25 Democratic candidates who have publicly and actively
supported
the Living Wage For All Act, the federal bill for a
$25 minimum wage.
One job should be enough.
They are running for Congress, statehouses and city hall in 13 states. We are mobilizing our 300,000 worker members to elect them in November and to demand that Living Wage For All be a Day One priority in the next Congress and state legislatures.
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. For years, we have organized workers to make a $25 wage a national demand. We built the coalition behind the federal bill and took the fight to statehouses and onto ballots.
Now Living Wage For All candidates are on the ballot in 13 states, and the One Fair Wage Action Board has endorsed them.
If they win in November, they owe workers a raise in January.
Why it wins
Voters say a worker needs $26 an hour
$26
is the average hourly wage voters say a worker needs for a decent quality of life. Independents and Republicans both said $25.
77%
of working-class Latinos nationwide support raising the federal minimum wage to $25 over several years, then tying it to the cost of living.
57%
of likely voters in 18 toss-up House districts back $25 for all workers, phased in, after hearing both sides. Strong support rose from 29% to 39%.
71%
of Alameda County, Calif. voters back a $30 wage for all workers, phased in. Workers have since qualified it for the county ballot.
And red-state voters keep voting for a raise
61%
of Florida voters approved a $15 minimum wage in 2020, on the same ballot where Donald Trump won the state.
58%
of Missouri voters approved $15 and paid sick leave in 2024, the same year Trump carried Missouri.
24 of 24
minimum wage increases on a statewide ballot passed from 1998 through 2023.
4 of 7
of our U.S. Senate candidates are running in states Trump won in 2024. All four have told us they support a $25 wage floor.
Our slate runs through the races that will decide the House. Four of our House candidates are in races the Cook Political Report rates as Toss Ups: Randy Villegas in California, William Lawrence in Michigan, Bob Brooks in Pennsylvania and Brian Poindexter in Ohio.
The slate also brings progressives and moderates together. Bob Brooks, a firefighter, has been endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker, is running in an Ohio district Trump won by 11 points.
Sources: Data for Progress, May 2023 (1,244 likely voters). BSP Research for UnidosUS, Aug.–Sept. 2026 (working-class Latino adults; 76% among registered voters). Lake Research Partners for One Fair Wage: 18 toss-up districts, Sept.–Oct. 2025 (371 likely voters); Alameda County, Jan. 2026 (300 likely voters). Each $25 and $30 poll asked about a wage phased in over several years, as in the Living Wage For All Act. Florida and Missouri election results; Ballotpedia; Cook Political Report ratings as of August 2026.
One Fair Wage organizes 300,000 restaurant and service workers and 1,000 employers committed to paying fair wages. It convenes the Living Wage For All coalition, which is running those campaigns and backing the federal bill.
In September, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0 to send a $30 living wage measure to voters. Of the candidates we endorsed, 20 have confirmed their support for a $25 wage floor directly with us.
This is a worker-led movement that has grown from the groundbreaking Fight for $15 into a nationwide push for a true living wage.
Saru Jayaraman, President, One Fair Wage
Paychecks and Prices
Affordability is two numbers
Nearly every campaign this year is talking about what things cost. Far fewer are talking about what people are paid.
The candidates we endorsed are running on both: a living wage, and the price of rent and groceries.
If our slate wins, that is a mandate to raise what people earn.
A campaign about prices alone says
“We’ll bring costs down.”
A campaign about paychecks and prices says
“We’ll bring costs down and raise your pay.”
Only the second one comes with a raise.
Our 2026 slate
Endorsed by One Fair Wage Action
Where a candidate has confirmed their support for a $25 wage floor directly with us, their card says so.
Also endorsed by One Fair Wage Action
Full list as text
Our candidates
In their own words
January
A mandate to deliver
If our slate wins, these candidates take their seats in January having told us they support a $25 wage floor.
8
new members of the House
5
new senators
The Living Wage For All Act already has 32 cosponsors in the House and a companion bill in the Senate. Democrats campaigned on affordability. Raising the wage floor should be one of the first things they do.
Congress cannot set the price of rent or groceries. It can set the minimum wage.
After November 3, we will track who ran on a living wage, who won, and what they do in their first weeks in office.
Turn out
Where do you vote?
One Fair Wage Action is mobilizing 300,000 restaurant and service workers to turn out for this slate. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Pick your state to see who we endorsed there.
Make a plan to vote
Check that you are registered, find your polling place, and see when early voting starts in your state.
Share the slate
Send it to your coworkers and family before November 3.
The bill
Cosponsors of the Living Wage For All Act
These are the members of Congress cosponsoring the bill. Some are retiring or hold a seat that is not up this year, so they are not on the November ballot.
32
cosponsors in the House, 25 of them original — sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
4
cosponsors of the Senate companion — sponsor Sen. Chris Murphy
See all 38 members backing the bill
Original cosponsor Joined later Not on a 2026 ballot
What we are fighting for
$25
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as in 2009. Since then, rent, groceries, childcare and health insurance have all gone up.
The Living Wage For All Act would raise the federal minimum to $25 an hour in phases, then tie it to the national median wage so it keeps up.
One fair wage
The federal subminimum wage for tipped workers is still $2.13 an hour, unchanged since 1991. It is a direct legacy of slavery, and it leaves millions dependent on the goodwill of customers for most of their income.
One fair wage means the employer pays the full minimum wage, and tips are on top.
Paychecks and Prices
Bringing prices down matters. So does raising pay. We endorsed candidates who are running on both.
Chip in
One job should be enough. Help elect the 25 for $25 slate. Contributions to One Fair Wage Action are not tax-deductible.