Reflecting on Four Years at JDCA

This month marks four years since I began as the first employee of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA). In partnership with our growing staff, Board of Directors, New Leadership Council, 15 state chapters, our members and all of you, we have built a meaningful and impactful national movement for Jewish Dems.

As the only national organization exclusively dedicated to mobilizing Jewish voters in support of our Democratic values, JDCA has focused on two things — advocating for Jewish and Democratic values, and electing those who share such values. Thanks to you, since 2018, we’ve had remarkable growth and success in helping to flip the Senate, House and White House from red to blue. With your continued partnership, I’m confident we’ll succeed again in November, providing Jewish voters with the tools and resources they need to ensure Democrats win.

Thanks to your support, the Jewish vote is making a difference. In 2018, JDCA’s first election cycle, we played a key role in the Blue Wave to take back control of the House. JDCA endorsed 58 Senate, House, and gubernatorial candidates, flipping 28 seats and winning 84% of our races. In 2020, JDCA and JDCA PAC led an unprecedented national Jewish voter mobilization campaign to impact the outcome of the House, Senate, and presidential elections, which played a critical role in ensuring President Biden’s victory. 

In 2021, JDCA and JDCA PAC mobilized Jewish voters in key elections around the country, flipping both of Georgia’s Senate seats and control of the Senate, winning a critical Democratic primary in Ohio that underscored the importance of the Jewish vote, and rejecting the gubernatorial recall in California. For more on our past election successes, please check out JDCA’s election hub.