VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Moms Demand Action Volunteer JoAnna Mendoza Wins in Arizona’s 6th 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 JoAnna Mendoza to represent Arizona's 6th Congressional District.

"JoAnna Mendoza joined Moms Demand Action volunteers in pushing lawmakers to take gun safety seriously, and now she'll be the one casting votes in Congress," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "Everytown congratulates Representative-elect Mendoza, one more volunteer-turned-lawmaker who will make it harder for the gun lobby to call the shots in Washington."

"JoAnna Mendoza didn't need an introduction to our volunteers in Southern Arizona, because she had organized right alongside them as a Moms Demand Action volunteer," said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. "That's the power of a candidate who comes from this movement. Southern Arizona now has a member of Congress who knows what it takes to keep communities safe, and our volunteers will have her back in Washington."

"As a Moms Demand Action volunteer, JoAnna Mendoza has stood with Southern Arizona families in the fight to end gun violence, and we couldn't be prouder to help send her to Congress," said Nihar Bhave, a volunteer with Students Demand Action in Arizona. "Our community deserves a representative who will fight for our safety, and that's exactly who we elected."

Establishing a gun safety majority in the House was Everytown's top federal priority this cycle. Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund invested more than $43 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 - all carried by President Trump in 2024. Everytown also backed gun safety champion Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida's 25th District. Working closely with House Majority PAC, the program highlighted 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 safety 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.