Jon Ossoff has $98M in finances for this must hold Senate seat.

Ossoff supports: enhanced health care and worked on $35/month cap for insulin; anti-corruption measures that would ban stock trading in Congress; strengthening border security; better public safety measures; helping Georgia farmers; better mental health services for veterans; better internet access for rural areas; protection for Social Security and Medicare; and reproductive rights.

Endorsements: End Citizens United, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, Population Connection, Council on American-Islamic Relations, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Black Economic Alliance PAC, Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Opposition: Congressman Mike Collins ($7.4M), endorsed by Trump, CPAC and Turning Point Action is the GOP nominee, and is likely to receive a major influx of financial support before November.

The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rate the race as leaning Democratic, while Sabato’s Crystal ball rates it as likely Democratic. Six recent polls since August 18 give Ossoff leads ranging from 6.8% to 8.4%.  Biden won Georgia by 0.24% in 2020, and Trump won in 2024 by 2.2%.

Donations by check can be written to:

Ossoff for US Senate

PO Box 451209

Atlanta, GA

31145-9209

Online contributions can be made via:

 www.ElectJon.com/grassroots

The Democratic Party’s nominee is Dr. Abdul El Sayed, Wayne County Health Director. El Sayed ($14.5M) narrowly defeated 11th District US Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a hotly contested primary.  During El Sayed’s stint as Wayne County Health Director, he helped provide free glasses to kids, removed lead from schools, and expanded NARCAN access.

El Sayed supports: Medicare for All and health care as a human right; overturning Citizens United and getting corporate money out of politics; enforcement of anti-trust laws; labor rights; taxing billionaire wealth to invest in health care, education, and infrastructure; addressing affordability for the working class; investing more in research and development; better use of tariffs to promote American industries; guardrails for artificial intelligence; regulations for data centers; investment in new housing and adjusting zoning laws to promote it; universal child care and pre-K programs and education at all levels including raising teacher salaries; redirecting farming subsidies away from agricultural corporations and toward family farms; reproductive rights; immigration reform with strong border protections and abolishing ICE; strong environmental protections and renewable energy; foreign policy that centers on diplomacy, human rights, and cooperation with Democratic allies; an immediate arms embargo on Israel.

Endorsements: Bernie Sanders, Keith Ellison, Pramila Jayapal, several state and local officials; the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Peace Victory, the Michigan Democratic Party’s Grass Roots, LGBTQ&A and Progressive caucuses, Ben Rhodes, Our Revolution, Michigan Democratic Party LGBT&A Caucus, and Track AIPAC; Chuck Shumer; Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The Opposition: Mike Rogers, the former 8th congressional district representative and loser in the 2024 Senate race against present US Senator Elissa Slotkin, is the GOP nominee. He has Donald Trump’s endorsement and $10.9M.

The Odds: The race is rated a tossup.  Six recent polls in September give El Sayed leads that average 2.5%.    

Donations by check can be written to:

Abdul for Senate

PO Box 126

St. Claire Shores, WI 48080-0126

Online contributions can be made via:

www.AbdulforSenate.com

Mary Peltola ($18.5M) is the Democratic nominee. Peltola was the first Native American from Alaska to be elected to Congress.  She has strong personal ties to the Alaskan fishing industry and projects an Alaska First persona. Her campaign slogan is “to hell with politics, put Alaska first.”

Peltola supports: investing in oil refineries to be located in Alaska to lower costs and create jobs; streamlining pathways to Alaskan energy projects to meet Alaskans’ needs; restoring federal tax credits for wind, solar, and hydro; expanding child tax credits; funding to open more quality child care facilities in Alaska; expanding overseas cost of living allowances; blocking anti-competitive corporate mergers that drive up prices, particularly for groceries; funding shipping costs that make groceries and other products more expensive for rural Alaskans; right to repair laws; 12-year term limits; banning Congress from stock trading and requiring divestiture to prevent conflicts of interest; eliminating foreign influences in American elections; ending Citizens United; establishing a Senate Ethics Office; banning factory trawling in Alaskan waters; fishery disaster funding and funding fish stock assessments; Native American fishing rights; modernizing Alaska’s electric grid; expand low income home energy assistance; commercialization of cold weather energy technology; and expanding investment in Alaskan geothermal and biomass projects.

Endorsements: Alaska AFL-CIO, National Education Association, American Federation of Government Employees, Elect Democratic Women, Emily’s List, End Citizens United, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg.

