2024 Endorsements | CFE PAC

As a federal political action committee, the focus of the Center for Freethought Equality Political Action Committee is Congressional candidates; however, running for – and winning – state and local seats is essential to increasing the visibility and political clout of the humanist and atheist community. Our PAC is proud to endorse candidates in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin for the 2024 elections. Please invest in these candidates with your financial support and volunteer time. You can make a donation to our PAC here.

Arizona

Patty Contreras is running for re-election to the Arizona State House in District 12, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the top-two Democratic primary on July 30. Rep. Contreras is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Melody Hernandez ran for the Arizona State Senate in District 8. She withdrew from the race on April 15, 2024. She is currently completing her second term in the Arizona State House. Rep. Hernandez is an agnostic.

Juan Mendez is running for the Arizona State House in District 8, campaign website and donation page. He previously served two terms in the Arizona State House (2013-2016), and is completing his second term in the State Senate. He has opponents in the top-two Democratic primary on July 30. Sen. Mendez is an atheist.

Judy Schwiebert is running for the Arizona State Senate in District 2, campaign website and donation page. She is currently completing her second term in the Arizona State House. The Democratic primary is on July 30. Rep. Schwiebert is an ally of our community.

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton is running for re-election to the Arizona State House in District 21, campaign website and donation page. She has opponents in the top-two Democratic primary on July 30. Rep. Stahl Hamilton is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Arkansas

Kwami Abdul-Bey is running for the Arkansas House of Representatives in District 69, campaign website and donation page. He is challenging Republican incumbent David Ray who won re-election in 2022 with 69% of the vote. Mr. Abdul-Bey was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. He is a Unitarian Universalist and an agnostic.


Robin McCray is running for the Arkansas House of Representatives in District 50, campaign social media and donation page. He is challenging Republican incumbent Zack Gramlich who won re-election in 2022 with 63% of the vote. Mr. McCray was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. He is spiritual but secular/agnostic.

California

Konstantine Anthony ran for Los Angeles County Supervisor for the 5th District. He came in third of five candidates with 9% of the vote in the top-two nonpartisan primary election on March 5. He was the Mayor of Burbank (CA) and has been a member of the Burbank City Council since 2020. Councilmember Anthony is an atheist.

Joshua Bocanegra ran for the U.S. Congress in California’s 30th District. In a very crowded top two primary, he finished twelfth of fifteen candidates with 1% of the vote on March 5. Mr. Bocanegra is an atheist.

Julia Brownley is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 26th District, campaign website and donation page. She was challenged by three candidates in the top two primary on March 5. She finished first with 51% of the vote. Rep. Brownley is Episcopalian and an ally of our community.

Joy Frew ran for the California State Assembly 75th District. There were six candidates in the top two primary on March 5. She finished fifth with 8% of the vote. Ms. Frew is an atheist.

Robert Garcia is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 42nd District, campaign website and donation page. He was challenged by three candidates in the top two primary on March 5. He finished in first with 50% of the vote. Rep. Garcia is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Jimmy Gomez is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 34th District, campaign website and donation page. He was challenged by four candidates in the top two primary on March 5. He finished in first with 51% of the vote. Rep. Gomez is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Jared Huffman is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 2nd District, campaign website and donation page. He was challenged by four candidates in the top two primary on March 5. He finished in first with 73% of the vote. Rep. Huffman is a co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus and the only member of Congress to publicly identify with our community. He is a humanist and agnostic.

Alex Lee is running for re-election to the California State Assembly 24th District, campaign website and donation page. He was challenged by two candidates in the top two primary on March 5. He finished in first with 66% of the vote. Assemblymember Lee is an agnostic.

Zoe Lofgren is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 18th District, campaign website and donation page. She was challenged by four candidates in the top two primary on March 5. She finished in first with 52% of the vote Rep. Lofgren is a Lutheran and an ally of our community.

Kevin Mullin is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in California’s 15th District, campaign website and donation page. He had one opponent in the top two primary on March 5, and finished in first with 73% of the vote. Rep. Mullin is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Courtney Najera ran for the U.S. Congress in California’s 30th District. In a very crowded top two primary on March 5, she finished in eleventh of fourteen candidates with 1% of the vote. Ms. Najera is an atheist.

