2026 Endorsements
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GEORGIA
Jon Ossoff (D-GA-Senate, Incumbent)
Before joining Congress, Senator Jon Ossoff led a business investigating war crimes, corrupt officials, and organized crime for international news organizations. He knows that diplomacy is a much more valuable policy than war. He recognized that the U.S.’s endless wars carry not only a moral cost, but a high price tag as well. “We have squandered trillions on endless war. We have squandered trillions on bailouts for failed banks. We have squandered trillions on tax cuts for wealthy donors. Then we’re told there’s nothing left over for the people. The corruption must be rooted out.”
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KENTUCKY
Charles Booker (D-KY-Senate)
Former KY House Representative Charles Booker “believes that U.S. foreign policy should be grounded in diplomacy, human rights, and international cooperation. He strongly opposes actions that result in endless wars that pull U.S. servicemembers into conflicts with no end in sight. He supports significantly reducing military spending and the ever-growing military industrial complex, raising the standard to ensure American tax dollars are no longer used to fund genocide, reasserting congressional oversight over foreign policy, and prioritizing peaceful conflict resolution in the face of the President’s reckless and lawless warmongering. Further, he believes that true national security includes addressing climate change, global health, and economic inequality—and that America should lead by example, not force.”
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MASSACHUSETTS
Ed Markey (D-MA-Senate, Incumbent)
Senator Ed Markey has been an important ally during his tenure in Congress. His promotion of diplomacy and a sane foreign policy aims to keep Americans safe. From taking on the climate crisis to promoting nuclear disarmament, his pro-peace leadership in the Senate is critical.
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MICHIGAN
Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI-Senate)
Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed stumbled into politics after seeing firsthand how badly it damages healthcare in this country. He has consistently called for a ceasefire and peace for the Palestinian people, and “believes that our budget should reflect our values. He is an outspoken critic of outsized defense spending, and believes that we should spend less on building weapons of war, and instead invest taxpayer dollars in health care, education, and infrastructure here at home.”
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MINNESOTA
Peggy Flanagan (D-MN-Senate)
Born and raised in Minnesota, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has spent her adult life fighting to help families like hers, who are now hurting more than ever. She believes that “the gutting of our non-military foreign affairs capabilities is a large issue that we should work to reverse. The United States’s role in promoting public health, education, and democracy is not just essential to maintaining a stable global order, it aids in our safety, and promotes quality of life around the globe.”
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NEBRASKA
Dan Osborn (I-NE-Senate)
Born and raised in Omaha, Dan Osborn is a “Navy Man, Mechanic, [and] Independent.” After leaving the military, he began work at Kellogg’s, eventually becoming president of his union and leading the members in a successful 11-week strike. His campaign is focused on prioritizing the working class. In the military, Dan saw lots of Pentagon waste firsthand and is ready to move spending to people:”Sometimes it seems the military overpays for everything — except soldiers. From forty-dollar hammers that cost ten bucks at the hardware store, to $10,000 switches that cost a couple of hundred dollars to manufacture, price gouging is draining our military of the resources to defend this country.”
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OHIO
Sherrod Brown (D-OH-Senate)
Senator Sherrod Brown was a dependable voice on our issues during his time in Congress. He espouses a progressive, diplomacy-first approach to American foreign policy that we can work with. He has voted against US involvement in Yemen, voted against the Iraq War, supported the Obama-era Iran deal, and critiqued Trump’s withdrawal from President Obama’s Iran deal (which verifiably blocked Iran’s path to nuclear weapons).
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OREGON
Jeff Merkley (D-OR-Senate, Incumbent)
Senator Jeff Merkley has been promoting peace during his time in Congress. He has voted to end endless wars, stop new wars, and prioritize diplomacy — including a condemnation of recent military escalation in the Middle East. “As we enter another day of strikes between Israel and Iran, we need de-escalation and restraint from all sides. Trump’s reckless decision to abandon the JCPOA nuclear agreement, cheered on by Netanyahu, helped bring us to this dangerous moment…Trump’s unconstitutional strikes on Iran were wrong on all counts—undermining regional stability and diplomatic efforts at a critical moment and risking a regional war that would have put American troops, diplomats, and civilians in danger. The U.S. must not be dragged into another war. We must reassert Congress’ constitutional authority to declare war and double down on diplomacy to secure a durable peace.”
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TEXAS
James Talarico (D-TX-Senate)
Texas State Representative and Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico has committed to an anti-war platform, vowing “I will do everything in my power to ensure America always leads with moral clarity in its approach to foreign policy.” That includes “restor[ing[ investments in diplomacy and international development; working in partnership with our foreign allies and engaging in diplomacy that will help…avoid unnecessary wars; protect[ing] innocent life by stopping offensive weapons sales to the Netanyahu government; us[ing] all of America’s financial and diplomatic leverage to secure a two-state solution; and us[ing] our international influence to defend persecuted people around the world.”
