Blue states elect Democrats who supported permanent cash handout policy as part of mayors coalition

Proponents of guaranteed income programs are celebrating midterm election victories as several former members of the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI) coalition and partner organizations won higher office. Voters also approved direct-cash ballot measures across the country, indicating growing support for these initiatives. The success of these champions raises hopes for making guaranteed income a permanent policy at both state and federal levels.

• Five former members of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI) won higher office in the midterm elections.
• Voters approved multiple direct-cash ballot measures nationwide.
• Keisha Lance Bottoms, a founding member of MGI, was elected governor of Georgia.
• Two current MGI members secured seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Cook County, Illinois, established the nation’s first permanent guaranteed income program at the county level.
• More than 100 pilot programs for guaranteed basic income have been launched since 2018.
• The Economic Security Project (ESP) has supported over 100 guaranteed income pilots nationwide.
• Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a supporter of direct-cash programs, won Michigan’s U.S. Senate election.
• Sherrod Brown, a proponent of the Child Tax Credit, returns to the Senate with new allies supporting similar policies.