# List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a political nonprofit organization, not a political party. Therefore, DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the Democratic Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents. In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to fifteen state and local offices. In the 2018 midterm elections, DSA members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were elected to the United States House of Representatives and DSA members were elected to over forty state and local offices. In the 2020 elections, DSA members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were elected to the House and at least thirty-six DSA members won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes.
Both national DSA and local DSA chapters can endorse candidates. DSA has no membership requirements, so anyone can join DSA. In January 2024, DSA said over 200 elected officials were affiliated with DSA. The list below contains 212 such officials, including national endorsees, local endorsees, and non-endorsed members.

## Federal officials
### United States House of Representatives
#### Current (3)

| Name | State | District | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| Greg Casar | Texas | TX-35 | 2023 | current | member, not endorsed for this position |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | New York | NY-14 | 2019 | current | member and local-only endorsee |
| Rashida Tlaib | Michigan | MI-13, MI-12 | 2019 | current | member and national endorsee |

#### Former (10)

| Name | State | District | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York | NY-16 | 2021 | 2025 | member and local-only endorsee |
| Cori Bush | Missouri | MO-1 | 2021 | 2025 | member and national endorsee |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania | PA-12 | 2023 | current | former member (until 2021), not endorsed for this position |
| Shri Thanedar | Michigan | MI-3, MI-13 | 2023 | current | expelled former member (until 2023), never endorsed |
| Danny K. Davis | Illinois | IL-7 | 1997 | current | former member, former endorsee |
| Jerry Nadler | New York | NY-17, NY-8, NY-10, NY-12 | 1992 | current | former member, former endorsee |
| John Conyers | Michigan | MI-1, MI-14, MI-13 | 1965 | 2017 | member, former endorsee |
| Major Owens | New York | NY-12, NY-11 | 1983 | 2007 | member, former endorsee |
| David Bonior | Michigan | MI-12, MI-10 | 1977 | 2003 | member, former endorsee |
| Ron Dellums | California | CA-9 | 1971 | 1998 | member, former endorsee |

## State officials
### Upper and Unicameral Houses
#### Current (14)

| Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| Rachel Ventura | Illinois | Senate | 43rd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Zaynab Mohamed | Minnesota | Senate | 63rd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Kristen Gonzalez | New York | State Senate | 59th | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Tanya Vyhovsky | Vermont | State Senate | Chittenden-Central | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Kyra Hoffner | Delaware | State Senate | 14th | 2022 | current | member, endorsee |
| Jen McEwen | Minnesota | Senate | 8th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Omar Fateh | Minnesota | Senate | 62nd | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Jabari Brisport | New York | State Senate | 25th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Nikil Saval | Pennsylvania | State Senate | 1st | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Megan Hunt | Nebraska | Nebraska Legislature | 8th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Julie Gonzales | Colorado | Senate | 34th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Robert Peters | Illinois | Senate | 13th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Julia Salazar | New York | State Senate | 18th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Sam Bell | Rhode Island | State Senate | 5th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |

#### Former (2)

| Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
| Constance N. Johnson | Oklahoma | Senate | 48th | 2005 | 2014 | | |
| Julian Bond | Georgia | Senate | 39th | 1975 | 1987 | | |

