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Alabama
Phyllis Harvey-Hall
U.S. House of Representatives, AL-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
Adia McClellan Winfrey
U.S. House of Representatives, AL-03
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Terri A. Sewell
U.S. House of Representatives, AL-07
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Alaska
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Arizona
Coral Evans
Arizona State House of Representatives, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Geraldine Peten
Arizona State House of Representatives, District 4
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jevin Hodge
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Whitney Walker
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Triné Nelson
Kyrene School District Governing Board
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Arkansas
Keidra Burrell
Arkansas State Senate, District 27
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ronetta Francis
Arkansas State Senate, District 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Denise Ennett
Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 36
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Joyce Elliot
U.S. House of Representatives, AR-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jannie Cotton
Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 41
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Shawn Only
Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 53
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ricky Dale Harrington Jr.
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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California
Rhodesia Ransom
San Joaquin County Supervisor, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tunua Thrash-Ntuk
Long Beach City Council, District 8
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Angela Andrews
Hayward City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Holly Mitchell
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 2
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marcus Bush
National City Council-At-Large
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Barbara J. Lee
U.S. House of Representatives, CA-13
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Karen Bass
U.S. House of Representatives, CA-37
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Maxine Waters
U.S. House of Representatives, CA-43
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Lanira Murphy
State Assembly, District 46
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Nichelle Henderson
Los Angeles Community College Board
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Maureen Craft
Elk Grove City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ge’Nell Gary
Albany City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kimberly Warmsley
Stockton City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Monica E. Wilson
Antioch City Council, District 4
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tiffanee Jones
Vallejo City Unified School District Trustee, District 2
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Treva Reid
Oakland City Council, District 7
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Sara Prada
Hayward School Board
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kim Pipkin
San Anselmo Town Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marcia Wilson
Alhambra Unified School District Board of Education
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Yasmine-Imani McMorrin
Culver City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Carolyn Wysinger
West Contra Costa Unified School Board Trustee, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Lisa Gauthier
East Palo Alto City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dr. Nichèt James-Gray
Los Angeles Community College District Board, Seat Five
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Herb Wesson
Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 2
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Joella Valdez
Montebello City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Chaz Flemmings
Manhattan Beach City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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David Torres
Montebello City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Richard Hurt
Aliso Viejo City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Devin Murphy
Pinole City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Colorado
Regan Byrd
Colorado RTD Board, District H
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Leslie Herod
Colorado State House of Representatives, District 8
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dominique Jackson
Colorado State House of Representatives, District 42
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Rhonda Fields
Colorado State Senate, District 29
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Joe Neguse
U.S. House of Representatives, CO-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jennifer Bacon
Colorado State House of Representatives, District 7
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Connecticut
Jahana Hayes
U.S. House of Representatives, CT-05
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Quentin "Q" Phipps
Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 100
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Delaware
Lisa Blunt Rochester
U.S. House of Representatives, DE-00
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Madinah Wilson-Anton
Delaware State House of Representatives, District 26
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marie Pinkney
Delaware State Senate, District 13
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Florida
Shevrin Jones
Florida State Senate, District 35
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Val Demings
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kimberly Walker
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Pam Keith
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-18
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Christine Olivo
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-24
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Frederica Wilson
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-24
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Bobby DuBose
Florida State House of Representatives, District 94
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Harold Pryor
Broward County State Attorney
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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George Odom
Broward County Circuit Court Judge, Group 16
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Anika Omphroy
Florida State House of Representatives, District 95
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Vennia Francois
U.S. House of Representatives, FL-10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dotie Joseph
Florida State House of Representatives, District 108
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Fentrice Driskell
Florida State House of Representatives, District 63
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Travaris McCurdy
Florida State House of Representatives, District 46
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Georgia
Lucy McBath
U.S. House of Representatives, GA-06
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Regina Lewis-Ward
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 109
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Patsy Austin-Gatson
Gwinnett County District Attorney
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Rhonda Burnough
Georgia State House Representative, District 77
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Park Cannon
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 58
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Nikema Williams
Georgia State Senate, District 39
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Doreen Carter
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 92
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Joyce Barlow
Georgia State House of Representatives, 151
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Mokah Jasmine Johnson
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 117
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Raphael Warnock
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Donna McLeod
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 105
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Shelly Hutchinson
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 107
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jasmine Clark
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 108
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Renitta Shannon
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 84
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jamesia James
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Deborah A. Jackson
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tamara Johnson-Shealey
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Valencia Stovall
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tabitha Johnson-Green
U.S. House of Representatives, GA-10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Derrick J. Wilson
Gwinnett County Commission, District 3
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Nicole Love Hendrickson
Gwinnett County Commission, Chair
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Matielyn Jones
Georgia State Senate, District 45
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ebony Carter
Georgia State House of Representatives, District 110
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Aaron Whitely
Chatham County Commission, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
Lauren Underwood
U.S. House of Representatives, IL-14
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Lamont Robinson
Illinois State House of Representatives, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ken Mejia-Beal
Illinois State House of Representatives, District 42
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Levander "Van" Smith Jr.
