There's a movement in Massachusetts to elect Elizabeth and it's about more than taking back a Senate seat -- it's about electing someone who will get America working for regular folks again and hold big banks, insurance companies and Wall Street accountable for their actions.

Electing Elizabeth is a huge step towards getting Americans back to work and rebuilding the middle class.

Alan Grayson is a proven that his campaign is grassroots powered. He campaigned door to door to win a seat in Congress in 2008 and will continue this strategy this cycle. Alan is a strong Progressive voice. In Congress, he advocated for homeowners affected by the mortgage crisis.

Alan showed his strength as a grassroots candidate. His efforts to organize earned him a top spot in DFA's Grassroots All-Stars Competition.

Norman Solomon has been a nationally recognized voice for Progressive reform in the United States for decades. His work both inside and outside the Democratic Party focuses on policy issues such as single payer health care, labor rights, climate change and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Norman's commitment to a grassroots campaign earned him a top spot in DFA's Grassroots All-Stars competition. DFA is proud to stand by a truly Progressive candidate.

After being asked to consider a bid for Congress by the President and First Lady, Jose Hernandez is taking his bid seriously. After a 14 day mission to the International Space Station, Jose worked closely with members of Congress regarding space policy issues. Jose is committed to immigration reform by showing support for the DREAM Act.

Jose showed his true grassroots commitment by gathering support to earn a top spot in DFA's Grassroots All-Stars competition.

Angela Zimmann is running a truly grassroots campaign to stand up for Ohio's working families. As an educator, a minister, and a mother, she's fighting for a brighter future. She has proven her dedication to the people of her district.

As a contestant in DFA's Grassroots All-Stars Contest, Angela took us all by surprise -- in just three days she progressed from 160th place, to land in the top ten -- and we're proud to support the campaign to take her tea party incumbent by surprise and replace him with someone who will stand up for Ohio's working families -- Angela is the person for the job.

Joe is running in Colorado's sixth district to defeat a Tea Party congressman who voted twice to destroy Medicare and is pursuing a radical social agenda -- attempting to redefine the definition of rape, comparing Social Security to a Ponzi scheme, and speaking out for English-only ballots.

Joe is one of us -- he is committed to reforming and building the Democratic Party from the bottom-up and he knows how to win the tough fights.

An engineer by training & a politician by necessity, Darcy is ready to pull apart what’s broken and rebuild it so that it works for all of us – not just Wall Street.

In 2009, Darcy became the first President and Executive Director of ProgressiveCongress.org, a non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that works with the Congressional Progressive Caucus on public health, civil rights, education, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity. She is one of the progressive movement's strongest allies and deserves our support.

Eric Griego is known as many things -- authentic, principled, progressive, reformer, fighter. But being a run-of-the-mill, business-as-usual politician isn't one of them.

We can't fix what's broken in Washington unless we send more bold progressive Democrats to shake things up. Democracy for America is proud to endorse Eric Griego for Congress in New Mexico's First District.

Raul Grijalva is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Under his leadership, progressives in Congress have never been more unified, on message, or a greater force to reckon with than now.

He's been a real fighter for us -- now we have to fight for him.

A native resident of Riverside, Mark Takano is well familiar with the place where diverse families come to live and achieve the American Dream.

With the unanimous support of DFA-Riverside, Takano is running for Congress because he has the experience, the resilience, and the courage to place the needs of his community first.

As an attorney, advocate, activist and author, Annie takes a grassroots approach to problem solving. In Congress, she will truly represent the interests of hardworking, New Hampshire families.

Annie is running to stand up for our communities, to fight for our security and to ensure that liberty is enjoyed by all Americans. A strong advocate for choice, Annie will fight back against the war on women. Join us in supporting this outstanding progressive candidate.

When she first ran for Congress in 2006, Carol was motivated to make government work for the people. As a Congresswoman, she fought for the rest of us -- for the 99%.

Now more than ever, we need an unwavering progressive and truly grassroots candidate back in office. We need Carol to return to Congress so she can continue the fight for better and more accessible education, environmental protection, and our military and veterans. That's why DFA is proud to stand with Carol, whose campaign slogan since 2006 has been "for the rest of us, the bottom 99%.

Working her way up to a state legislator, Franke Wilmer knows the struggles of the American working class. And it is the working class that Franke will fight for as a Congresswoman.

Her campaign is completely sustained by volunteers dedicated to getting Franke elected. DFA is proud to endorse Franke and her campaign to improve the lives of others.

For the past 24 years, Matt Cartwright has represented families against corporations and big banks. As a member of Congress, Matt will continue to protect American families against injustice.

Matt believes in preserving the promise of America for ordinary Americans, and the pride that he wants everyone to feel about being citizens of this great nation. DFA proudly endorses his campaign.

