WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, The Collective PAC — the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation and power across all levels of government — celebrated big wins for Black candidates on Election Day. 101 of The Collective PAC’s endorsed candidates finished the election season victorious thus far (with a few elections still yet to be called) building on the 16 additional victories from earlier this year.
Among the 101 election night victories, history makers included the first Black Governor of Maryland, Wes Moore; first Black Attorneys General of Massachusetts and Maryland, Andrea Campbell and Anthony Brown, respectively; and Generation Z’s first Congressional member, Maxwell Frost (FL – 10).
With ballots still being counted in California, there’s a chance for Los Angeles to elect its first woman and second Black mayor, Karen Bass; and Rex Richardson could become Long Beach’s first Black mayor. Additionally, in Arizona, Jevin Hodge could become the state’s first Black congressional member.
Throughout the 2021-2022 election cycle, The Collective PAC endorsed 252 candidates across the country and invested approximately $700,000 through direct contributions to those campaigns and bundled $333,823 for federal and statewide candidates — totaling over one million dollars. In addition to financial support, The Collective PAC organized 10 text banks for high priority races in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Through these organizing efforts, volunteers contacted 2.6 million low-propensity Black voters (those who voted previously but did not vote in 2020 or 2018) to encourage them to turn out to the polls.
Founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin James and Stefanie Brown James, released the following statement:
“The Collective PAC is proud to have played a role in the election of 117 Black candidates in cities and states across the country as we anticipate more election victories in the weeks ahead. These elected public servants are part of a new generation of Black leaders that are stepping up to serve at a time when their voices and lived experiences can help shape public policy that will improve the lives of all Americans. We know that our government is more efficient and responsive to the needs of its constituents when we have elected representatives that reflect and respect the diversity of our communities.
We’re honored to be a part of the legacy of building Black political power as we continue to take steps forward to close the representation gap of Black elected leadership at all levels of government.”
ELECTION NIGHT VICTORIES
Italic = Races that have not been called
Arizona
Federal
- Mr. Jevin Hodge – AZ – 01
- History Maker – 1st Black Representative for Arizona
California
Federal
- Dr. Kermit Jones – CA – 03
- State Representative Sydney Kamlager – CA – 37
Statewide
- Dr. Shirley Weber – Secretary of State
State & Local
- Congresswoman Karen Bass – Mayor of Los Angeles
- History Maker – 1st woman and 2nd Black Mayor of Los Angeles
- Councilmember Rex Richardson – City of Long Beach Mayor
- History Maker- 1st Black Mayor of Long Beach
- Mr. Tyller Williamson, Mayor of Monterey, CA
- Dr. Corey Jackson, California State Assembly, District 60
- Assemblyman Mike Gipson – California State Assembly, District 65
- Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk, Long Beach City College Board of Trustees
- Ms. Pamela Price – Alameda County District Attorney
Colorado
State & Local
- State Representative Jennifer Bacon, Colorado House of Representatives District District 7
Connecticut
Federal
- Representative Jahana Hayes – CT – 05
Statewide
- Mr. Erick Russell, State Treasurer
- Ms. Stephanie Thomas – Secretary of State
District of Columbia
State & Local
- Mr. Zachary Parker – DC City Council Ward 5
Florida
Federal
- Mr. Maxwell Frost – FL -10
- History Maker – 1st Gen-Z member of Congress
State & Local
- State Representative Michele Rayner – House of Representatives, District 62
Georgia
Federal
- Senator Raphael Warnock – U.S. Senate – RUN-OFF
- Representative Sanford Bishop – GA 02
- Representative Nikema Williams – GA 05
- Representative Lucy McBath – GA 07
State & Local
- Mrs. Tanya Miller – Georgia House District 62
- Ms. Imani Barnes – Georgia House District 86
