Working Families Party

Dan Cantor, the labor coordinator for Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign, and Joel Rogers wrote Party Time in which they called for a "party within the party". Cantor and Rogers formed the New Party in 1990, and planned on taking advantage of electoral fusion. The party started running candidates, but was losing support by 1997. Cantor, staff from the New Party, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and others formed the Working Families Party in 1998.{{sfn|Sekou|2020|p=99-101}} Bill de Blasio, the future mayor of New York City and friend of Cantor, was present for the party's foundation.{{sfn|Sekou|2020|p=103}}

The Connecticut Working Families Party was formed in 2002, by organizations that included ACORN, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Communications Workers of America, and United Food and Commercial Workers.{{sfn|Sekou|2020|p=108}}

In 2010, the party recruited and trained thirteen candidates for seats on the New York City Council in the 2013 election. Twelve of these candidates won.{{sfn|Sekou|2020|p=103}}

WFP follows the ideals of progressive politics,{{cite web |title=Can the Working Families Party succeed in America? |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/ted-fertik/can-working-families-party-succeed-in-america |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131115350/https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/ted-fertik/can-working-families-party-succeed-in-america |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |access-date= |website=openDemocracy}} describing itself as a "grass roots independent political organization".{{cite web|title = Maryland - Working Families|url = http://workingfamilies.org/states/maryland/|website = Working Families|access-date = 2016-01-25|language = en-US|archive-date = January 25, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160125044137/http://workingfamilies.org/states/maryland/|url-status = live}} The WFP has been referred to by some as the Tea Party movement of the left.{{cite web |last=Sirota |first=David |title=If the Left Had a Tea Party... |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/if-the-left-had-a-tea-party-107501 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129004242/http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/if-the-left-had-a-tea-party-107501 |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |access-date= |website=Politico|date=June 5, 2014 }}{{cite web |last=Glauber |first=Bill |date=15 July 2015 |title=Working Families Party seeks to tap Dimitrijevic as leader |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/left-leaning-working-families-party-seeks-to-tab-dimitrijevic-as-leader-b99537860z1-315573811.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128232627/http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/left-leaning-working-families-party-seeks-to-tab-dimitrijevic-as-leader-b99537860z1-315573811.html |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |access-date= |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}{{cite web |title=Harry Siegel: The party pulling Democrats back to the left |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/harry-siegel-party-pulling-democrats-back-left-article-1.2195129 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230110544/http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/harry-siegel-party-pulling-democrats-back-left-article-1.2195129 |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |access-date= |website=Daily News|date=April 22, 2015 }}

Like other minor parties in the state, the WFP benefits from New York's electoral fusion laws that allow the party to support another party's candidate.

In some cases, the WFP has put forward its own candidates. In the chaotic situation following the 2003 assassination of New York City councilman James E. Davis by political rival Othniel Askew, the slain councilman's brother Geoffrey Davis was chosen to succeed him in the Democratic primary. As it became clear that Geoffrey Davis lacked his late brother's political experience, fellow Democrat Letitia James decided to challenge him in the general election on the WFP ticket and won Brooklyn's 35th City Council district as the first third-party candidate elected there in 30 years. Despite this success, James switched back to the Democratic Party when she ran successfully for re-election in 2008.Nahmias, Laura; Pazmino, Gloria. "The rise of Tish James". Politico PRO. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

Some of the party's endorsed candidates include Connecticut governor Dan Malloy, U.S. representative Jesús "Chuy" García, US senators Chris Murphy (CT) and Jeff Merkley (OR), former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and New York attorney general Letitia James, and Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson.

In 2006, the party began ballot access drives in California,{{cite web |url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/05/17/working-families-party-qualified-as-political-body-in-california/ |title=Working Families Party Qualified as "Political Body" in California | Ballot Access News |website=Ballot-access.org |date=2006-05-17 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=October 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015233136/http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/05/17/working-families-party-qualified-as-political-body-in-california/ |url-status=live }} Delaware, Massachusetts,{{cite web |url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/06/20/working-families-party-of-massachusetts/ |title=Working Families Party of Massachusetts | Ballot Access News |website=Ballot-access.org |date=2006-06-20 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=August 24, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824234934/http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/06/20/working-families-party-of-massachusetts/ |url-status=live }} Oregon, and South Carolina.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/060106.html#18 |title=Ballot Access News - June 1, 2006 |website=Ballot-access.org |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=October 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010103249/http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/060106.html#18 |url-status=live }}

Edwin Gomes, running in a February 2015 special election for the Connecticut State Senate, became the first candidate in the nation to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party.{{cite web |last=Torres |first=Keila |url=http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Former-state-Sen-Gomes-reclaims-Senate-seat-6099859.php |title=Former state Sen. Gomes reclaims Senate seat - Connecticut Post |website=Ctpost.com |date=2015-02-24 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226024632/http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Former-state-Sen-Gomes-reclaims-Senate-seat-6099859.php |url-status=live }}

