Justice Democrats

Justice Democrats (JD) is an American progressive political action committee and caucus[4][5][1] 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.[6] The organization formed as a result of the 2016 United States presidential election[7][8] 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".[6] 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.

Not to be confused with Justice Party (United States).

Justice Democrats
AbbreviationJD
FormationJanuary 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
FoundersSaikat Chakrabarti
Zack Exley
Kyle Kulinski
Cenk Uygur
TypePolitical action committee, caucus[1]
Registration no.C00630665
HeadquartersKnoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Key people
Saikat Chakrabarti
Zack Exley
Tara Reilly[2]
Alexandra Rojas, Executive Director
AffiliationsBrand New Congress
National Nurses United
Former affiliation:
The Young Turks
Revenue (2017)
$1.46 million
Disbursements$1.32 million[3]
WebsiteJusticeDemocrats.com
Justice Democrats
Founded2017
Ideology
Members in the House of Representatives
12 / 435
[Note 1]

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

During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections.[11] 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.[7] In addition, it hoped to rebuild the Democratic Party on a national level and defeat Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

The Democrats used to represent something wonderful – voters. We want you to represent just us, not your donors... [and stand for] justice for the people

— Cenk Uygur explaining the name of the group[6][19]

On March 20, 2017, Justice Democrats reported that they had received 8,300 nominations and raised $1 million (~$1.22 million in 2023).[20] 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.[21][22]

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.[23][6] 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.[24] 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.[11] 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.[25] 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.[26] 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".[27] These eight bills and the topics they address are:

  1. Medicare for All: H.R. 676, the Medicare For All Act[28]
  2. Free College Tuition: H.R. 1880, the College for All Act of 2017[29]
  3. Worker Rights: H.R. 15, the Raise the Wage Act[30]
  4. Women's Rights: H.R. 771, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017[31]
  5. Voting Rights: H.R. 2840, the Automatic Voter Registration Act[32]
  6. Environmental Justice: H.R. 4114, the Environmental Justice Act of 2017[33]
  7. Criminal Justice and Immigrant Rights: H.R. 3227, the Justice Is Not for Sale Act of 2017[34]
  8. Taxing Wall Street: H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act[35]

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.[36] 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.[37]

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.[38][39][40] 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.[41] Declining money from corporate PACs and supporting Medicare for All have both been described as litmus tests for the organization.[42] 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.[43]

To accompany its launch, Kulinski and Uygur published the following set of progressive founding principles for the coalition.[44] Adjustments have been made since 2017, resulting in a slightly different platform appearing on the Justice Democrats webpage at a given time.[45]

Members
Justice Democrats in the 118th United States Congress

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.[47]

Current (12)
Name StateDistrictTenure
Raúl Grijalva  Arizona AZ–7, AZ–3 since 2003[n 1]
Ro Khanna  California CA–17 since 2017
Pramila Jayapal  Washington WA–7 since 2017[n 2]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  New York NY-14 since 2019
Ilhan Omar  Minnesota MN–5 since 2019
Ayanna Pressley  Massachusetts MA–7 since 2019
Rashida Tlaib  Michigan MI-13 since 2019
Jamaal Bowman  New York NY-16 since 2021
Cori Bush  Missouri MO-1 since 2021
Greg Casar  Texas TX–35 since 2023
Summer Lee  Pennsylvania PA–12 since 2023
Delia Ramirez  Illinois IL–3 since 2023[n 3]

Former (1)
Name State District Tenure
Marie Newman  Illinois IL–3 2021–2023

[47]

Announcements

Political activity

2018

Justice Democrats officially endorsed 79 candidates in the 2018 election cycle, seven of whom won general elections (three were incumbents).[50] The four first-time officeholders in the U.S. House make up "The Squad".

Governor
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Ben Jealous Maryland Maryland Governor of Maryland June 26, 2018 Won 39.8% Lost 43.5%
Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Michigan Governor of Michigan August 7, 2018 Lost 30.2% Did not qualify N/A
Cynthia Nixon New York (state) New York Governor of New York September 13, 2018 Lost 34.4% Withdrew[n 4] N/A
Matt Brown Rhode Island Rhode Island Governor of Rhode Island September 12, 2018 Lost 34.3% Did not qualify N/A
Christine Hallquist Vermont Vermont Governor of Vermont August 14, 2018 Won 48.4% Lost 40.4%

Lieutenant governor
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Aaron Regunberg Rhode Island Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island September 12, 2018 Lost 49.2% Did not qualify N/A

U.S. Senate
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Deedra Abboud Arizona Arizona U.S. Senator from Arizona August 28, 2018 Lost 19.5% Did not qualify N/A
Alison Hartson California California U.S. Senator from California June 5, 2018 Lost 2.1% Did not qualify N/A
Kerri Evelyn Harris Delaware Delaware U.S. Senator from Delaware September 6, 2018 Lost 35.4% Did not qualify N/A
Paula Jean Swearengin West Virginia West Virginia U.S. Senator from West Virginia May 8, 2018 Lost 30.3% Did not qualify N/A

