List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders

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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a political nonprofit organization, not a political party with a ballot line. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the Democratic Party, and occasionally with the Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents.

Both national DSA and local DSA chapters can endorse candidates. DSA has no membership requirements, so anyone can join DSA.[1]

The list below contains 212 individuals elected to public office who are endorsed by DSA National, endorsed by a DSA local chapter, or are members of DSA.

History

In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to 15 state and local offices,[2] for a total of 35 members in office.[3]

In April 2018, 40 DSA members held elected office.[4] In the 2018 midterm elections, DSA members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were elected to the United States House of Representatives.[5] DSA endorsed 93 state and local candidates, of which 50 won their primaries,[6][7] and 40 won their general election.[8]

In 2019, 71 DSAers held office.[9]

In the 2020 elections, DSA members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were elected to the House[10] and at least 36 DSA members won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes.[11] In total, 101 DSAers held office.[9] As a result, the list of socialists in Congress was longer than ever in US history[12] and the number of socialist electeds was higher than any time since 1912,[9] when the Socialist Party of America held over 1,000 offices.

In October 2022, DSA had elected over 120 candidates to local office.[13]

In August 2023, DSA had "close to 160" endorsed politicians in office.[14] In August 2023, DSA claimed that 207 DSA members held elected office, including state and local offices.[15] In January 2024, DSA claimed "over 200 elected officials spanning every level of government" were affiliated with DSA.[16]

In 2025, there were over 250 DSA members in office, with 90% elected after 2019.[17] From 2016 to 2025, 128 nationally-endorsed candidates won an election, and 31 DSA endorsed ballot initiatives passed into law.[18]

Federal officials

United States House of Representatives

Current (3)

Name State District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Greg Casar Texas TX-35 2023 2027 member, not endorsed for this position[a] [19][20]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez New York NY-14 2019 2027 member, locally endorsed for this position[b] [12][21]
Rashida Tlaib Michigan MI-13, MI-12 2019 2027 member and national endorsee [12]

Former (10)

Name State District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Summer Lee Pennsylvania PA-12 2023 2027 former member (until 2021), not endorsed for this position[c] [22][23]
Shri Thanedar Michigan MI-3, MI-13 2023 2027 expelled former member (until 2023), never endorsed[d] [24][25][26][27][1]
Jamaal Bowman New York NY-16 2021 2025 member and local-only endorsee[e] [12][28][29][30]
Cori Bush Missouri MO-1 2021 2025 member and national endorsee [12][31]
Danny K. Davis Illinois IL-7 1997 2027 former member, former endorsee[f] [32][33][34]
Jerry Nadler New York NY-17, NY-8, NY-10, NY-12 1992 2027 former member, former endorsee [35][36]
John Conyers Michigan MI-1, MI-14, MI-13 1965 2017 member, former endorsee [37]
Major Owens New York NY-12, NY-11 1983 2007 member, former endorsee [38]
David Bonior Michigan MI-12, MI-10 1977 2003 member, former endorsee[g] [39]
Ron Dellums California CA-9 1971 1998 member, former endorsee [37][40]

State officials

Upper and unicameral houses

Current (14)

Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Rachel Ventura Illinois Senate 43rd 2023 2027 member, endorsee [41]
Zaynab Mohamed Minnesota Senate 63rd 2023 2027 member, endorsee [42]
Kristen Gonzalez New York Senate 59th 2023 2027 member, endorsee [43]
Tanya Vyhovsky Vermont Senate Chittenden-Central 2023 2027 member, endorsee [44][45]
Kyra Hoffner Delaware Senate 14th 2022 2026 member, endorsee [46]
Jen McEwen Minnesota Senate 8th 2021 2027 member, endorsee [9]
Omar Fateh Minnesota Senate 62nd 2021 2027 member, endorsee [9][47]
Jabari Brisport New York Senate 25th 2021 2027 member, endorsee [48]
Nikil Saval Pennsylvania Senate 1st 2021 2029 member, endorsee [49]
Megan Hunt Nebraska Unicameral 8th 2019 2027 member, endorsee [50]
Julie Gonzales Colorado Senate 34th 2019 2027 member, endorsee [51]
Robert Peters Illinois Senate 13th 2019 2027 member, endorsee [52][53]
Julia Salazar New York

