Leaders We Deserve – July 21, 2026

Before Claire Valdez’s primary election last month, we ran this ad supporting her campaign in New York. Check it out:

This is what your support made possible.

When you pitched in to support Leaders We Deserve, this is where it went — directly to the fight. Paid ads like this one help our people-powered candidates cut through the noise in competitive races across the country.

And it worked. Claire won her primary by 25+ points, and she’s expected to win her General Election in November.

Claire refused every dollar of corporate PAC and real estate money in her race, so being able to keep these ads on the air before she faced off with a well-funded establishment candidate made a real difference.

This is exactly why Leaders We Deserve exists. We find the right candidates early and make sure bold leaders with integrity have the resources to compete. Your support funded this ad and got her message out to voters when it mattered most. Because of you, a close ally of Mayor Mamdani will be heading to Washington after her election in November.

None of it happens without you.

Will you pitch in $25 to power our work and keep running ads like this one for the next generation of leaders?

Thank you,

David Hogg

To give by check: Leaders We Deserve 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #192 Washington, DC 20003 Email us: info@leaderswedeserve.com