U.S. House
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Mary Matiella Arizona Arizona Arizona's 2nd congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost 9.1% Did not qualify N/A
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Arizona Arizona Arizona's 3rd congressional district August 28, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Won 63.39%
Brianna Westbrook Arizona Arizona Arizona's 8th congressional district February 27, 2018[n 6] Lost 40.4% Did not qualify N/A
August 28, 2018 Withdrew[n 7] N/A Did not qualify N/A
Audrey Denney California California[n 8] California's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced 17.5% Lost 43.2%
Roza Calderon California California[n 8] California's 4th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 6.2% Did not qualify N/A
Dotty Nygard California California[n 8] California's 10th congressional district June 5, 2018 Withdrew 0.9% Did not qualify N/A
Ro Khanna (inc.) California California[n 8] California's 17th congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced 59.1% Won 73.2%
Bryan Caforio California California[n 8] California's 25th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 18.3% Did not qualify N/A
Laura Oatman California California[n 8] California's 48th congressional district June 5, 2018 Withdrew 1.4% Did not qualify N/A
Doug Applegate California California[n 8] California's 49th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 13.2% Did not qualify N/A
Ammar Campa-Najjar California California[n 8] California's 50th congressional district June 5, 2018 Advanced 16.3% Lost 48.3%
Saira Rao Colorado Colorado Colorado's 1st congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 29.1% Did not qualify N/A
Stephany Rose Spaulding Colorado Colorado Colorado's 5th congressional district June 26, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Lost 39.3%
Chardo Richardson Florida Florida Florida's 7th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost 13.8% Did not qualify N/A
Sanjay Patel Florida Florida Florida's 8th congressional district August 28, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Lost 39.5%
Pam Keith Florida Florida Florida's 18th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost 39.7% Did not qualify N/A
Michael Hepburn Florida Florida Florida's 27th congressional district August 28, 2018 Lost 6.1% Did not qualify N/A
Lisa Ring Georgia (U.S. state)Georgia Georgia's 1st congressional district May 22, 2018 Won 67.6% Lost 42.2%
Kaniela Ing Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii's 1st congressional district August 11, 2018 Lost 6.4% Did not qualify N/A
Marie Newman Illinois Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost 48.8% Did not qualify N/A
Sameena Mustafa Illinois Illinois Illinois's 5th congressional district August 11, 2018 Lost 23.9% Did not qualify N/A
Anthony Clark Illinois Illinois Illinois's 7th congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost 26.1% Did not qualify N/A
David Gill Illinois Illinois Illinois's 13th congressional district March 20, 2018 Lost 14.4% Did not qualify N/A
Dan Canon Indiana Indiana Indiana's 9th congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost 30.7% Did not qualify N/A
Courtney Rowe Iowa Iowa Iowa's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 7.5% Did not qualify N/A
Pete D'Allesandro Iowa Iowa Iowa's 3rd congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost 15.6% Did not qualify N/A
Brent Welder Kansas Kansas Kansas's 3rd congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost 33.9% Did not qualify N/A
James Thompson Kansas Kansas Kansas's 4th congressional district August 7, 2018 Won 65.3% Lost 40.2%
Roger Manno Maryland Maryland Maryland's 6th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 10.2% Did not qualify N/A
Juana Matias Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district September 4, 2018 Lost 15.2% Did not qualify N/A
Ayanna Pressley Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 4, 2018 Won 58.6% Won 98.2%[n 5]
Matt Morgan Michigan Michigan Michigan's 1st congressional district August 7, 2018 Won[n 5][n 9] 100% Lost 43.7%
Rob Davidson Michigan Michigan Michigan's 2nd congressional district August 7, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Lost 43.0%
David Benac Michigan Michigan Michigan's 6th congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost 21.3% Did not qualify N/A
Fayrouz Saad Michigan Michigan Michigan's 11th congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost 19.4% Did not qualify N/A
Rashida Tlaib Michigan Michigan Michigan's 13th congressional district August 7, 2018[n 10] Lost 35.9% Did not qualify N/A
August 7, 2018 Won 31.2% Won 84.6%
Ilhan Omar Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 14, 2018 Won 48.4% Won 78.2%
Cori Bush Missouri Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost 36.9% Did not qualify N/A
Jamie Schoolcraft Missouri Missouri Missouri's 7th congressional district August 7, 2018 Won 40.6% Lost 30.0%
John Heenan Montana Montana Montana's at-large congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 31.7% Did not qualify N/A
Kara H. Eastman Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska's 2nd congressional district May 15, 2018 Won 51.4% Lost 49.0%
Amy Vilela Nevada Nevada Nevada's 4th congressional district June 12, 2018 Lost 9.2% Did not qualify N/A
Tanzie Youngblood New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey's 2nd congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 19.2% Did not qualify N/A
Peter Jacob New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey's 7th congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 19.1% Did not qualify N/A
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico's 1st congressional district June 5, 2018 Lost 20.6% Did not qualify N/A
Michael DeVito New York (state) New York New York's 11th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 19.0% Did not qualify N/A
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez New York (state) New York New York's 14th congressional district June 26, 2018 Won 57.5% Won 78.2%
Jeff Beals New York (state) New York New York's 19th congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 13.2% Did not qualify N/A
Patrick Nelson New York (state) New York New York's 21st congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 9.2% Did not qualify N/A
Ian Golden New York (state) New York New York's 23rd congressional district June 26, 2018 Lost 13.5% Did not qualify N/A
Jenny Marshall North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina's 5th congressional district May 8, 2018 Lost 45.6% Did not qualify N/A
John Russell Ohio Ohio Ohio's 12th congressional district May 8, 2018[n 11] Lost 16.7% Did not qualify N/A
May 8, 2018 Lost 16.3% Did not qualify N/A
Greg Edwards Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district May 15, 2018 Lost 25.6% Did not qualify N/A
Jess King Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district May 15, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Lost 41.4%
J. Darnell Jones Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 2nd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Lost 22.1% Did not qualify N/A
Lorie Burch Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 3rd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Advanced 49.6% Runoff N/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff		 Won 75.0% Lost 44.2%
Laura Moser Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 7th congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Advanced 24.4% Runoff N/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff		 Lost 32.1% Did not qualify N/A
Vanessa Adia Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 12th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won[n 5] 100% Lost 33.9%
Adrienne Bell Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 14th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won 79.8% Lost 39.2%
Derrick Crowe Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 21st congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Lost 23.1% Did not qualify N/A
Mary Wilson Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 21st congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Advanced 30.9% Runoff N/A
May 22, 2018
Runoff		 Lost 42.1% Did not qualify N/A
Rick Treviño Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 23rd congressional district March 6, 2018
First round		 Advanced 17.5% Runoff N/A
March 6, 2018
Runoff		 Lost 33.2% Did not qualify N/A
Linsey Fagan Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 26th congressional district March 6, 2018 Won 52.7% Lost 39.0%
Darlene McDonald Utah Utah Utah's 4th congressional district June 26, 2018 Eliminated[n 13] N/A Did not qualify N/A
Dorothy Gasque Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 3rd congressional district August 7, 2018 Lost 4.9% Did not qualify N/A
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 7, 2018 Advanced 82.7% Won 83.4%
Sarah Smith Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 9th congressional district August 7, 2018 Advanced 26.9% Lost 32.1%
Randy Bryce Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin's 1st congressional district August 14, 2018 Won 59.6% Lost 42.3%