George Nickle is running for the West Hollywood City Council, campaign website and donation page. He is currently a member of the West Hollywood Public Safety Commission. He is challenging one of two city council incumbents. The top-two election will be on November 5. Mr. Nickle is an atheist.

Darshana Patel is running for the California State Assembly 76th District, campaign website and donation page. She is currently President of the Poway Unified School District. In the top-two primary on March 5, she finished second of three candidates with 32% of the vote and will move on to the November 5 general election. Dr. Patel is a Hindu and ally of our community.

Dulce Vasquez ran for the California State Assembly 57th District. In a crowded five candidate top two primary on March 5, she finished in third with 14% of the vote. Ms. Vasquez is an agnostic.

Colorado

Judy Amabile is running for the Colorado State Senate in District 18, campaign website and donation page. Rep. Amabile has served in Colorado State House since 2021. She is now running for an open Senate seat. She has a challenger in the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024. Rep. Amabile is a recovering Catholic and an atheist.

Lorena Garcia is running for re-election to the Colorado State House in District 35, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2023. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. Rep. Garcia is nonreligious.

Cathy Kipp is running for the Colorado State Senate in District 14, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2019. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. This is an open seat. Rep. Kipp does not belong to any organized religion.

Bryan Lindstrom is running for the Colorado State House in District 36, campaign website and donation page. He has one opponent in the Democratic primary on June 25. This is an open seat. The Democratic incumbent won with 64% of the vote in 2022. Mr. Lindstrom is an agnostic.

Karen McCormick is running for re-election to the Colorado State House in District 11, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2021. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. Rep. McCormick is spiritual but not religious.

John Padora is running for the U.S. Congress in Colorado’s 4th District, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. The Republican incumbent Ken Buck is not running for re-election so this is an open seat. Mr. Padora is an agnostic.

Jennifer Parenti is running for re-election to the Colorado State House in District 19, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2023. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. Rep. Parenti is a humanist.

Wyatt Schwendeman-Curtis is running for the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, campaign website and donation page. He will face the recently appointed Republican incumbent in the general election on November 5. In 2022, he ran for Mayor of Wellington, CO and finished a close second in a three person race. Mr. Schwendeman-Curtis is a humanist.

Rhonda Solis is running for re-election to the Colorado State Board of Education in Congressional District 8, campaign website and donation page. Previously, she served on the Greeley-Evans School Board from 2014 to 2021. Ms. Solis is spiritual but not religious.


Brianna Titone is running for re-election to the Colorado State House in District 27, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2019. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. Rep. Titone is spiritual but not religious.


Ethnie Treick is running for the Colorado State House in District 52, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 25. This is an open seat. The current incumbent Rep. Kipp (see above) is running for the Colorado State Senate. Ms. Treick identifies as Christian but is not religious, and she is an ally of our community.

Stephanie Vigil is running for re-election to the Colorado State House in District 16, campaign website and donation page. She has served in Colorado State House since 2023. The Democratic primary is on June 25, 2024. Rep. Vigil is a secular humanist, an exvangelical, and an atheist.

District of Columbia

Eleanor Holmes Norton is running for re-election to the U.S. House Non-Voting Delegate District of Columbia, campaign website and donation page. She has a challenger in the Democratic primary on June 4. Rep. Norton is an Episcopalian and an ally of our community.

Florida

Anna Eskamani is running for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives (District 42), campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on August 20, 2024. The majority of Eskamani’s family identifies with Islam, but she is secular.

Maxwell Frost is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Florida’s 10th District, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on August 20, 2024. Rep. Frost is Baptist and an ally of our community.

Sarah Henry is running for the Florida House of Representatives (District 38), campaign website and donation page. The incumbent in this seat is Republican David Smith. The Democratic primary is on August 20, 2024. Ms. Henry ran against Smith in 2022 and earned 48% of the vote. She worked at the American Humanist Association and is nonreligious.

