Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Expands Endorsements for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State
8.30.2022
NEW YORK — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (“Everytown”) expanded its endorsements for key statewide offices across ten states, including candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. A full list of endorsed candidates can be found below.
“The fact that so many candidates are running hard on gun safety is further proof that supporting common-sense laws to prevent gun violence isn’t just good policy — it’s also good politics,” John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. “Ending our gun violence epidemic requires passing strong gun safety laws, and that requires electing strong gun safety champions like the candidates we’re endorsing today.”
“Gun sense majorities in state capitols across the country have delivered life-saving progress on gun safety and now is the time to build on that momentum,” said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action. “These gun sense champions can count on our grassroots army of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers to put everything on the line to get them elected in November.”
Everytown announced its first round of non-federal statewide endorsements in June, endorsing tickets in Colorado, Illinois, and New York for re-election. In July, Everytown announced a new round of endorsements across nine states for 22 candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
Everytown has also endorsed 163 Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers running for office up and down the ticket, representing the growing power of the grassroots gun safety movement.
The full list of candidates endorsed today is available below:
Arizona
- Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, candidate for Governor
- Kris Mayes, candidate for Attorney General
- Adrian Fontes, candidate for Secretary of State
Connecticut
- Governor Ned Lamont, candidate for Governor
- Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General William Tong, candidate for Attorney General
Florida
- Rep. Charlie Crist, candidate for Governor
- Karla Hernández-Mats, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Hawaii
- Lieutenant Governor Joshua Green, candidate for Governor
- State Rep. Sylvia Luke, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Kansas
- Governor Laura Kelly, candidate for Governor
- Lieutenant Governor David Toland, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Michigan
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer, candidate for Governor
- Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General Dana Nessel, candidate for Attorney General
- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, candidate for Secretary of State
Minnesota
- Governor Tim Walz, candidate for Governor
- Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General Keith Ellison, candidate for Attorney General
- Secretary of State Steve Simon, candidate for Secretary of State
Nevada
- State Treasurer Zach Conine, candidate for State Treasurer
Vermont
- Charity Clark, candidate for Attorney General
Wisconsin
- Governor Tony Evers, candidate for Governor
- Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General Josh Kaul, candidate for Attorney General