### Lower Houses
#### Current (45)

| Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| Alex Lee | California | State Assembly | 24th, 25th | 2020 | current | member, endorsee |
| Andrew Boesenecker | Colorado | House of Representatives | 53rd | 2021 | current | member |
| Javier Mabrey | Colorado | House of Representatives | 1st | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Lorena Garcia | Colorado | House of Representatives | 35th | 2023 | current | endorsee |
| Yara Zokaie | Colorado | House of Representatives | 52nd | 2025 | current | member, endorsee |
| Laurie Sweet | Connecticut | House of Representatives | 91st | 2025 | current | member, endorsee |
| Larry Lambert | Delaware | House of Representatives | 7th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Madinah Wilson-Anton | Delaware | House of Representatives | 26th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Eric Morrison | Delaware | House of Representatives | 27th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Gabriel Sanchez | Georgia | House of Representatives | 42nd | 2025 | current | member, endorsee |
| Amy Perruso | Hawaii | House of Representatives | 46th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Mandie Landry | Louisiana | House of Representatives | 91st | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Grayson Lookner | Maine | House of Representatives | 37th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Gabriel Acevero | Maryland | House of Delegates | 39th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Vaughn Stewart | Maryland | House of Delegates | 19th | 2019 | current | member, endorsee |
| Erika Uyterhoeven | Massachusetts | House of Representatives | 27th Middlesex | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Abraham Aiyash | Michigan | House of Representatives | 4th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Dylan Wegela | Michigan | House of Representatives | 26th | 2023 | current | member |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr. | Michigan | House of Representatives | 32nd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Athena Hollins | Minnesota | House of Representatives | 66B | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Samantha Sencer-Mura | Minnesota | House of Representatives | 63A | 2023 | current | endorsee |
| Zooey Zephyr | Montana | House of Representatives | 100th | 2023 | current | endorsee |
| Jessica González-Rojas | New York | State Assembly | 34th | 2021 | current | |
| Zohran Mamdani | New York | State Assembly | 36th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Claire Valdez | New York | State Assembly | 37th | 2025 | current | member, endorsee |
| Emily Gallagher | New York | State Assembly | 50th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Marcela Mitaynes | New York | State Assembly | 51st | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Phara Souffrant Forrest | New York | State Assembly | 57th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Sarahana Shrestha | New York | State Assembly | 103rd | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Farrah Chaichi | Oregon | House of Representatives | 35th | 2023 | current | member |
| Travis Nelson | Oregon | House of Representatives | 44th | 2022 | current | member |
| Elizabeth Fiedler | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 184th | 2019 | current | endorsee |
| Rick Krajewski | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 188th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| David Morales | Rhode Island | House of Representatives | 7th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Enrique Sanchez | Rhode Island | House of Representatives | 9th | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Torrey Harris | Tennessee | House of Representatives | 91st | 2020 | current | endorsee |
| Aftyn Behn | Tennessee | House of Representatives | 51st | 2023 | current | endorsee |
| Brian Cina | Vermont | House of Representatives | Chittenden-6-4 | 2016 | current | member, endorsee |
| Kate Logan | Vermont | House of Representatives | Chittenden-16 | 2023 | current | local endorsee |
| Melanie Morgan | Washington | House of Representatives | 29th-Position 1 | 2019 | current | endorsee |
| Shaun Scott | Washington | House of Representatives | 43rd | 2025 | current | member, endorsee |
| Francesca Hong | Wisconsin | State Assembly | 76th | 2021 | current | member, endorsee |
| Ryan Clancy | Wisconsin | State Assembly | 19th | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Darrin Madison | Wisconsin | State Assembly | 10th | 2023 | current | member, endorsee |
| Christian Phelps | Wisconsin | State Assembly | 93rd | 2025 | current | |

#### Former (31)

| Name | State | Chamber | District | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| DeShanna Neal | Delaware | House of Representatives | 13th | 2022 | current | former member |
| Sophie Phillips | Delaware | House of Representatives | 18th | 2022 | current | former member |
| Mike Connolly | Massachusetts | House of Representatives | 26th Middlesex | 2017 | current | former member, until 2023 |
| Elisabeth Epps | Colorado | House of Representatives | 6th | 2023 | 2025 | |
| Tim Hernández | Colorado | House of Representatives | 4th | 2023 | 2025 | |
| Mauree Turner | Oklahoma | House of Representatives | 88th | 2021 | 2024 | |
| Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | Vermont | House of Representatives | Chittenden-6-2 | 2021 | 2024 | |
| Selene Colburn | Vermont | House of Representatives | Chittenden-6-4 | 2016 | 2024 | |
| Danny Tenenbaum | Montana | House of Representatives | 95th | 2021 | 2023 | |
| Tanya Vyhovsky | Vermont | House of Representatives | Chittenden-8-1 | 2021 | 2023 | |
| Sara Innamorato | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 21st | 2019 | 2023 | former member, until 2019 |
| Yousef Rabhi | Michigan | House of Representatives | 53rd | 2017 | 2023 | |
| Michael Sylvester | Maine | House of Representatives | 39th | 2017 | 2023 | |
| Attica Scott | Kentucky | House of Representatives | 41st | 2017 | 2023 | |
| Edwin Vargas | Connecticut | House of Representatives | 6th | 2013 | 2023 | |
| Ruth Buffalo | North Dakota | House of Representatives | 27th | 2019 | 2022 | |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 34th | 2019 | 2022 | former member, until 2021 |
| Lee J. Carter | Virginia | House of Delegates | 50th | 2018 | 2022 | |
| Mark King | New Hampshire | House of Representatives | Hillsborough 33rd | 2016 | 2022 | |
| Timothy Smith | New Hampshire | House of Representatives | Hillsborough 17th | 2012 | 2022 | |
| Jade Bahr | Montana | House of Representatives | 50th | 2019 | 2021 | |
| Isaac Robinson | Michigan | House of Representatives | 4th | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Kaniela Ing | Hawaii | House of Representatives | 11th | 2012 | 2018 | |
| Rashida Tlaib | Michigan | House of Representatives | 12th | 2009 | 2014 | |
| Babette Josephs | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | 182nd | 1985 | 2012 | |
| Jackie Goldberg | California | State Assembly | 45th | 2000 | 2006 | |
| Niilo Koponen | Alaska | House of Representatives | 21st | 1982 | 1992 | |
| Jerry Nadler | New York | State Assembly | 69th, 67th | 1977 | 1992 | former member |
| Perry Bullard | Michigan | House of Representatives | 53rd | 1973 | 1992 | |
| Harlan Baker | Maine | House of Representatives | | 1979 | 1988 | |
| Tom Gallagher | Massachusetts | House of Representatives | 1st Suffolk district | 1980 | 1986 | |