Anthony Nieves is running for the Florida House of Representatives (District 47), campaign website and donation page. The incumbent in this seat is Republican Paula Stark. The Democratic primary is on August 20, 2024. Mr. Nieves ran against Stark in 2022 and earned 49% of the vote. He is a lapsed Catholic and is an ally of our community.

Carlos Guillermo Smith is running for the Florida State Senate (District 17), campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on August 20, 2024. The Democratic incumbent, Linda Stewart, is term limited so this is an open seat. Smith served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. He is an agnostic.


Georgia

Robin Biro is running for the Georgia State Senate in District 55, campaign website and donation page. He is running in a crowded Democratic primary on May 21, 2024 for this open seat. Mr. Biro is a Quaker and ally of our community.

Anthia Carter is running for the Georgia State House in District 47, campaign website and donation page. She has an opponent in the Democratic primary on May 21. In 2020, she challenged the Republican incumbent and earned 40% of the vote. Ms. Carter is a Christian and ally of our community.

Antonio Daza is running for the U.S. Congress in Georgia’s 11th District, campaign website and donation page. He is running against Republican incumbent Barry Loudermilk. Mr. Daza ran for this seat in 2022 and earned 37% of the vote. He has an opponent in the May 21, 2024 primary. Mr. Daza is an atheist.

Micheal Garza is running for the Georgia State House in District 46, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024. In 2022, Mr. Garza ran against the Republican incumbent, John Carson, and earned 40% of the vote. He is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Nate Green is running for the Georgia State Senate in District 38, campaign website and donation page. He is running in a crowded Democratic primary on May 21, 2024 for this open seat. Mr. Green is a Christian and ally of our community.

Hank Johnson is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Georgia’s 4th District, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024. Rep. Johnson is a Buddhist and ally of our community.

JD Jordan is running for the Georgia State Senate in District 56, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary is on May 21, 2024. He is challenging Republican incumbent John Albers who won re-election in 2022 with 62% of the vote. Mr. Jordan is an atheist.


Cathy Kott is running for the Georgia State House in District 6, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary is on May 21. She is challenging Republican incumbent Jason Ridley who has not had a Democratic opponent since he took office in 2016. Ms. Kott is a non-denominational Christian.

Anne Allen Westbrook is running for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives in District 163, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024. Rep. Westbrook is a progressive Christian and an ally of our community.


Heather Rose White is running for the Georgia House in District 131, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 21. This is an open seat. The Republican incumbent won re-election in 2020 with 75% of the vote. Ms. White is an agnostic.

Illinois

Sean Casten is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 6th District, campaign website and donation page. He won the Democratic primary on March 19 against two opponents with 77% of the vote. Rep. Casten is an ally of our community.

Randi Olson is running for the Illinois House of Representatives in District 70, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging Republican incumbent Jeff Keicher who won in 2022 with 58% of the vote. Ms. Olson was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 19. She is an agnostic.

Maria Peterson is running for the Illinois House of Representatives in District 52, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging Republican incumbent Martin McLaughlin. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 19. Ms. Peterson is non-religious.

Jan Schakowsky is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 9th District, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary is on March 19. Rep. Schakowsky is Jewish and an ally of our community.

Jackie Williamson is running for the Illinois House of Representatives in District 47, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging Republican incumbent Amy Grant. Ms. Williamson ran against Grant in 2022 and earned 47% of the vote. Ms. Williamson was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 19. She is an agnostic.

Indiana

Sue Errington is running for re-election to the Indiana State House in District 34, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 7, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Errington is a Unitarian Universalist and an ally of our community.

Suzanne Fortenberry is running for the Indiana State Senate in District 36, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 7 Democratic primary. The Republican incumbent in 2022 won this seat with 54% of the vote. Ms. Fortenberry is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Carolyn Jackson is running for re-election to the Indiana State House in District 1, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 7, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Jackson is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Joe Swisher is running for the Indiana State House in District 50, campaign social media and donation page. He is unopposed in the May 7 Democratic primary. In 2022, he ran against the Republican incumbent and earned 25% of the vote. Mr. Swisher is spiritual but not religious.

