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 |
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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