Local entrepreneur Brandon Riker launches Congressional campaign

Local entrepreneur Brandon Riker launches Congressional campaign

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Democrat Brandon Riker, a Coachella Valley resident and successful business entrepreneur, announced his campaign for California’s 41st Congressional District. Riker is a former organizer on President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. He has worked in senior management and strategic planning roles at two investment firms. Riker ran for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 2016, but withdrew from the race before the election…

‘What if we didn’t suck?’ The 26-year-old YouTuber running for US Congress

The 26-year-old YouTube star, is challenging incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky for a House seat in Illinois.

Palestinian American YouTuber Kat Abughazaleh announces Congressional run

CHICAGO — Katherine Abughazaleh, a Palestinian American influencer and content creator, who has reported on the far right for both Media Matters and Mother Jones, and posts on YouTube as Kat Abu, has announced that she’s running for Congress as a Democrat in Illinois’ Ninth District. “We need a vision bigger than we’ve been told …