Senate

18th 2019 2027 member, endorsee [54]
Sam Bell Rhode Island Senate 5th 2019 2027 member, endorsee [55]

Former (8)

Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
John Laird California Senate 17th 2020 2028 former member [56]
Nancy Skinner California Senate 9th 2016 2024 former member [57]
Jim Marzilli Massachusetts Senate 4th Middlesex 2007 2008 [58]
Constance N. Johnson Oklahoma Senate 48th 2005 2014 [59]
Ken Jacobsen Washington Senate 46th 1997 2011 [56]
Dick Springer Oregon Senate 6th 1989 1997 [56]
Scudder Parker Vermont Senate 1981 1988 [56]
Julian Bond Georgia Senate 39th 1975 1987 [60]

Lower houses

Current (46)

Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Alex Lee California State Assembly 24th, 25th 2020 current member, endorsee [61]
Andrew Boesenecker Colorado House of Representatives 53rd 2021 current member [62]
Javier Mabrey Colorado House of Representatives 1st 2023 current member, endorsee [63]
Lorena Garcia Colorado House of Representatives 35th 2023 current endorsee [64]
Yara Zokaie Colorado House of Representatives 52nd 2025 current member, endorsee [65]
Laurie Sweet Connecticut House of Representatives 91st 2025 current member, endorsee [66]
Larry Lambert Delaware House of Representatives 7th 2021 current member, endorsee [67]
Madinah Wilson-Anton Delaware House of Representatives 26th 2021 current member, endorsee [68][67]
Eric Morrison Delaware House of Representatives 27th 2021 current member, endorsee [69][67]
Gabriel Sanchez Georgia House of Representatives 42nd 2025 current member, endorsee [70][71]
Amy Perruso Hawaii House of Representatives 46th 2019 current member, endorsee [72]
Mandie Landry Louisiana House of Representatives 91st 2019 current member, endorsee [73]
Grayson Lookner Maine House of Representatives 37th 2021 current member, endorsee [74]
Gabriel Acevero Maryland House of Delegates 39th 2019 current member, endorsee [72]
Vaughn Stewart Maryland House of Delegates 19th 2019 current member, endorsee [72]
Erika Uyterhoeven Massachusetts House of Representatives 27th Middlesex 2021 current member, endorsee [75]
Dylan Wegela Michigan House of Representatives 26th 2023 current member, endorsee [76]
Jimmie Wilson Jr. Michigan House of Representatives 32nd 2023 current member, endorsee [77]
Athena Hollins Minnesota House of Representatives 66B 2021 current member, endorsee [78]
Samantha Sencer-Mura Minnesota House of Representatives 63A 2023 current endorsee [79]
Denise Joy Montana House of Representatives 46th 2024 current member [80]
Zooey Zephyr Montana House of Representatives 100th 2023 current member, endorsee [81][16]
Jessica González-Rojas New York State Assembly 34th 2021 current member [82][83]
Zohran Mamdani New York State Assembly 36th 2021 current member, endorsee [84]
Claire Valdez New York State Assembly 37th 2025 current member, endorsee [85]
Emily Gallagher New York State Assembly 50th 2021 current member, endorsee [86][83]
Marcela Mitaynes New York State Assembly 51st 2021 current member, endorsee [87]
Phara Souffrant Forrest New York State Assembly 57th 2021 current member, endorsee [88]
Sarahana Shrestha New York State Assembly 103rd 2023 current member, endorsee [89]
Tristan Rader Ohio House of Representatives 13th 2025 current member [90]
Farrah Chaichi Oregon House of Representatives 35th 2023 current member, endorsee [31][91]
Travis Nelson Oregon House of Representatives 44th 2022 current member [92][91]
Elizabeth Fiedler Pennsylvania House of Representatives 184th 2019 current endorsee [72]
Rick Krajewski Pennsylvania House of Representatives 188th 2021 current member, endorsee [93]
David Morales Rhode Island House of Representatives 7th 2021 current member, endorsee [94]
Enrique Sanchez Rhode Island House of Representatives 9th 2023 current member, endorsee [95]
Torrey Harris Tennessee House of Representatives 91st[h] 2020 current endorsee [96]
Aftyn Behn Tennessee House of Representatives 51st 2023 current endorsee [28]
Brian Cina Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 2016 current member, endorsee [97][98][99]
Kate Logan Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-16 2023 current endorsee [100][101][102]
Melanie Morgan Washington House of Representatives 29th-Position 1 2019 current endorsee [103]
Shaun Scott Washington House of Representatives 43rd 2025 current member, endorsee [104][105][106]
Francesca Hong Wisconsin State Assembly 76th 2021 current member, endorsee [107]
Ryan Clancy Wisconsin State Assembly 19th 2023 current member, endorsee [29]
Darrin Madison Wisconsin State Assembly 10th 2023 current member, endorsee [30]
Christian Phelps Wisconsin State Assembly 93rd 2025 current [108]

