Working Families Party
Political party in the United States
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| 2025 | Working Families Party endorsed Newark mayor Ras Baraka for the New Jersey gubernatorial race and 13 state legislative candidates, with special focus on Chigozie Onyema (28th district) and Katie Brennan (32nd district). |
| March 2025 | Working Families Party announced a 'Working Families slate' of four candidates for the New York City mayoral ranked-choice Democratic primary: Adrienne Adams (city councillor), Brad Lander (city comptroller), Zohran Mamdani (state assemblyman), and Zellnor Myrie (state senator). |
| 2025 | Lateefah Simon, U.S. representative from CA-12, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| 2024 | Alex Thomas elected as Member of the Hartford City Council on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2024 | Nicolas O'Rourke elected as Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the at-large district on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| July 2024 | After Biden suspended his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris, the WFP officially endorsed Harris as the Democratic nominee to prevent Donald Trump's return to the presidency. |
| April 2024 | The New York chapter supported a protest vote movement in the Democratic primaries, resulting in 40,000 blank ballots (11.5% of the total vote share). |
| March 2024 | Nicolas O'Rourke delivered the WFP's response to Biden's State of the Union, denouncing the administration's policies in Gaza and calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. |
| 2023 | Kendra Brooks won re-election to her at-large seat on Philadelphia City Council. Nicolas O'Rourke secured the other at-large seat for minority party members, increasing the Working Families Party representation to two members on the Philadelphia City Council. |
| 2023 | Delia Ramirez, U.S. representative from IL-03, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| October 2023 | Federal affairs director Natalia Salgado released a statement criticizing President Biden's support for Israel in the Hamas war, calling for an immediate ceasefire and opposing military aid. |
| 2022 | Tiana Hercules elected as Member of the Hartford City Council on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2022 | Rashida Tlaib, U.S. representative from MI-13, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| January 2022 | The Working Families Party established its California chapter, appointing Jane Kim, former San Francisco Supervisor and State Director of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, as executive director. |
| 2021 | After sexual assault accusations against Scott Stringer, the party rescinded his endorsement and issued a dual endorsement of Dianne Morales and Maya Wiley. |
| 2021 | Working Families Party initially endorsed Scott Stringer first in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, with Dianne Morales ranked second and Maya Wiley third. |
| 2021 | Following allegations of union busting by Morales campaign staff, the Working Families Party ultimately backed Maya Wiley in the mayoral primary. |
| 2021 | Jamaal Bowman, U.S. representative from NY-16, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| 2020 | Joshua Michtom elected as Member of the Hartford City Council on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2020 | Kendra Brooks elected as Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the at-large district on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2020 | Ayanna Pressley, U.S. representative from MA-07, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response. |
| August 13 2020 | The Working Families Party endorsed Joe Biden during the run-up to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. |
| March 9 2020 | The Working Families Party endorsed Bernie Sanders for president after Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. |
| 2019 | Mandela Barnes, 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, delivered the Working Families Party's State of the Union response to then-President Donald Trump's address. |
| November 5 2019 | Kendra Brooks, a Working Families Party candidate, won an at-large seat on Philadelphia City Council, breaking a 40-year tradition by becoming the first non-Democrat or Republican to secure one of the two minority party seats. |
| September 16 2019 | The Working Families Party endorsed Elizabeth Warren for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, a decision that sparked controversy due to the party's refusal to release the membership vote details. |
| 2018 | WFP candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley became the first woman in history to receive FEC approval to use campaign funds for child care costs associated with running for office. |
| October 5 2018 | The WFP cleared Cynthia Nixon from their ticket and endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the general election to preserve their ballot line placement. |
| April 2018 | Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon over incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the New York governor's race, causing a significant schism with labor unions like SEIU and CWA withdrawing their support. |
| October 3 2017 | Randall Woodfin wins the mayoral runoff election in Birmingham, Alabama, with backing from the Working Families Party. |
| April 2017 | Joshua M. Hall becomes the second candidate to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party, winning a special election for the Connecticut House of Representatives. |
| 2016 | Wildaliz Bermúdez elected as Member of the Hartford City Council on the Working Families Party ballot line |
| 2016 | South Carolina Working Families Party cross-endorsed Democratic nominee Dimitri Cherry in his congressional campaign against incumbent Mark Sanford in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, though Cherry ultimately lost the general election. |
| 2016 | After Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, the Working Families Party endorses her for president. |
| December 2015 | The Working Families Party endorsed Bernie Sanders for the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, marking their first national endorsement. |
| September 2015 | Working Families Party conducted a membership-drive and open poll among its members to decide presidential endorsement for 2016, resulting in an overwhelming support for Bernie Sanders. |
| May 5 2015 | Diana Richardson won a special election for a seat in the New York State Assembly, running only on the Working Families ticket. |
| February 2015 | Edwin Gomes becomes the first candidate in the nation to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party, winning a special election for the Connecticut State Senate. |
| 2014 | The Working Families Party re-endorsed Andrew Cuomo for New York governor, despite internal dissatisfaction with his first term. The party considered Zephyr Teachout as an alternative candidate before ultimately supporting Cuomo. |
| 2013 | Working Families Party successfully supports twelve out of thirteen candidates for New York City Council seats. |
| 2012 | In Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Working Families Party successfully defeated a ballot initiative that would have abolished the elected board of education. |
| 2012 | The Working Families Party backed Chris Murphy's successful US Senate campaign in Connecticut, defeating billionaire Linda McMahon for the seat previously held by Joe Lieberman. |
| 2012 | The party supported SEIU/CCAG leader Christopher Donovan's campaign for Connecticut's 5th Congressional seat. |
| 2011 | The Working Families Party won all three minority seats on the Hartford City Council, completely eliminating Republican representation in those seats. |
| 2011 | Connecticut WFP director Jon Green was fined $10,000 for failing to wear his official lobbyist badge while performing lobbying activities. |
| 2010 | The Working Families Party endorsed Dannel Malloy for governor in Connecticut. Malloy received 26,308 votes on the Working Families ballot line, which helped him defeat his Republican opponent and secured ballot access for the party in the state. |
| 2010 | Working Families Party begins recruiting and training candidates for the New York City Council election. |
| August 2010 | A federal investigation into the Working Families Party concluded without filing any charges or referring the matter to other law enforcement agencies. |
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