Bio Volunteer Donate |
Greg Casar Austin City Council, District 4 Bio Volunteer Donate |
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| Jevin Hodge Maricopa County Supervisor Bio Volunteer Donate |
Jose Garza Travis County District Attorney Bio Volunteer Donate |
Rick Krajewski Pennsylvania House District 188 Bio Donate |
Marvin Lim Georgia House District 99 Bio Volunteer Donate |
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| Christian Menefee Harris County Attorney Bio Volunteer Donate |
Natalie Murdock North Carolina Senate District 20 Bio Volunteer Donate |
Devin Murphy Pinole City Council Bio Volunteer Donate |
David Ortiz Colorado House District 38 Bio Volunteer Donate |
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| Brian Rowland Prairie View Mayor |
Tamara Shewmake Portsmouth City Council Bio Volunteer Donate |
Whitney Walker Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 3 Bio Volunteer Donate |
Mauree Turner Oklahoma House District 88 Bio Volunteer Donate |
2020 Endorsements By State
Arizona
Richard Andrade |
Yassamin Ansari |
Jevin Hodge |
Armando Montero |
Whitney Walker
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors District 3
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
California
Abena Cruise |
Elizabeth Lavertu |
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David Paredes |
Stacy Williams
Central Unified School Board Truste
Area 6
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Colorado
Yadira Caraveo |
David Ortiz |
Iman Jodeh
Colorado House District 41
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Connecticut
Matthew Lesser
Connecticut Senate District 9
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Florida
Rock Aboujaoude, Jr. |
Pasha Baker |
Franccesca Cesti-Browne |
Anna Eskamani |
Tammy Garcia |
Nicole Hamm |
Jessica Harrington |
Joshua Hicks |
Shevrin Jones |
Ricky Junquera |
Taymour Khan |
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Javonta McCoy |
Nancy Metayer |
Eliseo Santana |
Anselm Weber |
Georgia
Natalie Bucsko |
Park Cannon |
Jasmine Clark |
Nakita Hemingway |
Justin Holsomback |
Jesse Houle |
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Kim Jackson |
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Rebecca Mitchell |
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Renitta Shannon |
Ted Terry |
John Q. Williams |
Matthew Wilson |
Illinois
Eric Rinehart
Lake County State Attorney
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Indiana
Monica Casanova |
Amanda Qualls |
Daqavise Winston
Indianapolis Public School Board District 2
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Kentucky
Christian Motley |
Francisco Serrano |
Massachusetts
Meg Wheeler
State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Maryland
Raaheela Ahmed |
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Michigan
Rayonte Bell |
Domonique Clemons |
Ranjeev Puri |
Eli Savit |
TyJuan Thirdgill
Delhi Charter Township Board of Trustees
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
North Carolina
Nimasheena Burns |
Tiffani Koonce-Crawford |
Natalie Murdock |
Christopher Smith |
DeAndrea Salvador
State Senate District 39
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
New Hampshire
Rachel Cisto
State House, Hillsborough County District 2
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Nevada
Howard Watts
State House District 15
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
New York
Dylan Rice
State House District 8
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Ohio
Jessica Miranda
State House District 28
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Oklahoma
Mauree Turner |
Summer Wesley |
Pennsylvania
Michael Blichar Jr. |
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Danilo Burgos |
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Shanna Danielson |
Lindsay Drew |
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Malcolm Kenyatta |
Emily Kinkead |
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Brittney Rodas |
Tara Shakespeare |
Claudette Williams
State House District 176
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
South Carolina
Ryan Arioli |
Isaac Wilson |
Tennessee
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Brandon Thomas |
Texas
Travis Boldt |
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Jasmine Crockett |
José Garza |
Kendric Jones |
Vance Keyes |
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Christian Menefee |
Brian Rowland |
Lorenzo Sanchez |
Clayton Tucker |
Virginia
Tamara Shewmake
Portsmouth City Council
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Vermont
Kesha Ram
State Senate Chittenden County
Bio | Volunteer | Donate
Wisconsin
Jonathan Brostoff |
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