- State Representative Jasmine Clark, Georgia House District 108
- Mr. Segun Adeyina – Georgia House District 110
- State Representative Regina Lewis-Ward – Georgia House District 115
- State Representative El- Mahdi Holly– Georgia House, District 116
Illinois
Federal
- Mr. Jonathan Jackson – IL – 01
- Representative Lauren Underwood – IL – 1
Statewide
- Attorney General Kwame Raoul – Attorney General
Indiana
State & Local
- Ms. Andrea Hunley – Indiana State Senate, District 46
Kansas
State & Local
- Mr. Brad Boyd – Kansas House District 49
- History Maker – 1st Black state representative for District 49
Kentucky
State & Local
- Mr. Lamin Swann – Kentucky House, District 93
- Ms.Shayla Lynch, Lexington City Council, District 2
- Ms. Denise Gray, Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government City Council, District 6
Louisiana
State & Local
- Mr. Royce Duplessis, Louisiana State Senate, District 5
Maryland
Federal
- Mr. Glenn Ivey – MD-04
Statewide
- Mr. Wes Moore – Governor
- History Maker – 1st Black Governor of Maryland
- Representative Anthony Brown – Attorney General
- History Maker – 1st Black Attorney General of Maryland
State & Local
- State Senator Will Smith – State Senate, District 20
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison – Maryland House of Delegates, District 24
- Delegate Jazz Lewis – Maryland House of Delegates, District 24
- Representative Nick Charles – Maryland House of Delegates, District 25
- Councilman Andre Johnson, Mayland House of Delegates, District 34A
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero – Maryland House of Delegates, District 39
- Mr. Will Jawando – Montgomery County Council At-Large
Massachusetts
Statewide
- Ms. Andrea Campbell – Attorney General
- History Maker – 1st Black Attorney General
State & Local
- State Senator Lydia Edwards – Massachusetts State Senate, 3rd Suffolk District
Michigan
Statewide
- Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II – Lieutenant Governor
State & Local
- State Representative Helena Scott – State House of Representative, District 7
- State Representative Joe Tate – State House of Representative, District 10
- Commissioner Justin Hodge – Washtenaw County Commissioner, District 5
- Mrs. Arianne Slay, 22nd Circuit Court Judge, Washtenaw
Minnesota
Statewide
- Attorney General Keith Ellison – Attorney General
State & Local
- State Representative Cedrick Frazier – Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43A
- State Representative Esther Agbaje, Minnesota House of Representatives District 59B
Missouri
Federal
- Representative Cori Bush – MO – 01
State & Local
- Ms. Jamie Johnson – Missouri House Representative, District 12
Nevada
Federal
- Representative Steven Horsford – NV – 04
Statewide
- Attorney General Aaron Ford – Attorney General
New Hampshire
State & Local
- Mrs. Shoshanna Kelly, New Hampshire Executive Council, District 5
New Mexico
- Ms. Janelle Anyanonu – House of Representatives, District 19
New York
Statewide
- Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado – Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General Letitia James – Attorney General
State & Local
- State Senator Kevin Parker – NY State Senate, District 21
- Ms. Lea Webb – NY State Senate, District 52
North Carolina
Federal
- State Senator Don Davis – NC – 01
- State Senator Valerie Foushee – NC – 04
State & Local
- State Representative Natalie Murdock, North Carolina State Senate, District 20
- State Senator Sydney Batch – North Carolina Senate, District 17
- Mr. Allen Buansi – North Carolina House of Representatives District 56
- Mrs. Diamond Staton-Wiliams – NC House District 73
- State Representative Terry Brown– North Carolina House of Representatives District 92
- Mrs. Monika Johnson-Hostler – Wake County Board of Education in District 2
- Mr. Tyler Swanson – Wake County Board of Education, District 9
Ohio
Federal
- Representative Shontel Brown – OH – 11
- State Representative Emilia Sykes – OH – 13
State & Local
- Ms. Angelina Jackson – Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge
- State Representative Dontavius Jarrells – Ohio House of Representatives, District 1
- State Representative Latyna Humphrey, Ohio House of Representatives, District 2
- Mr. Ismail Mohamed – Ohio House of Representatives, District 3
