VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Moms Demand Action Volunteer Lindsay James Wins in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund Ran a More Than $43 Million Paid Media Campaign Focused on Moms Demand Action Volunteers in Must-Win Battleground U.S. House Districts

Everytown Supporters, Alongside Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Made More Than 15 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Safety Candidates

WASHINGTON - Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, declared a major victory today as voters elected former Moms Demand Action volunteer Lindsay James to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District.

"As a pastor, four-term state lawmaker, and Moms Demand Action volunteer, Lindsay James has spent years standing up for safer Iowa communities, and now she's taking that work to Washington," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "Northeast Iowa will have a champion in Congress who puts public safety first, and Everytown congratulates Representative-elect James on her hard-fought victory."

"Lindsay James showed up for her neighbors as a Moms Demand Action volunteer long before her name was on a ballot, and Iowa voters noticed," said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. "Our volunteers made sure every voter in this district knew who she was and what she stands for. She's headed to Congress with a movement behind her, and we'll be with her when she gets there."

"Lindsay James has been a strong partner to Iowans working to make their communities safer, and we're so proud to see her win," said Lori Durian, a volunteer with the Iowa chapter of Moms Demand Action. "We talked to our neighbors about what was at stake in this race, and they turned out for her. Now the real work begins, and we can't wait to get started."

Flipping the House was Everytown's top federal priority this cycle, and electing as many of the more than 40 Moms Demand Action volunteers running for Congress was the center of that strategy. Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund invested $42 million in House races to elect former volunteers in eight of the most competitive districts in the country: AZ-06, FL-22, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, MI-08, MI-10 and PA-08. That included a $10 million campaign with House Majority PAC to highlight the strong public safety records of endorsed candidates and the threat MAGA extremists pose to commonsense gun safety laws and our communities. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers made more than 15 million voter contacts in support of gun sense candidates up and down the ballot.

These candidates were among 547 Moms Demand Action volunteers who ran for offices up and down the ballot across 47 states this cycle, including more than 40 who ran for Congress. Many were trained through Demand a Seat, which Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund launched in 2021 to train grassroots volunteers and gun violence survivors to run for office. The program has trained more than 1,600 volunteers across 49 states and Washington, D.C. Since 2021, more than 600 former volunteers have been elected, including six who were already serving in Congress before this election.