The Ultimate 2024 Elections Guide: Part 1

An omnibus collection of voter guides, candidate endorsements, and more

Welcome to a Thursday night edition of Progress Report.

After an immense amount of research and even more formatting, I’m excited to present our first-ever voter guide and endorsement omnibus. This is a one-stop shop for voters in need of unbiased information about their state and local elections, as well as guidance from organizations that share their values and interests.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve combed through local newspapers, examined the websites of progressive organizations and issue groups, and cross-referenced it all to make sure there’s no astroturf media or special interests distorting the information. There are so many sources (and links!) that I had to break it up over three emails.

This newsletter includes states from Alabama through Kentucky. The other two will follow in your inbox ASAP, but you can also check out the entire thing in this Google Doc. I will likely be adding to both that doc and these posts in the final few days, too.

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Alabama

Progressive Endorsements:

• Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund (Civil Rights)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Alabama Political Reporter (Online News)

• Alabama Reflector (Online News)

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Alaska

Progressive Endorsements:

• The Alaska Center (Nonprofit)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Alaska Beacon (Online News)

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Arizona

Progressive Endorsements:

• LUCHA AZ (Latino-led nonprofit)

• Progress Arizona (Nonprofit)

• Arizona AFL-CIO (Labor)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Election Pamphlet (Sec. of State’s office)

• AZ Central (Newspaper)

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Arkansas

Progressive Endorsements

• Progressive Arkansas Women's PAC (Women's Rights)

Nonpartisan Guides

• Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Newspaper)

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California

Progressive Endorsements:

• California AFL-CIO (Labor)

• California Teachers Association (Labor)

Local Progressive Endorsements:

• Bay Area: Bay Rising

• San Francisco: Pissed Off Voter Guide

• Los Angeles: LA Forward

• Los Angeles: Knock LA

• San Diego: Voice of San Diego

Nonpartisan Guides

• CalMatters (Online News)

• San Francisco Chronicle (Newspaper)

• Sacramento Bee (Newspaper)

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Colorado

Progressive Endorsements:

• Working Families Party

Local Progressive Endorsements:

• Denver: Denverite

• Boulder: Boulder Progressives

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Denver Post (Newspaper)

• Colorado Sun (Newspaper)

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Connecticut

Progressive Endorsements:

• Reproductive Equity Now (Health Care)

• Conservation Voters (Environment)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• CT Insider (Online News)

• CT Mirror (Online News)

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Delaware

Progressive Endorsements:

• Sierra Club (Environment)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• DE Journalism (Online News)

• Delaware Public Media (Radio)

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Florida

Progressive Endorsements:

• Florida for All (Nonprofit)

• FL Edu Association (Labor)

• Equality Florida (LGBTQ+)

Local:

• Central Florida: Florida NOW

• South Florida: Florida NOW

• Tampa Area: Creative Loafing

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Brevard County

• South Florida

• Central Florida

• Tampa Area

• Judicial Candidates

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Georgia

Progressive Endorsements:

• Working Families Party

• Georgia Equality PAC (LGBTQ+)

• Sierra Club (Environment)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Newspaper)

• GA Voter Guide (Nonprofit) 

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Hawaii

Progressive Endorsements:

• HGEA (Labor)

• HI State Teachers Association (Labor)

• HCAN Speaks! (Early Childhood)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Civil Beat (Online News)

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Idaho

Progressive Endorsements:

• Conservation Voters (Environment)

• Idaho Education Association (Labor)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Idaho Statesman (Newspaper)

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Illinois

Progressive Endorsements:

• The People's Lobby (Nonprofit)

• Illinois AFL-CIO (Labor)

• Planned Parenthood (Health Care)

Local Progressive Endorsements

• Chicago: Chicago Labor (Labor)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Illinois Voter Guide (Nonprofit)

• WTTW (Public Television)

• Chicago School Board

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Indiana

Progressive Endorsements:

• For a Green Indiana (Environment)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Indy Star (Newspaper)

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Iowa

Progressive Endorsements:

• Iowa AFL-CIO (Labor)

• Sierra Club (Environment)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Des Moines Register (Newspaper)

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Kansas

Progressive Endorsements:

• Kansas Education Association (Labor)

• Planned Parenthood (Health Care)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• KC Media Collective (Online News)

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Kentucky

Progressive:

• C-FAIR (LGBTQ+)

• Planned Parenthood (Health Care)

• Kentucky AFL-CIO (Labor)

Nonpartisan Guides:

• Herald-Leader (Newspaper)

• Louisville Courier-Journal (Newspaper)

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