Democracy for America (DFA) endorsed Jimmy Gomez for Congress.
“It is an honor to have Democracy for America’s support in this important race,” said Jimmy Gomez. “DFA empowers the people and I am cut from the same cloth. Having been an organizer for much of my career I share the belief that for a progressive agenda to be a reality we must take our message directly to the people. We cannot let our message and our policies be products of a Washington, D.C. based conversation, but rather local conversations with people who feel the impacts of policies in their communities and families. I look forward to working with DFA to challenge the status quo and take our message around the country in order to build our movement.”
Democracy for America (DFA) is a member-driven, people-powered political action committeeĀ founded by former presidential candidate and DNC chair Gov. Howard Dean. Their 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.”
As a State Assemblymember, Jimmy Gomez has been a progressive champion in the state legislature. He authored and passed the recent expansion of Paid Family Leave and helped raise the state’s minimum wage in order to help California’s working families.Ā