Democratic Socialists of America
American political organization
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| 2025 | Gabriela Biro elected to New Orleans School Board for 2nd District |
| 2025 | Larry Agran becomes Mayor of Irvine, California |
| February 2025 | Colorado State University's Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter held a demonstration advocating for the university to become a sanctuary campus, delivering a petition with over 3,000 student signatures to the university administration in response to Trump administration executive orders on immigration. |
| 2024 | Marek Broderick elected to Burlington City Council representing the 8th district. |
| 2024 | Karla Griego elected to Los Angeles School Board for 5th District |
| 2024 | Jesse Brown elected to Indianapolis City Council representing the 13th district. |
| 2024 | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak becomes Mayor of Burlington, Vermont |
| 2024 | Mike Siegel elected to Austin City Council representing the 7th district. |
| 2024 | Amy Trauth elected to Christina School Board for District D |
| 2024 | DSA endorsed state-level Uncommitted campaigns in the Democratic primaries to protest the Biden administration's stance on the Israel–Hamas war, and made no endorsement in the general presidential race. |
| August 2024 | Cori Bush lost the Democratic primary election for her seat to Wesley Bell. |
| July 2024 | The DSA's National Political Committee revoked its endorsement of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez due to her stances on Palestine, though the New York City DSA chapter continued to endorse her. |
| July 11 2024 | DSA pulled its endorsement of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she hosted an online panel discussion about antisemitism, which the organization viewed as a 'deep betrayal'. |
| June 2024 | Jamaal Bowman lost the primary election to George Latimer. |
| May 2024 | Jamaal Bowman rejoined the DSA and was endorsed by its New York City chapter ahead of a primary challenge from George Latimer. |
| February 2024 | DSA gains at least 2,400 new dues-paying members due to its pro-Palestinian stance during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| January 2024 | DSA reported over 200 elected officials affiliated with the organization, expanding their political presence across various levels of government. |
| 2023 | Konstantine Anthony ends tenure as Mayor of Burbank, California |
| 2023 | Sara Innamorato becomes County Executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| 2023 | Tanya Vyhovsky elected to Vermont State Senate, representing Chittenden-Central district as a DSA member and endorsee |
| 2023 | Davante Lewis begins his term as a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America |
| 2023 | Zaynab Mohamed elected to Minnesota State Senate, representing the 63rd district as a DSA member and endorsee |
| 2023 | Greg Casar and Summer Lee begin serving as U.S. Representatives, representing Texas and Pennsylvania respectively |
| 2023 | Rachel Ventura elected to Illinois State Senate, representing the 43rd district as a DSA member and endorsee |
| 2023 | Sally Lieber begins her term as a member of the California Board of Equalization, endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America |
| 2023 | Kristen Gonzalez elected to New York State Senate, representing the 59th district as a DSA member and endorsee |
| 2023 | Angela Clay elected to Chicago City Council representing the 46th district. |
| 2023 | Eduardo Martinez becomes Mayor of Richmond, California |
| 2023 | Rocío Rivas elected to Los Angeles School Board for 2nd District |
| 2023 | Aurin Chowdhury elected to Minneapolis City Council representing Ward 12. |
| 2023 | During the DSA National Convention, Marxist and revolutionary socialist factions won a majority of seats on the 2023–2025 National Political Committee, marking a further leftward shift in the organization's political orientation. |
| 2023 | At the DSA National Convention, delegates prioritized school board elections, with successful DSA candidates running in at least 15 states, focusing on issues like transgender rights, fighting systemic racism, and supporting teachers' unions. |
| 2023 | DSA became an Associate Member of the São Paulo Forum. |
| November 29 2023 | DSA began a five-day hunger strike outside the White House, with participants including Zohran Mamdani, Abraham Aiyash, Sumaya Awad, Cynthia Nixon, and Ashik Siddique. |
| November 15 2023 | DSA participated in a candlelight vigil and protest at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters, which ended in clashes with U.S. Capitol Police, resulting in injuries to 90 protesters and 6 police officers. |
| November 7 2023 | The U.S. House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her statements on the Israel-Hamas war. |
| October 2023 | DSA gained at least 2,400 new dues-paying members due to its pro-Palestinian stance during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| October 2023 | University of Oregon's YDSA chapter led a successful nationwide undergraduate labor union campaign, unionizing 4,900 student workers. |
| October 2023 | DSA became an official member of the Progressive International. |
| October 2023 | DSA member and former honorary chair Cornel West announced his independent candidacy for the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| October 20 2023 | New York City DSA led a 3,000-person protest in Manhattan calling for a ceasefire, resulting in 139 protesters being arrested, including DSA member and New York State Senator Jabari Brisport. |
| October 16 2023 | Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib introduced a congressional resolution calling for deescalation and ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as an initial co-sponsor. |
| October 13 2023 | DSA New York State Assembly members Zohran Mamdani and Marcela Mitaynes were arrested for disorderly conduct at a ceasefire rally in Brooklyn. |
| October 7 2023 | DSA published a statement on Hamas's attack, condemning civilian casualties and calling for an end to U.S. financial support to Israel. |
| August 2023 | DSA membership declined to 77,575, primarily due to lapsed dues. |
| August 2023 | DSA National Convention delegates voted to join the Progressive International. |
| August 2023 | DSA membership declines to 77,575 members. |
| July 2023 | DSA members Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Bush, and Bowman voted against a House resolution declaring Israel is not a racist or apartheid state. |
| May 2023 | DSA claimed victory after a four-year organizing campaign resulted in the passage of the Build Public Renewables Act, which they celebrated as the 'biggest Green New Deal victory in U.S. history', including provisions for public renewable energy, unionized jobs, electricity price discounts, and natural gas plant closures. |
| April 2023 | Bowman co-led a letter with Bernie Sanders to President Biden urging a probe into U.S. weapons use in human rights abuses against Palestinians, calling for restricting $3.8 billion in annual military aid to Israel. |
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