Last year, on January 6, we all watched with horror as the President encouraged a physical attack on our democracy. This year, we have to shift our attention from the U.S. Capitol to state capitols across the country. The onslaught on our democracy didn’t start last January 6 in the Capitol – and it certainly […]
In Give Smart’s first election in Virginia we helped shift the balance of power in the House of Delegates from a 51-49 rightwing majority to a new 55-45 majority. Unfortunately, now that recounts have concluded we know that control has shifted back in the chamber with a new 52-48 majority. While the result was a […]
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The work to overturn Roe v. Wade has been long coming, and it’s been slashed in state legislatures. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban — a law passed by state lawmakers in Mississippi with the specific goal of attacking a woman’s ability to make her own healthcare choices. Eleven […]
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Over the weekend, news broke that in a rarely seen move, Trump has already endorsed state legislative candidates in Michigan and Arizona. Why endorse these candidates nine months ahead of the primaries? Because the radical rightwing’s strategy to hijack our democracy starts in state legislatures. State legislatures set the rules of the game for elections, […]
We have BIG news to share! We’re diving in to these five states to flip and defend these critical chambers in 2022: Arizona: Where we are just one seat away from power in both the Senate and the House Michigan: Where just three seats in each chamber would mean new majorities Minnesota: Where there is […]
Inspired by the death of Supreme Court Justice and trailblazer Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and with the support of their dad Peter, last year Stephanie and Alexis Lawrence built a States Project Giving Circle that raised more than $50,000 to help elect a state legislative majority that would improve lives. Stephanie, an entrepreneur, found out about […]
The right to vote. Choice. LGBTQ+ rights. Schools. Why are we seeing attacks on these fundamentals of democracy during a Biden presidency? Because these attacks aren’t happening at the federal level in DC. They’re happening in state capitals, where current governing majorities are attacking our right to vote and keeping women from making decisions about […]
“It’s important to get more women in legislatures overall, but also into positions of power where they also get to set the agenda. We spend a lot of time talking about what they add to the conversation; these women in leadership get to determine what conversations are had.” —Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the […]
State majorities mean governing power. As we look at the voter suppression bills making their way through state legislatures—more than 400 bills in 49 states as of July 14—we are keenly aware that rightwing majorities in the swing states can enact voter suppression into law. If our democracy dies, it will be in the states […]
What if …the results of the popular vote were closer? …the attacks on our democracy were more coordinated?…state lawmakers had been less concerned about ignoring the will of the people? Last summer, The States Project publicly identified the crucial role that state legislatures in swing states could play in stealing the presidential election for Donald […]
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The States Project is a joint initiative between Future Now Action and The PAC For America’s Future, for more information click here. Paid for by The PAC for America’s Future, 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE, #143, Washington, DC 20003. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
To donate to support The States Project’s electoral work, please click here for online donation and check mailing instructions.
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