Jason,
When we started Leaders We Deserve, we weren't just looking for candidates who check boxes. Being a young candidate isn't enough. Trust me there's a lot of older AND younger people who should definitely not be in power. We are looking for people who show up, challenge power, take hits — and keep going.
That's exactly the kind of leaders our new slate of endorsed candidates are.
Today, Leaders We Deserve is proud to endorse:
- Demi Palecek (IL HD-13)
- Laalitya Acharya (OH HD-56)
- Matt Post (MD HD-14)
- Kristian Carranza (TX HD-118)
Demi Palecek is a military veteran, a survivor, and a community organizer. She's fought for our democracy in uniform — literally standing guard at the Capitol after January 6. When Donald Trump sent troops to Chicago, Demi made headlines as a member of the National Guard who publicly said she'd refuse to follow illegal orders. She's now running for the Illinois state legislature because she is a fighter for her community and refuses to back down.
Laalitya Acharya is an engineer, a public school grad, and an activist. She's running for Ohio's 56th House District to fight for the same schools and communities that raised her. She's the real deal — and she's exactly the kind of person we need in office if we want to build a government that fully funds our public schools and actually works for working people and small businesses.
Matt Post has never stopped fighting for Maryland: strengthening public schools on the Board of Education, advocating for an end to gun violence (he actually used to work closely with me at March For Our Lives where he was part of our team that wrote amicus briefs for SCOTUS on gun cases), and supporting teachers, bus drivers, secretaries and more as a public education labor attorney. He is running because he knows that Maryland can have the best public schools, safest communities, strongest workers' rights, most abundant affordable housing, healthiest environment and more if the people are willing to fight for that future.
Kristian Carranza grew up on the Southside of San Antonio, raised by a single mom. Her family lived paycheck to paycheck, relied on school meals, and depended on Pell Grants to access higher education — giving Kristian firsthand insight into affordability challenges for working families. Kristian ran for this seat in 2024, losing by less than 3,000 votes. Leaders We Deserve invested significantly to raise her name ID in the district — one of the top pickup opportunities in Texas. We know she can win this pivotal race if she has a strong foundation of support.
Your support makes this work possible.
Thank you,
David Hogg
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