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2025 DMO ENDORSED CANDIDATES

ALABAMA

• Brian Gunn — City Council, Birmingham

• Barbara Drummond — Mayor, Mobile

• Christian McCoy — Mayor, Florence

• Crystal Smitherman — City Council, Birmingham

• Randall Woodfin — Mayor, Birmingham

CALIFORNIA

• John Casselberry — School Board, Modesto

• Kalimah Priforce — City Council, Emeryville

• Charlene Wang — City Council, Oakland

COLORADO

• Jason Anaya-Ledeboer — City Council, Thornton

• Ruben Medina — City Council, Aurora

• Jake Marsing — City Council, Longmont

• Elizabeth Sullivan — City Council, Westminster

• Christine Sweetland — Mayor, Centennial

• Amy Wiles — City Council, Aurora

CONNECTICUT

• Megan Boshuyzen — School Board, Coventry

• Erica Deuso — Mayor, Downingtown

• Rafael Feliciano-Roman — City Council, Waterbury

• Douglas Foley — City Council, Hamden

• Ryan Engels — Zoning Commission, Westbrook

• Jerald Lentini — Board of Directors, Manchester

• Karen Martin — Town Council, East Haven

• Stephany Morales-Valentin — School Board, Meriden

• Jay Moran — Mayor, Manchester

• Jessee Muñiz-Poland — City Council, Manchester

• Kwasi Ntem-Mensah — School Board, Manchester

• Dennis Schain — Board of Directors, Manchester

• Allan Smith — Mayor, Rocky Hill

• Tiffani McGinnis — Town Council, West Hartford

• Lisa Lazarus — City Council, West Hartford

FLORIDA

• Peter Altman — City Council, New Port Richey

• Matthew Crowley — City Council, Winter Haven

• Tom Keen — City Council, Orlando

• Judy Mollica — City Council, Delray Beach

• Victor Sims — School Board, Winter Haven

• Mira Tanna — City Council, Orlando

GEORGIA

• Cassandra Brown — City Council, Mableton

• Jeremiah Florence — City Council, Camilla

• Michael McNeely — City Council, Mableton

• Gabrielle Nelson — City Council, Port Wentworth

• Alexis Weaver — City Council, Tucker

• Jayden Williams — Mayor, Stockbridge

IDAHO

• Eric Myricks — Mayor, Nampa

• Kelceymarie Warner — City Council, Garden City

ILLINOIS

• Dominik Bronakowski — City Clerk, Des Plaines

• Anthony Cook — Park District Commissioner, Maywood

• Michael Crowner — Township Supervisor, Plainfield

• Alena Hansen — School Board, Crystal Lake

• Brianna Henderson — Library Board, Maywood

• Clare Kelly — City Council, Evanston

• Robert Lugiai — Township Board of Trustees, Mount Prospect

• Camille O’Quin — School Board, Flossmoor

• Monika Stajniak — Township Trustee, Elk Grove Village

• Tifanni Sterdivant — Township Trustee, Crete

KANSAS

• Amy Scrivner — City Council, Overland Park

• Joseph Shepard — City Council, Wichita

• LaWanda DeShazer — City Council, Wichita

• Erin Aldridge — City Council, Shawnee

• Alexandria Washington — City Council, Overland Park

LOUISIANA

• Alex Mossing — City Council, New Orleans

MASSACHUSETTS

• Alejandro Baez — School Board, Methuen

• Katherine Cabral — School Board, Chelsea

• Jonathan Guzmán — School Board, Lawrence

• Bella Huang — City Council, Cary

• Jillian King — School Board, Charlotte

• Keith Linhares — City Council, Worcester

• Brenda Ortiz McGrath — School Board, Lynn

• Jermoh Kamara — City Council, Worcester

• Kelly Garcia — City Council, Chelsea

• Laurie Sawyer — City Council, Attleboro

• Rani Eng — City Council, Newburyport

• Ben Harman — City Council, Newburyport

