Chico, CA — Today, Audrey Denney for Congress announced the endorsement of Elect Democratic Women (EDW), the Congressional Member-led committee dedicated to electing Democratic women to Congress. The endorsement marks another major show of support from national leaders as Denney builds a people-powered campaign in California’s 1st Congressional District.
“Elect Democratic Women is proud to endorse Audrey Denney for Congress,” said Congresswoman Lois Frankel, Chair of Elect Democratic Women. “From her roots on her family’s Central Coast farm to her work with food banks and nonprofits to strengthen local communities, Audrey has dedicated her career to expanding opportunity for working families. She understands the challenges facing Northern California because she has lived and worked alongside the people she hopes to serve. Audrey is a proven, values-driven leader who brings integrity, compassion, and a results-oriented approach, and we are proud to support her candidacy.”
“I’m honored to have the support of Elect Democratic Women and the leaders in Congress who are fighting every day for working people,” said Audrey Denney. “This endorsement is about more than support for my campaign. It’s a signal that this race matters and that there is real momentum behind leadership that is grounded in service, accountable to working people, and willing to stand up to corporate power and the political status quo that has left too many communities behind.”
Denney has built a grassroots, people-powered campaign across Northern California, refusing corporate PAC money and earning support from communities that have too often been overlooked in federal elections. Her campaign is focused on lowering costs for working families, expanding access to healthcare, confronting corruption in our political system, and building an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected.
The endorsement from Elect Democratic Women adds to a growing coalition of national and grassroots support behind Denney’s campaign, including EMILYs List, Our Revolution, and 314 Action – underscoring the clear choice in this race between politics as usual and a campaign rooted in people, not power.
About Audrey
Audrey Denney (D) is an educator and nonprofit leader running for Congress to represent California’s First District. Rooted in Northern California, Audrey has spent her career fighting for working families, rural communities, and food security at home and abroad. She bartended to pay for college at Chico State, then began a career as a teacher before moving into nonprofit leadership focused on community resilience and food access. Audrey refuses corporate PAC money and believes politics should be about service, integrity, and people, not partisanship. With fair maps and growing grassroots momentum in a district that is poised to flip red-to-blue, she’s running to finally deliver the real representation Northern California families deserve. Learn more at www.AudreyforCongress.com.