The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the Democratic Party, and occasionally with the Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents. Both national DSA and local DSA chapters can endorse candidates. DSA has no membership requirements; anyone can join DSA.
The list below contains 216 currently-elected individuals elected to public office who are endorsed by DSA National, endorsed by a DSA local chapter, or are members of DSA.
History In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to 15 state and local offices, for a total of 35 members in office.
In April 2018, 40 DSA members held elected office. In the 2018 midterm elections, DSA members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib were elected to the United States House of Representatives. DSA endorsed 93 state and local candidates, of which 50 won their primaries, and 40 won their general election.
In 2019, 71 DSA members held office.
In the 2020 elections, DSA members Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were elected to the House and at least 36 DSA members won office, earning more than 3.1 million votes. In total, 101 DSAers held office. As a result, the list of socialists in Congress was longer than ever in US history and the number of socialist electeds was higher than any time since 1912, when the Socialist Party of America held over 1,000 offices.
In October 2022, DSA had elected over 120 candidates to local office.
In August 2023, DSA had "close to 160" endorsed politicians in office. In August 2023, DSA claimed that 207 DSA members held elected office, including state and local offices. In January 2024, DSA claimed "over 200 elected officials spanning every level of government" were affiliated with DSA.
In 2025, there are over 250 DSA members in office, with 90% elected after 2019. From 2016 to 2025, 128 nationally-endorsed candidates won an election, and 31 DSA endorsed ballot initiatives passed into law.
Federal officials United States House of Representatives Current (2)
Name State District Term start Term end Notes NY-14 2019 2027 member, locally endorsed for this position MI-13, MI-12 2019 2027 member and national endorsee
Former (11) Name State District Term start Term end Notes TX-35 2023 2027 former member (until 2022), not endorsed for this position PA-12 2023 2027 former member (until 2021), not endorsed for this position MI-3, MI-13 2023 2027 expelled former member (until 2023), never endorsed NY-16 2021 2025 member and local-only endorsee MO-1 2021 2025 member and national endorsee IL-7 1997 2027 former member, former endorseeSend a student to Minnesota , Democratic Left, 30(2):5 Fall 2002. Retrieved November 2, 2008.Roman, B.: Cornel West at Preston Bradley Hall , New Ground 75, Mar-Apr 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2008. Jerry Nadler NY-17, NY-8, NY-10, NY-12 1992 2027 former member, former endorsee MI-1, MI-14, MI-13 1965 2017 member, former endorsee NY-12, NY-11 1983 2007 member, former endorsee MI-12, MI-10 1977 2003 member, former endorsee CA-9 1971 1998 member, former endorsee
State officials Upper and unicameral houses Current (15) Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Senate 14th 2022 current member, endorsee Senate 13th 2019 current member, not endorsed for this position Rachel Ventura Senate 43rd 2023 current member, endorsee Senate 62nd 2021 current member, endorsee Senate 8th 2021 current member, endorsee Zaynab Mohamed Senate 63rd 2023 current member, endorsee Megan Hunt Unicameral 8th 2019 current member, not endorsed for this position Senate 25th 2021 current member, endorsee Kristen Gonzalez Senate 59th 2023 current member, endorsee Senate 18th 2019 current member, endorsee Senate 1st 2021 current member, endorsee Senate 5th 2019 current member, endorsee Senate 15th 2024 current former endorsee Senate 13th 2023 current member, not endorsed for this position Senate Chittenden-Central 2023 current member, endorsee
Former (8) Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes Senate 34th 2019 current former member John Laird Senate 17th 2020 current former member Nancy Skinner Senate 9th 2016 2024 former member Senate 4th Middlesex 2007 2008 Senate 48th 2005 2014 Ken Jacobsen Senate 46th 1997 2011 Senate 6th 1989 1997 Scudder Parker Senate 1981 1988 Julian Bond Senate 39th 1975 1987 Democratic Left, vol. 14 no. 2 (March/April 1986), page 12.
