Future Forum PAC Endorses New Slate of Candidates in Key House Races Across the Country
WASHINGTON – Today, Future Forum PAC – the political arm of Future Forum, a caucus of House Democrats aged 50 and under focused on elevating the issues of young Americans – announced its endorsement of five young Democratic candidates in districts critical to winning back the House majority this November.
Future Forum PAC is endorsing Jasmine Clark (GA-13), Zach Dembo (KY-06), Sam Forstag (MT-01), Lindsay James (IA-02), Jeremy Moss (MI-11):
“Future Forum PAC is excited to announce this new slate of endorsed candidates,” said Future Forum PAC. “We are proud to back Jasmine Clark, Zach Dembo, Sam Forstag, Lindsay James, and Jeremy Moss because they are ready to bring a new vision to Congress — a vision that prioritizes the needs of young Americans and delivers real results, not one that upholds the same old status quo.”
"Republicans in Congress spent all summer greenlighting a war in Iran that no one asked for, that every one of us is paying for. All while ignoring American's demands to lower the cost of living,” the PAC continued. “Young people across the country are tired of being forgotten, especially as they watch a future they once thought possible drift further away. These candidates have a record of listening to young people in their community and delivering results. They are exactly the type of candidates who are going to help Democrats retake the House majority in November.”
Future Forum PAC works to elect young Americans to Congress, providing financial and strategic support to its endorsed candidates. Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha now make up more than half of the U.S. population. Future Forum PAC's role in elevating and empowering young Americans in the political process continues to grow in importance and power. The PAC board is governed by Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, and Rep. Brittany Pettersen.
About Future Forum PAC’s Newly Endorsed Candidates:
Jasmine Clark (GA-13):
Dr. Jasmine Clark is a mom, microbiologist, and State Representative who found her passion for science and helping others at a young age. Inspired by her father, a doctor, and her mother, a nurse, she received her BS in Microbiology and her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Emory University where she now serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Nursing School.
A native of Metro Atlanta and longtime resident of Lilburn, Jasmine is raising her daughter, Jayda, who attends Gwinnett County Public Schools, and her son, Jacobe, who is in college. She is a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Lilburn.
Zach Dembo (KY-06):
Zach was raised in Lexington and is a ninth-generation Kentuckian. He went to Stanford University and after college, worked as an eighth grade English teacher in the Mississippi Delta. He then attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he made the decision to serve his country and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. He spent over 4 years in the Navy on active duty.
In 2017, Zach became a federal prosecutor in the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. In 2020 he found his way home when Governor Andy Beshear appointed Zach to be his policy advisor and eventual legislative director. After leaving the Beshear administration, Zach once again returned to his role as a federal prosecutor, this time in his hometown of Lexington, as an Assistant United States Attorney.
Sam Forstag (MT-01):
Sam Forstag is a smokejumper and union leader running for Montana's 1st Congressional District. Raised largely by a single mother who worked extra nursing shifts and a father who became a public school teacher, Forstag worked his way through the University of Montana before joining the U.S. Forest Service, where he became a smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes into remote areas to fight wildfires. Between fire seasons, he has worked as an organizer in Montana and as an advocate at the state legislature on issues including public education, libraries, healthcare and constitutional rights.
Forstag also served as Vice President of his union's local, a role in which he organized against proposed cuts to the Forest Service and other public land agencies earlier this year, pushing back on reductions associated with Elon Musk's DOGE initiative and criticizing Rep. Ryan Zinke's response to them. His campaign is focused on affordability issues for working people, including the rising costs of groceries, housing, healthcare and childcare in Montana.
Lindsay James (IA-02):
Lindsay James is a state representative in the Iowa House running for Congress in Iowa's 2nd District. Before entering public service, she worked as a chaplain, a role in which she provided pastoral support and counseling to people during medical crises and other difficult circumstances. In the Iowa legislature, she focused on issues including public education, healthcare access and support for working families and farmers.
Lindsay James has been a voice that refuses to be drowned out—a dynamic force with a ready smile and the unshakable conviction: that government should serve the people, not the powerful, and that no one—no child, no farmer, no working family—should be pushed aside.
Jeremy Moss (MI-11):
Jeremy Moss is an Oakland County native and a barrier-braking lawmaker. After graduating from Michigan State University, Moss began his career in public service under the mentorship of then-Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, who later served in Congress. In 2011, he was elected to the Southfield City Council as its youngest-ever member.
He has since represented Oakland County in the Michigan Legislature. As Senate President Pro Tempore, he strengthened our state’s civil rights law to ban LGBTQ discrimination, expanded access to the ballot box, and delivered much-needed tax relief to our working families. In Congress, Jeremy will push back against Trump’s reckless policies that are tanking our economy, fight threats to Medicare and SNAP, and hold the administration accountable for defying the rule of law.
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