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JUSTICE DEMOCRATS! During the 2018 elections, Justice Democrats ran 79 progressive candidates against Democrats, Republicans and Independents in local, state, and federal elections. The seven Justice Democrats candidates who won their electoral congressional races in 2018 were Raúl Grijalva, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib. Justice Democrats held auditions to determine the next candidate for Congress. And as we know, AOC won. The seven Justice Democrats candidates who won their electoral congressional races in 2018 include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ro Khanna, Raúl Grijalva, and Pramila Jayapal. Justice Democrats announced in March 2017 they had teamed up with Brand New Congress, a PAC established by former Sanders campaign supporters, to further their goals. By November 1, 2017, they had merged with fellow progressive group AllOfUs. https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/justice-democrats-jd