Lower houses Current (58) Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes State Assembly 24th 2020 current member, endorsee in 2020 House of Representatives 53rd 2021 current member House of Representatives 1st 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 35th 2023 current endorsee House of Representatives 52nd 2025 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 5th 2022 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 38th 2025 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 91st 2025 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 7th 2021 current endorsee House of Representatives 26th 2021 current endorsee House of Representatives 27th 2021 current endorsee House of Representatives 13th 2020 current member Gabriel Sanchez House of Representatives 42nd 2025 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 46th 2019 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 91st 2019 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 37th 2021 current member, endorsee House of Delegates 39th 2019 current member, endorsee House of Delegates 19th 2019 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 27th Middlesex 2021 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 11th 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 26th 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 32nd 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 8B 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 66B 2021 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 63A 2023 current endorsee House of Representatives 46th 2024 current member House of Representatives 100th 2023 current member, endorsee Chigozie OnyemaGeneral Assembly28th2026currentmemberKatie BrennanGeneral Assembly32nd2026currentmember House of Representatives 16th 2023 current member, endorsee State Assembly 30th 2023 current member State Assembly 34th 2021 current memberDiana MorenoState Assembly36th2026currentmember, endorsee State Assembly 37th 2025 current member, endorsee State Assembly 50th 2021 current member, endorsee State Assembly 51st 2021 current member, endorsee State Assembly 57th 2021 current member, endorsee State Assembly 103rd 2023 current member, endorseeTristan RaderHouse of Representatives13th2025currentmember House of Representatives 35th 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 41st 2023 current member House of Representatives 22nd 2025 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 44th 2022 current member House of Representatives 184th 2019 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 188th 2021 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 200th 2017 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 7th 2021 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 9th 2023 current member, endorsee House of Representatives 91st 2020 current endorsee House of Representatives 51st 2023 current endorsee House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 2016 current member, endorsee House of Representatives Chittenden-16 2023 current endorsee House of Representatives 29th-Position 1 2019 current endorsee House of Representatives 43rd 2025 current member, endorsee State Assembly 76th 2021 current member, endorsee State Assembly 19th 2023 current member, endorsee State Assembly 10th 2023 current member, endorseeState Assembly93rd2025current
Former (42) Name State Chamber District Term start Term end Notes House of Representatives 13th 2022 current former member House of Representatives 18th 2022 current former member House of Representatives 26th Middlesex 2017 current former member, until 2023 House of Representatives 23rd Middlesex 1991 2007 State Assembly 36th 2021 2025 member, endorsee House of Representatives 6th 2023 2025 House of Representatives 4th 2023 2025 House of Representatives 4th 2021 2024 House of Representatives 88th 2021 2024 House of Representatives Chittenden-6-2 2021 2024 House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 2016 2024 House of Representatives 95th 2021 2023 House of Representatives Chittenden-8-1 2021 2023 House of Representatives 21st 2019 2023 former member, until 2019 House of Representatives 53rd 2017 2023 House of Representatives 39th 2017 2023 House of Representatives 41st 2017 2023 House of Representatives 6th 2013 2023 House of Representatives 27th 2019 2022 House of Representatives 34th 2019 2022 former member, until 2021 House of Delegates 50th 2018 2022 House of Representatives Hillsborough 33rd 2016 2022 House of Representatives Hillsborough 17th 2012 2022 House of Representatives 50th 2019 2021 House of Representatives 4th 2019 2020 Democratic Socialists of America Greater Detroit Newsletter, September 2010 House of Representatives 11th 2012 2018 House of Representatives 182nd 1985 2012 Nancy Skinner State Assembly 14th, 15th 2008 2014 John Laird State Assembly 27th 2002 2008 State Assembly 45th 2000 2006 House of Representatives 21st 1982 1992 Eileen C. DuganState Assembly52nd19811996Jerry NadlerState Assembly69th, 67th19771992former memberHerman D. Farrell Jr.State Assembly74th, 71st19752017former member House of Representatives 53rd 1973 1992 House of Representatives 1979 1988 House of Representatives 1st Suffolk district 1980 1986 House of Representatives 46th 1983 1997 State Assembly 13th, 7th 1977 1989 House of Representatives 14th 1989 1993 House of Representatives 1981 1989 Wally Priestley House of Representatives 10th, 12th 1965 1985
Other state-level offices Current (2) Name State Chamber Position Term start Term end Notes Sally Lieber Board of Equalization 2nd since 2023 current member, endorsee Public Service Commission 3rd since 2023 current member, endorsee
Former (3) Name State Chamber Position Term start Term end Notes Nancy Skinner California Energy Commission Commissioner 2025 current former member Michelle Fecteau State Board of Education At-Large 2012 2020 member, endorsee John Laird California Natural Resources Agency Secretary 2011 2019 former member
Local officials Mayors and county executives Current (7)
Name Municipality State Position Term start Term end Notes Zohran Mamdani New York City Mayor 2026 2030 member, endorsee Brian Nowak Cheektowaga Town Supervisor 2023 2027 endorsee Robert Cantelmo Ithaca Mayor 2024 2027 member, not endorsed for this position Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Burlington Mayor 2024 2027 member, not endorsed for this position Larry AgranIrvineMayor 2025 2027 was member in 1990Democratic Left, vol. 8 no. 1 (January 1990), page 7. Eduardo MartinezRichmondMayor 2023 2027 endorsee Marc Elrich Montgomery County County Executive 2018 2026 member, endorsee
Former (16)