Election Day is November 8th! Women’s rights and working people’s lives are on the line.
The choices voters make this year will have long-lasting effects on working women and families. We know the pro-worker candidates listed below will provide opportunities for, and support, working people across the country.
Cheri Beasley for U.S. Senate – North Carolina

Cheri Beasley is a mom, former public defender, judge, and the first Black woman to serve as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She’s spent her life fighting to uphold the law and keep communities safe – and as U.S. Senator, she’ll fight to lower costs, create good-paying jobs and expand access to affordable, quality health care in every part of North Carolina.
The UFCW Women’s Network will be in North Carolina October 1-2. Join us there so we can help elect Cheri Beasley for U.S. Senate!
Nikki Budzinski for U.S. Congress – Illinois

Nikki Budzinski comes from a middle-class family and has dedicated her career to fighting for working families. Nikki worked as a union activist, helped to secure the $15 minimum wage for Illinoisans. In Congress, she will fight to cut taxes on the middle class, reduce costs, and work to make more products here in America to fix the supply chain, lower prices, and create good-paying Illinois jobs.
California
State Constitutional Officer
Eleni Kounalakis | Lieutenant Governor |
Dr. Shirley WeberSecretary of State | Secretary of State |
Malia Cohen | Controller |
Fiona Ma | Treasurer |
State Senate
Paula Villescaz (D) | District 6 |
Aisha Wahab (D) | District 10 |
Anna Caballero (D) | District 14 |
Maria Elena Durazo (D) | District 26 |
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) | District 28 |
Kim Carr (D) | District 36 |
Catherine Blakespear (D) | District 38 |
State Assembly
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) | District 4 |
Lori Wilson (D) | District 11 |
Buffy Wicks (D) | District 14 |
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) | District 16 |
Mia Bonta (D) | District 18 |
Liz Ortega (D) | District 20 |
Diane Papan (D) | District 21 |
Jessica Self (D) | District 22 |
Esmerelda Soria (D) | District 27 |
Gail Pellerin (D) | District 28 |
Dawn Addis (D) | District 30 |
Leticia Perez (D) | District 35 |
Pilar Schiavo (D) | District 40 |
Jacqui Irwin (D) | District 42 |
Luz Rivas (D) | District 43 |
Laura Friedman (D) | District 44 |
Christy Holstege (D) | District 47 |
Eloise Gomez-Reyes (D) | District 50 |
Wendy Carrillo (D) | District 52 |
Lisa Calderon (D) | District 56 |
Sabrina Cervantes (D) | District 58 |
Tina McKinnor (D) | District 61 |
Fauzia Rizvi (D) | District 63 |
Blanca Pacheco (D) | District 64 |
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) | District 67 |
Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen (D) | District 70 |
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | District 73 |
Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | District 77 |
Akilah Weber (D) | District 79 |