### Other State-Level Offices
#### Current (2)

| Name | State | Chamber | Position | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
| Sally Lieber | California | Board of Equalization | 2nd | since 2023 | current | member, endorsee | |
| Davante Lewis | Louisiana | Public Service Commission | 3rd | since 2023 | current | member, endorsee | |

#### Former (1)

| Name | State | Chamber | Position | Term start | Term end | Notes | Ref |
| Michelle Fecteau | Michigan | State Board of Education | At-Large | 2012 | 2020 | member, endorsee | |

## Local officials
### Mayors and County Executives
#### Current (5)

| Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
| Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | Burlington | Vermont | Mayor | since 2024 |
| Larry Agran | Irvine | California | Mayor | since 2025 |
| Eduardo Martinez | Richmond | California | Mayor | since 2023 |
| Khalid Kamau | South Fulton | Georgia | Mayor | since 2022 |
| Marc Elrich | Montgomery County | Maryland | County Executive | since 2018 |

#### Former (9)

| Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
| Sara Innamorato(former member) | Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | County executive | since 2023 |
| Gus Newport | Berkeley | California | Mayor | 1979-86 |
| Konstantine Anthony | Burbank | California | Mayor | 2022-23 |
| Benjamin Nichols | Ithaca | New York | Mayor | 1989-95 |
| David Dinkins | New York City | New York | Mayor | 1990-93 |
| Ron Dellums | Oakland | California | Mayor | 2007-11 |
| Ethan Strimling (joined after serving as mayor) | Portland | Maine | Mayor | 2015-19 |
| James Scheibel | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Mayor | 1990-94 |
| James H. Coleman | South San Francisco | California | Mayor | 2023-24 |