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CALIFORNIA
Mai Vang (D-CA-07)
Mai Vang is the daughter of Hmong refugees who fled the war in Laos and moved to Sacramento. The oldest of 16 children, Mai became a community organizer after college, was elected to the School Board in 2016, and has served on the Sacramento City Council since 2020. Her anti-war stances are personal. “My family fled the CIA’s Secret War in Laos as Hmong refugees. I carry the memory of what happens when our government chooses war over diplomacy: families torn apart and trauma that haunts generations. Today, as conflict devastates communities from Gaza to Iran to Ukraine to Sudan, our mission must be to protect life—not fund its destruction. We need a representative who refuses to profit from the industries fueling this violence. I will fight to redirect our tax dollars from endless wars abroad into healthcare and housing here at home.”
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Ro Khanna (D-CA-17, Incumbent)
Congressman Ro Khanna holds a pro-peace vision and pushes back against militarism and endless wars accordingly. “We cannot have another war in the Middle East… The American people are sick of spending billions of dollars on these endless wars, and they want the focus to be on our country, on building our community, jobs here, childcare, healthcare… It is my view that the Democratic Party needs to clearly stand up against this war and take the mantle again of being the anti-war party, the party that stands up against wars of choice, against these endless wars in the Middle East.”
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Randy Villegas (D-CA-22)
Educator Randy Villegas is the proud son of Mexican immigrant parents who taught him the “values of hard work, perseverance, and giving back to the community.” He is “a pro-peace candidate who believes in diplomacy and stopping endless wars and unnecessary interventions across the world [and whose] commitment towards peace in the world is unwavering.” He wants to see us end endless wars, stop spending trillions on the bloated Pentagon, and reinvest taxpayer dollars into our communities. Randy wants to see the US become a “leader of peace” in its foreign policy.
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COLORADO
Melat Kiros (D-CO-01)
Ethiopian-born Melat Kiros immigrated to Denver as a child and was inspired by her parents’ commitment to serving others. “True leadership means working for peace, not preparing for endless war. The United States has spent over $8 trillion on war since 2001, often with little accountability and devastating consequences. We’ve also failed to recognize and prevent the devastation of genocidal wars claiming the lives of millions from Palestine and Sudan to the Congo and Tigray. It’s time to reimagine our global role: not as a militarized empire, but as a champion of diplomacy, human rights, and peacebuilding. We need to end the blank checks for endless war and reallocate that funding towards diplomacy abroad and housing, education, and healthcare here at home.”
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FLORIDA
Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL-10, Incumbent)
Congressman Maxwell Frost believes in putting people and communities over the Pentagon budget and arms manufacturers. “All around, military spending is too high and there are many individual programs that tax-payers fund too highly and don’t reap any benefits. It is important that the United States invests in research of universal COVID-19 cures and vaccines that can be shared with the entire world before spending more money on lethal and unnecessary weapons. How we use our money shows where our priorities are, our exuberant Pentagon spending keeps us from truly taking care of our people.”
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ILLINOIS
Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Delia Ramirez wants to fight for a new foreign policy. She is ready to see money go to people over the Pentagon. She will push for the prioritization of human rights, refocus on diplomacy, and Congressional accountability when it comes to international relations. In her own words: “The Pentagon is the only federal agency to have never passed an audit. We must recognize that unquestioned defense budget increases come at the expense of working families, where Republicans question where every penny and dime of domestic spending for our social safety net goes.”
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MASSACHUSETTS
Jim McGovern (D-MA-02, Incumbent)
Congressman Jim McGovern is sick of military escalations and wars, recently saying, “Trump just bombed Iran without Congressional approval. This has the potential of spiraling out of control. It’s easy to get into wars but they’re hard as hell to get out of. Congress must vote to stop this madness.”
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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley shows true, pro-peace leadership. “My first priority is always to reduce violence and trauma, and to affirm the dignity and humanity of survivors — that means ending endless war and pursuing peace by all possible means. It also means fundamentally altering our approach to foreign policy — investing more in foreign assistance, specifically to improve conditions for women and girls around the world, and decreasing our military budget to provide more funding for critical domestic priorities like education, healthcare, and housing. We need a foreign policy that represents the best our nation has to offer.”
