NextGen PAC Endorses Slate of Progressive Candidates Ahead of 2024 Election

Progressive youth vote organization endorses eight progressive candidates in four battleground states

Washington, D.C. – Today, NextGen PAC announced its first wave of endorsements for a series of progressive candidates in the key battleground states of Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas ahead of the 2024 election. These endorsements are a critical part of NextGen PAC’s efforts to mobilize millions of young voters across the country in support of Democratic candidates in this election cycle and beyond.

Today’s endorsements include:

Congressman Ruben Gallego, Arizona United States Senate nominee

Rachel Hunt, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor candidate

Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Attorney General candidate

Keir Bradford-Grey, Pennsylvania Attorney General candidate

Colin Allred, Texas United States Senate nominee

Additional endorsements include Mo Green for North Carolina State Superintendent, Malcolm Kenyatta for Pennsylvania’s State Auditor General, and Ryan Bizzarro for Pennsylvania State Treasurer.

“Young people have organized and turned out in record numbers in recent elections, helping our movement achieve huge progressive wins in recent years,” NextGen PAC President and Executive Director Cristina Tzinzún Ramirez said. “This year, our fight is no different, and we are determined to show up and use our voices at the ballot box to protect our country from MAGA Republicans who only want to take us back in time. We are proud to endorse this wave of candidates in races across the country. Every race is critical in our fight for a better, more just democracy, and these candidates are proven leaders fighting for the issues most important to young people.”

In 2020, NextGen PAC helped mobilize 1 in every 9 young voters who cast a ballot, leading to the largest youth voter turnout in history. In 2024, NextGen PAC is focused on empowering young voters to fight for a better future, this includes endorsing progressive candidates and ballot measures, among other activities.

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About NextGen PAC

NextGen PAC’s mission is to empower young voters to engage in elections and ensure our government is responsive to the largest and most diverse generation in American history. We invite 18-to-35 year olds into our democracy to ensure our government works for them and to find new solutions to the dire challenges facing our country. NextGen PAC fights for a progressive future by growing and wielding the grassroots political power of young people on the ground and online.