Press Release

For Your Radar – July 2022

Friday, July 29th, 2022

Throughout 2022, The Collective PAC will provide pertinent updates every month on our work to support Black candidates running nationwide, as well as results of key research projects and groundbreaking initiatives we’ll be undertaking as we work to increase Black political engagement, representation and power across all levels of government.

How Our Candidates Are Doing So Far in 2022

As of today, The Collective PAC’s endorsed candidates have made great progress this election season.

  • Candidates across 20 states are on the general election ballot in November

  • 24 candidates are running for federal office in 18 states

  • 28 candidates are running for statewide office in 20 states

  • 60 candidates are running for state and local office in 19 states

During the second quarter, many of our frontline, federal and statewide candidates had record-breaking fundraising hauls; collectively, raising over $64 million dollars!

Primary Election Victories in Maryland 

The Collective PAC celebrated the primary victories of the following 8 endorsed candidates in Maryland:

Statewide

State Legislature

Local

July Endorsements

The Collective PAC endorsed Garry Chambers for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana and two additional candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives: Adam Hollier in Michigan and Iroghama Omere in Texas. The Collective PAC also endorsed a slate of candidates for state and local offices in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington. With the November general election just a few months away, we also endorsed state and local candidates in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.

#BetOnBlack, Candidate Video Series

The Collective PAC released new installments of our #BetOnBlack candidate video series. We featured Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who are both running for re-election; and Deidre DeJear who is running to become Iowa’s first Black governor.

 

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.