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The 2007 DFA-List
In 2007, DFA members backed progressive candidates around the country, and their work paid off.
| Candidate | Office | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Preckwinkle | Chicago Alderman | IL | Won |
| Sandi Jackson | Chicago Alderman | IL | Won |
| Ricardo Muñoz | Chicago Alderman | IL | Won |
| Michele Smith | Chicago Alderman | IL | Lost |
| Manuel Flores | Chicago Alderman | IL | Won |
| Leroy Jones | Chicago Alderman | IL | Lost |
| Joe Moore | Chicago Alderman | IL | Won |
| Greg Brewer | Chicago Alderman | IL | Lost |
| David Askew | Chicago Alderman | IL | Lost |
| Maria Quiñones Sanchez | Philadelphia City Council | PA | Won |
| Ruth Damsker | Montgomery County Commissioner | PA | Lost |
| Joe Hoeffel | Montgomery County Commissioner | PA | Won |
| Steve Beshear | Governor | KY | Won |
| Loretta Weinberg | State Senate | NJ | Won |
| Gina Genovese | State Senate | NJ | Lost |
| Ed Zipprich | Red Bank City Council | NJ | Lost |
| Andrew C. White | Stephentown Town Supervisor | NY | Lost |
| Ken Zalewski | Troy City Council | NY | Won |
| Jay Donahue | State Delegate | VA | Lost |
| Dave Briley | Nashville Mayor | TN | Lost |
| Jackie Minchew | Everett City Council | WA | Lost |
| Charlene Rawson | Everett City Council | WA | Lost |
| Gary Anderson | Insurance Commissioner | MS | Lost |
| Angelique LaCour | State Representative | LA | Lost |
| Deborah Langhoff | State Representative | LA | Lost |
| Isabel Piedmont | Bloomington City Council | IN | Won |
The 2006 A-List
The 2006 DFA-List candidates all waged strong campaigns. Local DFA members across the country worked as the boots on the ground for these great candidates.
| Candidate | Office | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry McNerney | U.S. House | CA | Won |
| Francine Busby | U.S. House | CA | Lost |
| Debra Bowen | Secretary of State | CA | Won |
| Cindy Chavez | Mayor of San Jose | CA | Lost |
| Ned Lamont | U.S. Senate | CT | Lost |
| Jack Markell | State Treasurer | DE | Won |
| Scott Randolph | State House | FL | Won |
| April Griffin | Hillsborough Co. School Board | FL | Won |
| Dee Haigler | State Senate | GA | Lost |
| Elesha Gayman | State House | IA | Won |
| Denise O'Brien | Secretary of Agriculture | IA | Lost |
| Christine Cegelis | U.S. House | IL | Lost |
| Debra Shore | Commissioner of the Metro. Water Reclamation District, Cook Co. |
IL | Won |
| Valeri Haughton | Monroe Co. Circuit Court Judge | IN | Lost |
| Amy Shir | State House | KY | Lost |
| Deval Patrick | Governor | MA | Won |
| Andy Meisner | State House | MI | Won |
| Rebekah Warren | State House | MI | Won |
| Mark Ritchie | Secretary of State | MN | Won |
| Jeff Smith | State Senate | MO | Won |
| Maria Chappelle-Nadal | State House | MO | Won |
| Genevieve Frank | State House | MO | Lost |
| Michael Frame | State House | MO | Won |
| Jon Tester | U.S. Senate | MT | Won |
| Julia Boseman | State Senate | NC | Won |
| Ty Harrell | State House | NC | Won |
| Peter Glenshaw | Grafton County Commissioner | NH | Lost |
| Linda Stender | U.S. House | NJ | Lost |
| Ron Rice Jr. | Newark City Council | NJ | Won |
| Dina Titus | Governor | NV | Lost |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. House | NY | Won |
| Sherrod Brown | U.S. Senate | OH | Won |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | U.S. House | OH | Lost |
| Marian Harris | State House | OH | Lost |
| Jennifer Brunner | Secretary of State | OH | Won |
| Andrew Rice | State Senate | OK | Won |
| Al McAffrey | State House | OK | Won |
| Salvador Peralta | State House | OR | Lost |
| Lew Frederick | Multnomah County Commissioner | OR | Lost |
| Lois Murphy | U.S. House | PA | Lost |
| Anne Dicker | State House | PA | Lost |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | U.S. Senate | RI | Won |
| Seth Yurdin | Providence City Council | RI | Won |
| Anton Gunn | State House | SC | Lost |
| Ciro Rodriguez | U.S. House (Feb. '06) | TX | Lost |
| John Courage | U.S. House | TX | Lost |
| Karen Felthauser | State House | TX | Lost |
| Bernie Sanders | U.S. Senate | VT | Won |
| Peter Welch | U.S. House | VT | Won |
| Deb Markowitz | Secretary of State | VT | Won |
| Darcy Burner | U.S. House | WA | Lost |
| Chris Marr | State Senate | WA | Won |
| Eric Oemig | State Senate | WA | Won |
| Deb Eddy | State House | WA | Won |
The 2005 DFA-List
In February of 2005, Gov. Howard Dean was elected as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. His brother, Jim Dean, became chair of Democracy for America. Over the course of 2005, the DFA-List was announced, filled with solid candidates running at the local and state levels.
