Our Recommended Candidates
These candidates for U.S. Congress and state governorships have earned NEA’s endorsement for their pro-public education policies.
Recommended Candidates
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Alabama
Shomari Figures (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Rep. Terri Sewell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Alaska
Mary Peltola (D)
U.S. House, At Large
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Arizona
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D)
Marlene Galan-Woods (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Raquel Teran (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Greg Stanton (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Kirsten Engel (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Arkansas
Rodney Govens (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Marcus Jones (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Caitlin Draper (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Risie Howard (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
California
California
Rep. Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
California
Rep. Jared Huffman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
California
Jessica Morse (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
California
Rep. Mike Thompson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
California
Rep. Ami Bera (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
California
Rep. Doris Matsui (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
California
Rep. John Garamendi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
California
Rep. Josh Harder (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
California
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
California
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
California
Lateefah Simon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
California
Adam Gray (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
California
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
California
Evan Low (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 16
California
Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
California
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 19
California
Rep. Jim Costa (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 21
California
Rudy Salas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 22
California
Derek Marshall (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 23
California
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 24
California
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 25
California
Rep. Julia Brownley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 26
California
George Whiteside (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 27
California
Rep. Judy Chu (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 28
California
Luz Rivas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 29
California
Laura Friedman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 30
California
Gil Cisneros (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 31
California
Rep. Brad Sherman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 32
California
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 33
California
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 34
California
Rep. Norma Torres (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 35
California
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 37
California
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 38
California
Rep. Mark Takano (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 39
California
Joe Kerr (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 40
California
Will Rollins (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 41
California
Dave Min (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 47
California
Rep. Mike Levin (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 49
California
Rep. Scott Peters (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 50
California
Rep. Sara Jacobs (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 51
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Colorado
Rep. Diana DeGette (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Joe Neguse (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Adam Frisch (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Jason Crow (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Connecticut
Connecticut
Sen. Chris Murphy (D)
Connecticut
Rep. John Larson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Connecticut
Rep. Rep. Joe Courtney (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Connecticut
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Connecticut
Rep. Jim Himes (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Connecticut
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Delaware
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)
U.S. House, At Large
Sarah McBride (D)
U.S. House, At Large
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Florida
Rep. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Rep. Rep. Kathy Castor (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
Rep. Lois Frankel (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 22
Jared Moskowitz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 23
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 24
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 25
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Georgia
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Rep. Hank Johnson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Rep. Nikema Williams (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Rep. Lucy McBath (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. David Scott (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Hawaii
Sen. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D)
Jill Tokuda (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Idaho
Kaylee Peterson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Illinois
Rep. Robin Kelly (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Rep. Mike Quigley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Rep. Sean Casten (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Rep. Brad Schneider (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Rep. Bill Foster (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 14
Rep. Eric Sorensen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Indiana
Jen McCormick (D)
Rep. Frank Mrvan Jr. (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Andre Carson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Iowa
Christina Bohannan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Sarah Corkery (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Lanon Baccam (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Ryan Melton (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Kansas
Rep. Sharice Davids (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Kentucky
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Louisiana
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Maine
Sen. Angus King (I)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Jared Golden (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks (D)
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Sarah Elfreth (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
April Delaney (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Rep. Rep. Richard Neal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Massachusetts
Rep. Jim McGovern (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Massachusetts
Rep. Katherine Clark (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Massachusetts
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Michigan
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D)
Rep. Hillary Scholten (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Jessica Swartz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Curtis Hertel (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Carl Marlinga (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Rep. Haley Stevens (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Minnesota
Rachel Bohman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Angie Craig (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Kelly Morrison (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Betty McCollum (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Rep. Ilahn Omar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Jeanne Hendricks (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Jen Schultz (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Mississippi
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Missouri
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Montana
Sen. Jon Tester (D)
Monica Tranel (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Joel Krautter (R)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Nebraska
Sen. Carol Blood (D)
Preston Love (D)
Tony Vargas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Nevada
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D)
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Rep. Chris Pappas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
New Hampshire
Rep. Ann Kuster (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
New Jersey
New Jersey
Rep. Andy Kim (D)
New Jersey
Rep. Donald Norcross (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
New Jersey
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
New Jersey
Rep. Frank Pallone (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
New Jersey
Sue Altman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
New Jersey
Rep. Robert J Menendez Jr (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
New Jersey
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
New Jersey
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
New Jersey
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
New Mexico
New Mexico
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D)
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
John Avlon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Thomas Suozzi (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Laura Gillen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Mondaire Jones (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
Pat Ryan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 18
Josh Riley (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 19
John Mannion (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 22
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
North Carolina
North Carolina
Rep. Don Davis (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
North Dakota
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Ohio
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Rep. Greg Landsman (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Rep. Shontel Brown (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 11
Rep. Emilia Sykes (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 13
Adam Miller (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 15
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Oklahoma
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Oregon
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Eddy Morales (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Val Hoyle (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 33
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 39
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D)
Pennsylvania
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Pennsylvania
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Pennsylvania
Rep. Dwight Evans (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Pennsylvania
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 4
Pennsylvania
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Pennsylvania
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Pennsylvania
Rep. Susan Wild (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Pennsylvania
Rep. Matthew Cartwright (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Pennsylvania
Janelle Stelson (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
Pennsylvania
Rep. Summer Lee (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 12
Pennsylvania
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 17
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Sen. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Rhode Island
Rep. Gabe Amo — Draft (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rhode Island
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
South Carolina
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
South Dakota
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Tennessee
Gloria Johnson (D)
Megan Barry (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Rep. Steve Cohen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Texas
Rep. Colin Allred (D)
Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Michelle Vallejo (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 15
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 16
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 30
Rep. Marc Veasey (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 33
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 34
Rep. Greg Casar (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 35
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Utah
Kathleen Riebe (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D)
Rep. Becca Balint (D)
U.S. House, At Large
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Virginia
Sen. Sen. Tim Kaine (D)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Rep. Don Beyer (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Washington
Washington
Sen. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D)
Washington
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Washington
Rep. Rick Larsen (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Washington
Marie Perez (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 3
Washington
Carmela Conroy (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
Washington
Emily Randall (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Washington
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Washington
Rep. Kim Schrier (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
Washington
Rep. Adam Smith (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 9
Washington
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 10
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
West Virginia
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Wisconsin
Sen. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D)
Pete Barca (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 1
Rep. Mark Pocan (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 2
Ben Steinhoff (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 5
John Zarbano (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 6
Kyle Kilbourn (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 7
Kristin Lyerly (D)
U.S. House, Dist. 8
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
Wyoming
NEA has not recommended any candidates for this office at this time.
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