NC State Senator Julia Boseman.

The North Carolina Conservative has called District 9's State Senator Julia Boseman, "An ultra-liberal, radical lesbian activist..." Yet the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research ranked her the second most effective freshman legislator in their 28 year history. One of her major accomplishments in her first term was bringing an education lottery to North Carolina. This lottery now supplements the education fund and led to room in the budget to increase the wages for the state's teachers. Now in her second term, Senator Boseman has continued to serve New Hanover County with commitment, class and integrity. She will work through the budget process to raise teacher's salaries to the national average and continue her efforts to bring new and better jobs to New Hanover County. The Republicans have pledged to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to try to defeat the only openly LGBT legislator in North Carolina. However, with the support of DFA members, Julia won her elections in 2004 and 2006.

Maria Chappelle-Nadal, Missouri State Representative.

In 2004, Maria Chappelle-Nadal won a narrow victory to become one of the youngest members of the Missouri State House of Representatives. Over the past three years she has been a strong voice for all people of the Show Me State. Maria has been on the frontlines protecting the freedoms and rights of all Missourians. She has sponsored bills to prevent workplace violence. She has co-sponsored bills to increase penalties to methamphetamine manufacturers. She has fought for equality of all by co-sponsoring bills to prohibit discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation, to prohibit any governmental entity from interfering with the right to obtain or use contraceptives, and to require election judges to take voting ballots and equipment to the physically disabled. Maria has been a strong progressive voice as the State Representative from District 72.

Jerry McNerney for California's 11th House District

Jerry McNerney was the winner of DFA's 2006 Grassroots All-Star vote. He's running against Richard Pombo in the California 11th. Pombo has consistently voted against plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and he's taken hundreds of thousands in contributions from oil and gas companies. According to Pombo, "There is no evidence of man-made global warming." Unlike Pombo, Jerry McNerney will fight global warming and work for ordinary Americans. Jerry has spent more than two decades developing clean wind power across California. Once elected to Congress, he will use his experience in renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by promoting clean, alternative sources of energy.

Debra Shore, Cook County Water Commissioner Debra Shore is a DFA member and former Meetup host in Evanston, IL.

In 2006, she ran for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in Cook County. The MWRD was created in 1889 to protect the water quality of Lake Michigan, the major drinking water supply for the Chicago area. Debra believes that we can be caring stewards of our natural resources, while also building a better, healthier community. Debra was supported by DFA and members across the Chicago area because we know that the only way to elect new leadership in our country is by working at the grassroots level. Debra won first place in her primary on March 21, 2006, went on to win the general election, and now oversees the protection of Lake Michigan, one of Illinois' most precious resources.

In 2006, Republican governor Governor Ernie Fletcher, was been brought up on charges of corruption. DFA members in Kentucky worked hard to bring integrity back to Frankfort with candidate Steve Beshear. On November 6, 2007, Steve Beshear won with strong grassroots support. Over the past year, DFA members have been taking back the Kentucky Democratic Party and proving progressives can lead and win anywhere in America. Now, Governor-elect Steve Beshear will be fighting to improve healthcare and education for the state.