Our slate

 

In the last several months, we’ve seen the impact of just a few progressives standing up for working people, and fighting corporate interests head-on. And we’re working to elect 5 new Justice Democrats to join them: Odessa Kelly, Rana Abdelhamid, Jessica Cisneros, Kina Collins, and Summer Lee.

Odessa, Rana, Jessica, Kina, and Summer don’t have billionaires or corporate PAC money behind them. Their people-powered campaigns are fueled by the same grassroots movement that unseated corporate Democrats and elected Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush.

The final FEC deadline of the year for our full slate is coming up at the end of the month, and we’re behind on the $200k we need to raise for our JD primary candidates by the end of the quarter.

Odessa, Rana, Jessica, Kina, and Summer are running in districts that are currently represented by incumbents who have failed to fight for the people that elected them. They’ve chosen instead to represent the interests of Wall Street, real estate developers, pharmaceutical companies, and other big corporations.

Just like AOC, Ilhan, Cori, and other Justice Democrats — our JD slate is ready to take on the tough fights to stand for working people in Congress. But challenging opponents with deep pockets and big campaign war chests will be no easy task.

We need to do our part to help Odessa, Rana, Jessica, Kina, and Summer put up big fundraising numbers and fuel their campaigns going into the 2022 primaries. 

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats

Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee

Federal candidates or officeholders mentioned above are not asking for more than $5,000 per calendar year from individuals or other federally permissible sources, nor are they asking for any funds from corporations, labor unions, or any other federally prohibited sources.
JusticeDemocrats.com
10629 Hardin Valley Rd, #226, Knoxville, TN 37932
Email us: us@justicedemocrats.com

Rahm Emmanuel is unfit to serve

 

Seven years ago, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by Chicago police officers. As mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel tried to cover up his wrongful death, delaying justice and stopping Laquan’s family from getting closure and healing.

Today, on the anniversary of Laquan’s murder, Rahm Emanuel is sitting before the Senate Foreign Relations committee for nomination as Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Japan.

Illinois’ 7th is a congressional district plagued by inequality. It’s home to giant tech companies, big real estate developments, and a wealthy financial district championed by Rahm Emmanuel. But travel just a couple miles away, and the community struggles with unemployment, unsafe infrastructure, and unequal public schools — and life expectancy drops by 30 years.

Past experiences and actions matter. Which is why Rahm Emanuel is unequivocally unfit to serve as ambassador to Japan — period. And why we need the people’s voice in government.

Kina’s experiences as an organizer and activist, on the front lines of the protests against Rahm Emanuel, tackling inequity, and fighting for justice and accountability make her the best candidate in the IL-07 primary. But in order to beat the corrupt political system that protected Rahm Emanuel, and has maintained the status quo, she needs our help. Will you split a contribution between Kina Collins and Justice Democrats? Your support will help us build the campaign needed to get Kina elected.

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats

Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Federal candidates or officeholders mentioned above are not asking for more than $5,000 per calendar year from individuals or other federally permissible sources, nor are they asking for any funds from corporations, labor unions, or any other federally prohibited sources.
JusticeDemocrats.com
10629 Hardin Valley Rd, #226, Knoxville, TN 37932

What's critical about right now:

 

Nearly 90% of Congressional races are won by the candidate who spends more money. We’ve won races with less money, like when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a high-ranking corporate Democrat in 2018. But it’s really hard to do, and that’s one of the reasons AOC’s victory shocked the political establishment so much.

AOC’s opponent in 2018 spent at least 5 times more than she did on the primary election. AOC won because she was what NY-14 needed, had a strong campaign, and a strong message. We helped her build that campaign.

As we build power and see the impact of the 10 Justice Democrats in Congress, we’ve been able to close the spending gap. Then, more challenges came our way. The political establishment started spending millions through Super PACs to smear our candidates. Centrist and right-wing groups, big corporations and Wall Street all started flooding money into our races to keep corporate Democrats in office.

We continue to shock the political establishment because of our grassroots support. We do our best to match the unlimited resources of the political establishment with donations of $3, $16.95 (our average donation this year), $27 or more from folks like you. We rely on your support 100%, we don’t take a cent from corporate PACs.

And we use your donations strategically. We build campaigns to win, help our candidates hire staff, set up field organizing operations, support media strategies, and so much more.

We’re supporting four primary challengers for 2022 — Jessica Cisneros, Odessa Kelly, Kina Collins, and Rana Abdelhamid — with more to come. That takes a lot of money, especially when our opponents are bankrolled by Wall Street and the Democratic establishment. These primaries are around the corner (Jessica’s is in March!) and we need your help right now to expand progressive power in Congress.

Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
JusticeDemocrats.com
10629 Hardin Valley Rd, #226, Knoxville, TN 37932
Email us: us@justicedemocrats.com