Progressive Democrats of America
| Abbreviation | PDA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2004 |
| Type | Political action committee[1] |
| Headquarters | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Key people | Conor Boylan, board president[2] Alan Minsky, executive director |
| Website | pdamerica.org |
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Progressive Democrats of America is an American political action committee that was founded in the summer of 2004 by Kevin Spidel, the National Field Director for the Kucinich for President campaign and Tim Carpenter, the Deputy Campaign Manager for Kucinich and activists from the Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich campaigns with the goal to make the Democratic Party more progressive.[3]
History
PDA was formed in Roxbury, Boston,[4] in 2004 by activists from the Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich campaigns.[5]
PDA supported policies including single-payer healthcare[6][7][8] and ending the Iraq War.[9]
In 2007, PDA had 110,000 members and 136 chapters.[10]
In 2014, PDA ran a "Run Bernie Run" petition drive to draft Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[11]
PDA operates both inside and outside the Democratic Party.[12][13]
References
- ↑ "Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)". Influence Watch.
- ↑ "Board Members". December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ "William Rivers Pitt | Interview with an Ordinary Hero". Truthout. 27 January 2005.
- ↑ Selfa, Lance (7 August 2012). The Democrats: A Critical History. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-60846-049-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Schmidt, Ingo; Evans, Bryan (2012). Social Democracy After the Cold War. Athabasca University Press. ISBN 978-1-926836-87-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik T.; Harris, Gardenia (15 August 2016). Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-15623-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "Delegates: A look at 3 O.C. Democrats". wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org. Santa Ana Orange County Register. July 24, 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ Wisckol, Martin (September 6, 2012). "Feinstein blasts GOP Senate tactics". Santa Ana Orange County Register. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ Street, Paul (22 December 2015). Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-26340-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Article clipped from Tampa Bay Times". Tampa Bay Times. 28 October 2007. p. 5.
- ↑ Ph.D, Scott H. Ainsworth; Harward, Brian M. (19 July 2019). Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-5197-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Esposito, Luigi; Finley, Laura L. (13 April 2012). Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-39844-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "Progressive Democrats: Inside and Outside". In These Times. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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