In 2015, the New York WFP ran 111 of its candidates, winning 71 local offices.{{cite news|title = Working Families Party goes local to broaden reach|url = http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151120/POLITICS/151129991/working-families-party-goes-local-to-broaden-reach|website = Crain's New York Business|access-date = 2016-01-25|agency = Associated Press|archive-date = March 31, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170331234840/http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151120/POLITICS/151129991/working-families-party-goes-local-to-broaden-reach|url-status = live}} That same year, the WFP endorsed Bernie Sanders in his campaign for U.S. president, its first national endorsement.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/12/08/working-families-party-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president/|title=Working Families Party Endorses Bernie Sanders for President|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=2016-11-30|archive-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124164324/https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/12/08/working-families-party-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president/|url-status=live}} In 2016, after Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee, the WFP endorsed her for president.{{cite web |author=Working Families Party |url=https://medium.com/@WorkingFamilies/wfp-endorses-hillary-clinton-bd946de4e801 |title=WFP Endorses Hillary Clinton – Working Families Party – Medium |website=Medium.com |date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914040524/https://medium.com/@WorkingFamilies/wfp-endorses-hillary-clinton-bd946de4e801 |url-status=live }}

In 2017, Joshua M. Hall, running in an April 2017 special election for the Connecticut House of Representatives, became the second candidate in the nation to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party.{{cite web|url=https://ctmirror.org/2017/04/25/wfp-wins-hartford-seat-gop-keeps-seat-in-watertown/|title=Working Families wins in Hartford, GOP in Watertown - The CT MirrorThe CT Mirror|website=ctmirror.org|date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=22 March 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426082524/https://ctmirror.org/2017/04/25/wfp-wins-hartford-seat-gop-keeps-seat-in-watertown/|url-status=live}}

In 2019, the WFP endorsed Elizabeth Warren in her campaign for president of the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/us/politics/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren.html|title=Working Families Party Endorses Elizabeth Warren|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 16, 2019 |access-date=September 16, 2019|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916150026/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/us/politics/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren.html|url-status=live |last1=Herndon |first1=Astead W. }} Warren won the endorsement with 60.91% of the vote, compared with 35.82% for runner-up Bernie Sanders.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/16/sen-warren-wins-working-families-party-endorsement-beating-sanders.html|title=Sen. Elizabeth Warren wins progressive Working Families Party endorsement, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders|first=Jordan|last=McDonald|date=September 16, 2019|website=CNBC|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920102338/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/16/sen-warren-wins-working-families-party-endorsement-beating-sanders.html|url-status=live}} The WFP received some criticism for not releasing the individual vote tallies between the party leadership and membership base, each of which accounts for 50% of the vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/16/20868862/working-families-party-endorsement-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren|title=Elizabeth Warren just won an endorsement that's making Bernie Sanders's world really mad|first=Emily|last=Stewart|date=September 16, 2019|website=Vox|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916210118/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/16/20868862/working-families-party-endorsement-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren|url-status=live}} In the 2016 primary the WFP had endorsed Sanders, one of Warren's opponents in the 2020 primary. After Warren dropped out of the race, the WFP endorsed Sanders.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1237016542795239425 |title=Tweet |website=twitter.com |access-date=2020-11-04 |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309144039/https://twitter.com/WorkingFamilies/status/1237016542795239425 |url-status=live }}

Since 2019, the WFP has recruited major progressive elected officials to deliver a response to the State of the Union address by the president of the United States, as is customary for the opposition party of the President. The following elected officials delivered a response to the State of the Union, beginning in 2019 with a response to then-President Donald Trump:

• 2019: Mandela Barnes, 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin{{Cite web |last=Rappleye |first=Erin |date=2019-02-06 |title=Mandela Barnes Delivers WFP State of the Union Response |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2019/02/mandela-barnes-delivers-wfp-state-of-the-union-response/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2020: Ayanna Pressley, U.S. representative from MA-07{{Cite web |last=Rappleye |first=Erin |date=2020-02-03 |title=2020 WFP State of the Union Response: Rep. Ayanna Pressley |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2020/02/2020-wfp-state-of-the-union-response-rep-ayanna-pressley/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2021: Jamaal Bowman, U.S. representative from NY-16{{Cite web |last=Monaco |first=Charles |date=2021-04-29 |title=Rep. Jamaal Bowman Delivers WFP Response to Biden Joint Address |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2021/04/rep-jamaal-bowman-delivers-wfp-response-to-biden-joint-address/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2022: Rashida Tlaib, U.S. representative from MI-13{{Cite web |last=Monaco |first=Charles |date=2022-03-02 |title=Rep. Rashida Tlaib Delivers 2022 WFP Response to State of the Union |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2022/03/rep-rashida-tlaib-delivers-2022-wfp-response-to-state-of-the-union-address/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2023: Delia Ramirez, U.S. representative from IL-03{{Cite web |last=Monaco |first=Charles |date=2023-02-03 |title=Rep. Delia Ramirez to Deliver WFP's 2023 State of the Union Response |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2023/02/rep-delia-ramirez-to-deliver-wfps-2023-state-of-the-union-response/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2024: Nicolas O'Rourke, Minority Whip of the Philadelphia City Council{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Nicolas |date=2024-03-07 |title=WATCH: 2024 WFP Response to State of the Union |url=https://workingfamilies.org/live-2024-wfp-response-to-state-of-the-union/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Working Families Party |language=en}}
• 2025: Lateefah Simon, U.S. representative from CA-12{{cite web |author= |date=2025-02-26 |title=Rep. Lateefah Simon to Deliver WFP Response to Trump’s Address to Congress |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2025/02/rep-lateefah-simon-to-deliver-wfp-response-to-trumps-address-to-congress/ |website=Working Families Party |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en}}

