Vote for Gun Sense
Your vote can help secure a future free from gun violence
Every day, more than 100 people in the United States are killed with guns. We are dedicated to creating a future free from gun violence—and that starts with electing candidates who will implement better gun laws. Learn more about our what it means to be a Gun Sense Voter.
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Which Gun Sense Candidates won in 2021?
Select a state to see which candidates won. Candidates with ❤️ next to their names are Moms Demand Action volunteers.
Last Update: November 3, 2021 – 5:45 PM EST
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Colorado
Mayor
- Guyleen Castriotta (Broomfield)
City Council
- Matt Benjamin (Boulder)
- Kyle Brown (Louisville)
- Michael Christy (Boulder)
- Todd Cohen (Broomfield)
- Obi Ezeadi (Westminster)
- Hannah Keao (Edgewater) ❤️
- Chris Leh (Louisville)
- Bruce Leslie (Broomfield)
- James Marsh-Holschen (Broomfield)
- Enihs Medrano (Lafayette)
- Sarah Nurmela (Westminster)
- Nicole Samson (Lafayette)
- Deven Shaff (Broomfield)
- Nicole Speer (Boulder)
- Mark Wallach (Boulder)
- Jenny Willford (Northglenn)
- Tara Winer (Boulder)
Board of Education
- Kristin Allan (Cherry Creek)
- Amira Assad-Lucas (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)
- Jackson Dreiling (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)
- Scott Esserman (Denver Board of Education)
- Beth Niznik (Boulder Valley School District) ❤️
- Mary Parker (Jeffco Public Schools) ❤️
- Michelle Quattlebaum (Denver Board of Education)
- Nicole Rajpal (Boulder Valley School District)
- Paula Reed (Jeffco Public Schools)
- Kitty Sargent (Boulder Valley School District)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Connecticut
Mayor
- Caroline Simmons (Stamford)
City Council
- Tim Bergin (Manchester)
- Pamela Floyd-Cranford (Manchester)
- Sarah Jones (Manchester)
- Jessee Munoz Poland (Manchester)
- Dennis Schain (Manchester)
Board of Education
- Kevin Christie (Westport)
- David Eisenthal (Manchester)
- Kara Nelson Baekey (Norwalk)
- Chris Pattacini (Manchester)
- Tracy Patterson (Manchester)
Representative Town Meeting Member
- Christine Brown (Fairfield) ❤️
- Dru Georgiadis (Fairfield)
- Margaret Horton (Fairfield) ❤️
- Deborah Zieff (Fairfield)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Florida
U.S House of Representative
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Mayor
- Ken Welch (St. Petersburg)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Georgia
State House
- Edna Jackson (District 165)
City Council
- Melody Kelley (Sandy Springs)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Iowa
City Council
- Megan Alter (Iowa City) ❤️
- Shawn Harmsen (Iowa City)
School Board
- Ruthina Malone (Iowa City)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Kansas
Mayor
- Solana ("Sollie") Flora (Mission)
City Council
- Melissa Cheatham (Overland Park)
- Logan Heley (Overland Park)
- Karen Hiller (Topeka)
- Brett Kell (Topeka)
- Ronald Nelson (Prairie Village)
- Sam Passer (Overland Park)
- Michael Poppa (Roeland Park)
- Cole Robinson (Prairie Village)
- David Schmitz (Westwood Hills)
- Gregory (Greg) Shelton (Prairie Village)
Board of Education
- Lee Cross (Johnson County Community College)
- Joy Koesten (Johnson County Community College)
- Dawn Rattan (Johnson County Community College)
School Board
- April Boyd-Noronha (Shawnee Mission)
- Gina Knapp (Blue Valley)
- Ruthina Malone (Iowa City)
- Heather Ousley (Shawnee Mission)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Massachusetts
Mayor
- Michelle Wu (Boston)
City Council
- Hanah Bowen (Beverly)
- Julie Flowers (Beverly)
- Ruthzee Louijeune (Boston)
- Julia Mejia (Boston)
- Lindsey Rothschild (Easthampton)
- Owen Zaret (Easthampton)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Michigan
Mayor
- Mike Duggan (Detroit)
- Andy Schor (Lansing)
City Council
- Ron Bacon
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Minnesota
Mayor
- Jacob Frey (Minneapolis )
- Melvin Carter (St. Paul)
City Council
- Jason Chavez (Minneapolis )
- Emily Koski (Minneapolis )
Board of Education
- Katie Schwartz (South Washington County)
School Board
- Rachel Banks Kupcho (Richfield)
- Tom Bennett (Bloomington Public Schools)
- Milind Sohoni (Wayzata)
- Bianca Virnig (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in New Hampshire
Mayor
- Joyce Craig (Manchester)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in New Jersey
State Senate
- Shirley K. Turner
State House of Representatives
- Angela V. McKnight (31)
- Britnee N. Timberlake (34)
- Anthony S. Verrelli (15)
Mayor
- Ravi Bhalla (Hoboken)
City Council
- Jim Doyle (Hoboken)
- Gail Friedberg Rottenstrich (Fair Lawn)
- Frank Gilmore (Jersey City)
- Emily Jabbour (Hoboken) ❤️
- Joseph Quintero (Hoboken)
- James Solomon (Jersey City)
City Commissioners
- James Baker (Union County)
County Commission
- Al Mirabella (Union County)
- Kim Mouded (Union County)
Town Council
- Matthew Adams (Scotch Plains)
- Joel Branch (Metuchen)
- Jason Delia (Metuchen)
- Neena Singh (Montgomery Township)
- Nadine Stern (Pennington)
Board of Education