Former (41)

Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Ref.
DeShanna Neal Delaware House of Representatives 13th 2022 current former member [46]
Sophie Phillips Delaware House of Representatives 18th 2022 current former member [46]
Mike Connolly Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex 2017 current former member, until 2023[109] [110]
Jim Marzilli Massachusetts House of Representatives 23rd Middlesex 1991 2007 [111]
Elisabeth Epps Colorado House of Representatives 6th 2023 2025 [63]
Tim Hernández Colorado House of Representatives 4th 2023 2025 [112]
Abraham Aiyash Michigan House of Representatives 4th 2021 2024 [113]
Mauree Turner Oklahoma House of Representatives 88th 2021 2024 [114][115]
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-2 2021 2024 [44][98][116]
Selene Colburn Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 2016 2024 [44][98]
Danny Tenenbaum Montana House of Representatives 95th 2021 2023 [117]
Tanya Vyhovsky Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-1 2021 2023 [44][98]
Sara Innamorato Pennsylvania House of Representatives 21st 2019 2023 former member, until 2019[118] [72]
Yousef Rabhi Michigan House of Representatives 53rd 2017 2023 [119]
Michael Sylvester Maine House of Representatives 39th 2017 2023 [72]
Attica Scott Kentucky House of Representatives 41st 2017 2023 [120]
Edwin Vargas Connecticut House of Representatives 6th 2013 2023 [121]
Ruth Buffalo North Dakota House of Representatives 27th 2019 2022 [122][123]
Summer Lee Pennsylvania House of Representatives 34th 2019 2022 former member, until 2021[23] [22]
Lee J. Carter Virginia House of Delegates 50th 2018 2022 [2][124][125]
Mark King New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33rd 2016 2022 [126]
Timothy Smith New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17th 2012 2022 [126]
Jade Bahr Montana House of Representatives 50th 2019 2021 [22]
Isaac Robinson Michigan House of Representatives 4th 2019 2020 [127]
Kaniela Ing Hawaii House of Representatives 11th 2012 2018 [128]
Babette Josephs Pennsylvania House of Representatives 182nd 1985 2012
Nancy Skinner California State Assembly 14th, 15th 2008 2014 [129]
John Laird California State Assembly 27th 2002 2008 [56]
Jackie Goldberg California State Assembly 45th 2000 2006
Niilo Koponen Alaska House of Representatives 21st 1982 1992 [130][131]
Eileen C. Dugan New York State Assembly 52nd 1981 1996 [56]
Jerry Nadler New York State Assembly 69th, 67th 1977 1992 former member [35]
Herman D. Farrell Jr. New York State Assembly 74th, 71st 1975 2017 former member [56][132]
Perry Bullard Michigan House of Representatives 53rd 1973 1992 [133]
Harlan Baker Maine House of Representatives 1979 1988 [134]
Tom Gallagher Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Suffolk district 1980 1986 [133]
Ken Jacobsen Washington House of Representatives 46th 1983 1997 [56]
Dismas Becker Wisconsin State Assembly 13th, 7th 1977 1989 [56]
Bev Stein Oregon House of Representatives 14th 1989 1993 [135]
Dick Springer Oregon House of Representatives 1981 1989 [56]
Wally Priestly Oregon House of Representatives 10th, 12th 1965 1985 [56][136]

Other state-level offices

Current (2)

Name State Chamber Position Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Sally Lieber California Board of Equalization 2nd since 2023 current member, endorsee [137]
Davante Lewis Louisiana Public Service Commission 3rd since 2023 current member, endorsee [138]

Former (3)

Name State Chamber Position Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Nancy Skinner California California Energy Commission Commissioner 2025 current former member [139]
Michelle Fecteau Michigan State Board of Education At-Large 2012 2020 member, endorsee [140]
John Laird California California Natural Resources Agency Secretary 2011 2019 former member [141][142]

