List of Democratic Socialists of America members who have held office in the United States
The following American politicians are members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and have held elected or appointed office in the United States. The DSA is a political nonprofit organization and not a political party, therefore DSA members usually run as members of the Democratic Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents.
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In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to fifteen state and local offices.[1] In the 2018 midterm elections, DSA members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were elected to the United States House of Representatives[2] and DSA members were elected to over forty state and local offices.[3] In the 2020 elections, DSA members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were elected to the House[4] and at least thirty-six DSA members won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes.[5]
Federal officials
Current
Name | State | District | Tenure |
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Danny K. Davis[6][7] | Illinois | IL-7 | since 1997 |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[8] | New York | NY-14 | since 2019 |
Jamaal Bowman[9] | New York | NY-16 | since 2021 |
Rashida Tlaib[8] | Michigan | MI-13 | since 2019 |
Cori Bush[10] | Missouri | MO-1 | since 2021 |
Former
Name | State | District | Tenure |
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David Bonior[11] | Michigan | MI-12, MI-10 | 1977-2003 |
John Conyers[12] | Michigan | MI-1, MI-14, MI-13 | 1965–2017 |
Ron Dellums[13] | California | CA-9 | 1971–1998 |
Major Owens[14] | New York | NY-12, NY-11 | 1983–2007 |
State officials
Current
Name | State | Chamber | District | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julie Gonzales[15] | Colorado | Senate | 34th | since 2019 |
Robert Peters[16] | Illinois | Senate | 13th | since 2019 |
Jen McEwen[17] | Minnesota | Senate | 7th | since 2021 |
Omar Fateh[18] | Minnesota | Senate | 62th | since 2021 |
Julia Salazar[8] | New York | State Senate | 18th | since 2019 |
Jabari Brisport[19] | New York | State Senate | 25th | since 2021 |
Nikil Saval[20] | Pennsylvania | State Senate | 1st | since 2021 |
Sam Bell[8] | Rhode Island | State Senate | 5th | since 2019 |
Former
Name | State | Chamber | District | Tenure |
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Constance N. Johnson[21] | Oklahoma | Senate | 48th | 2005–14 |
Current
Former
Name | State | House | District | Tenure |
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Harlan Baker[49] | Maine | House of Representatives | 1979–88 | |
Perry Bullard[50] | Michigan | House of Representatives | 53rd | 1973–92 |
Niilo Koponen[51][52] | Alaska | House of Representatives | 1982-92 | |
Babette Josephs[50] | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 182nd | 1985–2012 |
Tom Gallagher[50] | Massachusetts | House of Representatives | 1st Suffolk district | 1980–86 |
Kaniela Ing[53] | Hawaii | House of Representatives | 11th | 2012–18 |
Isaac Robinson[54] | Michigan | House of Representatives | 4th | 2019–20 |
Jade Bahr[8] | Montana | House of Representatives | 50th | 2019-21 |
Local officials
Current
Name | Municipality | State | Position | District | Tenure |
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Kim Roney[55] | Asheville | North Carolina | City Council | At-large | since 2021 |
Alison Coombs[56] | Aurora | Colorado | City Council | 5th | since 2019 |
Juan Marcano[47][56][57] | Aurora | Colorado | City Council | 4th | since 2019 |
Greg Casar[58] | Austin | Texas | City Council | 4th | since 2015 |
Terry Taplin[59] | Berkeley | California | City Council | 2nd | since 2021 |
Denise Joy[47] | Billings | Montana | City Council | 3rd | since 2018 |
Junie Joseph[47][60] | Boulder | Colorado | City Council | At-large | since 2019 |
Konstantine Anthony[61] | Burbank | California | City Council | 4th | since 2021 |
Zoraya Hightower[62] | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 1st | since 2020 |
Max Tracy[63] | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 2nd | since 2014 |
Jane Stromberg[64] | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 8th | since 2020 |
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler[47][65] | Cambridge | Massachusetts | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
Michael Payne[47][66] | Charlottesville | Virginia | City Council | At-large | since 2019 |
Brian Nowak[1] | Cheektowaga | New York | Town Council | 4th | since 2018 |
Daniel La Spata[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 1st | since 2019 |
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 35th | since 2015 |
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 33rd | since 2019 |
Byron Sigcho-Lopez[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 25th | since 2019 |
Jeanette Taylor[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 20th | since 2019 |
Andre Vasquez[67] | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 40th | since 2019 |
Candi CdeBaca[68] | Denver | Colorado | City Council | 9th | since 2019 |
Joel Sipress[47] | Duluth | Minnesota | City Council | 2nd | since 2014 |
Larry Agran[50] | Irvine | California | City Council | At-large | 1982–2014, since 2020 |
Seema Singh Perez[47] | Knoxville | Tennessee | City Council | 3rd | since 2018 |
Amelia Parker[47][60] | Knoxville | Tennessee | City Council | At-large Seat C | since 2019 |
Tristan Rader[1] | Lakewood | Ohio | City Council | At-large | since 2018 |
Brandon Betz[47][69] | Lansing | Michigan | City Council | 1st | since 2019 |
Nithya Raman[70] | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
Max Prestigiacomo[71] | Madison | Wisconsin | Common Council | 8th | since 2020 |
Zac Bears[47][72] | Medford | Massachusetts | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
Darnell Ford[47] | Middletown | Connecticut | Common Council | At-large | since 2019 |
Kristin LaLonde[1] | Mount Pleasant | Michigan | City Commission | 3rd | since 2018 |
Sally Lieber[73] | Mountain View | California | City Council | At-large | since 2021 |
