The Hometown Project and our electoral partners support and give voice to progressive, diverse candidates who are connected to their communities and have a proven record of constructive, positive work within their districts. Artists are promoting candidates who share their values and who will work on behalf of their community to seek solutions to help all of their constituents, and not to serve the interests of national organizations and agendas. We make a dedicated effort to ensure diversity of our candidates from many perspectives including gender, age, and ethnicity. Our goal is to ensure that our candidates are informed, balanced representatives and reflections of the community they serve.
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 63
(includes the City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County and parts of Chesterfield County)
Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird is running for re-election in Virginia’s 63rd….
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 68
(includes Brookland, Clover Hill, Midlothian, Tuckahoe, Bon Air, Tuckahoe)
Dr. Dawn M. Adams is a certified adult nurse practitioner…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 85
(includes Virginia Beach)
Alex was born in Virginia Beach and raised here by his mother…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 45
(includes Alexandria, Arlington, Mount Vernon, Belle Haven, and Huntington)
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker is the current Vice Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 79
(includes Norfolk, Portsmouth)
Nadarius Clark is a young progressive community activist and organizer in the 79th district…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 28
(includes Part of Fredericksburg, Brook, and Stafford)
Raised in the 28th, Joshua has lived in Fredericksburg…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 96
(includes James City County and York County)
Mark has been a resident of the 96th District for the majority of his life…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 81
(includes parts of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake)
Moving into the community nearly 20 years ago…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 21
(includes parts of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake)
Kelly is a mother, advocate, and policy-maker…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 27
(includes Rockwood, and parts of Brandermill, Manchester, and Bon Air)
A tireless advocate for those in need, Debra has worked…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 10
(includes Leesburg, Boyce and Millwood)
Wendy resides on a farm in Clarke County, Virginia with her husband…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 83
(includes parts of Virginia Beach and Norfolk)
Nancy grew up in a Navy family in the 83rd District…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 40
(includes Clifton, Centreville, and Fairfax Station)
Dan lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Karen…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 12
(includes Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski counties)
As a journalist, Chris has been a fierce advocate for…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 59
(includes Albemarle, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, and Nelson Counties)
Following his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, Dr. Ben Moses served for more than a decade in the US Army…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 91
(includes Poquoson, parts of Hampton and parts of York County)
A native of Hampton, Martha attended middle and high school in Poquoson…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 100
(includes Accomack and Northampton counties)
Finale Norton is the first woman to run for Virginia’s House of Delegates in District 100…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 66
(includes Chesterfield County)
Katie Sponsler was born the 5th of 7 children in Warren, Ohio…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 42
(includes parts of Mt. Vernon, Lorton, Springfield, and Fairfax Station)
Kathy fled Vietnam with her parents as boat refugees…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 72
(includes includes Richmond area, Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, and Tuckahoe)
Schuyler’s career in the classroom and his experiences as a father…
Virginia
Running for: Virginia House of Delegates, District 73
(includes the Richmond Area)
A Virginia native who grew up in a family of teachers…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 27
which includes parts of Hamilton County
Sara Bitter is a mom of two children who are living with developmental disabilities, a lawyer, and a leader in advocacy…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 12
which includes parts of Cuyahoga County
Juanita Brent always knew she wanted to serve the communities she calls home…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 43
which includes parts of Montgomery and Preble Counties
The mother of two sons, the wife of a union ironworker, and a union public school teacher herself…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 23
which includes parts of Columbus, Grove City and Hilliard
Nancy grew up in the small, rural town of Nevada City, California…
Ohio
Running for: Judge, 6th District Court of Appeals
which includes parts of Erie, Fulton, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Williams and Wood counties.
Judge Myron C. Duhart is a native of Toledo, Ohio…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 35
which includes parts of Summit County
Tavia received her bachelor's degree from Emory University then a law degree from the University of Akron…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 11
which includes parts of Cuyahoga County
Stephanie Howse was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio...