• Wanda Santos — City Council, Methuen

• Vivian Nguyen — City Council, Everett

MICHIGAN

• Matthew Aungst — City Council, Saline

• Gabrielle Dunai — City Council, Hudsonville

• Monica Sparks — Mayor, Kentwood

• Ethel Clark-Griffin — City Council, Benton Harbor

• William Kitchen — City Council, Muskegon Heights

• Drew Duncan — City Council, Kalamazoo

• Mark McKeon — City Council, Portage

• Brandon Kolo — City Council, Royal Oak

• Theresa Rich — Mayor, Farmington Hills

• Aaron Martinez — City Council, Novi

• Quinn Wright — Mayor, Madison Heights

• Tirstan Walters — City Council, Lansing

• Kiley Jackson — City Council, Muskegon

• Wynett Guy — City Clerk, Southfield

• Ana Jose — City Clerk, Kentwood

• Michael Radtke — City Council, Sterling Heights

• Henry Yanez — City Council, Sterling Heights

• Paul Bastian — City Commission, Royal Oak

• Quinn Zeagler — City Council, Ferndale

MINNESOTA

• Amber Frederick — City Council, Minneapolis

• Kimberly Wilburn — City Council, Minnetonka

MISSISSIPPI

• Henry Daniel — Alderman, Kosciusko

• Marvin Myles — Mayor, Kosciusko

NEBRASKA

• Tom Beckius — City Council, Lincoln

• John Ewing — Mayor, Omaha

NEW JERSEY

• Patrick Bieger — City Council, Denville

• Cameron Morissette — City Council, Denville

• Diya Patel — City Council, Parsippany

• Pulkit Desai — Mayor, Parsippany

• Tracy Toler-Phillips — City Council, Bloomfield

• Francine Ritter — City Council, Wayne

• Ryan Talmadge — City Council, Newark

• Daniella Mendez — Town Council, Dover

• Azim Gray — School Board, Plainfield

NEW MEXICO

• Anami Dass — City Council, Albuquerque

• Becky Corran — City Council, Las Cruces

NEW YORK

• Dorcey Applyrs — Mayor, Albany

• Jack Kavanaugh — Town Board, Amherst

• Jeffrey Marion — Town Justice, Amherst

• Shawn Lavin — Supervisor, Amherst

• Kimberly Jensen — Town Council, Brunswick

• Talia Rodriguez — School Board, Buffalo

• Sean Ryan — Mayor, Buffalo

• Chuck Lesnick — City Council, Yonkers

• Justin Sanchez — City Council, New York City

• Zohran Mamdani — Mayor, New York

• Erik Bottcher — City Council, New York

• Tiffany Lewis — City Council, Cheektowaga

• Stephen Nowicki — Town Council, Cheektowaga

• Maureen Richardson — Town Supervisor, Monroe

• Marie Mahon — Town Supervisor, Orchard Park

• Braiden McElhaney — Town Council, Orchard Park

• William Rivera — Town Supervisor, Oneonta

• Austin Tylec — Mayor, North Tonawanda

• Gabrielle Richards — City Council, North Tonawanda

• Hilary Roe — City Council, North Tonawanda

• William Strassburg II — Mayor, Tonawanda

NORTH CAROLINA

• Ian Baltutis — City Council, Burlington

• Barbara Foushee — Mayor, Carrboro

• Christy Clark — Mayor, Huntersville

• Mario Benavente — Mayor, Fayetteville

• Leo Williams — Mayor, Durham

• Annie Drees — City Council, Holly Springs

• Bryan Haynes — City Council, Fuquay-Varina

• Dontario Hardy — Mayor, Kinston

• Harrison Kesling — City Council, Morrisville

• Satish Garimella — Mayor, Morrisville

• TJ Cawley — Mayor, Morrisville

• Jillian King — School Board, Charlotte

• Juan Diego (J.D.) Mazuera Arias — City Council, Charlotte

• Brittany Richards — City Council, Cary

• Bella Huang — City Council, Cary

OHIO

• Sean Beck — City Council, Ada

• Sherria Granger — School Board, Maple Heights

