Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Volunteers and Everytown Leaders Endorsements, Backing 83 Candidates Across 18 States

Everytown Endorsements Include Candidates Running AZ, CT, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, and WI

NEW YORK - Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers and Everytown Leaders running for office across the country. The 83 candidates endorsed today are running for offices ranging from statewide offices to state legislatures, county commissions, school boards, and more across 18 states. In the 2026 primaries thus far, more than 86% of Moms Demand Action volunteers have won their races.

"From city halls to the halls of Congress, no one is better prepared to write gun safety laws than the people who have spent years fighting to pass them," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "We're proud to endorse these 83 candidates in key races across 18 states and look forward to them joining the hundreds of Moms Demand Action volunteers already serving in every level of government."

"From knocking on doors to running for office, Moms Demand Action volunteers have spent years building power in their communities, and now 83 more are joining a deep bench of gun sense champions running for office this year," said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. "They're the heart of the gun violence prevention movement and we're proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the fight for safer communities."

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

Arizona

Aaron Márquez, State Representative, House District 5

Connecticut

Martha Marx, State Senator, Senate District 20

Melissa Osborne, State Representative, House District 16

Tiffani McGinnis, State Representative, House District 18

Robin Comey, State Representative, House District 102

Jennifer Leeper, State Representative, House District 132

Lucy Dathan, State Representative, House District 142

Florida

Allison Tant, State Representative, House District 9

Robin Bartleman, State Representative, House District 103

Tina Certain, Alachua County Commission, District 2

Dr. Sarah Rockwell, Alachua County Public School Board, District 3

Jancie Vinson, Alachua County Public School Board, District 5

Angie Gallo, Orange County Public Schools School Board Chair

Kristine Kraus, Seminole County Public School Board, District 1

Illinois

Nicki Sullivan, Lake County Commission

Kansas

Henry Johns, State Representative, House District 5

Sherry Giebler, State Representative, House District 14

Allison Hougland, State Representative, House District 15

Linda Featherston, State Representative, House District 16

Jo Ella Hoye, State Representative, House District 17

Mari-Lynn Poskin, State Representative, House District 20

Eli Woody, State Representative, House District 31

Nikki McDonald, State Representative, House District 49

Becky Fast, Johnson County Commission, District 1

Kentucky

Karen Berg, State Senator, Senate District 26

Michigan

Eli Savit, Attorney General

Matt Koleszar, State Senator, Senate District 5

Sue Shink, State Senator, Senate District 14

Julie Rogers, State Senator, Senate District 19

Laurie Pohutsky, State Representative, House District 17

Kelly Breen, State Representative, House District 21

Ranjeev Puri, State Representative, House District 24

Brenda Carter, State Representative, House District 53

Sarah Pounds, State Representative, House District 54

Alex Hawkins, State Representative, House District 55

Joseph McClusky, State Representative, House District 86

Minnesota

Liz Boldon, State Senator, Senate District 25

Bonnie Westlin, State Senator, Senate District 42

Rick Olson, State Senator, Senate District 54

Lindsey Port, State Senator, Senate District 55

Erin Maye Quade, State Senator, Senate District 56

Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, State Representative, House District 49B

Julie Greene, State Representative, House District 50A

Mary Frances Clardy, State Representative, House District 53A

Brian Cohn, State Representative, House District 57B

Missouri

Keri Ingle, State Senator, Senate District 8

Ashley Aune, State Representative, House District 14

Susan Hoisington, State Representative, House District 17

Adrian Plank, State Representative, House District 47

Gregg Bush, State Representative, House District 50

Jennifer Trickey, State Representative, House District 88

Mark Boyko, State Representative, House District 90

Don Crozier, State Representative, House District 103

Gary Wester, State Representative, House District 107

Amy Thompson, State Representative, House District 119

Leslie Jones, State Representative, House District 130

New York

Heidi Tucci, Dutchess County Legislator, District 22

Ohio

J. Noah Spinner, State Representative, House District 31

Lisa Sobecki, Lucas County Commission

Oregon

Bridget Brooks, Tualatin City Council, Position 3

Pennsylvania

Brad Chambers, State Representative, House District 41

South Carolina

Virginia McLean, State Representative, House District 36

Tennessee

Lori Love, State Representative, House District 3

Shaundelle Brooks, State Representative, House District 60

Gloria Johnson, State Representative, House District 90

Gabby Salinas, State Representative, House District 96

Jesse Huseth, State Representative, House District 97

Cadence Collins, Knox County Schools Board of Education, District 6

Rebecca Janssen, Montgomery County Commission, District 7

Will Richardson, Shelby County Commission, District 8

Sarah Hilton, Sumner County Commission, District 12

Jill Fernelius, Sumner County School Board, District 1

Vermont

Thomas Chittenden, State Senator, Senate District Chittenden Southeast

Erin Brady, State Representative, House District Chittenden-2

Kelsey Pasteris, State Representative, House District Chittenden-4

Kate McCann, State Representative, House District Washington-4

Virginia

Derrick Wood, Dumfries Mayor

Phillip Jones, Newport News Mayor

Wisconsin

Robyn Vining, State Senator, Senate District 5

Deb Andraca, State Representative, House District 23

Brienne Brown, State Representative, House District 43

Joan Fitzgerald, State Representative, House District 46

Lee Snodgrass, State Representative, House District 52

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 1,700 volunteers across 49 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 43 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, and six former volunteers are now serving in the U.S. Congress.