- Ms. Munira Abdullahi – Ohio House of Representatives, District 9
- Mr. Darnell Brewer – Ohio House of Representatives, District 18
- State Representative Phil Robinson, Ohio House of Representatives, District 19
- State Representative Tavia Galonski – Ohio House of Representatives, District 33
- Mr. Vincent Peterson II – Ohio House of Representatives in District 64
- Judge Michael John Ryan – Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals
- Mr. Jeffrey Saffold – Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge
- Mrs. Rickell Howard Smith – Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
- Magistrate Kani Hightower, Domestic Relations Court Judge
- Councilwoman Meredith M. Turner – Cuyahoga County Council, District 9
- Mrs. Leronda Jackson, Ohio House of Representatives, District 39
Pennsylvania
Federal
- Congressman Dwight Evans – PA – 03
- State Representative Summer Lee – PA – 12
- History Maker – 1st Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania
Statewide
- State Representative Austin Davis – Lieutenant Governor
State & Local
- Mr. Izzy Smith-Wade-El – PA State House, District 49
Rhode Island
Statewide
- Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos – Lieutenant Governor
State & Local
- Councilman John Goncalves, Providence City Council Ward 1
Tennessee
State & Local
- Mrs. Charlane Oliver, Tennessee State Senate, District 19
Texas
Federal
- State Representative Jasmine Crockett – TX – 30
- Representative Colin Allred – TX – 32
Statewide
- Ms. Aicha Davis – Texas State Board of Education, District 13
State & Local
- Mr. Venton Jones – Texas State House of Representatives, District 100
- State Representative Jolanda Jones – Texas State House of Representatives, District 147
- Judge DaSean Jones- 180th Criminal District Court
- Ms. Katherine Thomas – 184th Criminal District Court
- Mr. Robert Shelton – Justice of the Peace, Ellis County Precinct 4
- Mr. Dexter McCoy – Commissioner, Fort Bend Precinct 4
- Ms. Veronica Nelson – 482nd District Court, Harris County
- Judge Kenneth Sanders – Tarrant County Precinct 7 Justice of the Peace
Virginia
State & Local
- Mr. Phillip Jones, Mayor of Newport News, VA
State & Local
- State Representative Jamila Taylor – House of Representatives, District 30 – Position 1
Washington
State & Local
State Representative Jamila Taylor- Washington House of Representatives District 30-Position 1
General Election Victories Prior to Nov. 8th
Arizona
- Ms. Berdetta Hodge – Tempe City Council
- History Maker – 1st Black Woman elected to office in Tempe, Arizona
California
- Commissioner Myrlys Stockdale Coleman – Sacramento County Superior Court, Seat 4
Florida
- Ms. Caprice Edmond – Pinellas School Board, District 7
Georgia
- Dr. Adrienne Simmons – Gwinnett County School Board, District 4
- Ms. Candice D. McKinley – DeKalb County School Board, District 2
- Dr. Michelle Morancie – Fulton County School Board, District 7
Maryland
- Committee Member Diana Emerson– Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee, District 43
- Ms.Tiffany Jones – Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee, District 45
- Mr. John D.B. Carr – Prince George’s County Sheriff
North Carolina
- Ms. Bettina Umstead – Board of Education Durham, District 2
Tennessee
- Mr. Marcus Floyd – Davidson County’s General Session Court, Division VII
- Mrs. Robin Kimbrough Hayes – Davidson County’s General Session Court, Division V
- Judge Rachel L. Bell – Davidson County’s General Session Court, Division VIII
- Ms. Marie Mott – Chattanooga City Council in District 8
Texas
- Councilmember Brandon McGee – Denton City Council, Place 5
- Councilmember Jamell Johnson – Little Elm Town Council At-Large, Place 1
ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE PAC
The Collective PAC is working to create an America where Black people are equally represented at every level of government. The Collective PAC is strategically focused on creating a truly equitable democracy where our nation’s local, state and federal governments have diverse and talented elected leadership and Black people are fully represented in positions of power to create the policies necessary to progress our communities forward. Over the past five years, The Collective PAC has successfully helped 300 Black candidates win elections across the United States.