Our Impact
Since our founding in 2017, we've raised
Nearly $10 Million
Winner of the New Trier Democrats’
Hometown Hero Award
Winner of the 2020 Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association’s
Party Builder Award
One of 18 Democratic women's political fundraising groups around the country, a member of
Electing Women's Alliance
Candidates & Organizations
Who we support
Our investment strategy team identifies and researches candidates and voter engagement organizations that align with ITE's mission for recommendation to the Steering Committee.
Once each candidate or organization is approved for support, events are scheduled. Each ITE member is invited to select which of those candidates or voter engagement groups she would like to invest in. Our five-pronged investment strategy is to invest in selected:
- U.S. Senate candidatees who are: vulnerable incumbents; running for open, winnable seats; or in vulnerable GOP held seats;
- U.S. House candidates who are: vulnerable incumbents; in contested races, primarily in Illinois and in flippable seats;
- State-level candidates -- including governors, state Supreme Court judges, and state attorneys general -- strategically selected to help protect democracy;
- Organizations in key states that engage voters and protect democrachy;
- New media organizations that engage voters and protect democracy.
2026: Dems are predicted to flip the Senate and the House
This cycle, we have supported:
U.S. Senate:
- 2025: Sen. Cory Booker (NJ)
- 2025: Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA)
- 2026: Mary Peltola (AK)
- 2026: Josh Turek (IA)
- 2026: Roy Cooper (NC)
- 2026: Sherrod Brown (OH)
U.S. House:
- 2025: Vulnerable Democratic incumbents who won their 2024 seats by less than 3 points:
- Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13)
- Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27)
- Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45)
- Rep. Laura Gillen (NY-04)
- Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19)
- Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
- 2026: Potential Red-to-Blue flips:
- Joanna Mendoza (AZ-06)
- Jessica Killin (CO-05)
- Christina Bohannan (IA-01)
- Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03)
- Denise Powell (NE-02)
- Rebecca Bennett (NJ-07)
- Paige Cornetti (PA-08)
- Shannon Taylor (VA-01)
- Rebecca Cooke (WI-03)
Governors:
- 2025: Mikie Sherrill (NJ)
- 2025: Abigail Spanberger (VA)
- 2026: Gov. Katie Hobbs (AZ)
- 2026: Rob Sand (IA)
- 2026: Jocelyn Benson (MI)
- 2026: Amy Acton (OH)
- 2026: David Crowley (WI)
State Supreme Courts:
- 2025: Justice Susan Crawford (WI)
- 2025: Justice Allison Riggs (NC)
- 2025: Justices Christine Donahue, David Wecht and Kevin Dougherty (PA)
- 2026: The Justice Project
State Attorneys General & Secretaries of State:
- 2025: Jay Jones (VA)
- 2025: Democratic Attorneys General Association
- 2026: Democratic Attorneys General Association + Democratic Association of Secretaries of State
We also consider support for New Media Organizations that promote Democratic candidates and ideals, including liberal content creators and social media incubators.
2025: Michigan Mittens Project: a social media project of the Michigan Democratic Party to promote Dem candidates across the state.
NEW: ITE decided to expand its funding to include statewide offices because so many critical rights are protected at the state level.
2026 Cycle
U.S. Senate Candidates
Mary Peltola (AK)
Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA)
Josh Turek (IA)
Roy Cooper (NC)
Sen. Cory Booker (NJ)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
U.S. House Candidates
Rebecca Bennett (NJ-07)
Christina Bohannan (IA-01)
Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
Paige Cognetti (PA-08)
Rebecca Cooke (WI-03)
Rep. Laura Gillen (NY-4)
Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13)
Jessica Killin (CO-05)
Joanna Mendoza (AZ-06)
Denise Powell (NE-02)
Rep. Josh Riley (NY-19)
Shannon Taylor (VA-01)
Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45)
Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03)
Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27)
Governors
Amy Acton (OH)
Jocelyn Benson (MI)
David Crowley (WI)
Gov. Katie Hobbs (AZ)
Rob Sand (IA)
Mikie Sherrill (NJ)
Abigail Spanberger (VA)
State Attorney General
Jay Jones (VA)
Organizations
Democratic Attorneys General Association
Democratic Association of Secretaries of State
The Justice Project (blue states)
MI Democratic Party
NC Democratic Party
Vote YES for Fair & Independent Courts (PA)
WisDems (WI)
2024 Cycle
U.S. Presidential Candidates
Vice President Kamala Harris
Gov. Tim Walz
U.S. Senate Candidates
Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester (DE)
Debbie Murcasel-Powell (FL)
Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Sen. Jon Tester (MT)
Sen. Jacky Rosen (NV)
Sen .Sherrod Brown (OH)
Sen. Bob Casey (PA)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Organizations
Michigan Voices (MI)
Somos PAC (NV)
Wis Dems (WI)
Mind the Gap (blue states)
2022 Cycle
U.S. Senate Candidates
AG Mandela Barnes (WI)
Justice Cheri Beasley (NC)
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (IL)
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (PA)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (NH)
Sen. Mark Kelly (AZ)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Rep. Tim Ryan (OH)
Sen. Raphael Warnock (GA)
U.S. House Candidates
Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06)
Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11)
Eric Sorensen (IL-17)
Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Organizations
BLOC (WI)
LUCHA (AZ)
New Rural Project (NC)
RAZE (AZ)
Turn PA Blue (PA)
Wisconsin Conservation Voters (WI)
WisDems (WI)
2020 Cycle
U.S. Presidential Candidates
Vice President Joe Biden
Sen. Kamala Harris
U.S. Senate Candidates
Barbara Bollier (KS)
Steve Bullock (MT)
Cal Cunningham (NC)
Sen. Dick Durbin (IL)
Sara Gideon (ME)
Theresa Greenfield (IA)
Al Gross (AK)
Jaime Harrison (SC)
MJ Hegar (TX)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Sen. Doug Jones (AL)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Amy McGrath (KY)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Sen. Gary Peters (MI)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Sen. Tina Smith (MN)
Raphael Warnock (GA)
U.S. House Candidates
Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-05)
Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07)
Rep. Abby Finkenauer (IA-01)
Pat Timmons Goodson (NC-08)
Jackie Gordon (NY-02)
Rita Hart (IA-03)
Christina Hale (IN-05)
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (IL-13)
Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02)
Lucy McBath (GA-06)
Rep. Debbie Murcasel-Powell (FL-26)
Kate Schroder (OH-01)
Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02)
Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Candace Valenzuela (TX-24)
Organizations
Fair Fight (GA)
Organizing Corps 2020
2018 Cycle
U.S. Senate Candidates
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Phil Bredesen (TN)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH)
Mike Espy (MS)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
Doug Jones (AL)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO)
Sen. Bill Nelson (FL)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ)
Sen. Tina Smith (MN)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Sen. Jon Tester (MT)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA)
U.S. House Candidates
Cindy Axne (IA-05)
Sean Casten (IL-06)
Abby Finkenauer (IA-01)
Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
MJ Hegar (TX-31)
Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06)
Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23)
Brendan Kelly (IL-12)
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (IL-13)
Amy McGrath (KY-06)
Max Rose (NY-11)
Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11)
Elissa Slotkin (MI-08)
Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02)
Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)
Lauren Underwood (IL-14)