Local officials

Mayors and county executives

Current (8)

Name Municipality State Position Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Nikki Perez Burbank California Mayor 2024 2025 member, endorsee [143][144]
Brian Nowak Cheektowaga New York Town Supervisor 2023 2027 endorsee [2]
Elizabeth Alcantar Cudahy California Mayor 2022 2026 member, endorsee [143]
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Burlington Vermont Mayor 2024 2027 endorsee [44][98][116]
Larry Agran Irvine California Mayor 2025 2027 was member in 1990 [133]
Eduardo Martinez Richmond California Mayor 2023 2027 endorsee [116]
khalid kamau South Fulton Georgia Mayor 2022 2025 member, endorsee [145][146][99]
Marc Elrich Montgomery County Maryland County Executive 2018 2026 member, endorsee [147]

Former (14)

Name Municipality State Position Term Start Term End Notes Ref
Sara Innamorato Allegheny County Pennsylvania County Executive 2024 2028 former member, denounced DSA statements [72][148]
Gus Newport Berkeley California Mayor 1979 1986 [149]
Konstantine Anthony Burbank California Mayor 2022 2023 [150]
Benjamin Nichols Ithaca New York Mayor 1989 1995 [151]
David Dinkins New York City New York Mayor 1990 1993 [152]
Ron Dellums Oakland California Mayor 2007 2011 [153]
Ethan Strimling Portland Maine Mayor 2015 2019 joined DSA after serving as mayor [154]
James Scheibel Saint Paul Minnesota Mayor 1990 1994 [133]
Justin Cummings Santa Cruz California Mayor 2019 2020 [22]
John Laird Santa Cruz California Mayor 1983 1984 [56]
John Laird Santa Cruz California Mayor 1987 1988 [56]
Bruce Van Allen Santa Cruz California Mayor 1982 1983 [56][155]
Mike Rotkin Santa Cruz California Mayor 1981 1982 [56]
Mike Rotkin Santa Cruz California Mayor 1985 1986 [56]
Mike Rotkin Santa Cruz California Mayor 1995 1996 [56]
Mike Rotkin Santa Cruz California Mayor 2004 2005 [56]
Mike Rotkin Santa Cruz California Mayor 2009 2010 [56]
James H. Coleman South San Francisco California Mayor 2023 2024 [156]
Sofía Rubalcava Ventura California Mayor 2020 2022 [22]

City councils and county commissions (or equivalent)

Current (93)