- Younass Barkouch (Jersey City)
- Melissa Godesky-Rodriguez (Bayonne)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in New Mexico
Mayor
- Tim Keller (Albuquerque)
City Council
- Amanda Chavez (Santa Fe)
Board of Education
- Josefina "Josie" Dominguez (Albuquerque Public Schools)
School Board
- Danielle Gonzales (Albuquerque Public Schools) ❤️
Gun Sense Champions Elected in New York
Mayor
- Byron Brown (Buffalo)
- Eric Adams (New York)
District Attorney
- Alvin Bragg (New York)
City Council
- Erik Bottcher (3)
- Gale Brewer (6)
- Crystal Hudson (35)
- Rita Joseph (40)
- Lincoln Restler (33)
Town Supervisor
- Paul Feiner (Greenburgh)
County Executive
- George Latimer (Westchester County)
County Legislator
- Jose Alvarado (Westchester County)
- Siela Bynoe (Nassau County)
- Vedat Gashi (Westchester County)
- Kara Hahn (Suffolk County)
- Susan Hughes-Smith (Monroe County)
- Brennan Kearney (Dutchess County)
- Damon Maher (Westchester County)
- Debra Mule (Nassau County)
- Catherine Parker (Westchester County)
- Erika Pierce (Westchester County)
County Clerk
- Timothy Idoni (Westchester County)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Ohio
U.S House of Representatives
- Shontel Brown (11)
Mayor
- Justin Bibb (Cleveland)
- Wade Kapszukiewicz (Toledo)
- Aftab Pureval (Cincinnati) ❤️
City Council
- Jeffrey Anderson (Springfield)
- Nancy Averett (Wyoming City)
- Britt Born (Village of Silverton)
- Jeff Cramerding (Cincinnati)
- Michele Grim (Toledo)
- Reggie Harris (Cincinnati)
- Mark Jeffreys (Cincinnati)
- Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Cincinnati)
- Neil Kelly (City of Deer Park)
- Sarah Kepple (Lakewood)
- Nick Komives (Toledo)
- Greg Landsman (Cincinnati)
- Rebecca Maurer (Cleveland)
- Meeka Owens (Cincinnati)
- Victoria Parks (Cincinnati)
- Margo Puffenberger (Maumee)
- Tristan Rader (Lakewood)
- Megan Reamsnyder (Westerville)
- Jenny Spencer (Cleveland)
- Sarah Stankorb Taylor (Wyoming City) ❤️
- Richard Starr (Cleveland)
City Commissioner
- Shenise Turner-Sloss (Dayton)
Board of Education
- Kareem Moffett (Cincinnati)
- Mike Moroski (Cincinnati)
- Mary Wineberg (Cincinnati)
School Board
- Brandon Craig (Cincinnati)
- Lindsay Lee (Finneytown)
- Jamie Rea (Finneytown)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Pennsylvania
Mayor
- Ed Gainey (Pittsburgh)
Sheriff
- Chris Campanelli (Erie County)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Rhode Island
State Senate
- Sam Zurier (3)
Gun Sense Champions Elected in Virginia
State House of Representatives
- Dawn M. Adams (District 68)
- Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (District 45)
- Jeffrey M. Bourne (District 71)
- David L. Bulova (District 37)
- Betsy B. Carr (District 69)
- Nadarius Clark (District 79)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (District 21)
- Karrie K. Delaney (District 67)
- Eileen Filler-Corn (District 41)
- Wendy W. Gooditis (District 10)
- Angelia Graves (District 90)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (District 31)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes (District 77)
- Dan Helmer (District 40)
- Charniele L. Herring (District 46)
- Patrick A. Hope (District 47)
- Sally Hudson (District 57)
- Clinton Jenkins (District 76)
- Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones (District 89)
- Mark L. Keam (District 35)
- Candi King (District 2)
- Kaye Kory (District 38)
- Paul E. Krizek (District 44)
- Alfonso H. Lopez (District 49)
- Michelle Maldonado (District 50)
- Delores L. McQuinn (District 70)
- Michael P. Mullin (District 93)
- Kathleen Murphy (District 34)
- Kenneth R. Plum (District 36)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (District 95)
- Sam Rasoul (District 11)
- David A. Reid (District 32)
- Danica A. Roem (District 13)
- Briana Sewell (District 51)
- Irene Shin (District 86)
- Marcus B. Simon (District 53)
- Shelly Simonds (District 94)
- Suhas Subramanyam (District 87)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan (District 48)
- Luke E. Torian (District 52)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (District 42)
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (District 72)
- Jeion A. Ward (District 92)
- Vivian E. Watts (District 39)
- Rodney Willett (District 73)
Mayor
- Justin Wilson (Alexandria City) ❤️
City Council
- Canek Aguirre (Alexandria City)
- Sarah Bagley (Alexandria City) ❤️
- John Chapman (Alexandria City)
- Marybeth Connelly (Falls Church)
- Alyia Gaskins (Alexandria City)
- Amy Jackson (Alexandria City) ❤️
- Kirk McPike (Alexandria City)
School Board
- Meagan Alderton (Alexandria City)
- Willie Bailey Sr. (Alexandria City)
- Kelly Booz (Alexandria City)
- Emily Dooley (Charlottesville)
- Jacinta Greene (Alexandria City)
- Christopher Harris (Alexandria City)
- Lisa Larson-Torres (Charlottesville)
- David Ortiz (Falls Church)
- Michelle Rief (Alexandria City)
- Lori Silverman (Falls Church)
- Ashley Simpson Baird (Alexandria City)
- Kathleen Tysse (Falls Church)
Sheriff
- Michael Moore (Portsmouth)
Board of Supervisors
- Jim Andrews (Albemarle)
County Council
- Takis Karantonis (Arlington County)
Commonwealth's Attorney
- Ramin Fatehi (Norfolk)