Giffords

Endorsed 125 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

Giffords is an American advocacy and research organization focused on preventing gun violence. The organization draws its name from one of its co-founders, Gabby Giffords, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 125 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 1 Republican, 124 Democrats.

The 109 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Giffords themselves.

Who they endorsed

Arizona

California

  • Robert Garcia (Democrat) · California State Assembly District 50
  • Lateefah Simon (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 12
  • Randy Villegas (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 22
  • Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 26
  • George Whitesides (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 27
  • Judy Chu (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 28
  • Luz Rivas (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 29
  • Laura Friedman (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 30
  • Gil Cisneros (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 31
  • Pete Aguilar (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 33
  • Jimmy Gomez (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 34
  • Derek Tran (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 45
  • Dave Min (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 47
  • Sara Jacobs (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 51
  • Josh Harder (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 9

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

  • Frank Mrvan (Democrat) · Indiana U.S. House District 1

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

  • Kathy Hochul (Democrat) · New York Governor
  • Brad Lander (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 10
  • Micah Lasher (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 12
  • Cait Conley (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 17
  • Josh Riley (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 19
  • John Mannion (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 22
  • Tom Suozzi (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 3
  • Laura Gillen (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 4

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

  • Jack Reed (Democrat) · Rhode Island U.S. Senate

South Carolina

  • Jim Clyburn (Democrat) · South Carolina U.S. House District 6

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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