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JUSTICE DEMOCRATS Founding and Early History Origins in the Sanders Campaign Justice Democrats traces its origins to the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign, which galvanized a grassroots movement within the Democratic Party emphasizing economic populism and opposition to corporate influence, but ultimately faltered against Hillary Clinton's establishment-backed nomination secured through superdelegates and perceived Democratic National Committee favoritism.[11][12] Campaign staff and supporters, viewing the process as rigged against outsider challenges, channeled their disillusionment into efforts to reform the party from within by targeting incumbents seen as beholden to donors. Current U.S. House Members As of October 2025, Justice Democrats retains active ties to eight U.S. House Democrats serving in the 119th Congress, down from prior cycles due to 2024 primary defeats of affiliates like Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman. These members, concentrated in safely Democratic districts with Cook Partisan Voting Indexes (PVI) ranging from D+23 to D+34, frequently vote in near-unison with the Congressional Progressive Caucus—achieving alignment rates above 95% on caucus-priority legislation according to tracking data—allowing pursuit of ideologically driven positions with minimal general-election vulnerability but reduced leverage in competitive party dynamics. https://grokipedia.com/page/Justice_D