WASHINGTON (March 26, 2026) – The NRDC Action Fund, a national environmental organization, today announced a slate of 66 endorsements in the 2026 elections, including Tom Steyer for governor of California, Cait Conley for the U.S House (NY-17), and Roy Cooper for the U.S. Senate (NC).
“One doesn’t need to look further than California to see how climate change is ravaging our planet,” said Manish Bapna, President & CEO of the NRDC Action Fund. “As wildfires and extreme heat devastate communities, Californians—and the nation—desperately need a governor who will aggressively defend our climate. For over 15 years, Tom Steyer has been at the forefront of the climate movement as an activist, philanthropist, and business leader. He’s defended California’s landmark emissions reduction legislation, working with allies across labor, public health, and the environmental movement to defeat Big Oil. He has a proven record of taking bold action to protect our communities and hold polluting industries accountable, which is exactly what we need right now.”
Jed Ober, managing director of the NRDC Action Fund, speaking about the group’s House and Senate endorsements, added, “These candidates will be on the front lines in the fight to stop the Trump administration’s attacks on affordable clean energy. A House and Senate under pro-environment control will be a powerful check on the president’s relentless drive to wreck the clean air and clean water laws our families rely on.”
Newly Endorsed Candidates (non-incumbents in bold italics)
2026 Gubernatorial Endorsements
Tom Steyer (CA)
2026 Senate Endorsements
Cory Booker (NJ)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
Chris Coons (DE)
Roy Cooper (NC)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Ben Ray Lujan (NM)
Ed Markey (MA)
Jeff Merkley (OR)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
Chris Pappas (NH)
Jack Reed (RI)
2026 House Endorsements
Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
Ami Bera (CA-06)
Don Beyer (VA-08)
Daniel Biss (IL-09)
Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)
Kathy Castor (FL-14)
John Cavanaugh (NE-02)
Sean Casten (IL-06)
Katherine Clark (MA-05)
Paige Cognetti (PA-08)
Cait Conley (NY-17)
Rebecca Cooke (WI-03)
Jason Crow (CO-06)
Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Maxine Dexter (OR-03)
Debbie Dingell (MI-06)
Sarah Elfreth (MD-03)
Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03)
Bill Foster (IL-11)
Laura Friedman (CA-30)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)
Steven Horsford (NV-04)
Jared Huffman (CA-02)
Sara Jacobs (CA-51)
Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Susie Lee (NV-03)
Mike Levin (CA-49)
Ted Lieu (CA-36)
Lucy McBath (GA-07)
Sarah McBride (DE-AL)
Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
Betty McCollum (MN-04)
Jim McGovern (MA-02)
Doris Matsui (CA-07)
JoAnna Mendoza (AZ-06)
Dave Min (CA-47)
Joe Neguse (CO-02)
Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)
Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Josh Riley (NY-19)
Pat Ryan (NY-18)
Hillary Scholten (MI-03)
Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
Janelle Stelson (PA-10)
Tom Suozzi (NY-03)
Emilia Sykes (OH-13)
Dina Titus (NV-01)
Derek Tran (CA-45)
Lauren Underwood (IL-14)
Gabriel Vasquez (NM-02)