Donna is a progressive fighter. As a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she's led the fight to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and to get corporate money out of politics.

We're supporting her so she can continue to be a vocal advocate for creating jobs, investing in our nation's infrastructure, protecting our environment, improving our educational system among many other progressive values.

Patsy Keever knows that Congress should be working for the people. As a representative, Patsy will work across partisan lines so that real work can be accomplished.

Patsy's campaign is people-powered. Her campaign for Congress in 2004 led to new levels of political participation in her region. DFA is proud to stand by Patsy as she works to give politics back to the people.

Erin Molchany has been working tirelessly for her community for over 15 years. She knows that a community is at its strongest when it works together to invest in the future. She’ll do what it takes to keep Pennsylvania moving in the right direction -- create jobs, improve the transit system, protect public services, and maintain a responsible carbon footprint.

From her commitment to her community, to her views on job creation and her belief in strengthening public services instead of slashing them -- she's got what it takes and DFA is proud to endorse Erin for Pennsylvania's 22nd district.

Tom Ammiano is a truly grassroots candidate. As the author of San Francisco’s Health Care Access legislation which made San Francisco the first City in the nation to provide universal health care, he's understands the importance of health care reform. It's crucial that he is re-elected to continue the fight for a single payer system in California.

Tom puts people first and will fight to restore funding to California's public schools. We know that Tom's values are our values -- and that's why we're supporting his re-election in 2012.

Community, liberty, and security are the foundations for Ron Rice's campaign. But it's not just about saying these things, Ron is out there doing them every day, whether it's using social media to connect with constituents or fighting to defend affordable health care.

Because he supports such strong progressive values, DFA is proud to endorse him in the upcoming election.

Transparency. This is the aim of Christian Smith. As a citizen of Mobile County, Christian wants taxpayers to see how their money is being spent.

Christian is proving her generation's ability to shape politics and ensure a better future for future generations to come.

A true patriot, Xochitl Paderes is doing her all to stop the Republicans from slashing jobs and worsening our children's education. She represents true grassroots ideas, and won't stop until the people of Assembly District 13 really have a voice in politics.

Xochitl has worked hard to defend her beliefs, and that's why DFA happily endorses her campaign.

As a teacher and principle, Diane has a commitment to education. Her promise is to increase community outreach to strengthen the support services that Harris County needs.

In her 25 years as an educator, Diane has excelled at putting education first. Her dedication has earned her recognition across the state of Texas and also an endorsement from Democracy for America.

Andy Melendrez has proven that grassroots campaigning is strong in Riverside, CA. With all of the work he's done in the last term to improve the lives of his constituents, DFA is proud to announce our endorsement of his upcoming campaign for mayor.

From education to public health, Andy is the one for the job and has proven it time and time again.

Julio is committed to creating jobs in his community. He fought for job training programs as a member of the Orange County Workforce Investment Board. As a labor organizer, Julio has also fought to uphold worker's right as well as organizing others around this cause as well.

Supporting progressive candidates like Julio is a sure step towards real change.

As the Lane County Commissioner since 1997, Pete Sorenson has worked to protect the people and the environment in South Eugene by building towards a sustainable economy. Nationally, he helped pioneer a fight for limiting lead in drinking water.

A true progressive, we must reelect Pete Sorenson and support him as he fights to put Lane County back to work.

With a broad cross-section of my supporters, Debra is running for re-election to continue her important work on the Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

As an advocate for the Great Lakes, Debra has pushed for environmental infrastructure projects and cleaning up the Chicago waterways. With her knowledge of the issues and her wealth of experience, Debra is the woman for the job.

Abel is a DFA success story. He attended our Training Academy and went on to win a seat on the Peralta Community College Board in 2006 despite long odds. Since then, Abel has championed a series of major reforms that helped protect career education and job training programs at Peralta. Guillen also spearheaded the effort to divest the community college’s funds from Wall Street banks and into local community based banks that making investing in the local economy a priority.

Lori Saldana has a proven record of commitment to the progressive movement and to California. During her six years in the California Assembly, Lori effectively worked across highly partisan lines to pass legislation.

From her first campaign for state assembly, Lori has shown a commitment to grassroots and lives by the motto "We walk; we win." She will take her grassroots vision and dedication to working families to Washington.

When the going gets tough, John McClelland sticks around to work things out. He wants to train and send tough Democrats to the ballot to battle for progressive values in a strongly Republican district.

This gusto makes McClelland an ideal candidate for DFA endorsement, and we're proud to stand by him in the upcoming election.

Shelli has worked hard for a variety of healthcare and at-risk community non-profits. Now, she wants to take her skills and close community ties to Congress. Shelli will stay true to her constituents and bring deserved attention to the issues that matter most.

Shelli's commitment to healthcare and education reform help her stand out as a candidate with true DFA values.