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Our Endorsements for 2026

Candidates we endorse have been vetted based upon the Krimson PAC’s selection guidelines.

Mandela Barnes for Governor, Wisconsin

Mandela Barnes

Office sought: Governor, Wisconsin
Election date: Primary, date TBD

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Aaron Ford for Nevada Governor

Aaron Ford

Office sought: Governor, Nevada
Election date: Primary, date TBD

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James Felton Keith U.S. House of Representatives District 13, New York

James Felton Keith

Office sought: U.S. House of Representatives District 13, New York
Election date:
Nov. 3, 2026

Why We’re Endorsing

  • Award-winning mechanical engineer, labor economist, and serial entrepreneur
  • Founded InclusionScore, an InsurTech venture, and lectured on Inclusion Insurance
  • Established the first international diversity and inclusion standard (ISO-30415:2021)
  • Authored or consulted on seminal cyber policy, including Europe’s GDPR
  • Founded multiple companies in the non-profit and tech sectors, specializing in the ethnography of technology
  • Appointed to cabinet positions, advised CEOs, academics, and diplomats, and is an elected member of the New York Democratic Committee

Candidate’s Platform

James Felton Keith’s #WeOweUS campaign is about taking back the equity we owe ourselves:

  • Housing Equity
  • Healthcare Equity, including Free Childcare
  • Universal Basic Equity from A.I. Data
  • Education Equity, with 21 Years Free
  • We need equity. It’s greater than equality. ≥
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Michael Thurmond for Governor, GA

Michael Thurmond

Office sought: Governor, State of Georgia
Primary election date:
May. 19, 2026

Why we’re endorsing

  • Native of Athens, GA, holds a law degree from South Carolina School of Law
  • Historian and award-winning author
  • Career dedicated to public service, with a track record of fighting for working families and helping Georgians rise out of poverty
  • Elected to represent Clarke County in the Georgia Legislature, first African American since Reconstruction
  • Led and transformed Georgia’s Division of Family & Children Services
  • Served as Georgia’s Labor Commissioner where he remade outdated unemployment offices into state-of-the-art career centers that helped employ more than 300,000 Georgians
  • As interim superintendent, steered DeKalb County Schools into a new era of trust and success, eliminating a multi-million dollar deficit, and improving test scores and graduation rates
  • Twice-elected CEO of DeKalb County, GA, transforming a gaping budget deficit into a multi-million dollar surplus

 

Candidate’s platform

  • Use his extensive state-wide knowledge – from the capitol to all 159 counties
  • Stem the tide of rising costs
  • Restore trust in government
  • Help state grow faster, stronger, safer and more equitable
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Marvin Arrington, Jr. for Commission Chair, Fulton County, GA

Marvin Arrington, Jr.

Office sought: Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Fulton County, Georgia
General election date:
Nov. 3, 2026

Why we’re endorsing

  • Atlanta native, son of revered lifelong public servants, the Honorable Marvin Arrington Sr., and Marilyn Arrington
  • Proud father of four daughters
  • Holds a Juris Doctor degree from Emory University, licensed to practice law since 1996, representing many high-profile clients in a variety of industries
  • Elected Commissioner of Fulton Co. District 5 in 2014
  • Served as an Executive Sponsor of Public Safety, Arts & Culture, and Economic Development
  • Has held nearly 100 town tall meetings sharing information about Fulton County services and partners.
  • Hosts annual hiring fairs, family health events, film festivals, back to school drives, and more.
  • Holds annual initiatives to feed and collect clothing for the homeless
  • Challenges and awards high school and college students with scholarships

 

Candidate’s platform

  • Commitment to the people, not political machines
  • Mission is to organize precincts, energize voters
  • Goal is to bring real leadership to the Fulton County Commission
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As candidates step up and qualify to run at the local, state and federal levels this year, the Krimson PAC will carefully put its endorsements behind the best incumbents and new leaders, with an eye toward the 2026 mid-term elections – just over the horizon in a few short months.

We know that our government is more efficient and responsive to the needs of its constituents when we have elected representatives who reflect and respect the diversity of our communities. Every election matters, now more than ever.

Please help us cultivate the best leaders for our communities.”

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Martin Raxton
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