The Opposition: Dan Sullivan ($11.7M) is the incumbent GOP candidate. Two other candidates will be included in the ranked choice voting process in November.

The Odds: While the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the November race as a tossup, Inside Elections has it tilting Republican. The average of 3 August polls gives Peltola a 1.3% lead.

Donations by check can be written to:

Alaskans for Mary

PO Box 96108

Washington, DC 20090-6108

Online contributions can be made via:

 www.MaryPeltola.com/join

Progressive Graham Platner was initially the Democratic nominee, but revelations about misconduct in Platner’s personal life forced his withdrawal from the race. Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, after losing his bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor, has replaced Platner and advocates policies similar to Platner’s.  Jackson is a former logger with deep Maine working-class roots.

Jackson supports: ending Citizens United to reduce billionaire influence; tax cuts for the working class; Medicare for All; lowering drug prices; eliminating unfair corporate tax advantages; dismantling and abolishing ICE; a federal right to abortion; protecting the right to vote and organize; bans on stock trading by Congress; LGBTQ+ rights; opposition to US support for Israeli efforts in Gaza.

Endorsements: Eastern Maine Labor Council and locals of IBEW and CWA and various other labor groups, Our Revolution, and many state of Maine Democratic officials.

The Opposition: Susan Collins ($18.9M). An independent candidate is also in the 8race.

The Odds: Five recent polls in September give Jackson an average lead of 2.9% over Collins. While the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the November race as a tossup, Inside Elections has it tilting Republican. Harris won Maine by 7 points in the 2024 presidential election. 

Donations by check can be written to:

Troy Jackson for Maine

PO Box 3003

Portland, ME 04104

Online contributions can be made via:

www.jacksonformaine.com

North Carolina seems to be a prime candidate for flipping a Senate seat from Republican to Democrat. The Democratic nominee is the very popular former governor Roy Cooper ($35M). Cooper handily defeated 5 primary challengers, receiving 92% of the vote on March 3.

Cooper supports: bipartisanship; framing affordability as the key issue; banning stock trading in Congress and personally will not trade individual stocks; increased funding for education, especially raising teacher salaries and more training for better-paying jobs that require new skills; greater spending for public safety; and expanding Medicaid.

Endorsements: Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein; American Federation of Government Employees, National Education Association; Democratic Majority for Israel, End Citizens United, Giffords, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club.

The Opposition:  Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley ($11.3M). Whatley is associated with an unsatisfactory response within North Carolina to the most recent hurricane relief problem.

The Odds: Leans Democratic. Six recent polls in September give Cooper an average lead of 8.6% over Whatley. Libertarian, Green, and independent candidates are also running.

Donations by check can be written to:

Cooper for North Carolina

PO Box 1190

Raleigh, NC 27602

Online contributions can be made via: 

www.roycooper.com

The Democratic nominee is Sherrod Brown, former Ohio US Senator serving from 2007 to 2025. He lost in November 2024 to Bernie Moreno, currently Ohio's other US Senator, by 3.5%. Brown served on many Senate committees during his stint as US Senator. He chaired the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Committee.

Brown supports: lowering drug prices; better support of veterans; strengthening

the American Disabilities Act; better access to health care; aid to farmers and development of rural communities; greater funding for public education and holding charter schools accountable; assisting small businesses; protecting Social Security and Medicare; reproductive rights; LGBTQ+ rights; making college more affordable and fighting predatory for profit colleges; environmental protection; local police funding; consumer safeguards; opposing unfair trade agreements; labor unions; manufacturing industries in Ohio; strengthening our national security; aid to Israel; and environmental justice.

Endorsements: 10 labor unions, End Citizen’s United, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and Population Connection.

The Opposition: Jon Husted, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, was appointed by the Ohio governor to temporarily fill JD Vance’s Senate seat when he became Vice President. Husted is endorsed by Trump, Jim Jordan, and 5 labor unions. There is a Libertarian candidate running, and that candidacy may take some votes from Husted.  

The Odds: Tossup. Brown has $38.6M while Husted presently has $14.4M, but future large inflows of cash are expected for Husted.  Six recent September polls give Brown leads that range from 3.3% to 6.2%.

Donations by check can be written to:

Friends of Sherrod Brown
3867 West Market Street, Ste. 289
Akron, OH 44333

Online contributions can be made via:

www.sherrodbrown.com