Name Municipality State Position District Tenure
Zac S. Sellers[157] Altamont Kansas City Council At-Large since 2025
Kim Roney[158][159][160] Asheville North Carolina City Council At-Large since 2020
Mike Siegel[161][162] Austin Texas City Council 7th since 2025
Cecília Lunaparra[163] Berkeley California City Council 7th since 2024
Robin Wilt[164] Brighton New York Town Council At-Large since 2018
Konstantine Anthony[165] Burbank California City Council 4th since 2022
Marek Broderick[166] Burlington Vermont City Council 8th since 2024
Nicole Speer[167][148] Boulder Colorado City Council At-Large 2021-2025
Lauren Folkerts[167][168] Boulder Colorado City Council At-Large 2021-2025
Danny Nowell[169] Carrboro North Carolina Town Council At-Large since 2021
Michael Payne[170] Charlottesville Virginia City Council At-Large since 2020
Anthony Quezada[171] Chicago Illinois City Council 35th since 2025
Daniel La Spata[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 1st since 2019
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 33rd since 2019
Byron Sigcho-Lopez[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 25th since 2019
Jeanette Taylor[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 20th since 2019
Andre Vasquez[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 40th since 2019
Angela Clay[173] Chicago Illinois City Council 46th since 2023
Sylvia Campos[174] Corpus Christi Texas City Council District 2 since 2023
Sarah Parady[175] Denver Colorado City Council At-Large since 2023
Nate Baker[148] Durham North Carolina City Council At-Large 2023-2027
Abdul Osmanu[176] Hamden Connecticut Town Council 3rd District since 2021
Justin Farmer[177][178] Hamden Connecticut Town Council 5th District since 2017
Jesse Brown[179][148] Indianapolis Indiana City Council 13th since 2024
Kayla Matos[180][181][182] Ithaca New York Common Council 1st Ward since 2023
Phoebe Brown[180][182] Ithaca New York Common Council 1st Ward since 2021
Tiffany Kumar[183] Ithaca New York Common Council 4th Ward since 2022
Jon Green[184][185] Johnson County Iowa Board of Supervisors At-Large since 2021
Seema Singh[2][186] Knoxville Tennessee City Council District 3 since 2017
Amelia Parker[187] Knoxville Tennessee City Council At-Large since 2019
Nithya Raman[188] Los Angeles California City Council 4th since 2020
Eunisses Hernandez[189] Los Angeles California City Council 1st since 2022
Hugo Soto-Martinez[190] Los Angeles California City Council 13th since 2022
Ysabel Jurado[191] Los Angeles California City Council 14th since 2024
J.P. Lyninger[192] Louisville Kentucky Kentucky City Council 6th since 2025
Yannette Figueroa Cole[193] Madison Wisconsin Common Council 10th since 2021
Zac Bears[i][194][195][196][197][198][148] Medford Massachusetts City Council At-Large 2019-2026
Darnell H. Ford[2] Middletown Connecticut Common Council At-large since 2019
Dan Bailey[199] Milton Township Illinois Township Clerk since 2025
Alex Brower[200] Milwaukee Wisconsin Common Council 3rd District since 2025
Aisha Chughtai[201][202] Minneapolis Minnesota City Council Ward 10 since 2021
Aurin Chowdhury[202][148] Minneapolis Minnesota City Council Ward 12 since 2023
Jason Chavez[201][202] Minneapolis Minnesota City Council Ward 9 since 2021
Robin Wonsley[201][202][194] Minneapolis Minnesota City Council Ward 2 since 2021
Daniel Carlino[203] Missoula Montana City Council Ward 3 since 2022
Kristin Mink[180] Montgomery County Maryland County Council District 5 since 2022
Sean Parker[204] Nashville Tennessee City Council 5th since 2019
Giselle Martinez[205][206] Newburgh New York City Council Ward 1 since 2021
Tiffany Cabán[207] New York City New York City Council 22nd since 2022
Alexa Avilés[208] New York City New York City Council 38th since 2022
Shahana Hanif[209] New York City New York City Council 39th since 2022
Carroll Fife[210] Oakland California City Council 3rd since 2020
Kendra Brooks[211][148] Philadelphia Pennsylvania City Council At-large since 2020
Nicolas O'Rourke[212][148] Philadelphia Pennsylvania City Council At-large since 2024
Ross Grooters[2][177][213] Pleasant Hill Iowa City Council At-Large since 2017
Mikal Goodman[214] Pontiac City Michigan City Council At-large since 2022
Wes Pelletier[215] Portland Maine City Council 2nd since 2025
Kate Sykes[215][148] Portland Maine City Council 5th since 2023
Sameer Kanal[216][217] Portland Oregon City Council District 2 since 2025
Tiffany Koyama Lane[218][216][217] Portland Oregon City Council District 3 since 2025
Angelita Morillo[219] Portland Oregon City Council District 3 since 2025
Mitch Green[220][216][217] Portland Oregon City Council District 4 since 2025
Megan Deichler[221][222] Poughkeepsie New York Common Council Ward 8 since 2022
Rachel M. Miller[22] Providence Rhode Island City Council Ward 13 since 2019
Shayla Adams-Stafford[223] Prince George's County Maryland County Council 5th since 2025
Gayle McLaughlin[224][225] Richmond California City Council 5th (formerly at-large) 2005–17, since 2021
Claudia Jimenez[226] Richmond California City Council 6th since 2020
Kenya Gibson[227][228] Richmond Virginia City Council 3rd since 2025
Dylan Parker[229][146][230] Rock Island Illinois Alderman Ward 5 since 2017
Zola Shaw[231] Rockville Maryland City Council At-Large since 2024
Katie Valenzuela[232] Sacramento California City Council 4th since 2020
Teri Castillo[233][234] San Antonio Texas City Council 5th since 2021
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez[235][234] San Antonio Texas City Council 2nd since 2021
Jackie Fielder[236] San Francisco California Board of Supervisors 9th since 2025
Wendy Santamaria[237] Santa Barbara California City Council 1st since 2024
Alma Castro[238][148] Santa Fe New Mexico City Council 1st since 2024
Adam Fulton Johnson[239][240] Santa Fe New Mexico County Commission District 4 since 2025
J. T. Scott[2][241] Somerville Massachusetts City Council Ward 2 since 2018
Ben Ewen-Campen[2][241] Somerville Massachusetts City Council Ward 3 since 2018
Willie Burnley, Jr.[242][148] Somerville Massachusetts City Council At-large since 2022
James H. Coleman[156] South San Francisco California City Council 4th since 2020
Richie Floyd[243] St Petersburg Florida City Council 8th since 2021
Megan Green[244] St Louis Missouri Board of Aldermen President since 2022
Alisha Sonnier[245][246] St Louis Missouri Board of Aldermen Ward 7 since 2023
Ashley Grimm[247] St Louis County Minnesota County Commission District 3 since 2021
Jamika Scott[248][148] Tacoma Washington City Council 3rd since 2021
Veronica Pillar[180][249] Tompkins County New York County Legislature District 2 since 2021
Lorrie L. Brown[156] Ventura California City Council 6th since 2018
Janeese Lewis George[250] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia City Council 4th since 2021
Zachary Parker[251] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia City Council 5th since 2023
Yousef Rabhi[119] Washtenaw County Michigan County Commission 8th 2010–16, since 2023
Katie Scott[22] Washtenaw County Michigan County Commission 9th since 2019
Shané Darby[67][252] Wilmington Delaware City Council 2nd since 2020
Coby Owens[67][253] Wilmington Delaware City Council 1st since 2024