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
Candidate Office Primaries Primary result % General result %
Bernie Sanders President of the United States 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Withdrew 27% Did not qualify N/A

U.S. Senate
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Betsy Sweet Maine Maine U.S. Senator from Maine July 14, 2020 Lost 23.2% Did not qualify N/A

U.S. House
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Arizona Arizona Arizona's 3rd congressional district August 4, 2020 Won[n 5] 100% Won 64.6%
Ro Khanna (inc.) California California[n 8] California's 17th congressional district March 3, 2020 Advanced 65.3% Won 71.3%
Georgette Gómez California California[n 8] California's 53rd congressional district March 3, 2020 Advanced 20% Lost 40.5%
Marie Newman Illinois Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 17, 2020 Won 47.3% Won 56.4%
Alex Morse Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 1st congressional district September 1, 2020 Lost 41.2% Did not qualify N/A
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 1, 2020 Won[n 5] 100% Won 86.6%
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Michigan Michigan Michigan's 13th congressional district August 4, 2020 Won 66.3% Won 78.1%
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 11, 2020 Won 57.4% Won 64.5%
Cori Bush Missouri Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 4, 2020 Won 48.6% Won 78.9%
Kara Eastman Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska's 2nd congressional district May 12, 2020 Won 61.8% Lost 46.2%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) New York (state) New York New York's 14th congressional district June 23, 2020 Won 72.6% Won 71.6%
Jamaal Bowman New York (state) New York New York's 16th congressional district June 23, 2020 Won 55.5% Won 84.0%
Morgan Harper Ohio Ohio Ohio's 3rd congressional district April 28, 2020 Lost 31.7% Did not qualify N/A
Jessica Cisneros Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 28th congressional district March 3, 2020 Lost 48.2% Did not qualify N/A
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 4, 2020 Advanced 80.3% Won 83.0%