| Candidate | Office | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Frye | Mayor of San Diego | CA | Lost |
| Madison Nguyen | San Jose City Council | CA | Won |
| David A. Stevenson | Bethel Twp. School Board | CT | Lost |
| Shirley Franklin | Mayor of Atlanta | GA | Won |
| Pat Jehlen | State Senate | MA | Won |
| Gibran Rivera | Boston City Council | MA | Lost |
| Sam Yoon | Boston City Council | MA | Won |
| Rosalynn Bliss | Grand Rapids City Commission | MI | Won |
| RT Rybak | Mayor of Minneapolis | MN | Won |
| Jane Bogetto | State House | MO | Won |
| Harvey Johnson | Mayor of Jackson | MS | Lost |
| Robin Cape | Asheville City Council | NC | Won |
| Holly Jones | Asheville City Council | NC | Won |
| Jon Corzine | Governor | NJ | Won |
| Jun Choi | Mayor of Edison Twp. | NJ | Won |
| Dan Benson | State Assembly | NJ | Lost |
| Linda Greenstein | State Assembly | NJ | Won |
| Thom Jackson | State Assembly | NJ | Lost |
| Janice Schindler | State Assembly | NJ | Lost |
| Andres Ramirez | Mayor of North Las Vegas | NV | Lost |
| Tony Castro | District Attorney of Westchester Co. | NY | Lost |
| Mary Ellen Blanchard | Monroe Co. Legislature | NY | Lost |
| Ted Nixon | Monroe Co. Legislature | NY | Lost |
| Ted O'Brien | Monroe Co. Legislature | NY | Won |
| Gifford Miller | Mayor of New York City | NY | Lost |
| Norman Siegel | Public Advocate of New York City | NY | Lost |
| Paul Hackett | U.S. House | OH | Lost |
| Kevin Boyce | Columbus City Council | OH | Won |
| Mary Jo Hudson | Columbus City Council | OH | Won |
| Maryellen O'Shaughnessy | Columbus City Council | OH | Won |
| Linda Minger | State House | PA | Lost |
| LeAnna Washington | State House | PA | Won |
| Tonya Payne | Pittsburgh City Council | PA | Won |
| Colleen Condon | Charleston City Council | SC | Won |
| Julian Castro | Mayor of San Antonio | TX | Lost |
| Leslie Byrne | Lt. Governor | VA | Lost |
| Jackie Minchew | Everett City Council | WA | Lost |
The 2004 Dean Dozen
Shortly after the formation of Democracy for America in March of 2004, Gov. Howard Dean announced the first of many Dean Dozens. Throughout the year, Gov. Dean traveled around the country in support of these candidates. While 2004 was a tough year for Democrats nationally. But at the local and state level, Democracy for America and Gov. Dean had good reason to celebrate 2004's election results. Many DFA-endorsed Dean Dozen and DFA-supported candidates won elections at all levels of government, throughout the country.