Former (55)

Name Municipality State Position Tenure
Dean Preston[124][254][255] San Francisco California Board of Supervisors 2019–25
Jovanka Beckles[256] Richmond California City Council 2010–18
Melvin Willis[226] Richmond California City Council 2016-24
Sally Lieber[137] Mountain View California City Council 2021–22
Jackie Goldberg Los Angeles California City Council 1994–2000
Larry Agran[133] Irvine California City Council 1982–2014, 2020–24
Allison Reddy[22] Redwood California City Council 2018–22
Monica Montgomery Steppe[22] San Diego California City Council 2018–23
Justin Cummings[22] Santa Cruz California City Council 2020–22
Drew Glover[22] Santa Cruz California City Council 2018-20
Eduardo Martinez[22] Sacramento California City Council 2014–22
Sofía Rubalcava[22] Ventura California City Council 2018-22
Harry Britt[257] San Francisco California Board of Supervisors 1979-93
Alison Coombs[258] Aurora Colorado City Council since 2019
Juan Marcano[258] Aurora Colorado City Council 2020–23
Candi CdeBaca[259][260][99] Denver Colorado City Council 2019–23
Charles Decker[2] New Haven Connecticut Board of Alderman 2017–19
Hilda Mason[133] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Council 1977–99
Mariah Parker[261][262] Athens-Clarke County Georgia County Commission 2018–22
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa[172] Chicago Illinois City Council 2015-25
Anthony Quezada[171] Cook County Illinois County Commission 2022-25
Indira Sheumaker[263] Des Moines Iowa City Council 2022–23
Attica Scott[120] Louisville Kentucky Kentucky City Council 2011–15
Tom Hendrickson[264] Agawam Massachusetts City Council since 2022
Kendra Lara[265] Boston Massachusetts City Council 2022–24
Charlotte Kelly[242] Somerville Massachusetts City Council 2022-24
Dan Aymar-Blair[266][267] Beacon New York City Council 2019-24
Brian Nowak[2] Cheektowaga New York Town Supervisor 2017-22
Jorge DeFendini[268] Ithaca New York Common Council 2021-23
Ruth Messinger[269][270] New York City New York City Council 1978–89
Carlina Rivera[2][271] New York City New York City Council since 2018
Chi Ossé[272] New York City New York City Council since 2022
Brad Lander[273] New York City New York City Council 2010–21
Kristin Richardson Jordan[274] New York City New York City Council 2022–23
Vanessa Agudelo[2][275][276] Peekskill New York City Council 2017-21
Sarah Salem[277][278] Poughkeepsie New York Common Council 2019-22
Phil Erner[279] Ulster County New York Legislative Council 2022–23
Tristan Rader[2][229][280][281] Lakewood Ohio City Council 2017–25
David Scondras[133] Boston Massachusetts City Council 1984–93
David Sullivan[257] Cambridge Massachusetts City Council 1980–90
Brandon Betz[282] Lansing Michigan City Council 2021-22
Zolton Ferency[141] East Lansing Michigan City Council 1991-93
Zolton Ferency[141] Ingham County Michigan Board of Commissioners 1980-91
Maryann Mahaffey[141] Detroit Michigan City Council 1973-2005
Joel Sipress[80] Duluth Minnesota City Council 2014–21
Michael Paymar[141] Duluth Minnesota City Council 1980–88
Denise Joy[2][80] Billings Montana City Council 2017–24
Kshama Sawant[283] Seattle Washington City Council 2013–24
Tammy Morales[284] Seattle Washington City Council 2020–25
Greg Casar[285] Austin Texas City Council 2014-22
Jack Hanson[286] Burlington Vermont City Council 2019-21
Perri Freeman[286] Burlington Vermont City Council 2019-23
Juliana Bennett[287] Madison Wisconsin Common Council 2021-25
Marsha Rummel[288] Madison Wisconsin Common Council 2007-25
Ryan Clancy Milwaukee County Wisconsin Board of Supervisors 2020-22
Stuart D. Levitan[141] Dane County Wisconsin Board of Supervisors 1982-87