In the 1998 election for governor of New York, the party cross-endorsed the Democratic Party candidate, Peter Vallone. Because he received more than 50,000 votes on the WFP line, the party gained an automatic ballot line for the succeeding four years.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/GOVWEB.pdf|title=NYS Board of Elections Governor Election Returns Nov. 3, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823020649/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/GOVWEB.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2012|date=23 August 2012|access-date=22 March 2018}}{{better source needed|date=December 2021}} The WFP endorsed Chuck Schumer's original 1998 New York Senate campaign against Republican incumbent Al D'Amato, who Schumer successfully defeated in the 1998 election.{{cite web |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2020/10/28/nyc-elections-2020-whos-running-working-families-party-wfp-charles-schumer |title=A Democratic Heavyweight Goes to Bat for a Third Party |last1=Cuza |first1=Bobby |date= 27 October 2020 |website= Spectrum News NY1 |publisher= Charter Communications |access-date= October 11, 2023}}

Patricia Eddington of the WFP was elected to the New York State Assembly. In the 2002 election, the Liberal Party, running Andrew Cuomo (who had withdrawn from the Democratic primary), and the Green Party, running academic Stanley Aronowitz, failed to reach that threshold and lost the ballot lines they had previously won. This left the WFP as the only left-progressive minor party with a ballot line.

In the chaotic situation that followed the 2003 assassination of New York City councilman James E. Davis by political rival Othniel Askew, the slain councilman's brother Geoffrey Davis was chosen to succeed him in the Democratic primary in Brooklyn's 35th City Council district. As it became clear that Geoffrey Davis lacked his late brother's political experience, fellow Democrat Letitia James decided to challenge him in the general election. James prevailed, becoming the first third-party candidate elected solely on the WFP line.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/05/23/the-rise-of-tish-james-433405|title=The rise of Tish James|first1=Laura|last1=Nahmias|first2=Gloria|last2=Pazmino|website=Politico PRO|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207051452/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/05/23/the-rise-of-tish-james-433405|url-status=live}}

In 2006, the party began ballot access drives in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, and South Carolina.

In South Carolina, the WFP cross-endorsed Democratic party congressional nominees Randy Maatta (District 1) and Lee Ballenger (District 3).{{cite web|url=http://www.scvotes.org/candidacy/2006/08/15/2006_u_s_house_of_representatives_candidates|title=2006 U.S. House of Representatives Candidates | SCVotes.org|date=September 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060921082214/http://www.scvotes.org/candidacy/2006/08/15/2006_u_s_house_of_representatives_candidates|archive-date=2006-09-21}} In the SC State House elections, the WFP cross-endorsed Democratic Party candidates Anton Gunn (Kershaw, Richland) and Eugene Platt (Charleston).{{cite web|url=http://www.scvotes.org/candidacy/2006/08/15/2006_state_house_candidates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018231047/http://www.scvotes.org/candidacy/2006/08/15/2006_state_house_candidates|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2006|title=2006 State House Candidates - SCVotes.org|date=18 October 2006|access-date=22 March 2018}}

The WFP elected two party members to the city council of Hartford, Connecticut.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/25/working-families-party-elected-two-members-of-hartford-connecticut-city-council/ |title=Working Families Party Elected Two Members of Hartford, Connecticut City Council | Ballot Access News |website=Ballot-access.org |date=2007-11-25 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=October 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025184626/http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/11/25/working-families-party-elected-two-members-of-hartford-connecticut-city-council/ |url-status=live }}

The South Carolina Working Families Party convention endorsed five candidates for state and local office.{{cite web|url=http://scwfp.org/convention.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121200520/http://scwfp.org/convention.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 November 2008|title=Working Families Party -- The MINOR party with MAJOR possibilities.|date=21 November 2008|access-date=22 March 2018}} One candidate, Eugene Platt, running for SC State House District 115, was also nominated by the South Carolina Green Party.{{cite web|url=http://voteplatt.com/news/2008/05/17/platt-wins-big-endorsementsbroad-appeal-crosses-party-lines/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718144338/http://voteplatt.com/news/2008/05/17/platt-wins-big-endorsementsbroad-appeal-crosses-party-lines/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=Platt Wins Big Endorsements; Broad Appeal Crosses Party Lines |access-date=May 23, 2008 }} The nomination of Michael Cone for the US Senate race, opposing incumbent Lindsey Graham, marked the first time the South Carolina party nominated anyone for statewide office.{{cite web |author=Posted on |url=http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/21/south-carolina-working-families-party-nominates/ |title=South Carolina Working Families Party Nominates | Ballot Access News |website=Ballot-access.org |date=2008-05-21 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=August 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803112405/http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/21/south-carolina-working-families-party-nominates/ |url-status=live }}

