Celebrate Black history all year by supporting Black candidates running for state and local office.
For the remainder of 2022, we are encouraging you to support RFS’ Black candidates by donating directly to their campaigns.
Run for Something has always been committed to supporting candidates from underrepresented communities running for state and local office. However, we know that POC face additional hurdles when running for office: one of those big obstacles is fundraising.
If we want to see change, we have to empower and support those that can create a lasting impact on their communities and build a legacy that will open the door for millions of other Black candidates to run and win.
Your donation will be split evenly between the inspiring candidates we're working with in 2022. Every dollar makes a big difference.
Your donation will go to the following candidates:
ALABAMA
Korey Wilson
Alabama Senate, District 7
Wesley Thompson
Alabama House, District 3
Shatika Armstrong
Madison County School Board, District 4
ARIZONA
Natacha Chavez
Arizona House, District 22
Tamillia Valenzuela
Washington Elementary School Board
ARKANSAS
Frank Scott, Jr.
Mayor of Little Rock
Michael L. Ankton
Clark County Justice of the Peace, District 2
CALIFORNIA
Allyssa Villanueva Victory, Esq.
Mayor of Oakland
Cassandra James
Vallejo City Council, District 2
Rex Richardson
Mayor of Long Beach
COLORADO
Jennifer Bacon
Colorado House, District 7
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Zachary Parker
Washington, DC Council, Ward 5
DELAWARE
Madinah Wilson Anton
Delaware House, District 26
FLORIDA
Joshua Simmons
Coral Springs City Commission, Seat 4
Marie Rattigan
Florida House, District 8
Sara Jones
Polk County School Board, District 6
Shelby Green
Tallahassee City Council
Tiffany Hughes
Florida House, District 39
Travaris McCurdy
Florida House, District 46
GEORGIA
Jasmine Bowles
Clayton County Board of Education, District 1
Kim Jackson
Georgia Senate, District 41
Phil Olaleye
Georgia House, District 59
ILLINOIS
Cassandra "CJ" Johnson
Champaign County Treasurer
Matt Martin
Chicago Alderman, 47th Ward
INDIANA
Andrea Hunley
Indiana Senate, District 46
Austin Knox
Fort Wayne Township Trustee
Katrina Alexander
Hammond City Council, at Large
IOWA
Tavis Hall
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors, At-Large
KANSAS
Brad Boyd
Kansas House, District 49
Jalon Britton
Kansas House, District 85
LOUISIANA
Darryl R Ware II
Mayor of Shreveport
MARYLAND
Krystal Oriadha
Prince George’s County Council, District 7
MICHIGAN
Domonique Clemons
Genesee County Commission, District 4
Jason Hoskins
Michigan House, District 18
Jimmie Wilson Jr.
Michigan House, District 32
Katybeth Davis
Michigan Senate, District 16
Maurice Imhoff
Michigan House, District 46
Rayonte Bell
Berrien County Board of Commissioners, District 5
MINNESOTA
Cedrick R. Frazier
Minnesota House, District 43A
Esther Agbaje
Minnesota House, District 59B
Justice Spriggs
Columbia Heights City Council
Zaynab Mohamed
Minnesota Senate
MISSOURI
Anthony T. Ealy, Jr
Missouri House, District 36
Megan Marshall
Jackson County Legislature, 3rd District at-large
NEVADA
Will Rucker
Nevada Assembly, District 13
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Shoshanna Kelly
New Hampshire Executive Council, District 5
NEW YORK
Andrae Mitchell
New York State Assembly, District 89
David Alexis
New York Senate, District 21
Jabari Brisport
New York Senate, District 25
Kaegan Mays-Williams
New York Senate, District 17
Samra Brouk
New York Senate, District 55
Sarah Blas
New York Senate, District 23
NORTH CAROLINA
Allen Buansi
North Carolina House, District 56
Aminah Thompson
North Carolina Clerk of Superior Court, 14th Judicial District
Sen. Sydney Batch
North Carolina Senate, District 17
Sen. DeAndrea Salvador
North Carolina Senate, District 39
Terry Brown
North Carolina House, District 92
Tyler Swanson
Wake County Board of Education, District 9
Victoria Watlington
Charlotte City Council, District 3
OHIO
Munira Abdullahi
Ohio House, District 9
Vince Peterson II
Ohio House, District 64
OKLAHOMA
Mauree Turner
Oklahoma House, District 88
Gregory Hardin
Oklahoma House, District 26
Munira Abdullahi
Ohio House, District 9
Vince Peterson II
Ohio House, District 64
PENNSYLVANIA
Bruce Carper
Pennsylvania House, District 14
Izzy Smith-Wade-El
Pennsylvania House, District 50
La'Tasha D. Mayes
Pennsylvania House, District 24
Rick Krajewski
Pennsylvania House, District 188
RHODE ISLAND
Harrison Tuttle
Rhode Island Senate, District 28
Sen. Tiara Mack
Rhode Island Senate, District 6
Rep. Leonela "Leo" Felix
Rhode Island House, District 61
Sen. Jennifer Rourke
Rhode Island Senate, District 29
Kinverly Dicupe
Rhode Island House, District 62
Brianna Henries
Rhode Island House, District 64
SOUTH CAROLINA
Rep. Jermaine Johnson
South Carolina House, District 70
Michelle Brandt
South Carolina House, District 114
ReZsaun Lewis
South Carolina House, District 97
Chris Salley
South Carolina House, District 7
TENNESSEE
Montrell Besley
Hamilton County Commission, District 11
Tim Green Jr.
Memphis-Shelby County School Board Commissioner, District 6
Torrey C. Harris
Tennessee House, District 90
TEXAS
Dexter McCoy
Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Jonathan Hildner
Texas House, District 54
Keith G. Henry
Texas House, District 23
Staci Childs
Texas State Board of Education, District 4
Venton Jones
Texas House, District 100
VERMONT
Wichie Artu
Vermont Senate, Windham County District
And finally, a portion will go to Run for Something to recruit and support candidates like these across the country!
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