Other local, municipal, and county offices

Current (33)

Name Local government authority State Position District Tenure Notes
Andrew Gonzales[289] Austin Independent School District Texas Board of Trustees 6th since 2022 Local endorsee
Julie Ann Nitsch[22] Austin Community College District Texas Board of Trustees 9th since 2016 Local endorsee
Jovanka Beckles[290][256] Alameda County and Contra Costa County California AC Transit Board 1st since 2021 Local endorsee
Soli Alpert[180][291][292] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2018 Local endorsee
Dominique Walker[293] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2020 Local endorsee
Xavier Johnson[293] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2020 Local endorsee
Vanessa Danielle Marreo[294] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2022 Local endorsee
Ida Martinac[294] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2022 Local endorsee
Nathan Mizell[294] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2022 Local endorsee
Alfred Twu[293] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2024 Local endorsee
John Selawsky[22] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner since 2014 Local endorsee
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa[172] Chicago Park District Illinois General Superintendent and CEO since 2025
Amy Trauth[295][296] Christina Delaware School Board District D since 2024 Local endorsee
Dan Aymar-Blair[297][298] Dutchess County New York Comptroller since 2025 Member, previous local endorsee
Ingrid Gunnell[143] Glendale California School Board Area B since 2023 Local endorsee
Elizabeth Everhart[299] Jefferson County Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors since 2025 Member, local endorsee
Karla Griego[300][301][302] Los Angeles California School Board 5th since 2024 Local endorsee
Rocío Rivas[303][304] Los Angeles California School Board 2nd since 2023 Local endorsee
Kenneth Mejia[143] Los Angeles California Los Angeles City Controller At-Large since 2022
Kelsey Iino[143] Los Angeles California LACCD Board of Trustees 7th since 2022 Local endorsee
Kristina Wong[305] Los Angeles California Wilshire Center-Koreatown Neighborhood Council Sub-district 5 since 2019
Maebe A. Girl[305] Los Angeles California Silver Lake Neighborhood Council At-Large since 2019
Jumaane Williams[306] New York City New York New York City Public Advocate At-large since 2019
Mike Hutchinson[307] Oakland California School Board 4th since 2021
Xander Orenstein[308] Pittsburgh Pennsylvania District Magistrate since 2021 Local endorsee
Rae Vander Werf[22] Sacramento California American River Flood Control District Board of Trustees Division 5 since 2018 Local endorsee
Erin Evans[309] San Diego County California School Board 4th since 2025
Justin Cummings[22] Santa Cruz County California Board of Supervisors 3rd since 2022 Local endorsee
Natalya Lakhtakia[310] Saratoga Springs New York School Board At-large since 2019
José Garza[311] Travis County Texas District Attorney At-large since 2021 Local endorsee
Gabriela Biro[312] New Orleans Louisiana School Board 2nd since 2025 Local endorsee
Dieter Lehmann Morales[313] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A since 2023
Kristy Cooper[22] Ypsilanti District Library Michigan Board of Trustees At-large since 2018 Local endorsee

Former (20)

