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2025 DMO ENDORSED CANDIDATES

 

Alabama

  • Christian McCoy – Florence, Mayor

California

  • Charlene Wang – Oakland, City Council

Colorado

  • Christine Sweetland – Centennial, Mayor

  • Elizabeth Sullivan – Westminster, City Council

  • Jason Anaya-Ledeboer – Thornton, City Council

Connecticut

  • Karen Martin – East Haven, Town Council

  • Jerald Lentini – Manchester, Board of Directors (City Council)

Florida

  • Dominick Vargas – Boynton Beach, City Commission

  • Tom Keen – Orlando, City Council

  • Steve Panaghi – Newberry, City Commissioner Group IV

  • Curtis Gibson – Lake Wales, Mayor

  • Matthew Crowley – Winter Haven, City Council

  • Peter Altman – New Port Richey, City Council

Georgia

  • Jeremiah Florence – Camilla, City Council

  • Jayden Williams – Stockbridge, Mayor

  • Alexis Weaver – Tucker, City Council

Illinois

  • James Patton – Calumet City, Mayor

  • Anthony Cook – Maywood, Park District Commissioner

  • Tiffany Taylor – Matteson, School Board

  • Kim Stone – Highland Park, City Council

  • Brianna Henderson – Maywood, Library Board

  • Genevra Walters – Kankakee, Mayor

  • Brian Cross – Westchester, Village Trustee

  • Tifanni Sterdivant – Crete, Township Trustee

  • Camille O’Quin – Flossmoor, School Board

  • Dominik Bronakowski – Des Plaines, City Clerk

  • Cody Hendricks – Bloomington, Mayor

  • Robert Lugiai – Mount Prospect, Township Board of Trustees

  • Michael Crowner – Plainfield, Township Supervisor

  • Isiah Brandon – Maywood, Mayor

  • Monika Stajniak – Elk Grove Village, Township Trustee

  • Eileen Olivier – Maywood, City Council

  • Alena Hansen – Crystal Lake, School Board

  • Matthew Fruth – Oak Park, Public Library Board

  • Clare Kelly – Evanston, City Council

  • Parielle Davis – Evanston, City Council

  • Joshua Atkinson – Freeport, Mayor

  • Cassandra Green – Maywood, Village Clerk

  • Dora Velazquez – Maywood, Trustee

Kansas

  • LaWanda DeShazer – Wichita, City Council

  • Joseph Shepard – Wichita, City Council

  • Amy Scrivner – Overland Park, City Council

Maryland

  • Michael O’Connor – Frederick, Mayor

Massachusetts

  • Vivian Nguyen – Everett, City Council

  • John Lanterman – South Egremont, Planning Board

Michigan

  • John Sullivan – Westland, City Council

Minnesota

  • Heidi Garrido – Hopkins, City Council

  • Amber Frederick – Minneapolis, City Council

Mississippi

  • Brenna Betts – Starkville, Mayor

  • Comelia Walker – Canton, Mayor

Nebraska

  • Tom Beckius – Lincoln, City Council

  • Michael Lee – Omaha, City Council

  • John Ewing – Omaha, Mayor

New Jersey

  • Francine Ritter – Wayne, City Council

  • Ryan Talmadge – Newark, City Council

New Mexico

  • Anami Dass – Albuquerque, City Council

  • Becky Corran – Las Cruces, City Council

New York

  • Michael Blake – New York, Mayor

  • William Strassburg II – Tonawanda, Mayor

  • John Davis – Amherst, Town Council

  • Tiffany Lewis – Cheektowaga, City Council

  • Erik Bottcher – New York, City Council

  • Jack Kavanaugh – Amherst, Town Board

  • Sean Ryan – Buffalo, Mayor

  • Justin Sanchez – New York City, City Council

  • Austin Tylec – North Tonawanda, Mayor

  • Chuck Lesnick – Yonkers, City Council

  • Stephen Nowicki – Cheektowaga, Town Council

  • Jeffrey Marion – Amherst, Town Justice

  • Maureen Richardson – Monroe, Town Supervisor

  • Talia Rodriguez – Buffalo, School Board

  • Clarisa Alayeto – Bronx, City Council

North Carolina

  • Sue Mu – Apex, City Council

  • Dontario Hardy – Kinston, Mayor

  • Shane Reese – Apex, City Council

Oregon

  • Austin Folnagy – Blue River, Lane Community College Board Member

  • Carl Fisher – Tigard, Commissioner, Tualatin Valley Water District

  • José Gamero-Georgeson – Portland, David Douglas School Board

  • Jesse Maldonado – Eugene, Lane Community College Board Member

  • Amanda Ferrat – Tillamook, School Board

  • Devon Lawson – Springfield, School Board

Pennsylvania

  • Christopher Jaramillo – Norristown, School Board

  • Avery Manning – Norristown, School Board

  • Floridei Jovel – Norristown, School Board

  • Jeffrey C Mason – Verona, Borough Council

  • Jesse Barlow – State College, School Board

Texas

  • Adam Bazaldua – Dallas, City Council

  • Brandon Jones – Lewisville, City Council

  • Wil Adams – DeSoto, City Council

  • Karen DeVinney – Denton, City Council

  • Brian Beck – Denton, City Council

Utah

  • Thom DeSirant – Millcreek, City Council

Washington

  • Joe Bushnell – Tacoma, City Council

  • Zack Zappone – Spokane, City Council

  • Melissa Stuart – Redmond, City Council

  • Chris Roberts – Shoreline, City Council

  • Sandesh Sadalge – Tacoma, City Council

  • Martin Moore – Federal Way, City Council

Wisconsin

  • Ryan Sorenson – Sheboygan, Mayor

  • Andrea Frank – Sturgeon Bay, Mayor

  • Carl Bryan – Kenosha, School Board

  • Tomika Vukovic – Glendale, City Council

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