Democrats for Education Reform

Who they are

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) is a New York-based left-of-center political action committee and advocacy group which focuses on encouraging the Democratic Party to support public education reform and charter schools.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 16 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 16 Democrats.

The 10 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Democrats for Education Reform themselves.

Who they endorsed

Arizona

• Amish Shah (Democrat) · Arizona U.S. House District 1
• JoAnna Mendoza (Democrat) · Arizona U.S. House District 6

California

• Scott Wiener (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 11

Connecticut

• Jahana Hayes (Democrat) · Connecticut U.S. House District 5

Florida

• Pia Dandiya (Democrat) · Florida U.S. House District 22

Georgia

• Lucy McBath (Democrat) · Georgia U.S. House District 6

Michigan

• Christina Hines (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. House District 10

New Jersey

• Josh Gottheimer (Democrat) · New Jersey U.S. House District 5
• Rebecca Bennett (Democrat) · New Jersey U.S. House District 7
• Nellie Pou (Democrat) · New Jersey U.S. House District 9

New York

• Cait Conley (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 17

Pennsylvania

• Paige Cognetti (Democrat) · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8

Texas

• Bobby Pulido (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 15
• Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 34
• James Talarico (Democrat) · Texas U.S. Senate

Utah

• Ben McAdams (Democrat) · Utah U.S. House District 1