Francesca Stephenson
Francesca Stephenson
MD-DSA Unity in Action Commission
Author: Phil Bianco. February 2026.
Whereas:
- We are democratic socialists organizing against fascism, and for socialism in our lifetimes. As such, we have a duty to one another, to our collective project, and to our historical task to overcome our differences and to achieve the highest degree of collective action possible;Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America (MD-DSA) has more than doubled in size since November 2024, reaching nearly 1.3k members at the time of writing;
- Our chapter achieved our biggest chapter-led win yet in 2025 when we elected Denzel McCampbell to Detroit City Council District 7, building on years of slow and patient organizing;
- Unlike the Democratic Party and many NGO’s, our chapter’s One Member One Vote system for decisionmaking has increased accessibility and participation in decision making. As in other mass-membership democratic organizations and unions such as the UAW, our organization’s democratic commitment to the principle of One Member, One Vote reflects our fundamental belief that decisions must be made by our full membership, not just by a subset of insiders who show up to a given meeting.
Signed
Aaron Bager, Liam McCormick, Cara Tobe, Chris Gilmer-Hill, Francesca Stephenson, Gary Walker, Ian Mark, Ian Sandler-Bowen, Jack Dalton, Jessica Newman, Justin Skytta, Lila Brickner, Mikal Goodman, Ricardo C, Rose Castilla, Mike Kinnunen, Roberto C, Tom McBride, Rachel Manville, Melina Herrera, Chelsea Manning, Drew Hohmann, Julie R, William Price, Zee Martin, Dana Martinez-Ocker, Mark Renshaw, Hannah Renshaw, Melissa Luberti, Jamila Martin, Natalie Brougham, Reese McCaskill, Jr., Kristin Caffray, Joshua Lorke, Madeline Wyatt, Charlotte Gray, Ryan Hibbard, Ryan Huffnagle, Simon Cohen, Kole Mabe, Ali Hallal, Patrick McCusker, Hunter Lukas, Mona Mawari.[1]
Ask the NPC to Endorse “No Kings”
In October 2025 Francesca Stephenson signed an Ask the NPC to Endorse “No Kings” on October 18 petition circulating among Democratic Socialists of America members.
2025 DSA National Convention delegate
In August 2025, Francesca Stephenson was a Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America delegate to the 2025 DSA National Convention in Chicago.