• Lawrence Lane — City Council President, Maple Heights

• Monica Wilson — City Council, Parma

• Meghan Weakley — School Board, Cuyahoga Falls

• Anthony Gomez — School Board, Cuyahoga Falls

• Josh Hendrickson — Township Trustee, Loveland

• Jeffrey Mims — Mayor, Dayton

• Shenise Turner-Sloss — Mayor, Dayton

• Ryan James — City Council, Cincinnati

• Zachary Joseph — City Council, Riverside

• Ross Widenor — City Council, Munroe Falls

• Keegan Radeff — Director of Finance, North Olmsted

OREGON

• Jesse Maldonado — College Board, Eugene

• Austin Folnagy — College Board, Blue River

• José Gamero-Georgeson — School Board, Portland

• Heather Quaas-Annsa — School Board, Springfield

PENNSYLVANIA

• Carly Abbott — Township Supervisor, Lancaster

• Ethan Byers — Borough Council, Columbia

• Jeanne Cooper — Borough Council, Columbia

• Jasmine Preston — Mayor, Columbia

• Kyle Ricker — Borough Council, Columbia

• Christina Maida — Township Supervisor, Doylestown

• Kristen Gajewski — City Council, Wyomissing

• Darren Landis — Township Supervisor, Manheim

• Rachel James — City Council, Carlisle

• Timothy Guy — School Board, Lancaster

• Mekkai Williams — School Board, Lancaster

• Erin Small — School Board, Lancaster

• Kait Linton — School Board, Lancaster

• Nick Dennis — Township Supervisor, Lancaster

• Keith Rose — Township Supervisor, Stevens

• Chad Heimbecker — Township Council, Hellertown

• Christopher Jaramillo — School Board, Norristown

• Jeffrey Mason — Borough Council, Verona

• Andrew Herbstritt — City Council, Meadville

• Juan L. Tafolla — Borough Council, Kennett Square

• Kimberly Jaramillo — School Board, Coopersburg

• Kristen Mullen — Township Supervisor, Nazareth

• Christine Stofko — School Board, Nazareth

• Christopher Sykora — School Board, Center Valley

• Jon Lloyd — Mayor, Bethel Park

• Jesse Barlow — School Board, State College

• Lisa Kearns — City Council, West Chester

• Kristen Granger — City Clerk, South Egremont

TEXAS

• Adam Bazaldua — City Council, Dallas

• Brian Beck — City Council, Denton

• Brandon Jones — City Council, Lewisville

• Gina Ortiz Jones — Mayor, San Antonio

UTAH

• Thom DeSirant — City Council, Millcreek

• Erika Carlsen — City Council, Salt Lake City

• Chris Wharton — City Council, Salt Lake City

• Sarah Young — City Council, Salt Lake City

VIRGINIA

• Amanda Quillin — School Board, Chesapeake

• Antonio Hash — Sheriff, Roanoke

• Paul Mullin — Treasurer, Petersburg

WASHINGTON

• Tracy Banaszynski — City Council, Kenmore

• Joe Bushnell — City Council, Tacoma

• Sandesh Sadalge — City Council, Tacoma

• Josh Rosenau — City Council, Lake Forest Park

• Alexis Mercedes Rinck — City Council, Seattle

• Menka Soni — City Council, Redmond

• Melissa Stuart — City Council, Redmond

• Robert Leutwyler — City Council, Lynnwood

• Jeff Coughlin — Mayor, Bremerton

• Linda Redmon — Mayor, Snohomish

• Chris Roberts — City Council, Shoreline

• Sam Doyle — City Council, Mountlake Terrace

• Andrew Reding — City Council, Bellingham

• Sarah Moore — City Council, Burien

• Sam Mendez — City Council, Burien

• Zack Zappone — City Council, Spokane

• Martin Moore — City Council, Federal Way

WISCONSIN

• Carl Bryan — School Board, Kenosha

• Ryan Sorenson — Mayor, Sheboygan

• Tomika Vukovic — City Council, Glendale