Marshall Travis ran for the U.S. Senate in Indiana. He withdrew from the race prior of the Democratic primary on May 7, 2024. Mr. Travis is an agnostic.



Iowa

Claire Celsi is running for re-election to the Iowa State Senate in District 16, campaign website and donation page. She has an opponent in the Democratic primary on June 4. Sen. Celsi is a non-practicing Catholic and an ally of our community.

Tracy Jones is running for the Iowa State House in District 94, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. The Republican incumbent, Mike Vondran, won with 56% of the vote in 2022. Ms. Jones is an agnostic.

Elinor Levin is running for re-election to the Iowa State House in District 89, campaign website and donation page. She has an opponent in the Democratic primary on June 4. Rep. Levin is culturally Jewish.

Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth is running for the Iowa State House in District 9, campaign social media and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. The Republican incumbent, Henry Stone, won with 68% of the vote in 2022. Mr. Schlaerth is an atheist.

Megan Srinivas is running for re-election to the Iowa State House in District 30, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. Rep. Srinivas is a Hindu and an ally of our community.

Louisiana

Mel Manuel is running for the U.S. Congress in Louisiana’s 1st District, campaign website and donation page. They are running against Republican incumbent Steve Scalise, who won re-election in 2022 with 73% of the vote. The open primary is on November 5, 2024. Mel Manuel is an apatheist.

Maine

Pinny Beebe-Center is running for re-election to the Maine State Senate in District 12, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024. Sen. Beebe-Center is a member of a Unitarian Universalist congregation.

Maryland

Brian Frydenborg is running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, campaign website and donation page. Democratic Senator Ben Cardin is not seeking re-election and 10 candidates are running in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024. Mr. Frydenborg is a secular humanist who would bring nearly two-and-a-half decades of public policy, international affairs, and political expertise to the Senate.

Jamie Raskin is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Maryland’s 8th District, campaign website and donation page. He has a challenger in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024. Rep. Raskin is a co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus. He is Jewish and a humanist, and an ally of our community.

Michigan

Rashida Tlaib is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Michigan’s 12th District, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on August 6, 2024. Rep. Tlaib is Muslim and an ally of our community.

Mississippi

Ty Pinkins is running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, campaign website and donation page. He is running against Republican incumbent Roger Wicker, who won re-election in 2018 with 58% of the vote. Pinkins is unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 12, 2024. Mr. Pinkins is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Missouri

Franklin Delano “Denny” Roth II is running for the U.S. Congress in Missouri’s 8th District, campaign website and donation page. Mr. Roth is running against Republican incumbent Jason Smith, who won re-election in 2022 with 76% of the vote. The Democratic primary is on August 6, 2024. Mr. Roth is an agnostic.


Montana

Bob Carter is running for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives in District 96, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024. Rep. Carter is an atheist.

Brian Close is running for the Montana House of Representatives in District 65, campaign website and donation page. This is an open seat in which the Democratic incumbent won re-election in 2020 with 64% of the vote. He has an opponent in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024. Mr. Close is an atheist and materialist.

Kathleen Gilluly is running for the Montana State Senate in District 27, campaign social media. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. In 2020, the Republican incumbent won the election with 53% of the vote. Ms. Gilluly is an atheist.

Sandor Hopkins is running for the Montana State House in District 23, campaign social media and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. In 2022, the Republican incumbent won the election with 55% of the vote. Mr. Hopkins is religiously unaffiliated and an ally of our community.

Devin Jackson is running for the Montana State Senate in District 45, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 4. This is an open seat. In 2020, the Republican incumbent won the election with 61% of the vote. Mr. Jackson is an atheist.

Rae Peppers is running for the Montana State Senate in District 21, campaign social media. She has an opponent in the Democratic primary on June 4. She was a member of the Montana State House from 2013 to 2021. This is an open seat. In 2020, she challenged the Republican incumbent and earned 42% of the vote. Ms. Peppers practices Native American spirituality.

