Political extremists are trying to take away our voting rights and overturn fair election outcomes when they don’t win. This assault on the foundations of our democracy cannot go unanswered. Americans must agree to overcome ideological differences and unite in common cause to save the future of our republic, democracy, and country.
democracyFIRST PAC works to defeat the dangerous anti-democracy candidates running for critical public offices that oversee the administration and certification of our elections. In targeted races at the county, state, and national level, democracyFIRST PAC helps elect pro-democracy candidates, from both parties, who will safeguard the fundamental principles of free and fair elections and help achieve the promise of our democracy.
Since its launch in 2021, democracyFIRST PAC has invested over $6 million to defeat anti-democracy candidates in competitive races for county, state and national offices that oversee the administration and certification of elections. democracyFIRST PAC’s electoral efforts hold candidates accountable for opposing core pro-democracy principles and subverting free and fair elections. These electoral investments help support pro-democracy candidates for governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, but also county positions like county recorder and county commissioner.
In the 2023 state, county, and municipal elections, democracyFIRST PAC is implementing a unique cross-partisan political strategy that aims to isolate and defeat extreme anti-democracy candidates running for the public offices, which oversee the rules, funding, administration, counting, and certification of our elections. democracyFIRST’s 2023 political effort will target three states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Following the 2020 Presidential Election, anti-democracy candidates mounted campaigns to win important offices overseeing elections. The majority of voters overwhelmingly rejected these candidates and sent a clear message about where they stand on the future of free and fair elections, the right to vote, and the peaceful transfer of power.
Since 2021, democracyFIRST PAC has made critical investments in targeted races across Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In addition to supporting pro-democracy candidates for statewide and federal offices, democracyFIRST PAC is one of the only cross-partisan political groups investing in often underfunded and overlooked races for state supreme court, state legislature, and county commission.
To identify, isolate, and defeat dangerous and extreme anti-democracy politicians, democracyFIRST launched the democracyFIRST Promise campaign. The Promise creates a non-partisan, pro-democracy baseline to evaluate candidates and elected officials by calling on them to publicly affirm their support for four fundamental pro-democracy principles.
Support every eligible American citizen’s freedom to exercise their right to register and vote in free, fair, accessible, safe, and secure elections.
Denounce any attempt to intimidate, harass, threaten, or incite violence against opponents, their supporters, and election workers.
Restore trust and faith in our democracy, not undermining our electoral process by knowingly propagating falsehoods and misinformation.
Accept the final election result and concede the contest if I lose after all ballots are counted. I will support the peaceful transfer of power and certification of the election. Any claims of election irregularities, or requests for recounts of election contests, will be submitted in good faith for judgment by election officials and/or the judicial system under the law without intimidation, violence, undermining faith in elections through disinformation or other unlawful means.
If elected to serve in public office, I promise to support and defend these foundational principles of our democratic republic.
