Our mission is to build and empower the progressive grassroots to take our democracy back from corporations and the wealthy few and aggressively combat growing income inequality. Today, Democracy for America (DFA) announced its endorsement of Paulette Jordan for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Earlier this week, following a vote of its membership, DFA endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for President in the 2020 race. This morning, Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson joined ABC's This Week for the first time as an ABC News Contributor. DFA CEO Yvette Simpson on Mike Siegel’s run-off victory: “Mike Siegel’s run-off victory in Texas’ 10th Congressional District is a crystal clear rejection of the false notion that Democrats’ path to victory in November lies in being a kinder, gentler version of a Republican. Jordan is the Democratic nominee opposing Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in November. Senators Burr and …

Democracy for America endorsed Siegel in April. Dean created the PAC Fund for a Healthy America in 2001 in Montpelier in advance of a planned campaign for President. June 30, 2019 - 9:56 am This morning, Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson joined ABC's This Week for the first time as an ABC News Contributor. -- Yvette Simpson, CEO, Democracy for America. Howard Dean. More… Today, Democracy for America's (DFA) Jim Dean announced his decision to step down from his role as Chair of the national grassroots progressive group, and make former Cincinnati City Council member and history-making 2017 mayoral candidate Yvette Simpson its next Chief Executive, effective January 1, 2019. The grassroots progressive organization also supported Sanders for President in 2016, but only after helping lead “Run Warren Run,” a grassroots effort that tried to encourage Sen. Warren to enter the 2016 contest. Yvette Simpson, the CEO of DFA, said they view it as a long game, supporting left-leaning candidates while also prioritizing winning back the chamber. All of us here at Democracy for America have been honored to stand with Jamaal Bowman as he fought to get us to this moment, and we look forward to fighting alongside him through November and beyond as he works to deliver on his promising future as a progressive leader in Congress.” -- Yvette Simpson, CEO, Democracy for America. In July of 2006, he joined DFA staff in Burlington Vermont as Political Director, where he led powerful issue campaigns and game changing endorsements taking on Republicans, Wall Street, and corporate Democrats. Yvette Simpson, the CEO of DFA, said they view it as a long game, supporting left-leaning candidates while also … Democracy For America has endorsed candidates ranging from Sweet in Maine to Theresa Greenfield, the national party's pick who won the Iowa primary last week. DFA Actions.

Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Yvette Simpson, CEO of Democracy for America, weigh in on what encourages and worries them about the Democratic race thus far. Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson released the following statement RE: the COVID-19 Stimulus deal announced in the U.S. Senate earlier today: “The latest Senate deal is Congress' third attempt to respond to COVID-19, yet it doesn't go nearly far enough to deal with both the immediate needs of working families and the preconditions that led to this crisis. ” -- Yvette Simpson, CEO, Democracy for America Democracy For America has endorsed candidates ranging from Sweet in Maine to Theresa Greenfield, the national party's pick who won the Iowa primary last week. In March 2004, following the conclusion of Dean's presidential campaign, the organization was renamed "Democracy for America". DFA has over 1 million members nationwide and since its … “Democracy for America was honored to be a part of the broad, progressive-led coalition of Democrats who stood with Candace Valenzuela in this primary, and we’re excited to continue fighting alongside Candace as she works to retire Rep. Kenny Marchant this November. Yvette Simpson, the CEO of DFA, said they view it as a long game, supporting left-leaning candidates while also prioritizing winning back the … As a Contributor on ABC News, Yvette will be regularly joining This Week and adding to ABC's coverage of special events during the 2020 election. Yvette Simpson, a former Cincinnati councilwoman, will become chief executive Jan. 1, the first woman of color to hold an executive leadership role at the organization, the group said. Democracy for America (DFA) is a member-driven, people-powered political action committee founded by former presidential candidate and DNC chair Gov. Charles Chamberlain Charles started as a volunteer leader of a local Democracy for America group in Miami.

Democracy For America has endorsed candidates ranging from Sweet in Maine to Theresa Greenfield, the national party's pick who won the Iowa primary last week. February 4, 2020. Yvette Simpson, the Democracy for America CEO, said she expected Van Drew “to be a reactionary nightmare even before he got to Congress.” “It’s hard to overstate the scale of his betrayal when he decided to ditch the South Jersey Democrats who helped elect him in 2018 to embrace Donald Trump a little more than a year later,” Simpson said. Good Morning America: Top Democrats analyze Iowa Caucus, party unity and more.