Nebraska

Ernie Chambers is running for Nebraska’s 11th State Senate District. He does not use social media or accept campaign donations. He is the longest serving state senator in the history of Nebraska and has been term limited twice. He attempted to end state-supported chaplain legislative prayers in the Supreme Court case Marsh v. Chambers (1983) and in 2007 he initiated a legal action against “God” to protest frivolous and inappropriate lawsuits. Senator Chambers received the American Humanist Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its 75th anniversary conference in 2018.

Allison Heimes is running for the Nebraska State Senate in District 39, campaign website and donation page. She has one opponent in the top-two primary on May 14. This is an open seat. In 2020, she ran against the incumbent and earned 44% of the vote. Ms. Heimes is an agnostic.

New Jersey

Brandon Saffold is running for the U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd District, campaign website and donation page. He is running against Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew won re-election in 2022 with 59% of the vote. The Democratic primary is on June 4, 2024. Mr. Saffold is an agnostic.


New York

Nancy Goroff is running for the U.S. Congress in New York’s 1st District, campaign website and donation page. She is running against the Republican incumbent Nicolas LaLota who won in 2022 with 56% of the vote. Dr. Goroff ran for this seat in 2020 and earned 44% of the vote. The Democratic primary is June 24, 2024. She identifies as a secular Jew.

Craig Herskowitz ran for the U.S. Congress in New York’s 1st District. He withdrew from the race prior to the Democratic primary on June 24, 2024. Mr. Herskowitz is Jewish and an atheist.

North Carolina

Tanya White Anderson is running for the North Carolina Senate in District 12, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Ms. Anderson is challenging Republican incumbent Jim Burgin who won re-election in 2022 with 63% of the vote. Ms. Anderson is a Christian and ally of our community.

Jill Brown is running for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 19, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Ms. Brown is challenging Republican incumbent Charles Miller who was unopposed in 2022. Ms. Brown is an atheist.

Deb Butler is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 18, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Butler is a Christian and ally of our community.

Allison Dahle is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 11, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. She was raised in a liberal church and will legislate “based on the needs of the public not my beliefs on the subject of God.” Rep. Dahle is a Christian and ally of our community.

Antoine Marshall ran for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 33. He finished second of three candidates with 26% of the vote in the Democratic primary on March 5. Mr. Marshall is a Christian and ally of our community.

Julie Mayfield is running for re-election to the North Carolina Senate in District 49, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Sen. Mayfield is an agnostic spiritual.

Renée Price is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 50, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Price is spiritual and an ally of our community.


Lindsey Prather is running for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 115, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Prather is an agnostic.

Deborah Ross is running for re-election the U.S. House of Representatives in District 2, campaign website and donation page. She defeated her challenger in the Democratic primary on March 5 with 94% of the vote. Rep. Ross is a Unitarian Universalist and an ally of our community.


Caroline Warren is running for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 75, campaign Facebook. She is challenging the Republican incumbent, Donny Lambeth, who was unopposed in 2022 and won re-election with 60% of the vote in 2020. Ms. Warren was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. She is an atheist.

Matthew Wood is running for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 26, campaign website and donation page. He is challenging the Republican incumbent, Donna McDowell White, who won re-election in 2022 with 59% of the vote. Mr. Wood was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. He is a humanist.

North Dakota

Ryan Braunberger is running for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate in District 10, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 11. He defeated his Republican opponent in 2022 by just 49 votes. Sen. Braunberger is an atheist.

Ohio

Patrick Barnacle ran for the Ohio General Assembly in District 6. The Democratic incumbent, Adam Miller, is running for Congress. He finished 7th of seven Democrats who ran in the primary on March 19, earning 5% of the vote. Mr. Barnacle is a humanist.

Arienne Childrey is running for the Ohio House of Representatives in District 84, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging the Republican incumbent, Angela King, who won in 2022 with 82% of the vote. Ms. Childrey won the Democratic primary on March 5. She is a secular humanist and atheist.

Oregon

Farrah Chaichi is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in District 35, campaign website and donation page. She has a challenger in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Chaichi is an atheist.