Two candidates for the Board of Education in Bridgeport, Connecticut were also WFP-supported members of the board.{{cite web |author=Keila Torre |url=http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Working-Families-candidates-score-Bridgeport-204450.php |title=Working Families candidates score Bridgeport breakthrough - Connecticut Post |publisher=Ctpost.com |date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2013-08-30 |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529090314/http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Working-Families-candidates-score-Bridgeport-204450.php |url-status=live }}

In August 2009, various media raised questions about the relationship between the WFP, a non-profit political party, and a for-profit private company called Data and Field Services (DFS).{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/09/04/2009-09-04_caught_in_the_act.html | location=New York | newspaper=New York Daily News | title=Caught in the act: Working Families Party pulls election funding scam | date=September 3, 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.r8ny.com/blog/mole333/the_working_families_party_scam.html |title=The Working Families Party Scam | Room Eight |publisher=R8ny.com |access-date=2013-08-30 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124132511/http://www.r8ny.com/blog/mole333/the_working_families_party_scam.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cityhallnews.com/news/128/ARTICLE/2053/2009-08-09.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813094909/http://www.cityhallnews.com/news/128/ARTICLE/2053/2009-08-09.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2009|title=CITY HALL SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Six Council Campaigns, de Blasio Campaign, Discovered Using Working Families Staff, Resources In Test Of City Finance Limits|date=13 August 2009|access-date=22 March 2018}} An editorial in The New York Times questioned whether DFS may be charging select clients below market rates for political services.{{Cite news|date=2009-08-22|title=Opinion {{!}} Questions for Data and Field|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/opinion/22sat2.html|access-date=2021-11-30|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127065705/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/opinion/22sat2.html|url-status=live}} In August 2010, the federal investigation into the party ended with no charges being filed, and no charges being referred to other law enforcement agencies.{{cite news |author=Nicholas Confessore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/nyregion/21working.html |title=No Charges Against Working Families Party |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2010-08-20 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518133338/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/nyregion/21working.html |url-status=live }}

In the same year, the Connecticut WFP endorsed Dannel Malloy for governor. He received 26,308 votes as a Working Families candidate, putting him ahead of his Republican opponent, and securing ballot access for the party in that state.{{cite web |last=Pazniokas |first=Mark |url=http://ctmirror.org/story/8558/malloy-governor-working-families-pushing-paid-sick-days |title=With Malloy as governor, Working Families Party pushing paid sick days |publisher=The CT Mirror |date=2010-11-24 |access-date=2013-08-30 |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414125832/http://ctmirror.org/story/8558/malloy-governor-working-families-pushing-paid-sick-days |url-status=live }}

In Connecticut, the WFP won all three minority seats on the city council of Hartford, eliminating Republican representation. As of 2016, the WFP continues to hold all minority seats on the Hartford City Council.{{cite web |url=http://wnpr.org/post/working-families-party-celebrates-2011-looks-2012#stream/0 |title=Working Families Party Celebrates 2011, Looks To 2012 | WNPR News |website=Wnpr.org |date=2011-12-16 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306131530/http://wnpr.org/post/working-families-party-celebrates-2011-looks-2012#stream/0 |url-status=live }} In 2011 Connecticut WFP director Jon Green received a $10,000 fine for failing to wear his badge identifying him as a lobbyist while performing lobbying efforts.{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/2011/11/17/working-families-official-to-pay-10000-ethics-fine-2/ |title=Working Families Official To Pay $10,000 Ethics Fine - tribunedigital-thecourant |website=Articles.courant.com |date=2011-11-17 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201021622/http://articles.courant.com/2011-11-17/news/hc-working-families-official-to-pay-10000-ethics-fine-20111117_1_ethics-agency-ethics-office-state-ethics |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Stuart |first=Christine |url=http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/wfp_director_fined_for_lobbying_without_badge |title=WFP Director Fined For Lobbying Without Badge |publisher=CT News Junkie |date=2011-11-18 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230201307/http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/wfp_director_fined_for_lobbying_without_badge/ |url-status=live }}

In Connecticut, the WFP backed Chris Murphy's successful race against billionaire Linda McMahon for the US Senate seat that was vacated by Joe Lieberman, supported SEIU/CCAG{{cite web |url=http://ccag.net/ |title=Connecticut Citizen Action Group - Home |website=Ccag.net |date=2016-08-29 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027012403/http://www.ccag.net/ |url-status=live }} leader and organizer Christopher Donovan for Connecticut's 5th Congressional seat,{{cite web|url=http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/diary/13962/ct-05-ct-working-familes-party-endorse-donovan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419141127/http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/diary/13962/ct-05-ct-working-familes-party-endorse-donovan|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2012|title=My Left Nutmeg:: CT 05: CT Working Families Party endorse Donovan|date=19 April 2012|access-date=22 March 2018}} as well as defeated a ballot initiative in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that would have abolished the elected board of education.