U.S. House
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Nina Turner Ohio Ohio Ohio's 11th congressional district August 3, 2021[n 14] Lost 44.5% Did not qualify N/A

2022

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

U.S. House
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Arizona Arizona Arizona's 7th congressional district[n 15] August 2, 2022 Won[n 5] 100% Won 64.5%
Ro Khanna (inc.) California California[n 8] California's 17th congressional district June 7, 2022 Advanced 66.0% Won 70.9%
Marie Newman (inc.) Illinois Illinois Illinois's 6th congressional district[n 16] June 28, 2022 Lost 29.2% Did not qualify N/A
Kina Collins Illinois Illinois Illinois's 7th congressional district June 28, 2022[53] Lost 45.7% Did not qualify N/A
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 6, 2022 Won[n 5] 100% Won 84.5%
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Michigan Michigan Michigan's 12th congressional district[n 17] August 2, 2022 Won 63.8% Won 70.8%
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 9, 2022 Won 50.3% Won 74.3%
Cori Bush (inc.) Missouri Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 2, 2022 Won 69.5% Won 72.8%
Rana Abdelhamid New York (state) New York New York's 12th congressional district August 23, 2022[54] Withdrew N/A Did not qualify N/A
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) New York (state) New York New York's 14th congressional district August 23, 2022 Won[n 5] 100% Won 67.2%
Jamaal Bowman (inc.) New York (state) New York New York's 16th congressional district August 23, 2022 Won 57.1% Won 60.2%
Summer Lee Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district[n 18] May 17, 2022[55] Won 41.9% Won 55.9%
Odessa Kelly Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee's 7th congressional district[n 19] August 4, 2022[56] Won[n 5] 100% Lost 38.1%
Jessica Cisneros Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 28th congressional district March 1, 2022[57]
First round		 Advanced 46.8% Runoff N/A
May 24, 2022
Runoff		 Lost 49.7% Did not qualify N/A
Greg Casar Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 35th congressional district March 1, 2022 Won 61.2% Won 72.6%
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 2, 2022 Advanced 84.2% Won 85.4%

2024

Justice Democrats has endorsed 12 incumbents.

U.S. House
Candidate State Office Primary date Primary result % General result %
Raúl Grijalva (inc.) Arizona Arizona Arizona's 7th congressional district August 6, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Ro Khanna (inc.) California California[n 8] California's 17th congressional district March 5, 2024 Advanced 62.9% Pending Pending
Delia Ramirez (inc.) Illinois Illinois Illinois's 3rd congressional district March 19, 2024 Won[n 5] 100% Pending Pending
Ayanna Pressley (inc.) Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts's 7th congressional district September 3, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Rashida Tlaib (inc.) Michigan Michigan Michigan's 12th congressional district August 6, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Ilhan Omar (inc.) Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota's 5th congressional district August 13, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Cori Bush (inc.) Missouri Missouri Missouri's 1st congressional district August 6, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (inc.) New York (state) New York New York's 14th congressional district June 25, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Jamaal Bowman (inc.) New York (state) New York New York's 16th congressional district June 25, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending
Summer Lee (inc.) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district April 23, 2024 Won 60.6% Pending Pending
Greg Casar (inc.) Texas Texas[n 12] Texas's 35th congressional district March 5, 2024 Won[n 5] 100% Pending Pending
Pramila Jayapal (inc.) Washington (state) Washington[n 8] Washington's 7th congressional district August 6, 2024 Pending Pending Pending Pending

Notes
  1. Grijalva joined the Justice Democrats in December 2017.
  2. Jayapal joined the Justice Democrats in April 2018.
  3. Ramirez joined the Justice Democrats in January 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. Ran unopposed
  6. Special election to replace Trent Franks, who resigned on December 8, 2017
  7. Running for the Arizona Senate in the 22nd district
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Special election to replace John Conyers, who resigned on December 5, 2017
  11. Special election to replace Pat Tiberi, who resigned on January 15, 2018
  12. 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.
  13. In Utah, a state convention was held on April 21; of the 381 delegates present from the 4th district, McDonald won 25% of the votes and Salt Lake County mayor Ben McAdams won 72%. Since McAdams cleared the 60% threshold, he became the party's nominee, with no primary election taking place on June 26.[51][52]
  14. Special election to replace Marcia Fudge, who resigned on March 10, 2021
  15. Grijalva ran in the new 7th district, which was renumbered from the 3rd district in redistricting.
  16. Newman ran in the new 6th district after moving from the 4th district and previously representing the 3rd district prior to redistricting.
  17. Talib is running in the new 12th district after moving from the 13th district due to redistricting.
  18. Lee ran in the new 12th district, which was renumbered from the 18th district in redistricting.
  19. Kelly ran in the new 7th district after moving from the 5th district due to redistricting.
  1. Serving as members of the Democratic Party.

See also

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