Julie Fahey is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in District 14, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. Speaker Fahey does not identify with any religion.


Jordan Gutierrez is running for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 31, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. This is an open seat. The Republican incumbent won re-election in 2022 with 59% of the vote. Mr. Gutierrez is not religious.

Zack Hudson is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in District 49, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Hudson is an atheist.

Pam Marsh is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in District 5, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Marsh is not affiliated with a religious organization.

Courtney Neron is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in District 26, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the May 21, 2024 Democratic primary. Rep. Neron is is a Unitarian Universalist.

Pennsylvania

Hope Christman is running for the Pennsylvania State House in District 176, campaign social media and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. Ms. Christman was raised as a Jehovah Witness, explored multiple religious traditions, and is now spiritual.

Shamaine Daniels ran for the U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s 10th District. She has been a member of the Harrisburg City Council since 2014. Daniels ran against the Republican incumbent, Scott Perry, in 2022 and demonstrated that he is vulnerable. She was in a crowded six candidate Democratic primary on April 23. She finished third earning 15% of the vote. Councilmember Daniels is an agnostic.

Emily Kinkead is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania State House in District 20, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. Rep. Kinkead is culturally Christian.

Brian Munroe is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania State House in District 144, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. Rep. Munroe is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Mark Pinsley ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General. In the Democratic primary on April 23, he earned 36^% of the vote. He is the elected Lehigh County Controller. Mr. Pinsley is Jewish and a humanist.

Chris Rabb is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania State House in District 200, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. RepRabb is not religious.

Sean Steeg is running for the Pennsylvania State House in District 81, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. Mr. Steeg was raised Catholic and now has no religious affiliation.

Susan Wild is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th District, campaign website and donation page. Rep. Wild was unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 23. Rep. Wild is Jewish and an ally of our community.

Tennessee

Steve Cohen is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Tennessee’s 9th District, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on August 1, 2024. Rep. Cohen is Jewish and an ally of our community.

Texas

Salman Bhojani is running for re-election to the Texas State House in District 92, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Bhojani is a Muslim and ally of our community.

Greg Casar is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Texas’ 35th District, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Casar is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Sally Duval is running for the Texas House of Representatives in District 73, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging Republican incumbent Carrie Isaac who won re-election in 2022 with 70% of the vote. Ms. Duval was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. She is a Protestant and ally of our community.

Kevin Geary is running for the Texas House of Representatives in District 122, campaign social media and donation page. He is challenging Republican incumbent Mark Dorazio who won re-election in 2022 with 54% of the vote. Mr. Geary was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. He is a humanist.

Vikki Goodwin is running for re-election to the Texas State House in District 47, campaign website and donation page. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. Rep. Goodwin is Lutheran and an ally of our community.

Cassandra Hernandez is running for the Texas House of Representatives in District 115, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic incumbent, Julie Johnson, is running for Congress. Ms. Hernandez won the Democratic primary on March 5 with 58% of the vote against two opponents. Ms. Hernandez is Catholic and an ally of our community.

Cathy McAuliffe is running for the Texas House of Representatives in District 32, campaign website and donation page. She is challenging Republican incumbent Todd Hunter who was unopposed in 2022. Dr. McAuliffe was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. She has no religious affiliation.

Jan McDowell ran for the U.S. Congress in Texas’ 32nd District. In a crowded Democratic primary on March 5, she finished fourth of ten candidates with 5% of the vote. Ms. McDowell is a non-religious Unitarian Universalist.

Danyahel (Danny) Norris ran for the Texas State House in District 142. In the Democratic primary on March 5, he finished second of four candidates with 19% of the vote. Mr. Norris is a Christian and ally of our community.

Jon Rosenthal is running for re-election to the Texas State House in District 135, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in Democratic primary on March 5 and he is unopposed in the general election on November 5. Rep. Rosenthal is an agnostic.

Karthik Soora ran for the Texas State Senate in District 15. He finished sixth of six candidates with 6% of the vote in Democratic primary on March 5. Mr. Soora is a Hindu and ally of our community.


