Description: Justice Democrats is a progressive political organization and political action committee founded in 2017 that recruits, endorses, and helps elect left-leaning Democratic candidates who reject corporate PAC money; it focuses on grassroots-funded primary challenges and building a national network of progressive officeholders advocating systemic policy change. Type: Political action committee / progressive political organization Policies: Progressive domestic agenda including Medicare for All and expanded healthcare, Green New Deal–style climate action, campaign finance reform and banning corporate PAC contributions, criminal justice reform, economic and racial justice, labor rights, and comprehensive immigration reform. Funding: Primarily small-dollar individual donations and grassroots online fundraising; publicly rejects corporate PAC and corporate contributions. Affiliates: Founders and leaders associated with the group include Cenk Uygur, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Alexandra Rojas; high-profile endorsed politicians and allies have included Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive members of Congress.