| Candidate | Office | State | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kawasaki | State House | AK | Lost |
| Anita Kelly | Circuit Judge | AL | Won |
| Paul Babbitt | U.S. House | AZ | Lost |
| Edward Ableser | State Representative | AZ | Lost |
| Nina Trasoff | Corporate Commissioner | AZ | Lost |
| Mark Manoil | Corporate Commissioner | AZ | Lost |
| Bob Ayala | Sheriff | AZ | Lost |
| Karen Heumann | State Assembly | CA | Lost |
| Nick Waugh | City Supervisor | CA | Lost |
| Lori Saldana | State House | CA | Won |
| Jerry McNerney | U.S. House | CA | Lost |
| Mary Ann Andreas | State Assembly | CA | Lost |
| Jim Brandt | U.S. House | CA | Lost |
| Suzanne Williams | State Senate | CO | Won |
| Donna Red Wing | State House | CO | Lost |
| Stan Matsunaka | U.S. House | CO | Lost |
| Jay Fetcher | State Senate | CO | Lost |
| Kim Hynes | State House | CT | Lost |
| Deborah Heinrich | State Representative | CT | Won |
| Susan Clary | Soil and Water District | FL | Won |
| Betty Castor | U.S. Senate | FL | Lost |
| Rob MacKenna | Supervisor of Elections | FL | Lost |
| Dana Rasch | State House | FL | Lost |
| Dr. Arthur Anderson | Supervisor Of Elections | FL | Won |
| Alisha Thomas Morgan | GA Assembly | GA | Won |
| Don McDaniel | State House | GA | Lost |
| Justice Gail Tusan | Superior Court Justice | GA | Won |
| Lyla Berg | State House | HI | Won |
| Josh Green | State House | HI | Won |
| Pono Chong | State House | HI | Won |
| John Drury | State Senate | IA | Lost |
| Greg Stevens | Iowa House | IA | Lost |
| Nicole LeFavour | State Representative B | ID | Won |
| Barack Obama | U.S. Senate | IL | Won |
| Christine Cegelis | U.S. House | IL | Lost |
| Jon Jennings | U.S. House | IN | Lost |
| Melina Fox | U.S. Congress | IN | Lost |
| Patrick McCormick | County council | IN | Lost |
| Nate Hogan | State Senate | KS | Lost |
| Missy Taylor | State House | KS | Lost |
| Thurston Cromwell | State Senate | KS | Lost |
| Virginia Woodward | State Senate | KY | Lost |
| Bill Straus | State Rep | MA | Won |
| Charles Murphy | State House | MA | Won |
| Monica Palacios-Boyce | State House | MA | Lost |
| Malinda Miles | County Council | MD | Lost |
| Evan Hope | Township Clerk | MI | Won |
| Marie Donigan | State Assembly | MI | Won |
| Patti Fritz | State House | MN | Won |
| Nancy Farmer | U.S. Senate | MO | Lost |
| Maria Chappelle-Nadal | State House | MO | Won |
| Brian Schweitzer | Governor | MT | Won |
| Debra Sasser | District Court Judge | NC | Won |
| Julia Boseman | State Senate | NC | Won |
| Patsy Keever | U.S. House | NC | Lost |
| McKim Mitchell | State Senate | NH | Lost |
| Fran Egbers | State House | NH | Won |
| John Lynch | Governor | NH | Won |
| Steve Brozak | U.S. House | NJ | Lost |
| Amy Vasquez | U.S. House | NJ | Lost |
| Herb Conaway | U.S. House | NJ | Lost |
| Anne Wolfe | U.S. House | NJ | Lost |
| Nelson Thompson | County Freeholder | NJ | Lost |
| Richard Romero | U.S. Congress | NM | Lost |
| Jonathan Bing | State Assembly | NY | Won |
| Jimmy Dahroug | State Senate | NY | Lost |
| Samara "Sam" Barend | U.S. House | NY | Lost |
| Greg Harris | U.S. House | OH | Lost |
| Jeff Seemann | U.S. House | OH | Lost |
| Judge William O'Neill | Supreme Court Justice | OH | Lost |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | Franklin County Commissioner | OH | Won |
| Peter Buckley | State House | OR | Won |
| Tom Potter | Mayor | OR | Won |
| Allyson Schwartz | U.S. House | PA | Won |
| Lois Herr | U.S. House | PA | Lost |
| Lois Murphy | U.S. House | PA | Lost |
| Ginny Schrader | U.S. House | PA | Lost |
| Ken Campbell | State House | SC | Lost |
| Charlie Smith | State House | SC | Lost |
| David Van Os | State Supreme Court | TX | Lost |
| Katy Hubener | State House | TX | Lost |
| Richard Morrison | U.S. House | TX | Lost |
| May Walker | Constable | TX | Won |
| Peter Corroon | Mayor | UT | Won |
| James Socas | U.S. Congress | VA | Lost |
| Al Weed | U.S. House | VA | Lost |
| Jane Kitchel | State Senate | VT | Won |
| Peter Clavelle | Governor | VT | Lost |
| Jessica Falker | VT House of Reps. | VT | Lost |
| Tami Green | State House | WA | Won |
| Laura Ruderman | Secretary of State | WA | Lost |
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