Dear MoveOn member,
100 days.
In 100 days, we head to the polls for the first national election since Trump took office. In 100 days, we have a chance to end GOP control of the House and elect a bold, energetic new generation of progressives to Congress and state and local governments. In 100 days, we can create a genuine check on the toxic Trump Republican agenda that has only worsened an already-rigged system and has unleashed a constant flood of attacks on communities of color—including Muslims and immigrants.
In 100 days, we can make history together.
MoveOn members are already fueling this big blue wave—through special elections across the country, supporting dynamic candidates in primaries, hosting early actions to mobilize volunteers, and building the infrastructure to win on November 6.
In fact, as of today, we have already endorsed 100 candidates—as part of our plan to endorse 100 U.S. House candidates to end GOP control of Congress and 100 state and local candidates to build a long-term progressive movement of leaders across the country.
Here's a little bit about our first 100 endorsed candidates who, in 100 days, will be part of the blue wave that will transform this country:
- These 100 candidates look more like America than today's Congress. Seventy percent of them are women and 60% people of color, and they bring with them insights and experiences that will ensure all our communities are represented in the halls of power. They come from walks of life that will fill Congress and state offices with new ideas and perspectives.
 | Lauren Underwood - Illinois' 14th Congressional District: Lauren is a registered nurse, with hands-on experience in America's health care industry. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she helped implement the Affordable Care Act, broadening access for those on Medicare, improving health care quality and reforming private insurance. |
 | Gina Ortiz Jones - Texas' 23rd Congressional District: Gina has dedicated her life to public service. She is a veteran, a member of the LGBTQ community, and a first-generation American. Gina would bring a unique perspective in Congress that's sorely missing and fight for progressive values such as health care for all and a fair and humane immigration system. |
 | Rashida Tlaib - Michigan's 13th Congressional District: Rashida is a lifelong Detroit resident and daughter of Palestinian immigrants. She made history in 2008 by becoming the first Muslim woman ever elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where she secured funding for free health clinics and education and championed legislation to protect homeowners from fraudulent mortgage bankers. She's also a fighter. Rashida took on the Koch brothers and forced them to reduce pollution on Detroit's riverfront. And when Donald Trump came to speak in Detroit in 2016, she was one of a dozen women who were arrested for protesting his sexism and bigotry. |
 | Ammar Campa Najjar - California's 50th Congressional District: The son of a Mexican-American mother and a Middle Eastern immigrant father, Ammar was raised in San Diego and spent four years of his youth living in Gaza. Ammar is a staunch advocate for Medicare for All, unions, and for programs to support small businesses owned by minorities, women, immigrants, and veterans. Ammar's experience in Gaza, where he witnessed war and poverty, emboldened him to become a strong supporter of peace and economic justice. |
 | Felicia French - Arizona State House District 6. Felicia is a third-generation Arizonian, retired U.S. Army colonel, former medical evacuation helicopter pilot, Afghan war veteran, senior medical adviser, and an educator. She wants to help reform Arizona by advancing education for all, promoting sustainable economic growth, and banning the sale of assault weapons. |
 | Rachel Crooks - Ohio State House District 88: Rachel is a millennial woman running for office for the first time. She has spent the past decade working in higher education, assisting international students in local universities. The experience has been transformative for her, as she now firmly believes that "when we learn about others, we also learn about ourselves." Rachel is one of the 19 courageous women who came out during the 2016 election to accuse then-candidate Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. |
 | Everton Blair - Georgia Gwinnett County Board of Education: Everton is a graduate of the Gwinnett County school system and a former AP calculus and geometry teacher. Everton has worked with superintendents and education leaders across the country on local, state, and federal education policy, giving him a unique perspective to address the issues facing students in Gwinnett County's public schools. If elected in November, Everton would be the first person of color and the youngest person ever elected to the Gwinnett County Board of Education. |
 | Cara McClure - Alabama Public Service Commissioner: Cara is a single mom, has been homeless, and has been a frontline activist for her community in Birmingham. She is the founder of Black Lives Matter Birmingham. Public Service commissioners supervise and regulate the state's electricity, gas, water, railroad, and telecommunications companies. As Cara has said, "it's very expensive to be poor," and she's running for this position because people shouldn't have to decide between paying their utility bill or buying groceries or medicine. If elected, she would be the first Black person ever to serve on Alabama's Public Service Commission. |
 | Beto O'Rouke - Texas' U.S. Senate: A native of El Paso and a fourth-generation Texan, Beto was elected to represent his hometown and the 16th District in the U.S. House in 2012, winning in a race against an eight-term incumbent. Now he's got Ted Cruz on his heels as his inspiring campaign picks up momentum. Beto is running a campaign that rejects all PAC donations and has been a leader on standing up to the horrific injustice of the Trump administration's immigration policies. |
- These 100 candidates are running on bold ideas. Ideas that could unrig the system, creating a fairer and more just country for us all. The vision that health care is a human right, proposals for a federal jobs guarantee, the demand to transform the criminal justice system, the call to legalize marijuana, proposals to respect all immigrants and end ICE's reign of terror, breaking up big banks and other monopolies, divesting from fossil fuels—ideas that in Congress, state legislatures, and local councils could transform America.
- These 100 candidates are upsetting conventional wisdom and winning. Our challenger candidates have already been defeating establishment incumbents in the primaries.
 | Alexandria Ocasio Cortez made national news in her insurgent and inspirational primary victory for New York's 14th Congressional District in Queens. MoveOn was one of only a handful of national organizations to endorse her campaign, after members in NY-14 overwhelmingly voted to support her. |
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| Ram Villivalam (left) who ran for state Senate and Brandon Johnson (right) who ran for Cook County Commission are both union organizers and won their competitive Illinois primaries against the local political machine. |
  | Summer Lee (left) and Sara Innamorato (right), both proud Democratic Socialists, ran for Pennsylvania state House, defeating longtime incumbents. |
- These 100 candidates can win. Many of our Democratic challengers have outraised their Republican incumbents. All of our candidates are motivating volunteers in huge numbers—and it's still early in the cycle. And as MoveOn members support these candidates with time, funds, technical support, and more, we all are fueling a blue wave.
There are still 100 days until Election Day—and anything can happen. We can't take anything for granted. Big Money is against us. The power of incumbency is against us. Trump, McConnell, and the Republican corporate donors will take unprecedented action to retain power.
But we know that people power can prevail.
And for the sake of our country, we must prevail. We need elected officials who will stop the attacks on our health care, will stop the egregious giveaways to Trump's corporate backers, will hold accountable a corrupt administration and Cabinet, and will demand answers from those who have abused children and families through the cruel family separation policy.
We are inspired by the 100 candidates MoveOn members have endorsed so far—and excited to endorse 100 more. And we're even more excited to ramp up our work—knocking on doors, getting out the vote, and marching to the ballot box in 100 days.
You can see the full list of candidates MoveOn has endorsed so far this year here.
And if you're inspired to help make sure we elect these visionary leaders in 100 days, you can click here to chip in.
Thanks for all you do.
–Lisa, Sara, Arvin, Allison, and the rest of the team
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