Charles Decker[1] | New Haven | Connecticut | City Council | 9th | since 2018 |
Carrol Fife[74] | Oakland | California | City Council | 3rd | since 2021 |
Vanessa Agudelo[1] | Peekskill | New York | City Council | 3rd | since 2018 |
Kendra Brooks[75] | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
Ross Grooters[47] | Pleasant Hill | Iowa | City Council | At-large | since 2018 |
April Fournier[76] | Portland | Maine | City Council | At-large | since 2021 |
Rachel Miller[8] | Providence | Rhode Island | City Council | Ward 13 | since 2019 |
Diana Reddy[8] | Redwood City | California | City Council | 6th | since 2019 |
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica[77] | Redwood City | California | City Council | 3rd | since 2021 |
Eduardo Martinez[8] | Richmond | California | City Council | 3rd | since 2015 |
Gayle McLaughlin[78][79] | Richmond | California | City Council | 5th (formerly at-large) | 2005–17, since 2021 |
Dylan Parker[80] | Rock Island | Illinois | City Council | 5th | since 2017 |
Katie Valenzuela[81] | Sacramento | California | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
Nelsie Yang[47][60] | Saint Paul | Minnesota | City Council | 6th | since 2020 |
Monica Montgomery[8] | San Diego | California | City Council | District 6 | since 2019 |
Dean Preston[47][82][83] | San Francisco | California | Board of Supervisors | 5th | since 2019 |
Drew Glover[8] | Santa Cruz | California | City Council | At-large | since 2019 |
Justin Cummings[8] | Santa Cruz | California | City Council | At-large | since 2019 |
Jefferson Thomas Scott[47] | Somerville | Massachusetts | City Council | 2nd | since 2018 |
Ben Ewen-Campen[47] | Somerville | Massachusetts | City Council | 3rd | since 2018 |
khalid Kamau[84] | South Fulton | Georgia | City Council | 6th | since 2017 |
James Coleman[77] | South San Francisco | California | City Council | 4th | since 2021 |
Ben Heili[85] | Stoughton | Wisconsin | City Council | 4-1 | since 2020 |
Megan Green[86] | St. Louis | Missouri | Board of Aldermen | 15th | since 2014 |
Sofia Rubalcava[8] | Ventura | California | City Council | 1st | since 2019 |
Lorrie Brown[8] | Ventura | California | City Council | 6th | since 2019 |
Gina Morgenstein[47][87] | Wallingford | Connecticut | Town Council | At-large | since 2017 |
Mike McDermott[47][88] | Westland | Michigan | City Council | 16th | since 2019 |
Janeese Lewis George[89] | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | City Council | 4th | since 2021 |
James Blanco[47] | West Lafayette | Indiana | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
Former
Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gus Newport[90] | Berkeley | California | Mayor | 1979–1986 |
Jovanka Beckles[91] | Richmond | California | City Council | 2010–18 |
Harry Britt[50] | San Francisco | California | Board of Supervisors | 1979–93 |
Hilda Mason[50] | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Council | 1977–99 |
Benjamin Nichols[92] | Ithaca | New York | Mayor | 1989–95 |
David Dinkins[93] | New York City | New York | Mayor | 1990-93 |
James Scheibel[50] | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Mayor | 1990–94 |
David Scondras[50] | Boston | Massachusetts | City Council | 1984–93 |
Current
Name | Local Government Authority | State | Position | District | Tenure |
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Jovanka Beckles[94] | Alameda County and Contra Costa County | California | AC Transit Board | 1st | since 2021 |
Anita Prizio[1] | Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | County Council | 3rd | since 2018 |
Lola Brooks[95] | Clark County | Nevada | School District Board of Trustees | E | since 2016 |
Erika D. Ballou[96][97] | Clark County | Nevada | Judicial District Court | 24 | since 2021 |
Tay Anderson[98] | Denver | Colorado | Board of Education | At-large | since 2019 |
Franklin Bynum[99] | Harris County | Texas | County Criminal Court Judge | Number 8 | since 2019 |
Jackie Goldberg[100] | Los Angeles | California | School Board | 5th | since 2019 |
Ananda Mirilli[101] | Madison | Wisconsin | School Board | 5th | since 2020 |
Kellin Atherton[102] | Middletown | Connecticut | Planning and Zoning Commission | At-large | since 2019 |
Marc Elrich[103] | Montgomery County | Maryland | County Executive | At-large | since 2018 |
Kara Gloe[104] | Moorhead | Minnesota | School Board | At-large | since 2018 |
Marisa Ziegler[102] | Parkland | Pennsylvania | School Board | At-large | since 2019 |
Gabriella Cázares-Kelly[105] | Pima County | Arizona | County Recorder | At-large | since 2021 |
Mike Hutchinson[106] | Oakland | California | School Board | 5th | since 2021 |
Tara Gaston[107] | Saratoga County | New York | Board of Supervisors | Saratoga Springs | since 2017 |
Shadia Tadros[108] | Syracuse | New York | City Court Judge | At-large | since 2021 |
José Garza[109] | Travis County | Texas | District Attorney | At-large | since 2021 |
Scott Alberts[1] | Upper Darby Township, Delaware County | Pennsylvania | Treasurer | At-large | Since 2018 |
Katie Scott[110] | Washentaw County | Michigan | Board of Commissioners | 9th | Since 2019 |
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Brian Cina is in the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Burlington, Vermont. He is also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
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Lola Brooks is a member of Las Vegas DSA who has always had a strong and close relationship with our chapter and members. As such, the Electoral Committee strongly recommends voters chose Trustee Lola Brooks on Nov 3rd.
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Erika Ballou has a proven track record as a fierce advocate for members of marginalized communities accused of crimes in Clark County and for progressive political issues. She has been involved in progressive organizing and is a DSA member.
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- "Billionaires are trying to buy the Oakland school board… again". East Bay Majority. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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