VICTORY: DFA energized by Marie Newman’s transformative triumph in IL-03
November 4, 2020
Marie Newman easily triumphed over her general election opponent in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional district, securing her seat in Congress come January.
Although IL-03 is considered to be a solidly Democratic district, Newman will be a huge improvement over the anti-choice, anti-gay, corporate incumbent, Dan Lipinski whom she successfully primaried in March of 2020 with the backing of Democracy for America (DFA) and other grassroots…
Read More…VICTORY: DFA excited by Rep. Ilhan Omar resounding victory in MN-05
November 4, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar has won her reelection campaign for MN-05, one of Minnesota’s most reliably blue districts
Omar was one of DFA’s very first endorsements of the 2020 cycle and received DFA’s support in her first race for Congress in 2018.
DFA CEO Yvette Simpson on Ilhan Omar’s 2020 victory in Minnesota:
Read More…“Rep. Ilhan Omar’s resounding victory tonight is a major victory for the progressives in her district and across the country. Despite…
VICTORY: DFA celebrates Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s big reelection win
November 4, 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has won her reelection campaign for Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional district by a landslide.
Pressley, who did not face a challenger in the Democratic primary this Summer, easily triumphed over the two write-in candidates who opposed her, as well as a candidate from the Independent Party.
Democracy for America (DFA) which also supported Pressley in her historic 2018 primary victory, made Pressley’s reelection…
Read More…VICTORY: DFA cheers Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s reelection victory
November 3, 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has won her reelection campaign for Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional district by a landslide.
Pressley, who did not face a challenger in the Democratic primary this Summer, easily triumphed over the two write-in candidates who opposed her, as well as a candidate from the Independent party.
Democracy for America (DFA) which also supported Pressley in her historic 2018 primary victory, made Pressley’s reelection…
Read More…VICTORY: DFA energized by “Progressive rising star” Jamaal Bowman’s win in NY-16
November 3, 2020
Progressive rising star, Jamaal Bowman has been officially elected to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District.
Democracy for America (DFA) endorsed Bowman leading up to his primary election, and supported him during the general election.
Bowman’s district was listed safely Democratic after his historic upset primary victory, in which he defeated 16-term incumbent and corporate Dem, Eliot Engel by a landslide.
DFA Chair…
Read More…VICTORY: DFA celebrates Joe Neguse’s reelection victory in CO-02
November 3, 2020
Rep. Joe Neguse just sailed through to reelection in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional district.
Democracy for America (DFA) endorsed Neguse for reelection early in the cycle, after backing his first, historic Congressional race in 2018 where he became the first Black representative from the state of Colorado.
DFA Chair Charles Chamberlain on Joe Neguse’s 2020 victory in Colorado:
Read More…“Rep. Joe Neguse’s big win tonight is cause for…
VICTORY: DFA enthused by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decisive general election win
November 3, 2020
Progressive champion Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has won a decisive victory in her congressional reelection bid. The Squad member’s seat was considered to be safely Democratic going into the general, following her similarly decisive win in the primary election in June.
DFA, which also supported AOC ahead of her historic 2018 primary victory, made Ocasio-Cortez’s reelection effort one of its first endorsements of the 2020 election…
Read More…VICTORY: DFA cheers as “relentless grassroots organizer” Cori Bush heads to Congress
November 3, 2020
Cori Bush has won the general election in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District by a wide margin after her upset primary victory in August.
After endorsing her first primary run in 2018, Democracy for America endorsed Bush and joined the progressive-led coalition behind her during the 2020 general election.
DFA Chair Charles Chamberlain on Cori Bush’s win in MO-01 Congressional District:
Read More…“With Cori Bush general election victory…
VICTORY: DFA celebrates Ed “Green New Dealmaker” Markey’s return to the U.S. Senate
November 3, 2020
Sen. Ed Markey just cruised to reelection for his Massachusetts Senate seat, which was considered to be safely Democratic following his hotly contested primary battle with Rep. Joe Kennedy III.
Democracy for America jumped in to back Markey, one of the Senate’s most consistently progressive members, in the lead up to the primary election and celebrated his wide margin of victory as a capstone for transformative progressive wins this…
Read More…DFA says GOP’s Coney Barrett SCOTUS power grab “will have consequences” in 2020 election, beyond
October 26, 2020
Moments ago the U.S. Senate, in a party-line Republican vote that took place within a week of the conclusion of the presidential election, forced Judge Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court of the United States.
Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson following the Senate’s final vote for Coney Barrett:
Read More…"Tonight’s Senate vote to force Judge Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court just a week before the conclusion of a…
DFA: “Biden delivered one of his strongest 2020 debate performances… handed Trump a clear defeat”
October 22, 2020
Here’s a quick reaction to tonight’s final general election debate from Democracy for America’s Chair Charles Chamberlain:
Read More…“Joe Biden delivered one of his strongest debate performances of the 2020 campaign tonight and in the process handed Donald Trump a clear defeat at the moment he most needed a win.
“With nearly 50 million Americans having already voted and down in the polls, Donald Trump desperately needed a debate that might…
DFA on Biden Court Reform Commission plan: U.S. doesn’t need “nice report,” we need “bold action”
October 22, 2020
This morning, Vice President Biden announced plans to establish, if elected, a bipartisan commission to study potential reforms to U.S. Courts.
Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson released the following comment in response to Biden’s plan for a court reform commission:
Read More…“For much of the last 18 months, Joe Biden has been largely opposed to any real efforts to reform the judiciary in response to Mitch McConnell’s six-year effort to…
DFA: Judiciary vote on Coney Barrett a “brazen display of anti-democratic political power”
October 22, 2020
Minutes ago, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, in a party-line vote, voted to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States to the full Senate.
Democracy for America's CEO Yvette Simpson on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote:
Read More…“The party-line vote that just took place in the Senate Judiciary Committee was one of the most brazen displays of anti-democratic political power we’ve ever seen in…
Democracy for America takes position on 41 state, local ballot proposals in 2020 election
October 20, 2020
With less than two weeks to go before voting concludes, Democracy for America (DFA) has announced its position on 41 statewide and municipal-level direct-democracy initiatives in 17 states across the country.
These direct-democracy initiatives include ballot initiatives, ballot measures, referendums, and state constitutional amendments that will be approved, rejected, or ratified directly by voters who cast a ballot in the 2020 general…
DFA: “Kamala Harris delivered a pitch perfect dismantling” of Trump-Pence in VP Debate
October 7, 2020
Reaction to tonight’s Vice Presidential debate from Democracy for America’s Chair Charles Chamberlain:
Read More…“From the pandemic to the economy to racial justice, Senator Kamala Harris won the debate with substance backed up by the truth.
“Mike Pence failed to effectively lead the Trump Administration’s response to the Coronavirus, so it should be no surprise that he failed to deliver an effective debate performance tonight.
“Kamala Harris…