Endorsement Alert: MoveOn's Democracy Slate

We are thrilled to announce that MoveOn members have endorsed 11 candidates for governor and secretary of state—all of whom are taking on Big Lie-supporting candidates bent on destroying our democracy and installing Donald Trump into the White House in 2024. 

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  • In Arizona, MoveOn members have endorsed Katie Hobbs for governor and Reginald Bolding for secretary of state. Hobbs is the current Arizona secretary of state who stood firm against Trump's lies and conspiracy theories to ensure that the votes of the people of Arizona were counted in 2020—even while receiving death threats from MAGA extremists. Bolding is currently the Democratic leader in the Arizona House of Representatives, and while the GOP primary isn't until August, the leading candidate challenging him is Trump-endorsed Mark Finchem, a member of the white supremacist group the Oath Keepers who tried to decertify Joe Biden's win in the state and attended the January 6 insurrection.
  •  In Colorado, MoveOn members have endorsed Jena Griswold for secretary of state. The Republican primary has not yet been decided, but the GOP candidate who has raised the most money is Tina Peters, who was arrested and charged earlier this year for election fraud after tampering with voting machines to try to help Trump in 2020.
  • In Georgia, MoveOn members have endorsed progressive champion Stacey Abrams for governor and Bee Nguyen for secretary of state. Abrams is facing a rematch with far-right governor Brian Kemp, who used his power as then-secretary of state in 2018 to purge 50,000 voters from the rolls and close polling places in predominantly Black neighborhoods to steal the election from Abrams. Nguyen has spent her time in the Georgia Assembly fighting for voting rights for Georgians, including successfully overturning the racist "exact match" voter suppression law that disproportionately impacted voters of color.
  • In Michigan, MoveOn members have endorsed incumbents Gretchen Whitmer for governor and Jocelyn Benson for secretary of state, both of whom faced death threats in 2020 from Trump supporters after certifying Biden's victory in the state. Trump went so far as to suggest in a White House meeting that Benson be arrested for treason and executed for certifying the election. She will face Kristina Karamo, a die-hard Big Lie supporter who has suggested that Democrats are following a "satanic agenda."
  • In Nevada, MoveOn members have endorsed Cisco Aguilar for secretary of state. Last week, the state's primary confirmed that he will face Jim Marchant, another Big Lie supporter who was a member of the illegal alternate slate of pro-Trump electors, has said he would have refused to certify that year's election had he been in office, and has promised to institute racist voter suppression policies in Nevada to fight bogus election fraud.
  •  In Pennsylvania, a state where the governor appoints the secretary of state, MoveOn members have endorsed Josh Shapiro for governor. Shapiro currently serves as the state's attorney general, and he will face Doug Mastriano in November. Trump-endorsed Mastriano, who was subpoenaed by the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, has promised to appoint a crony as secretary of state to ensure that Pennsylvania's electoral votes go to his preferred candidates, no matter the actual outcome. Mastriano chartered buses to the insurrection, helped organize an alternative slate of electors for Trump, and was in close communication with Trump about his plans to stop the certification of the vote.
  • In Texas, another state where the governor appoints the secretary of state, MoveOn members have endorsed Beto O'Rourke for governor in his fight to defeat one of the most radically conservative governors in the nation, Greg Abbott. Abbott has not only passed racist voter suppression laws but has also banned abortion and allowed semi-automatic weapons to flood the streets of Texas. Beto is ready to protect our rights and lead Texas forward.  
  • And in Wisconsin, MoveOn members have endorsed incumbent Tony Evers for governor. As governor, Evers has been a shield against the radical Republican agenda, vetoing voter suppression bills, bills to ban abortion, and more.

The threat to our democracy is grave. But MoveOn's Democracy Slate--candidates for governor and secretary of state in just eight battleground states--will stop the Trump and MAGA slow-motion coup and fortify our democracy. But only if they win.

Not authorized by any candidate, candidate’s agent, or committee. Pol. Adv. paid for with regulated funds by MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, PO Box 96142, Washington, DC, 20090, Tom Mattzie, Treasurer.

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