After considering Zephyr Teachout, the party re-endorsed Cuomo for New York governor despite some dissatisfaction and frustration with his first term. However, Cuomo resisted the party's influence and sabotaged the party electorally.{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/how-cuomo-played-the-working-families-party.html |title=How Cuomo Played the Working Families Party |website=Nymag.com |date=2014-11-05 |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613215903/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/how-cuomo-played-the-working-families-party.html |url-status=live }} In 2010 more than 150,000 of his votes came on the WFP line.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/nyregion/cuomo-works-to-mend-fences-with-liberals.html?_r=0|title=Cuomo Works to Mend Fences With Liberals|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=2016-11-30|archive-date=December 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231043022/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/nyregion/cuomo-works-to-mend-fences-with-liberals.html?_r=0|url-status=live |last1=Kaplan |first1=Thomas |last2=Craig |first2=Susanne }} As of November 7, 2014, 120,425{{cite web|url=http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107220743/http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-07|title=NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results|date=2013-11-07|access-date=2018-12-30}} votes came on the WFP line for Cuomo.

Edwin Gomes, running in a February 2015 special election for the Connecticut State Senate, became the first candidate in the nation to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party.

On May 5, 2015, Diana Richardson won a special election for a seat in the New York State Assembly, running only on the Working Families ticket.[https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2015/Special/43rdADheldMay52015SpecialResults.pdf 43rd D. special election result] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107144726/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/Elections/2015/Special/43rdADheldMay52015SpecialResults.pdf |date=November 7, 2018 }} at NYS Board of Elections

NY WFP ran 111 candidates in 2015, winning 71 local offices.

In December 2015, the WFP endorsed Bernie Sanders in his 2016 campaign for U.S. president; this was the WFP's first national endorsement. In 2016, after Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee, the WFP endorsed her for president.

In the fall of 2015, the Working Families Party conducted a combined membership-drive and open poll among its enrolled members on whom to endorse for president in 2016; the result being Bernie Sanders. Official numbers were not disclosed but party spokesman and co-founder Dan Cantor said the results were "overwhelmingly" in favor of Sanders, with some sources stating it was an 87 to 12 to 1 percent vote with Sanders over Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley respectively.{{cite web |last=Rubinstein |first=Dana |url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/12/8584854/working-families-party-endorses-sanders-overwhelmingly |title=Working Families Party endorses Sanders 'overwhelmingly' |website=Capitalnewyork.com |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211141533/http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/12/8584854/working-families-party-endorses-sanders-overwhelmingly |url-status=live }} The South Carolina Working Families Party cross- endorsed Democratic nominee Dimitri Cherry in his effort to unseat incumbent congressman Mark Sanford in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District; Cherry also garnered the endorsement of South Carolina's Green Party but lost to Sanford in the general election.{{cite web| url=http://enr-scvotes.org/sc/64658/18470/en/summaryhtml| title=Summary| access-date=2020-11-04| archive-date=June 14, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614072010/http://enr-scvotes.org/sc/64658/18470/en/summaryhtml| url-status=live}}

In 2017, Joshua M. Hall, running in an April 2017 special election for the Connecticut House of Representatives, became the second candidate in the nation to win a state legislative office running solely as a nominee for the Working Families Party.

On October 3, 2017, a runoff election for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, resulted in the election of Randall Woodfin, who had been backed by the Working Families Party.{{cite web| url=https://theintercept.com/2017/10/03/populists-are-on-the-march-in-the-south-bernie-backed-insurgent-randall-woodfin-defeats-birminghams-incumbent-mayor/| title=Populists Are on the March in the South: Bernie-Backed Insurgent Randall Woodfin Defeats Birmingham's Incumbent Mayor| date=October 4, 2017| access-date=2021-04-30| archive-date=April 30, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430155859/https://theintercept.com/2017/10/03/populists-are-on-the-march-in-the-south-bernie-backed-insurgent-randall-woodfin-defeats-birminghams-incumbent-mayor/| url-status=live}}

In April 2018 an endorsement of Cynthia Nixon over incumbent Andrew Cuomo in Cuomo's bid for a third term as New York governor caused a schism in the party in which labor unions including New York's biggest union Service Employees International Union and Communications Workers of America indicated they would not support the party in the election. The withdrawal was believed would significantly hurt the party's finances which in 2018 was $1.7 million and statewide staff of about 15 people. The battle received considerable attention since there were concerns that Nixon might have drained enough votes from Cuomo in the general election to allow a Republican to be elected.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/nyregion/cuomo-nixon-wfp-labor-governor-election.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.+%2F+Region&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article|title=Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party|work=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308143525/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/nyregion/cuomo-nixon-wfp-labor-governor-election.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.+%2F+Region&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article|url-status=live |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |last2=McKinley |first2=Jesse }}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-cuomo-working-families-party.html|title=Working Families' Nod to Nixon Ends a Battle, but the War Awaits|work=The New York Times |date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425065357/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-cuomo-working-families-party.html|url-status=live |last1=McKinley |first1=Jesse |last2=Wang |first2=Vivian }} On October 5, 2018, the WFP cleared Nixon from their ticket on the general election ballot and agreed to endorse Cuomo, who defeated Nixon in the Democratic primary, to preserve their ballot line placement.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/cuomo-nixon-molinaro-1.21518093|title=Cuomo accepts Working Families line, ends feud|website=Newsday|language=en|access-date=2018-12-30|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007073754/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/cuomo-nixon-molinaro-1.21518093|url-status=live}}

