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Community-Backed,
Movement-Driven Leaders

The demand for bold, justice-driven leadership has never been greater. We invest in women and people of color—candidates, organizers, and community leaders—who are advancing equity and building power from the ground up. Rooted in the principle of co-governance, we support leaders who govern with their communities, not apart from them. Through strategic partnerships and a commitment to inclusive, effective leadership, we strengthen the people-powered ecosystem, shaping a more just, participatory, and representative democracy.

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Progressive Candidates
to Watch & Support

These candidates are handpicked by member-led organizations doing the work on the ground. They are committed to organizing political power to win municipal and state electoral victories.

  • Tara Hong

    Tara Hong

    Tara Hong is the State Representative for Massachusetts’ 18th Middlesex District and is running for reelection in 2026. Hong immigrated to Lowell from Cambodia with his mother and sister in 2013 and attended Lowell public schools before studying at Middlesex Community College and UMass Lowell. Before holding office, he became…

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  • Erica Uyterhoeven

    Erica Uyterhoeven

    Erika Uyterhoeven is a Massachusetts State Representative, organizer, antitrust economist, and candidate for State Senate in the 2nd Middlesex District. The daughter of immigrants and raised in a union household, she has made economic fairness and government accountability central to her public service. Uyterhoeven was first elected to the Massachusetts…

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  • Cori Bush

    Cori Bush

    Cori Bush is a politician, pastor, registered nurse, and activist from St. Louis, Missouri, who became the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress. Born and raised in St. Louis, she built her career through community organizing, healthcare work, and advocacy for working-class families.

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Maria’s List

Maria’s List is a political communication and progressive donor hub that identifies and supports exceptional women, working-class candidates, and people of color running for office.

Through rigorous electoral research, campaign and movement analysis, and strategic community partnerships, we guide values-driven political contributions. Grounded in co-governance, we follow the lead of member-led, community-based organizations—uplifting the candidates they trust and cultivating leadership rooted in lived experience. By investing in community-backed, people-powered leaders and the organizations that support them, we help build a more representative, participatory, and equitable democracy.

Community Organizations

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Action Fund is building democracy by putting our people — working people who are Black, brown, and white, immigrants, and lifelong locals — at the center of civic engagement in their communities. By training members to be leaders in their communities, they are building the power to transform our government and change our world. They get out the vote in every election and educate our communities about the values that are most important to us – prioritizing people and the planet over profit.

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Action Fund is building democracy by putting our people — working people who are Black, brown, and white, immigrants, and lifelong locals — at the center of civic engagement in their communities. By training members to be leaders in their communities, they are building the power to transform our government and change our world. They get out the vote in every election and educate our communities about the values that are most important to us – prioritizing people and the planet over profit.

The Working Families Party is a multiracial political party organizing across the country to build political power for working people and advance a progressive agenda rooted in economic justice, dignity, and equality. Through grassroots organizing, civic engagement, and recruiting, training, and supporting candidates at every level of government, the party challenges corporate influence, strengthens communities, and wins policies that improve people’s lives. By organizing both within and outside the traditional two-party system, the Working Families Party builds long-term people-powered movements for a more equitable democracy.