Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Volunteer Endorsements, Backing 44 Candidates Across 20 States

Endorsements Across AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IN, IA, KS, LA, MD, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, TX, and VA Include Some of the Nation's Most Competitive Battleground Districts

NEW YORK - Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers running for office across the country. The 44 volunteers endorsed today are running for offices ranging from the U.S. House, Senate, and statewide office to state legislatures, county commissions, school boards, and more across 20 states. In the 2026 primaries thus far, more than 85% of Moms Demand Action volunteers have won their races.

"Everytown is proud to endorse nearly fifty more Moms Demand Action volunteers who are running for office because no one is better prepared to write our gun safety laws than those who have spent years fighting to pass them," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. "The American people want leaders who will put public safety ahead of gun industry profits, and these candidates will bring that fight to every level of government."

"For more than a decade, Moms Demand Action volunteers have devoted their time, energy, and talents to fighting for safer communities and standing up to the gun lobby," said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action. "Now these volunteers are turning their organizing experience into leadership our communities can count on and the gun safety movement will be with them every step of the way."

The Moms Demand Action volunteers receiving Everytown's endorsement today:

Alabama

Clyde Jones, U.S. Representative, District 1

Hanu Karlapalem, State Representative, House District 4

Arizona

Christine Marsh, State Senator, Senate District 5

Kyle Clayton, State Senator, Senate District 27

Stephanie Simacek, State Representative, House District 2

Karen Gresham, State Representative, House District 4

Nancy Gutierrez, State Representative, House District 18

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, State Representative, House District 21

Consuelo Hernandez, State Representative, House District 21

Deborah Howard, State Representative, House District 27

Khara House, Flagstaff City Council

Arkansas

Chris Jones, U.S. Representative, District 2

California

Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, Culver City Council, At-large

Colorado

Monica VanBuskirk, State Representative, House District 9

Florida

Gay Valimont, U.S. Representative, District 1

Pia Dandiya, U.S. Representative, District 21

Georgia

Maura Keller, U.S. Representative, District 3

Ceretta Smith, U.S. Representative, District 12

Indiana

Carolyn Jackson, State Representative, House District 1

Michelle Carr, Bartholomew County Council, District 4

Ryan Mears, Marion County Prosecutor

Iowa

Adam Peters, State Representative, House District 97

V Fixmer-Oraiz, Johnson County Board of Supervisors, District 4

Kansas

Katy Tyndell, U.S. Representative, District 4

Louisiana

Lauren Jewett, U.S. Representative, District 1

Maryland

Andrew Duck, State Representative, House District 4

Amy Brooks, State Representative, House District 13

Matt Post, State Representative, House District 14

Emily Shetty, State Representative, House District 18

Molly McKee-Seabrook, State Representative, House District 22

Allison Pickard, Anne Arundel County Executive

Antoine White, Calvert County Commissioner, At-large

Jessica Nichols, Howard County Council, District 2

New Jersey

Benjamin Weisman, Boonton City Council

New York

Rebecca Kassay, State Representative, House District 4

Jared Behr, Nassau County Legislator, 16th Legislative District

North Carolina

Scott Huffman, State Representative, House District 76

North Dakota

Nyamal Dei, State Senator, Senate District 41

Lynne Lafer-Halvorson, State Representative, House District 35

Chris Tiongson, State Representative, House District 41

Oklahoma

Melissa Provenzano, State Representative, House District 79

Oregon

Melanie Kebler, Bend Mayor

Texas

Thomas Garcia, State Board of Education, District 2

Virginia

James Walkinshaw, U.S. Representative, District 11

In 2021, Everytown Victory Fund launched the Demand a Seat educational program to train grassroots volunteers and gun violence survivors to take the next step in their advocacy efforts by running for office and working on campaigns. Since then, the program has trained more than 1,500 volunteers across 49 states and Washington, D.C. During the 2025 election cycle, 163 former Moms Demand Action volunteers were up for election, and 67% won in 23 states. They join the ranks of the more than 600 volunteers from 43 states who have run and won since the Demand a Seat program was launched. All told, 15 states now have five or more former volunteers serving in the legislature, and six former volunteers are now serving in the U.S. Congress.