While campaigning in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, WFP candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley used campaign funds to pay a caregiver for her two young children. The FEC ruled that federal candidates can use campaign funds to pay for child care costs that result from time spent running for office. Grechen Shirley became the first woman in history to receive approval to spend campaign funds on child care.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Christine Michel |title=Electing A Mother As VP? Vote Mama Resoundingly Says Yes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecarter/2020/08/08/electing-a-mother-as-vp-vote-mama-resoundingly-says-yes/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

On September 16, 2019, the Working Families Party endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/us/politics/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren.html|title=Working Families Party Endorses Elizabeth Warren|date=16 September 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916150026/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/us/politics/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren.html|url-status=live}} In the 2016 primaries the party endorsed Bernie Sanders, one of Warren's opponents in the 2020 primary. Some backlash ensued after that decision was made due to the refusal of the WFP to release the vote; they had previously released the vote in 2016.{{Citation |title=Lack of Transparency Surrounding Working Families Party's Warren Endorsement Raises Concerns |publisher=Common Dreams |date=2019-09-18 |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/18/lack-transparency-surrounding-working-families-partys-warren-endorsement-raises |access-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101164926/https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/18/lack-transparency-surrounding-working-families-partys-warren-endorsement-raises |url-status=live }} Jacobin speculated that Sanders had likely won the party's membership vote, which mathematically implied that Warren received 82% to 100% of the leadership vote and only received between 22% and 40% of member support.{{Citation |author=Matt Bruuenig |title=Bernie Sanders Probably Won the WFP Membership Vote |publisher=Jacobin |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/09/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren-endorsement |access-date=July 8, 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730023921/https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/09/working-families-party-elizabeth-warren-endorsement |url-status=live }}

On November 5, 2019, the Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks won an at-large seat on Philadelphia City Council. The City Council reserves two seats for a minority party, and this is the first time one of those seats went to a candidate not on the Democrat or Republican line in forty years.{{Cite web|url=https://billypenn.com/2019/11/05/working-families-party-wins-city-council-seat-in-historic-philly-election/|title=Working Families Party wins City Council seat in historic Philly election|date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=November 6, 2019|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106154658/https://billypenn.com/2019/11/05/working-families-party-wins-city-council-seat-in-historic-philly-election/|url-status=live}}

On March 9, 2020, after Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, the Working Families Party endorsed Bernie Sanders for president.{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=John|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/working-parties-family-sanders/|title=The Working Families Party Backs Sanders|journal=The Nation|date=2020-03-09|access-date=2020-03-09|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309223306/https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/working-parties-family-sanders/|url-status=live}} They endorsed Joe Biden on August 13, 2020, during the run-up to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.{{cite web|last=Party|first=Working Families|date=2020-08-13|title=Making Trump a one-term president is our moral mandate|url=https://medium.com/@WorkingFamilies/making-trump-a-one-term-president-is-our-moral-mandate-4190e3151278|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Medium|language=en|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001161941/https://medium.com/@WorkingFamilies/making-trump-a-one-term-president-is-our-moral-mandate-4190e3151278|url-status=live}}

The Working Families Party initially gave a ranked endorsement for the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, members voted to rank Scott Stringer first, Dianne Morales second, and Maya Wiley third.{{cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/decision-2021/2021/04/14/stringer-gets-working-families-party-s-endorsement-in-mayor-s-race|title=Stringer gets Working Families Party's endorsement in mayor's race; Morales second, Wiley third|last=Pazmino|first=Gloria|date=April 13, 2021|website=NY1|access-date=June 25, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625011218/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/decision-2021/2021/04/14/stringer-gets-working-families-party-s-endorsement-in-mayor-s-race|url-status=live}} After Stringer was accused of sexual assault, they rescinded his endorsement and issued a dual endorsement of Morales and Wiley.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/working-families-party-endorses-wiley-and-morales-for-mayor.html|title=Working Families Party Issues Dual Endorsement of Maya Wiley and Dianne Morales|date=May 5, 2021|last=Stieb|first=Matt|website=New York|access-date=June 25, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625011218/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/working-families-party-endorses-wiley-and-morales-for-mayor.html|url-status=live}} They then backed Wiley after Morales campaign staff alleged union busting.{{cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2021/06/04/nyc-elections-2021-whos-running-maya-wiley-working-families-party-wfp-number-one-endorsement|title=NY1 Exclusive: Working Families Party backs Maya Wiley as number 1 pick in mayor's race|date=June 4, 2021|last=Ngo|first=Emily|website=NY1|access-date=June 25, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611122017/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2021/06/04/nyc-elections-2021-whos-running-maya-wiley-working-families-party-wfp-number-one-endorsement|url-status=live}}

The Working Families Party set up a California chapter in January 2022, naming former San Francisco Supervisor and State Director of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign Jane Kim as its executive director.

