Everytown Endorsements Include Candidates Running in CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MT, MO, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, and VA

NEW YORK - Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The 66 volunteers endorsed today are running for offices ranging from the U.S. House and statewide office to state legislatures, county commissions, school boards, and more across nineteen states. In the 2026 primaries thus far, more than 85% of Moms Demand Action volunteers have won their races.

"Moms Demand Action volunteers-turned-candidates are exactly what so many voters are looking for: Proven leaders with a track record of fighting to keep their communities safe," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "Every election, the number of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office and winning grows larger as we flip legislative chambers, build a bench of future national leaders, and turn a grassroots movement into a governing majority."

"Across nineteen states and every level of government, there is a common thread: candidates who built their political instincts not on the campaign trail but in their communities, fighting for gun safety long before they ever filed to run," said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. "This movement has spent more than a decade creating the conditions for a moment like this, and we are proud to stand with every one of these 66 candidates."

The Moms Demand Action volunteers receiving Everytown's endorsement today:

California
Aisha Wahab, U.S. Representative, District 14
Mara Elliott, State Senator, Senate District 40
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, State Representative, House District 16
Catherine Stefani, State Representative, House District 19
Gail Pellerin, State Representative, House District 28
Pilar Schiavo, State Representative, House District 40
Darshana Patel, State Representative, House District 76
Priya Bhat Patel, Carlsbad City Council
Arielle Golden, Encinitas City Council, District 3
Eric Joyce, Oceanside City Council
Katrina Foley, Orange County Supervisor, District 5
Laura Capps, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Lucas Frerichs, Yolo County Board of Supervisors, District 2

Colorado

Ilana Spiegel, Board of Regents
Tom Sullivan, State Senator, Senate District 27
Stephanie Vigil, State Representative, House District 16
Jillaire McMillan, State Representative, House District 19
Heidi Henkel, State Representative, House District 33
Eliza Hamrick, State Representative, House District 61
Rachel Friend, Boulder County Treasurer

Georgia

Whitney Echenique, State Representative, House District 02

Diana Spangler, State Representative, House District 16

Iowa

Molly Donahue, State Senator, Senate District 37

Cynthia Paschen, State Representative, House District 55

Illinois

Mary Catherine Roberson, State Representative, House District 104

Indiana

Trent Deckard, Monroe County Commission

Kentucky

Ken Bowman, Fort Thomas City Council

Maryland

Kris Fair, State Representative, House District 03

Lorig Charkoudian, State Representative, House District 20

Joan Cole, State Representative, House District 31

Natalie Ziegler, State Representative, House District 09A

Keenon James, State Representative, House District 23B

Andre Johnson, State Representative, House District 34A

Cathi Forbes, State Representative, House District 43B

Nolanda Robert, Harford County Council

James Handley, Howard County Council, District 1

Rich Gibson, Howard County District Attorney

Jess Douglass, Frederick Board of Education

Maine

Michele Meyer, State Senator, Senate District 35

Valli Geiger, State Representative, House District 42

Poppy Arford, State Representative, House District 101

Maura Pillsbury, State Representative, House District 102

Samuel Zager, State Representative, House District 116

Jacqueline Sartoris, Cumberland County District Attorney

Montana

Mary Dunwell, State Senator, Senate District 42

North Dakota

Taylor Johnson, State Representative, House District 35

Greg Clark, Fargo Public Schools School Board

New Jersey

Christine McGrath, Essex County Commission, At-Large

Lucylle Walter, Mercer County Commissioner

Kathleen Dolan, New Providence Mayor

Crystal Feliciano, Trenton City Council, At-Large

Nevada

Sandra Jauregui, Lieutenant Governor

Hunter Cain, Board of Regents, District 2

Jovan Jackson, State Representative, House District 06

Linda P. Cavazos, Clark County School District Board of Trustees, District G

New York

Sarah Rogerson, State Senator, Senate District 44

Kim Keiserman, State Representative, House District 16

Susan Bloom, Clarkstown Town Council

Anthony Nicodemo, Westchester County LegislatureDistrict 15

Ohio

Allison Russo, Secretary of State

Carri Hicks, State Senator, Senate District 40

Oregon

Peren Tiemann, Lake Oswego City Council

Pennsylvania

Jennifer Mazzocco, State Representative, House District 42

South Carolina

Lynn Ramirez, State Representative, House District 16

John MacCarthy, State Representative, House District 27

Virginia

Natalie Bray, Virginia Beach City Public Schools School Board

In 2021, Everytown Victory Fund launched the Demand a Seat educational program to train grassroots volunteers and gun violence survivors to take the next step in their advocacy efforts by running for office and working on campaigns. Since then, the program has trained more than 1,500 volunteers across 47 states and Washington, D.C. During the 2025 election cycle, 163 former Moms Demand Action volunteers were up for election, and 67% won in 23 states. They join the ranks of the more than 600 volunteers from 42 states who have run and won since the Demand a Seat program was launched. All told, 15 states now have five or more former volunteers serving in the legislature.