Name Local government authority State Position District Tenure
James Chang[22] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner At-Large 2014-22
Maria Poblet[22] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner At-Large 2018-23
Paola Laverde[22] Berkeley California Rent Board Commissioner At-Large 2014-22
Jackie Goldberg[314][315] Los Angeles California School Board 5th 2019-24
Jason Boxer[316][317] Manhattan Beach California School Board At-Large 2020-23
Auon'tai Anderson[318][260] Denver Colorado Board of Education At-Large 2019-2023
Mariam Khan[319] Hamden Connecticut School Board At-Large 2021-23
Adam Broad[72] Vernon Township Illinois Board of Trustees At-Large 2017-21
Brad Lander[273] New York City New York New York City Comptroller At-large since 2022 (former member)
David Dinkins[152] New York City New York Borough president Manhattan 1986-89
Ruth Messinger[269][270] New York City New York Borough president Manhattan 1990-98
Scott Alberts[2][72] Upper Darby Pennsylvania Treasurer At-Large 2017-20
Franklin Bynum[320][321] Harris County Texas Criminal Court 8th District 2019-22
Danny Norris[22] Harris County Texas Board of Education Precinct 1 2019-23
Hayden Gise[322] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C 2022-25
Ryan Linehan[323] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5D 2019-21
Beau Finley[22] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C 2017-23
Dan Orlaskey[22] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B 2019-23
Matthew Sampson[22] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B 2019-21
Emily Gasoi[22] Washington, D.C. District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 2019-23

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Casar was endorsed for local positions before running for House. National DSA did not endorse his House run. Austin DSA briefly endorsed Casar, then removed endorsement after Casar opposed BDS.
  2. ^ AOC was endorsed by national DSA from 2019-2024. AOC remains currently endorsed by New York City DSA.
  3. ^ Lee was previously endorsed for her state-level runs when she was a member, but she has not been endorsed for U.S. House since then.
  4. ^ Thanedar, who is not a socialist, was expelled from DSA after he invited Narendra Modi to speak at the US Capitol.
  5. ^ Bowman was endorsed by national DSA from 2021-22. Bowman remains currently endorsed by New York City DSA.
  6. ^ DSA members have run against Danny Davis twice since his election, as he had shifted to more politically moderate positions over time.
  7. ^ Representative David Bonior also served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002.
  8. ^ 90th from 2021-23
  9. ^ Full name "Isaac Bears".

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  203. ^ "Thank you to Western Montana DSA & the Missoula County Dems for your endorsements of this campaign. We will keep up the hard work to take urgent, bold action on then issues that face Missoula".
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  223. ^ "MDC DSA would like to congratulate Council Member Shayla Adams-Stafford on being sworn into office last week on the Prince George's County Council. We worked hard for Shayla, with dozens of our members contributing hundreds of hours to her campaign. (1/2)".
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  287. ^ "It's election day, and we're proud to endorse @d8alder for Common Council. Juliana's voting record says it all. She fights for affordable housing, equitable transportation and abolition. Polls are open today until 8m!".
  288. ^ "We're proud to endorse DSA member and longtime activist, @MarshaRummel for Common Council! Marsha's priorities are affordable housing, a Madison Green New Deal, and racial justice. D6, polls are open until 8pm!".
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  292. ^ "Ballots are out now for Soli Alpert, an East Bay DSA organizer we're proud to endorse for his campaign for Berkeley City Council!".
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  295. ^ "Delaware DSA would like to announce our endorsement of Dr. Amy Trauth for the Christina School Board".
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  309. ^ "Congratulations to DSA San Diego member Erin Evans on her overwhelming victory in the general election for San Diego County Board of Education District 4! A community college professor, Erin works tirelessly alongside her students in the community and empowers them to be active in their teachers union. With the recent push for privatization of public schools, Erin will be a much-needed ally to working-class families in San Diego County".
  310. ^ "Congrats to CDDSA member Natalya Lakhtakia for starting her second term on the Saratoga School Board! She won nearly 4k votes, and today was sworn in as Vice President. Natalya is a public school worker dedicated to safe, equitable education, and serving the needs of every child".
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  322. ^ "Today's featured member is Hayden G, who joined DSA in 2019. She has been involved in our Labor and Bodily Autonomy Working Groups, canvassed for several of our endorsed electoral campaigns, and served as a member of our chapter Steering Committee".
  323. ^ "Four more democratic socialists on the Washington, DC Advisory Neighborhood Commission, thanks to @mdc_dsa!".
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