### City Councils and County Commissions (or equivalent)
#### Current (70)

| Name | Municipality | State | Position | District | Tenure |
| Kim Roney | Asheville | North Carolina | City Council | At-Large | since 2020 |
| Mike Siegel | Austin | Texas | City Council | 7th | since 2025 |
| Cecília Lunaparra | Berkeley | California | City Council | 7th | since 2024 |
| Konstantine Anthony | Burbank | California | City Council | 4th | since 2022 |
| Marek Broderick | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 8th | since 2024 |
| Danny Nowell | Carrboro | North Carolina | Town Council | At-Large | Since 2021 |
| Michael Payne | Charlottesville | Virginia | City Council | At-Large | since 2020 |
| Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 35th | since 2015 |
| Daniel La Spata | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 1st | since 2019 |
| Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 33rd | since 2019 |
| Byron Sigcho-Lopez | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 25th | since 2019 |
| Jeanette Taylor | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 20th | since 2019 |
| Andre Vasquez | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 40th | since 2019 |
| Angela Clay | Chicago | Illinois | City Council | 46th | since 2023 |
| Sylvia Campos | Corpus Christi | Texas | City Council | District 2 | since 2023 |
| Sarah Parady | Denver | Colorado | City Council | At-Large | since 2023 |
| Nate Baker | Durham | North Carolina | City Council | At-large | since 2023 |
| Abdul Osmanu | Hamden | Connecticut | Town Council | 3rd District | since 2021 |
| Justin Farmer | Hamden | Connecticut | Town Council | 5th District | since 2017 |
| Jesse Brown | Indianapolis | Indiana | City Council | 13th | since 2024 |
| Kayla Matos | Ithaca | New York | Common Council | 1st Ward | since 2023 |
| Phoebe Brown | Ithaca | New York | Common Council | 1st Ward | since 2021 |
| Tiffany Kumar | Ithaca | New York | Common Council | 4th Ward | since 2022 |
| Jon Green | Johnson County | Iowa | Board of Supervisors | At-Large | since 2021 |
| Tristan Rader | Lakewood | Ohio | City Council | At-Large | since 2017 |
| Nithya Raman | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
| Eunisses Hernandez | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 1st | since 2022 |
| Hugo Soto-Martinez | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 13th | since 2022 |
| Ysabel Jurado | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 14th | since 2024 |
| J.P. Lyninger | Louisville | Kentucky | City Council | 6th | since 2025 |
| Juliana Bennett | Madison | Wisconsin | Common Council | 2nd | since 2021 |
| Marsha Rummel | Madison | Wisconsin | Common Council | 6th | since 2007 |
| Yannette Figueroa Cole | Madison | Wisconsin | Common Council | 10th | since 2021 |
| Aisha Chughtai | Minneapolis | Minnesota | City Council | Ward 10 | since 2021 |
| Aurin Chowdhury | Minneapolis | Minnesota | City Council | Ward 12 | since 2023 |
| Jason Chavez | Minneapolis | Minnesota | City Council | Ward 9 | since 2021 |
| Robin Wonsley | Minneapolis | Minnesota | City Council | Ward 2 | since 2021 |
| Daniel Carlino | Missoula | Montana | City Council | Ward 3 | since 2022 |
| Kristin Mink | Montgomery County | Maryland | County Council | District 5 | since 2022 |
| Sean Parker | Nashville | Tennessee | City Council | 5th | since 2019 |
| Tiffany Cabán | New York City | New York | City Council | 22nd | since 2022 |
| Alexa Avilés | New York City | New York | City Council | 38th | since 2022 |
| Shahana Hanif | New York City | New York | City Council | 39th | since 2022 |
| Kendra Brooks | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | City Council | At-large | since 2020 |
| Nicolas O'Rourke | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | City Council | At-large | since 2024 |
| Ross Grooters | Pleasant Hill | Iowa | City Council | At-Large | since 2017 |
| Wes Pelletier | Portland | Maine | City Council | 2nd | since 2025 |
| Kate Sykes | Portland | Maine | City Council | 5th | since 2023 |
| Tiffany Koyama Lane | Portland | Oregon | City Council | District 3 | since 2025 |
| Mitch Green | Portland | Oregon | City Council | District 4 | since 2025 |
| Gayle McLaughlin | Richmond | California | City Council | 5th (formerly at-large) | 2005–17, since 2021 |
| Claudia Jimenez | Richmond | California | City Council | 6th | since 2020 |
| Kenya Gibson | Richmond | Virginia | City Council | 3rd | since 2025 |
| Dylan Parker | Rock Island | Illinois | Alderman | Ward 5 | since 2017 |
| Katie Valenzuela | Sacramento | California | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
| Teri Castillo | San Antonio | Texas | City Council | 5th | since 2021 |
| Jalen McKee-Rodriguez | San Antonio | Texas | City Council | 2nd | since 2021 |
| Jackie Fielder | San Francisco | California | Board of Supervisors | 9th | since 2025 |
| Alma Castro | Santa Fe | New Mexico | City Council | 1st | since 2024 |
| Adam Fulton Johnson | Santa Fe | New Mexico | County Commission | District 4 | since 2025 |
| James H. Coleman | South San Francisco | California | City Council | 4th | since 2020 |
| Richie Floyd | St Petersburg | Florida | City Council | 8th | since 2021 |
| Alisha Sonnier | St Louis | Missouri | Board of Aldermen | Ward 7 | since 2023 |
| Jamika Scott | Tacoma | Washington | City Council | 3rd | since 2021 |
| Veronica Pillar | Tompkins County | New York | County Legislature | District 2 | since 2021 |
| Janeese Lewis George | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | City Council | 4th | since 2021 |
| Zachary Parker | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | City Council | 5th | since 2023 |
| Shané Darby | Wilmington | Delaware | City Council | 2nd | since 2020 |
| Coby Owens | Wilmington | Delaware | City Council | 1st | since 2024 |
| Zac S. Sellers | Altamont | Kansas | City Council | At-Large | Since 2025 |