Circuit Court Judge of Cook County
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Robin L. Kelly
U.S. House of Representatives, IL-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Erika Weaver
U.S. House of Representatives, IL-15
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Robert Peters
Illinois State Senate, District 13
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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DeShawn Williams
Champaign County Board, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Chaundra Bishop
Champaign County Coroner
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Indiana
Jeannine Lee Lake
U.S. House of Representatives, IN-06
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Belinda Drake
Indiana State Senate, District 32
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dr. Woody Myers
Indiana Governor
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
Pamela Stevenson
Kentucky State House of Representatives, District 43
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Attica Scott
Kentucky State House of Representatives, District 41
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Lamar Allen
Kentucky State House of Representatives, District 56
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Dustin Burley
Kentucky State House of Representatives, District 53
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Angela Evans
Council Member, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Louisiana
Sandra "Candy" Christophe
U.S. House of Representatives, LA-05
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Diedre Pierce Kelly
Louisiana State Central Committee and County Committee
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Sharon Weston Broome
Mayor-President, Baton Rouge
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Maine
Rachel Talbot Ross
Maine State House of Representatives, District 40
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dr. Richard Evans
Maine State House of Representatives, District 120
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Maryland
Shebra Evans
Montgomery County Board of Education, District 4
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Brandon Scott
Mayor, Baltimore
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Maria Mandela Vismale
Baltimore City Council, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley
U.S. House of Representatives, MA-07
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Michigan
Brenda Lawrence
U.S. House of Representatives, MI-14
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Cynthia A. Johnson
Michigan State House of Representatives, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kyra Harris Bolden
Michigan State House of Representatives, District 35
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Felicia Brabec
Michigan State House of Representatives, District 55
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Domonique Clemons
Genesee County Commission, District 4
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Chokwe Pitchford
Michigan State House of Representatives, District 79
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Minnesota
John Thompson
Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 67A
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ilhan Omar
U.S. House of Representatives, MN-05
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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DeVonna Pittman
Hennepin County Commissioner
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Ruth Richardson
Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 52B
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Cedrick R. Frazier
Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 45A
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Mississippi
Mike Espy
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Missouri
Cori Bush
U.S. House of Representatives, MO-01
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Cori Bush was featured alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Netflix’s Knock Down The House (2019) that follows four working class women running for Congress.
Melissa Robinson
Kansas City City Council
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Alissia Canady
Lieutenant Governor
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tishaura O. Jones
St. Louis City Treasurer
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dr. Gena Ross
U.S. House of Representatives, MO-06
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Yinka Faleti
Missouri Secretary of State
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Montana
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Nebraska
Marque Snow
Nebraska State House of Representatives, District 9
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Terrell McKinney
Nebraska Legislature, District 11
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Nevada
Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Moreno Assembly, District 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Clara Thomas
Nevada Assembly, District 17
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Belinda Harris
North Las Vegas Justice Court, Department 3
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tierra Jones
District Court Judge, Department 10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Brittney Miller
Nevada Assembly, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Dallas Harris
Nevada State Senate, District 11
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Pat Spearman
Nevada State Senate, District 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Howard Watts
Nevada Assembly, District 15
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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New Hampshire
Melanie Levesque
New Hampshire State Senate, District 12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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New Jersey
Cory Booker
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. House of Representatives, NJ-12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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New Mexico
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New York
Zellnor Myrie
New York State Senate, District 20
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie calls for the passing of bills to increase police accountability throughout New York state on June 4, 2020 in New York City. Myrie was pepper sprayed and handcuffed during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Brooklyn while demanding justice for George Floyd’s murder.