Councilmember Kendra Brooks won re-election in 2023 to her at-large seat on Philadelphia City Council, and in the same election, Working Families Party candidate Nicolas O'Rourke secured the other of the two at-large seats reserved for minority party members on Philadelphia City Council, bringing the total of Working Families Party members on Philadelphia City Council to two.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philly-at-large-council-results-2023-20231108.html|title=Working Families Party poised to take two City Council seats in a historic win for Philly progressives|first=Anna|last=Orso|website=inquirer.com|date=8 November 2023}}

The party released a statement in October 2023 responding to President Biden's address in which he reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war and subsequent invasion of Gaza. In the statement, federal affairs director Natalia Salgado expressed support for an immediate ceasefire and criticized Biden for providing Israel with military aid, stating "there is no military solution to this conflict, and there never has been."{{cite news |title=WFP: "There is no military solution to this conflict, and there never has been" |publisher=Working Families Party |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2023/10/wfp-there-is-no-military-solution-to-this-conflict-and-there-never-has-been/}} In the WFP response to Biden's State of the Union in March 2024, delivered by Nicolas O'Rourke, the party reaffirmed their opposition to the Biden administration's policies in handling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, calling again for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and denouncing the "arrogant and extreme-right Netanyahu Regime."{{cite news |title=The Working Families Party Response to Biden Will Demand a New Course on Gaza |first=John |last=Nichols |work=The Nation |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/working-families-party-response-to-biden-will-demand-new-course-on-gaza/}} The party would join the larger protest vote movements targeting Biden's re-election campaign in the Democratic primaries, with the New York chapter supporting an effort that urged voters to leave their ballots blank in the April primary; the final vote tally saw 40,000 blank ballots, 11.5% of the total vote share.{{cite news |title=Biden Critics Push Democrats to Submit Blank Ballots in New York |first=Nicholas |last=Fandos |work=The New York Times |date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/politics/biden-gaza-blank-ballots-new-york-primary.html}}{{cite web|url=https://elections.ny.gov/certified-2024-democratic-presidential-primary-results|title=Certified 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary Results|publisher=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=May 1, 2024}} In July 2024, Biden suspended his re-election campaign following concerns about his health and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. The WFP officially endorsed Harris after she became the presumptive nominee, declaring "overwhelming support" in the effort to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the presidency.{{cite web |title=Electing Kamala Harris is Part Of Our Plan to Win for Working People in 2024 |publisher=Working Families Party |date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2024/07/electing-kamala-harris-is-part-of-our-plan-to-win-for-working-people-in-2024/}}

In the open election for California's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat, the WFP endorsed Congresswoman Barbara Lee to succeed the late Dianne Feinstein.{{cite web |title=California Working Families Party Endorses Barbara Lee for U.S. Senate |publisher=Working Families Party |date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2023/07/california-working-families-party-endorses-barbara-lee-for-u-s-senate/}} The party also expressed support for the re-election campaigns of incumbent senators Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

For the ranked-choice Democratic primary preceding the election for mayor of New York City, party leaders planned a two-part endorsement process in which they would initially announce a slate of candidates before later consolidating support behind a single candidate closer to the primary. The party announced its "Working Families slate" of four candidates in March 2025: city councillor Adrienne Adams, city comptroller Brad Lander, state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, and state senator Zellnor Myrie.{{cite news |title=Working Families Party Endorses 4 Candidates in Strategy to Beat Cuomo |first1=Jeffery |last1=Mays |first2=Maya |last2=King |work=The New York Times |date=March 29, 2025 |access-date=April 23, 2025 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/nyregion/wfp-endorsement-mayor-nyc.html}}{{cite web |title=Rank the Slate |publisher=New York State Committee of the Working Families Party |website=ranktheslate.nyc |access-date=April 23, 2025 |url=https://www.ranktheslate.nyc/}} A separate announcement for a ranking of the candidates was later made in May, with Mamdani ranked first, Lander second, Adams third, and Myrie fourth, with state senator Jessica Ramos additionally endorsed as the fifth ranked choice.{{cite news |title=Working Families Party picks Mamdani first in ranked-choice endorsements for NYC mayor |first=Joe |last=Anuta |work=Politico |date=May 30, 2025 |access-date=May 31, 2025 |location=New York |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/30/working-families-party-picks-zohran-mamdani-first-in-ranked-choice-endorsements-for-nyc-mayor-00378768}} Party officials have indicated that they would likely not support former governor Andrew Cuomo in the race, even if he wins the nomination.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=WFP on Andrew Cuomo in general elex: ‘Likelihood he earns the Party’s support is close to none.’ |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/04/wfp-will-not-give-general-election-ballot-line-andrew-cuomo/404264/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=City & State NY |language=en}}