#### Former (29)

| Name | Municipality | State | Position | Tenure |
| Dean Preston | San Francisco | California | Board of Supervisors | 2019–25 |
| Jackie Goldberg | Los Angeles | California | City Council | 1994–2000 |
| Jovanka Beckles | Richmond | California | City Council | 2010–18 |
| Melvin Willis | Richmond | California | City Council | 2016-24 |
| Sally Lieber | Mountain View | California | City Council | 2021–22 |
| Harry Britt | San Francisco | California | Board of Supervisors | 1979–93 |
| Larry Agran | Irvine | California | City Council | 1982–2014, 2020–24 |
| Alison Coombs | Aurora | Colorado | City Council | since 2019 |
| Juan Marcano | Aurora | Colorado | City Council | 2020–23 |
| Candi CdeBaca | Denver | Colorado | City Council | 2019–23 |
| Hilda Mason | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Council | 1977–99 |
| Mariah Parker | Athens-Clarke County | Georgia | County Commission | 2018–22 |
| Indira Sheumaker | Des Moines | Iowa | City Council | 2022–23 |
| Attica Scott | Louisville | Kentucky | City Council | 2011–15 |
| Kendra Lara | Boston | Massachusetts | City Council | 2022–24 |
| Ruth Messinger | New York City | New York | City Council | 1978–89 |
| Carlina Rivera | New York City | New York | City Council | since 2018 |
| Chi Ossé | New York City | New York | City Council | since 2022 |
| Brad Lander | New York City | New York | City Council | 2010–21 |
| Kristin Richardson Jordan | New York City | New York | City Council | 2022–23 |
| Phil Erner | Ulster County | New York | Legislative Council | 2022–23 |
| David Scondras | Boston | Massachusetts | City Council | 1984–93 |
| Yousef Rabhi | Washtenaw County | Michigan | County Commission | 2010–16 |
| Kshama Sawant | Seattle | Washington | City Council | 2013–24 |
| Tammy Morales | Seattle | Washington | City Council | 2020–25 |
| Greg Casar | Austin | Texas | City Council | 2014-22 |
| Jack Hanson | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 2019-21 |
| Perri Freeman | Burlington | Vermont | City Council | 2019-23 |
| Ryan Clancy | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | Board of Supervisors | 2020-22 |

### Other Local Offices
#### Current (15)

| Name | Local Government Authority | State | Position | District | Tenure | Notes |
| Andrew Gonzales | Austin Independent School District | Texas | Board of Trustees | 6th | since 2022 | Local endorsee |
| Jovanka Beckles | Alameda County and Contra Costa County | California | AC Transit Board | 1st | since 2021 | Local endorsee |
| Soli Alpert | Berkeley | California | Rent Board Commissioner | | since 2018 | Local endorsee |
| Amy Trauth | Christina | Delaware | School Board | District D | since 2024 | Local endorsee |
| Karla Griego | Los Angeles | California | School Board | 5th | since 2024 | Local endorsee |
| Rocío Rivas | Los Angeles | California | School Board | 2nd | since 2023 | Local endorsee |
| Kenneth Mejia | Los Angeles | California | Los Angeles City Controller | At-Large | since 2022 | |
| Kelsey Lino | Los Angeles | California | LACCD Board of Trustees | 7th | since 2022 | Local endorsee |
| Jumaane Williams | New York City | New York | New York City Public Advocate | At-large | since 2019 | |
| Brad Lander | New York City | New York | New York City Comptroller | At-large | since 2022 | |
| Mike Hutchinson | Oakland | California | School Board | 4th | since 2021 | |
| Xander Orenstein | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | District Magistrate | | since 2021 | Local endorsee |
| José Garza | Travis County | Texas | District Attorney | At-large | since 2021 | Local endorsee |
| Gabriela Biro | New Orleans | Louisiana | School Board | 2nd | since 2025 | Local endorsee |
| Dieter Lehmann Morales | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Advisory Neighborhood Commission | 1A | since 2023 | |

#### Former (5)

| Name | Local Government Authority | State | Position | District | Tenure |
| Jackie Goldberg | Los Angeles | California | School Board | 5th | 2019-24 |
| Auon'tai Anderson | Denver | Colorado | Board of Education | At-large | 2019–23 |
| David Dinkins | New York City | New York | Borough president | Manhattan | 1986–89 |
| Ruth Messinger | New York City | New York | Borough president | Manhattan | 1990–98 |
| Jason Boxer | Manhattan Beach | California | School Board | At-Large | 2020–23 |