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MICHIGAN
William Lawrence (D-MI-07)
Raised in East Lansing, William Lawrence has been deeply committed to helping not just the people of Michigan’s 7th district but working-class Americans everywhere. As the founder of the Sunrise Movement, Will has a long history of organizing and advocacy. He believes in change, both domestically and abroad. “Politicians in both parties have said there’s money for war, but not anything for Social Security, childcare, or education. That’s a lie. We need to get our priorities straight: stop bombing kids overseas, start delivering for American families. We need to: end the illegal & expensive war on Iran; stop arms sales to Israel & other human rights violators; seek diplomatic solutions to global challenges, not more war.”
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Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is a steadfast defender of peace and justice. “My residents sent me to Washington to be a fierce defender of their priorities and fight to enact policies that would make a meaningful difference in their lives. This bill does not meet that standard and is a $768-billion missed opportunity to address my residents’ priorities. I support—and have since my first day in office—the long-overdue dismantling of our country’s military-industrial complex so that we can finally put a stop to forever wars and reinvest into providing our communities with the resources they need and deserve.”
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Donavan McKinney (D-MI-13)
Lifelong Detroiter Donavan McKinney’s first-hand experience living the problems faced by his community has made him committed to push for bold, progressive policy in DC. In response to military strikes on Iran, he said, “We don’t want another endless war abroad that costs human lives and our tax dollars. This doesn’t make us safer. Congress must put an end to this escalation with War Powers. Fund Medicaid not war.”
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MINNESOTA
Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wants to prioritize human needs instead of the greed of military industrial complex. “Now is not the time to spend billions of dollars to bolster our defense budget while millions of Americans remain housing and food insecure. I am shocked that this Congress continues to spend over $700 billion on wasteful weapons contracts and Pentagon waste, and then turns around and calls for cuts to programs that help the poor, the elderly and the sick. We should be investing in the American people, not in weapons manufacturers.”
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NEW JERSEY
Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11)
Community organizer and former Policy Director for Bernie Sanders during his presidential run, Analilia Mejia has fought for racial, economic, and immigrant justice, including campaigns for workers’ rights, affordable housing, criminal justice reform, voting access, and public services. She supports conditioning US military aid to Israel in order to end the Gaza genocide. After the US military strikes on Venezuela, she called it “an illegal act of war,” saying that “bombing another country and seizing its president is reckless, dangerous, and risks dragging us into another endless conflict.”
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NEW YORK
Brad Lander (D-NY-10)
Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has spent decades fighting for working families. Now, he wants to take that dedication to DC and to put human needs before militarism. “The billions that Trump is spending every day on his reckless, illegal war in Iran, part of an ever-expanding Pentagon budget that has kept growing whether Republicans or Democrats are in the White House, could pay for health care, child care, college tuition, fighting cancer, and much more here in the United States. Simply put, we could be saving lives, instead of ending them. Fighting for ‘bridges, not bombs’ is a key component of my campaign because I support reallocating funding away from the military-industrial complex towards improving the lives of working families in my district and across the country.”
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Mike DeCillis (D-NY-11)
A fourth-generation Staten Islander and third-generation union member, Mike has dedicated his life to protecting, educating, and advocating for the people of Staten Island and South Brooklyn. And he believes it’s time we put money back into the pockets of working families instead of corporate weapons manufacturers. “The Pentagon budget is astronomically high, and is slated to increase by 50%. There is simply no need to keep expanding a defense budget that doesn’t make America safer, but increases every year as it expands its payments to federal corporate contractors. As a nation, we’ve paid Pentagon contractors over $7 trillion since 9/11. Add that to the bill for Iraq and Afghanistan and that’s $15 trillion. We need investments and spending to be redirected towards programs that help people live better, not an endless increase of spending for forever wars.”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a champion of the people and fights for their rights and livelihoods. “During a time when our country is withdrawing from foreign wars, when COVID 19 and its fallout is one of the greatest threats that we face, when record levels of unemployment, housing and healthcare crises are among us, the United States should be reducing its military spending by at least 10% and prioritize the very needs of our communities here at home.”
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Paul Tonko (D-NY-20, Incumbent)
Congressman Paul Tonko has worked to promote diplomacy over war. About Iran, he said, “President Trump committed an illegal and unauthorized act of war against Iran, which will lead to untold consequences. The American people don’t want another war of choice in the Middle East. Congress must reconvene immediately and vote on the Iran War Powers Act resolution to contain the fallout and prevent further dangerous escalation.”
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PENNSYLVANIA
Chris Rabb (D-PA-03)
State Rep. Chris Rabb has spent his time in office “challenging corporate power, advancing social justice, and standing up for communities too often ignored by political insiders.” Now, he plans to take his bold progressive vision to Capitol Hill, serving the public, empowering working families, and defying special interests. Rabb considers himself a Democratic Socialist and wants democracy to work for everyone, not just the wealthy. He sees similarities between the Palestinian cause now and the US civil rights movement. “I believe you can’t be free until we’re all free, and I stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and oppose the genocide that’s going on there. I can’t be silent. When you’re silent, you’re complicit, and I won’t do that. I want the same people to stand up for me and my community.”
