Here’s the ultimate “2020 Super Progressive Candidates” list of truly bold progressives running for national office. 82 true Lefties ran in the November 3rd General Election.
16 Super Progressives won their races. 10 are incumbent winners, and 6 winners are new Members of Congress.
LAST UPDATED: November 30, 2020
Two Criteria
What makes a candidate “super?” A super progressive meets two criteria:
- He or she supports single-payer Medicare for All.
- She or he accepts NO corporate money.
Based on the above criteria, candidates invariably stand on a super progressive platform. They support policies like the Green New Deal, free public higher education, economic justice and human rights for all, and public-funded elections.
Click on a candidate’s name to go to their campaign website. For statewide snapshot summaries of super progressive platforms, click on a state’s link. (Listings are not necessarily endorsements.)

Super Progressive Candidates, State-by-State
Alabama…
None.
Alaska…
Nada.
Arizona…
AZ-01 Eva Putzova (D)AZ-03 Raúl Grijalva (D) incumbentAZ-05 Jon Ireland (D)
Arkansas…
None.
California…
CA-01 Audrey Denney (D)CA-17 Ro Khanna (D) incumbent
CA-12 Shahid Buttar (D) 💲CA-18 Rishi Kumar (D) *There are rumors that Rishi Kumar supports India’s autocratic, big-business Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. I did a little Googling. Kumar certainly admired Modi in 2015. Local voters, do your research.CA-29 Angelica Dueñas (D)
CA-34 David Kim (D)
CA-38 Michael Tolar (D)
CA-42 Liam O’Mara (D) 💲
CA-53 Georgette Gómez (D)
Colorado…
CO-04 Ike McCorkle (D)
Connecticut…
Nada.
Delaware…
None.
Florida…
FL-03 Adam Christenson (D)
FL-24 Christine Olivo (I)
Georgia…
US Senate Tamara Johnson Shealy (D) – Special election November 3, 2020
GA-08 Jimmy Cooper (G)
GA-14 Kevin Van Ausdal (D)
Hawaii…
HI-02 Kai Kahele (D)
Idaho…
ID-01 Joe Evans (I)
Illinois…
IL-03 Marie Newman (D)IL-16 Dani Brzozowski (D)
Indiana…
IN-02 Pat Hackett (D) 💲
IN-04 Joe Mackey (D)
IN-09 Andy Ruff (D)
Iowa…
IA-04 JD Scholten (D) 💲
Kansas…
Zip.
Kentucky…
KY-02 Hank Linderman (D)
Louisiana…
Zip.
Maine…
US Senate Lisa Savage (G)
Maryland…
None.
Massachusetts…
US Senate Ed Markey (D) incumbent 💲MA-07 Ayanna Pressley (D) incumbent
Michigan…
US Senate Marcia Squier (G)MI-13 Rashida Tlaib (D) incumbent
MI-01 Dana Alan Ferguson (D)
MI-02 Jean-Michael Creviere (G)
MI-04 Amy Slepr (G)
MI-06 Jon Hoadley (D)
MI-06 John Lawrence (G)MI-14 Clyde Shabazz (G)
Minnesota…
MN-05 Ilhan Omar (D) incumbent 💲MN-05 Toya Woodland (G)
Mississippi…
MS-01 Antonia Eliason (D)
Missouri…
MO-01 Cori Bush (D) 💲MO-05 Antwain Winters (G) write-in
Montana…
Nada.
Nebraska…
NE-02 Kara Eastman (D) 💲
Nevada…
None.
New Hampshire…
Zip.
New Jersey…
US Senate Veronica Fernandez (I)NJ-12 Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) incumbent
US Senate Madelyn Hoffman (G)
New Mexico…
NM-03 Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
New York…
NY-02 Harry Burger (G)NY-04 Joseph Naham (G)NY-14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) incumbent
NY-16 Jamaal Bowman (D) ) 💲
NY-17 Mondaire Jones (D)NY-19 Steven Greenfield (G)
NY-26 Mike Raleigh (G)NY-27 Nate McMurray (D)
North Carolina…
None.
North Dakota…
ND-At-Large Zachary Raknerud (D) 💲
Ohio…
OH-05 Nick Rubando (D)
Oklahoma…
Zero.
Oregon…
US Senate Ibrahim Taher (G)
OR-03 Alex DiBlasi (G)
OR-04 Daniel Hoffay (G)
Pennsylvania…
PA-11 Sarah Hammond (D)
Rhode Island…
Zip.
South Carolina…
None.
South Dakota…
Nada.
Tennessee…
US Senate Marquita Bradshaw (D)
TN-03 Amber Hysell (I)
Texas…
TX-04 Russell Foster (D)
TX-10 Mike Siegel (D)
TX-14 Adrienne Bell (D)
TX-21 Thomas Wakely (G) (write-in)
TX-25 Julie Oliver (D)
TX-31 Donna Imam (D)
TX-33 Carlos Quintanilla (I)
TX-36 Hal Ridley (G)
Utah…
None.
Vermont…
VT-At-Large Chris Brimmer (VT Progressive Party)
VT-At-Large Christopher Helali (PCUSA)
Virginia…
VA-01 Qasim Rashid (D)
Washington…
WA-07 Pramila Jayapal (D) incumbent
West Virginia…
US Senate Paula Jean Swearengin (D) 💲
WV-02 Cathy Kunkel (D)
WV-03 Hillary Turner (D)
Wisconsin…
WI-02 Mark Pocan (D) incumbent
Wyoming…
None.
US President
Mark Charles (I) and running mate, Adrian WallaceHowie Hawkins (G) and running mate, Angela Walker
Giving: For a Progressive Congress
To help elect a progressive Congress, I aim to make a small donation to every super progressive candidate on this list. When I do, I put the “💲” after his/her name.
Do you have a giving plan to help fund a super progressive Congress? Do you focus on a few candidates, or many? Tell us about it in the comments. ❤️
Together, we get the job done.
Official 2020 Candidate Endorsements
The following organizations have made official 2020 endorsements, including some down-ballot candidates, ballot initiatives. and several decent Democratic candidates (who aren’t super-progressive enough to be on this list.)
- 350 Action (strong climate policy)
- Bold Progressives
- Brand New Congress
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Courage to Change PAC
- Democracy for America
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Flip the Senate
- Friends of the Earth (strong climate policy)
- Green Party US
- Indivisible
- Justice Democrats
- Move On
- National Nurses United
- Our Revolution
- Peace Action (diplomatic foreign policy)
- Planned Parenthood (women’s rights)
- Progressive Democrats of America
- Progressive Rising
- Progressive Turnout Project
- Progressive Voters Guide
- Run for Something
- Warren Democrats
- Working Families Party
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