The People’s Lobby is a membership-driven organization devoted to organizing widespread support for legislation and candidates that put the needs of people and the planet before the interests of corporations and the very rich.

We plan to do significant campaign work for our slate of endorsed candidates in the months leading up to the primary election in March of 2026. The bulk of that work will go toward winning votes for State Senator Robert Peters in his race for US Congress. Robert formerly served as The People’s Lobby’s political director, and has worked closely with us for years to help us advance our legislative goals. After the primary, we will pivot toward a general election program, targeting State Representative and State Senate races in the western suburbs of Chicago.

In 2025, we recruited a team of experienced members to select, interview, and evaluate candidates running for office in 2026 for endorsement. We began that process toward the end of the year, and will continue to add new candidates to our slate in the new year.