Leaders We Deserve
Endorsed 10 candidates in 2026.
Who they are
David Miles Hogg is an American gun control activist who served as a co-vice chair of the Democratic National Committee from February to June 2025. As a student survivor of the Parkland high school shooting, he rose to prominence during the 2018 United States gun violence protests and his participation in the March for Our Lives organization, by helping lead several high-profile protests, marches, and boycotts, including the boycott of The Ingraham Angle.
Where their endorsements fall
Of the 10 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 10 Democrats.
The 4 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average moderately left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Leaders We Deserve themselves.
Who they endorsed
California
- Randy Villegas (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 22
- Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 34
- Mai Vang (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 7
Florida
- Angie Nixon (Democrat) · Florida U.S. Senate (special election)
Michigan
- Donavan McKinney (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. House District 13
- Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. Senate
Minnesota
- Matt Little (Democrat) · Minnesota U.S. House District 2
New York
- Claire Valdez (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 7
Ohio
- Kristina Knickerbocker (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 10
Tennessee
- Justin J. Pearson (Democrat) · Tennessee State House District 86
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