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Summer Lee (D-PA-12, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Summer Lee is not afraid to challenge the Pentagon over its waste and contractors over their price gouging. “In recent years, Congress has authorized $41.6 million of ‘defense’ spending on Viagra, $2.3 million on Alaskan king crab, $32.6 billion for shipbuilding, $1.7 trillion on a program that ‘lost’ $85 million in spare parts they say apparently just vanished. That’s enough to repair crumbling roads and bridges, provide free school lunch for every child in America, combat homelessness, and completely eradicate student debt. The people I represent in Western PA are sick and tired of Congress nickel and diming the programs their lives depend on while we bankroll defense contractors and spend more on our Pentagon budget than the next 10 countries combined. The least we are owed is transparency and accountability for waste, fraud and abuse.”
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TEXAS
Greg Casar (D-TX-37, Incumbent)
Congressman Greg Casar’s “approach to foreign policy is based in adherence to values rooted in justice and democracy. A commitment to protecting human rights is paramount for U.S. foreign policy, and ending any violations of human rights is critical for achieving long term peace wherever there is conflict.”
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WASHINGTON
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07, Incumbent)
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal wants to reimagine what strength looks like. “Instead of investing in going to war all around the world, we should be investing in strengthening communities all around this country. We must redefine and reimagine what it means to be strong. Being strong is not funding a bloated Pentagon budget that is larger than the military budgets of the next 11 countries combined. Being strong means an end to endless wars. It means investing in diplomacy, international development and coalition building. It means guaranteeing health care for everyone in this country. It means investing in our communities—putting more resources towards public health, affordable housing, universal child care, renewable energy, public transit, infrastructure, public education and giving educators a raise.”
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WISCONSIN
Mark Pocan (D-WI-02, Incumbent)
Congressman Mark Pocan is a dedicated leader in cutting Pentagon bloat. “It’s time to ask how much is too much. With the Pentagon’s budget closing in on $1 trillion, the real cost of war is clear: underfunded programs here at home and a lower quality of life for everyday Americans, while defense contractors get richer and richer from their Pentagon contracts. After six failed audits, the lack of accountability is outrageous. It’s time Congress demanded accountability from the Pentagon. Now it’s time to prioritize the needs of our citizens over unchecked military expenditures.”
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GEORGIA
Everton Blair (D-GA-13)
Born and raised in Gwinnett County, Dr. Everton Blair Jr. is an educator and “proud son of Jamaican immigrants who built their lives on faith, hard work, and community.” Blair, who has education and policy leadership degrees from Harvard and Stanford, served on President Obama’s White House Initiative on Educational Excellence. Blair then returned to Georgia and was elected to the Gwinnett County School Board, where he quickly became Board Chair. He believes our money should be going to serving communities instead of special interests. “‘How are you going to pay for Medicare for All?’ I don’t know, how did we pay for a war in Iran that costs $1 billion a day? Weird how the money is always there for bombs and never there for hospitals. In Congress, I’ll fight for healthcare and education, not more bombs.”
On August 25th, 2026, Everton Blair overwhelmingly won his election and is now awaiting to be sworn into the 119th Congressional class.
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NEW JERSEY
Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11)
Community organizer and former Policy Director for Bernie Sanders during his presidential run, Analilia Mejia has fought for racial, economic, and immigrant justice, including campaigns for workers’ rights, affordable housing, criminal justice reform, voting access, and public services. She supports conditioning US military aid to Israel in order to end the Gaza genocide. After the US military strikes on Venezuela, she called it “an illegal act of war,” saying that “bombing another country and seizing its president is reckless, dangerous, and risks dragging us into another endless conflict.”
On April 16th, 2026, Analilia Mejia overwhelmingly won her election and was sworn into the 119th Congressional class on April 20th, 2026.
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NEW YORK CITY
Zohran Mamdani (D-NYC-Mayoral)
After last summer’s bombing of Iran, Zohran Mamdani explained the dangers. “Today’s unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark chapter in his endless series of betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos. In a city as global as ours, the impact of war are felt deeply here at home….While Donald Trump bears immediate responsibility for this illegal escalation, these actions are the result of a political establishment that would rather spend trillions of dollars on weapons than lift millions out of poverty, launch endless wars while silencing calls for peace, and fearmonger about outsiders while billionaires hollow out our democracy from within.”
On Nov. 4, 2025, Zohran Mamdani overwhelmingly won his election, and he was sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2026.
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