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 40
which includes parts of Montgomery County
Leronda Jackson is a wife, mother, change seeker, business owner, activist and social justice advocate…
Ohio
Running for: State Senator, District 24
which includes parts of Cuyahoga County
After moving to Salon, Ohio, for a job in 1999…
Ohio
Running for: State Senator, District 16
which includes parts of Franklin County
A proud hometown native of Hilliard, Ohio…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 89
which includes parts of Erie and Ottawa Counties
Born and raised in the 89th House District of Ohio, Alexis Miller is excited to represent her home community…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 28
which includes parts of Hamilton County
As a mother of three and a small business owner, Jessica Miranda knows the impact that government has on peoples’ lives…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 67
which includes parts of Delaware County
Dr. Rachael Morocco was born and raised in the Cleveland area by two hard-working parents…
Ohio
Running for: State Senator, District 32
which includes parts of Ashtabula, Geauga and Trumbull Counties
Currently representing the Ohioans of the 32nd State Senate District...
Ohio
Running for: United States Congress, District 14
which includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Summit and Trumbull Counties
A Navy Veteran from Painesville, Ohio…
Ohio
Running for: Commissioner, Hamilton County
Alicia has spent much of her life in public service, serving Ohioans in many roles…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 6
which includes parts of Cuyahoga County
Phil grew up in Northeast Ohio, learning the values of family…
Ohio
Running for: United States Congress, District 1
which includes Hamilton and Warren Counties
A 5th generation Cincinnatian, a cancer survivor and a mom…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 36
which includes Summit County
Matt Shaughnessy is a 15 year district resident...
Ohio
Running for: United States Congress, District 12
which includes Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Marion, Muskingum and Richland Counties
Alaina is a mom, a business owner, and a tech and digital leader…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 16
which includes Cuyahoga County
Monique Smith has lived on the west side of greater Cleveland with her husband for the past 16 years…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 59
which includes parts of Mahoning County
Chris Stanley is a husband to a talented educator, Morgan, a father to three vivacious daughters and one charming little boy...
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 55
which includes parts of Montgomery and Preble Counties
Zach Stepp grew up in Sheffield Village, so Northeast Ohio has always been his home...
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 7
which includes parts of Cuyahoga County
Born and raised in Lakewood, Joan Sweeny has deep roots in Northeast Ohio…
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 34
which includes parts of Summit County
Born and raised in Akron…
Ohio
Running for: State Senator, District 28
which includes parts of Summit County
Having previously served on the Akron City Council and in the Ohio House of Representatives...
Ohio
Running for: United States Congress, District 10
which includes Fayette, Greene, and Montgomery Counties
With grandparents who achieved the American Dream, Desiree Tims wants to blaze the trail for the next generation...
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 37
which includes parts of Summit County
Casey grew up surrounded by a family that loved public service...
Ohio
Running for: State Representative, District 49
which includes a portion of Stark County, including Canton and most of Massillon
Missouri
Running for: State Senator, District 1
which includes parts of St. Louis County
Doug Beck was elected as State Representative in November 2016...
Florida
Running for: State Representative, District 89
which includes parts of Palm Beach County
Jim is the former Mayor of Ocean Ridge and an active member of many community organizations…
Texas
Running for: State Representative, District 108
which includes the parts of Dallas County
A lifelong Texan, Joanna Cattanach was born in Fort Worth...
Pennsylvania
Running for: State Representative, District 106
which includes Dauphin County
Lindsay Drew grew up in a working middle-class family...
Florida
Running for: State Representative, District 63
which includes parts of Hillsborough County
Fentrice Driskell is a Tampa Attorney and a trusted community leader…
Illinois
Running for: State Representative, District 51
which includes Cook and Lake Counties
Mary Edly-Allen is an educator, a mother of four, and a longtime advocate for children…
Florida
Running for: State Representative, District 93
which includes parts of Broward County
Linda has been a resident of Broward County…
Missouri
Running for: State Senator, District 15
which includes parts of St. Louis County
A proud champion in her community, Deb Lavender is in her third term as State Representative...
Maine
Running for: Maine State Senate District 13
Chloe Maxmin grew up on her family's farm in Nobleboro and is running as a progressive and Clean Elections candidate to represent Maine Senate District 13…
Pennsylvania
Running for: State Representative, District 105
which includes Dauphin County
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Brittney is the daughter of a father who served in Vietnam...
Pennsylvania
Running for: State Senator, District 15
which includes Dauphin and Perry Counties
George Scott was raised on a family farm in South Central Pennsylvania...
Georgia
Running for: DeKalb Super 6 Commissioner
As the former mayor of Clarkston, Ted successfully oversaw the implementation of a bold, progressive agenda including a $15 minimum wage for city employees…