WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Democrats will take control of the U.S. House of Representatives after a historic campaign that comes on the heels of two years of Trumpian chaos and attacks on the environment as well as the majority of Americans nationwide.
Simultaneously, Gubernatorial candidates across the nation are now bringing their support for a transition to a 100% clean energy economy to state capitals, including Jared Polis in Colorado, J.B. Pritzker in Illinois, and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan.
Glen Allen, VA -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Abigail Spanberger won her election to become the next representative for Virginia’s 7th District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Spanberger as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
Hudson, NY -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Antonio Delgado won his election to become the next representative for New York’s 19th District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Delgado as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
DENVER, CO - Tonight, Jared Polis (D) was overwhelmingly elected by Coloradans to serve as the next Governor of Colorado. Polis is the first gubernatorial candidate in Colorado’s history to run on a platform of driving the state toward a 100% renewable energy economy by 2040.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Randy Hultgren has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives.
Hultgren was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Congressman Hultgren has an abysmal 5% environmental voting record according to the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard, and he voted with the environment 0% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, he has taken $81,250 from oil and gas interests.
Denver, CO -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Jason Crow won their election to become the next representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Jason Crow as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-6) has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives.
Roskam was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Peter Roskam has an abysmal 7% environmental voting record, and he voted with the environment 3% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, Roskam has taken $397,320 from oil and gas interests.
Detroit, MI -- Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has won her campaign to become Michigan’s next governor. Whitmer campaigned on protecting Michigan’s communities and ensuring everyone has access to clean, safe drinking water.
Miami, FL -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell won their election to become the next representative for [district]. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Mucarsel-Powell as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
Herndon, VA -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Jennifer Wexton won their election to become the next representative for Virginia’s 10th district. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Wexton as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.