2020 Races to Watch
Jamie Harrison
Jamie Harrison launched a senate campaign to run against incumbent Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina.
Harrison served as Chair of the South Carolina Democrat Party from 2013 to 2017. He is an associate chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Jamie overcame the challenges of poverty from mentors and teachers which landed a scholarship to attend Yale University and Georgetown Law. He says he will never forget where he came from.
Harrison knows that what you say matters and that character counts. As running for Senate he will fight for opportunity for South Carolinians.
Sybrina Fulton
Trayvon Martin mother Sybrina Fulton launched a campaign to run for Miami Dade County Commissioner.
Since the death of her 17-year-old son Trayvon, Martin Fulton has been an advocate for social justice and to end gun violence.
Martin was shot by George Zimmerman who was a neighborhood crime watch member.
Zimmerman was charged with murder but was acquitted claiming he acted in self-defense.
Fulton is the second member of the Mothers of the Movement to run for public office. The first member of the group to run for public office was Lucy Mcbath who represents Georgia 6th congressional district. Mothers of the Movements is a group of mothers whose children were victims of gun violence.
Mark Kelly
Captain Mark Kelly is the husband of Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Former U.S Navy Captain and U.S astronaut announced he is running for the Late John Mccain U.S Senate seat.
Mark Kelly is no stranger to politics because he is the political spouse of Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Her political career was cut short when Gabby Giffords was shot in the head at Congress at your Corner in 2011 that cost the lives of six others. The shooting cost Giffords to relearn how to speak, walk, read and write. Since that terrible day Giffords and Kelly haven’t given up on political advocacy.
After the Newton Shooting Kelly and Giffords founded Americans Responsible for Solutions which advocates for elected officials to propose solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership.
Kelly campaign focus is Arizonans deserve independent leadership focused on solving the problems we face.
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon - Maine Speaker of the House recently announced to run against Senator Susan Collins in the 2020 race.
Gideon’s campaign focus is on economic and health care issues such as protecting the Affordable Care Act to controlling the costs of prescription drugs.
Amy Mcgrath
Amy Mcgrath announced her Senate campaign to run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
This is not the first time Mcgrath has run for public office. In 2018 she was Democrat nominee for Kentucky 6th congressional district but lost to incumbent Andy Barr.
Campaign slogan: Defeat Mitch. Defend Democracy.
Mcgrath is a retired Marine Pilot and a mom of three kids.
Her campaign focused on prioritizing practical solutions over partisan interests.
John Hickenlooper
Former Governor of Colorado and 2020 Presidential Candidate is running for incumbent Senator Cory Gardner Senate seat.
Joseph Kennedy III
U.S Representative of Massachusetts fourth district Joseph Kennedy III is running against incumbent Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts in the upcoming 2020 Senate Election.
Joseph Kennedy is no stranger to politics. He is the grandson of late senator Robert Kennedy and great-nephew of late senator Ted Kennedy.
Amy Kennedy
Amy Kennedy a member of the Kennedy family and wife of Former Congressman Patrick J Kennedy is running against Former New Jersey Democrat Jeff Van Drew who recently switched parties.
Amy Kennedy is no stranger to politics. Her father in law is the late senator Ted Kennedy. She is a history teacher and mother of 5 who advocates for mental health and opioid addiction reform. She is an education director for the Kennedy Forum.