Chase West is running for the Texas State House in District 132, campaign website and donation page. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 5. He is challenging Republican incumbent Mike Schofield who won re-election in 2022 with 60% of the vote. Mr. West is a Christian and ally of our community.



Erin Zwiener is running for re-election to the Texas State House in District 45, campaign website and donation page. She defeated her challenger in the Democratic primary on March 5 with 71% of the vote. Rep. Zwiener is personally spiritual and an agnostic.

Virginia

Don Beyer is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 8th District, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic primary is on June 18, 2024. Rep. Beyer is an Episcopalian and an ally of our community.

Rue Willis is running for the Chesapeake School Board - At-Large, campaign website and donation page. There is no primary for this race — the election will occur on November 5. Rue is a humanist and atheist.

Utah

Sara Cimmers is running for the Utah State House in District 45, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 25. This is an open seat - three Republicans are running in the primary. In 2022, the Republican incumbent was unopposed. Ms. Cimmers is spiritual but not religious.

Greg Green is running for the Utah State House in District 44, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 25. He is challenging the Republican incumbent Jordan Teuscher who won re-election in 2022 with 65% of the vote. Mr. Green is an atheist.

Joseph Hansen is running for the Utah State House in District 65, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 25. He is challenging the Republican incumbent Doug Welton who was unopposed in 2022 and 2022. Mr. Hanson is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and is an ally of our community.

Ashlee Matthews is running for re-election to the Utah State House in District 37, campaign website and donation page. She has served in the Utah State House since 2021. The Democratic convention is on March 30, 2024. Rep. Matthews is an agnostic.


Steve Merrill is running for the Utah State House in District 71, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 25. The Republican incumbent, Rex Shipp, won re-election in 2022 with 77% of the vote. Mr. Merrill is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Washington

Kristiana de Leon is running for the Washington House of Representatives in District 5-Position 1, campaign website and donation page. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Ramos, is running for the state senate. The top-two open primary is on August 6, 2024. Ms. de Leon has served on the Black Diamond City Council since 2019. She is a humanist and a board member of the Association of Secular Elected Officials.

Pramila Jayapal is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Washington’s 7th District, campaign website and donation page. The top-two open primary is on August 6, 2024. Rep. Jayapal is an ally of our community.

Marilyn Strickland is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Washington’s 10th District, campaign website and donation page. The top-two open primary is on August 6, 2024. Rep. Strickland is a Christian and an ally of our community.

Wisconsin

Melissa Agard is running for Dane County Executive, campaign website and donation page. She has served in the Wisconsin State Senate since 2021 and in the Wisconsin State Assemby from 2013 to 2021. Sen. Agard is an agnostic.

Francesca Hong is running for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in District 76, campaign website and donation page. She has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. Rep. Hong is a humanist.

Sarah Keyeski is running for the Wisconsin State Senate in District 14, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 13. This is an open seat. Ms. Keyeski is an agnostic.

Kyle Kilbourn is running for the U.S. Congress in Wisconsin’s 7th District, campaign website and donation page. He has an opponent in the Democratic primary on August 13. The Republican incumbent Tom Tiffany was re-elected in 2022 with 62% of the vote. Mr. Kilbourn is non-religious.

Kristin Lyerly is running for the U.S. Congress in Wisconsin’s 8th District, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 13. This is an open seat. The Republican incumbent, Mike Gallagher, won with 64% of the vote in 2020. He did not have a Democratic opponent in 2022. Dr. Lyerly and was raised Catholic and is an ally of our community.

Mark Pocan is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress in Wisconsin’s 2nd District, campaign website and donation page. He is unopposed in the Democratic primary is on August 13. Rep. Pocan is an ally of our community.

Kelda Roys is running for re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate in District 26, campaign website and donation page. She is unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 13. She has served in the Wisconsin State Senate since 2021. Sen. Roys is an atheist and secular humanist.

Eric Wilson is running for the U.S. Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd District, campaign website and donation page. He has two opponents in the Democratic primary on August 13. The Republican incumbent, Derrick Van Orden won with 52% of the vote in 2022. Mr. Wilson is a humanist.