In New Jersey, the WFP endorsed Newark mayor Ras Baraka in the open race for governor, as well as 13 state legislative candidates, with "special attention" being given to Chigozie Onyema of the 28th district and Katie Brennan of the 32nd district.{{cite news |title=Newark mayor celebrates nod from progressive groups in bid to become governor |first=Sophie |last=Nieto-Munoz |work=New Jersey Monitor |date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=April 23, 2025 |url=https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/14/newark-mayor-celebrates-nod-from-progressive-groups-in-bid-to-become-governor/}}{{cite news |title=N.J. Working Families Party endorses 13 Assembly candidates |first=Zach |last=Blackburn |work=New Jersey Globe |date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=April 23, 2025 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/n-j-working-families-party-endorses-13-assembly-candidates/}}

The state directors of the WFP are Ana Maria Archila and Jasmine Gripper (NY),{{cite web |last1=Ngo |first1=Emily |title=NY Working Families Party appoints new leaders as it targets House races |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/16/new-york-working-families-party-progressive-politics-00121683 |website=Politico |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=June 16, 2024}} Sarah Ganong (CT),{{cite web |title=Working Families Party Names New Executive Director |url=https://workingfamilies.org/2022/02/connecticut-working-families-party-names-sarah-ganong-new-state-director/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Connecticut Working Families Party|date=February 10, 2022 }} Sue Altman (NJ),{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/sue-altman-george-norcross-new-jersey-20191119.html|title=Sue Altman just rocked New Jersey politics. She's just getting started.|first=Pranshu|last=Verma|website=www.inquirer.com|date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218205413/https://www.inquirer.com/news/sue-altman-george-norcross-new-jersey-20191119.html|url-status=live}} Brandon Evans (PA),{{cite news|title = Democrats' Convention Choice for 2016 Reflects a Philadelphia Resurgence|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/us/politics/democrats-convention-choice-reflects-philadelphias-resurgence.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2015-02-13|access-date = 2016-01-25|issn = 0362-4331|first1 = Jon|last1 = Hurdle|first2 = Jennifer|last2 = Steinhauer|archive-date = September 1, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901122913/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/us/politics/democrats-convention-choice-reflects-philadelphias-resurgence.html|url-status = live}} Karly Edwards (OR),{{cite web|title = Oregon Working Families Party: Minor party strives to be a major player in Oregon - nwLaborPress|url = https://nwlaborpress.org/2015/09/oregon-working-families-party-minor-party-strives-to-be-a-major-player-in-oregon/|website = nwLaborPress| date=September 29, 2015 |access-date = 2016-01-25|language = en-US|archive-date = February 1, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160201004718/https://nwlaborpress.org/2015/09/oregon-working-families-party-minor-party-strives-to-be-a-major-player-in-oregon/|url-status = live}} Jay Hutchins (MD),{{cite web|title = Working Families Make Promising Debut in Maryland Elections|url = http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16891/working_families_party_makes_promising_debut_in_maryland_elections|date = 2014-06-30|access-date = 2016-01-25|first = Bruce|last = Vail|archive-date = January 28, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160128231855/http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16891/working_families_party_makes_promising_debut_in_maryland_elections|url-status = live}} Delvone Michael (DC),{{Cite news|title = D.C. Working Families coalition launches, targets minimum wage hike|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/10/30/d-c-working-families-coalition-launches-targets-minimum-wage-hike/|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = 2013-10-30|access-date = 2016-01-25|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Mike|last = DeBonis|archive-date = February 1, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160201135643/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/10/30/d-c-working-families-coalition-launches-targets-minimum-wage-hike/|url-status = live}} Marina Dimitrijevic (WI),{{cite web|title = Dimitrijevic to lead new Wisconsin Working Families Party|url = http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/marina-dimitrijevic-to-lead-new-wisconsin-working-families-party-b99547653z1-320199091.html|website = www.jsonline.com|access-date = 2016-01-25|first = Bill|last = Glauber |archive-date=2016-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128222203/http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/marina-dimitrijevic-to-lead-new-wisconsin-working-families-party-b99547653z1-320199091.html |url-status = live }} Ryan Frankenberry (WV),{{Cite news|url=http://workingfamilies.org/2017/08/announcing-west-virginia-working-families-party/|title=Announcing the West Virginia Working Families Party! - Working Families|date=2017-08-26|work=Working Families|access-date=2017-09-01|language=en-US|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901111607/http://workingfamilies.org/2017/08/announcing-west-virginia-working-families-party/|url-status=live}} Georgia Hollister-Isman (RI), and Jane Kim (CA).

WFP's national director is Maurice Mitchell.{{cite news|title = The Working Families Party is ready 'to pick a fight'. But first it has a decision to make.|url = https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/maurice-mitchell-working-families-party-interview/index.html|website = www.cnn.com|access-date = 2018-11-16 |first = Gregory |last = Krieg |archive-date=2018-11-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181117022508/https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/maurice-mitchell-working-families-party-interview/index.html|url-status = live}}

The following notable elected officials won elections solely on the Working Families Party ballot line:

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