Rita Joseph
New York City Council, District 40
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Samra Brouk
New York State Senate, District 55
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Amoy Barnes
Staten Island City Council, District 49
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jackie Gordon
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jamaal Bowman
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-16
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Mondaire Jones
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-17
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Roxanne Persaud
New York State Senate, District 19
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jabari Brisport
New York State Senate, District 25
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Yvette D. Clarke
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-09
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Amanda Septimo
New York Assembly, District 84
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kemi Akindude
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-11
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North Carolina
DeAndrea Salvador
North Carolina State Senate, District 39
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Sydney Batch
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 37
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kimberly Hardy
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 43
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Frances Jackson
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 45
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Pat Timmons-Goodson
U.S. House of Representatives, NC-08
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Aimy Steele
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 82
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Evelyn Terry
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 71
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jean Farmer-Butterfield
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 24
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jessica Holmes
Commissioner of Labor
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Natalie Murdock
North Carolina State Senate, District 20
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Rosa Gill
North Carolina State Senate, District 33
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Vernetta Alston
North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 29
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Yvonne Lewis Holley
Lieutenant Governor
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Cheri Beasley
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Cynthia Wallace
U.S. House of Representatives, NC-09
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Alma Adams
U.S. House of Representatives, NC-12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Tiffani Koonce-Crawford
Lenoir County Commissioner
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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North Dakota
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Ohio
Emilia Sykes
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 34
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Janine Boyd
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 9
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Juanita Brent
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Catherine Ingram
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 32
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Leronda Jackson
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 40
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Phil Robinson
Ohio State House of Representatives, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Joyce Beatty
U.S. House of Representatives, OH-03
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Vanessa Enoch
U.S. House of Representatives, OH-08
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Desiree Tims
U.S. House of Representatives, OH-10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marcia Fudge
U.S. House of Representatives, OH-11
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Laverne Gore
U.S. House of Representatives, OH-11
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Lasheyl Stroud
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Oklahoma
Danyell Lanier
U.S. House of Representatives, OK-02
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Mauree Turner
Oklahoma State House of Representatives, District 88
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Oregon
Janelle Bynum
Oregon State House of Representatives, District 351
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Pennsylvania
Claudette Williams
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, District 176
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Summer Lee
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, District 34
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Malcolm Kenyatta
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, District 181
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Rhode Island
Jennifer Rourke
Rhode Island State Senate, District 29
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marcia Ranglin
Rhode Island State House of Representatives, District 5
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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South Carolina
Jaime Harrison
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Helen Pendarvis
South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 35
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Melissa Watson
U.S. House of Representatives, SC-07
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jermaine Johnson
South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 80
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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JA Moore
South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 15
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kambrell Garvin
South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 77
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
Marquita Bradshaw
U.S. Senate
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Erika Stotts Pearson
U.S. House of Representatives, TN-08
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Brandon Thomas
Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 49
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Torrey Harris
Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 90
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Texas
Adrienne Bell
U.S. House of Representatives, TX-14
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Candace Valenzuela
U.S. House of Representatives, TX-24
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Candace Valenzuela is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to serve Texas’s 24th congressional district. If Valenzuela wins, she will be the first Black Latina in Congress.
Rhetta Bowers
Texas State House of Representatives, District 113
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Sheila Jackson Lee
U.S. House of Representatives, TX-18
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
U.S. House of Representatives, TX-30
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Aurora Martinez Jones
Texas State Court, 126th District Judge
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Christian Menefee
Harris County Attorney
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Akilah Bacy
Texas State House of Representatives, District 138
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
Joy Stanford
Washington State House of Representatives, District 26, Position 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Jamila Taylor
Washington State House of Representatives, District 30, Position 1
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Sharonda Amamilo
Thurston County Superior Court Judge, Position 8
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Kirsten Harris-Talley
Washington State House of Representatives, District 37, Position 2
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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April Berg
Washington State House of Representatives, District 44
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Marilyn Strickland
U.S. House of Representatives, WA-10
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Washington, D.C.
Janeese Lewis George
City Council Ward, District 4
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
U.S. House of Representatives, DC-00
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Christina Henderson
D.C. City Council At-Large
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
LaTonya Johnson
Wisconsin State Senate, District 6
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Shelia Stubbs
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 77
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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LaKeshia Myers
State Assembly, District 12
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Gwen Moore
U.S. House of Representatives, WI-04
Election Date: November 3, 2020
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Wyoming
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