State legislatures are the strongest line of defense against an extremist rightwing trifecta at the federal level. Even during a second Trump presidency, state lawmakers can mitigate the worst of Trump’s policies and secure a brighter future for our country by defending millions of Americans against Trump’s extreme and harmful policy agenda, and enacting policies that build momentum for their forward-looking vision for their states.
We need you in this fight.
WHY STATES? WHY NOW?
We feel it, too — the unrelenting wave of bad news every day in the headlines. But know this: if we’re only distracted and anxious, we can’t focus and plan for how we will protect the American Promise over the next four years. We must cut through the despair by staying laser-focused on where we can protect Americans from Trump’s extremism — in state legislatures where lawmakers have the power to:
- Ensure workers have livable wages and paid sick and family leave, so they don’t have to choose between their paychecks, their own health, or caring for their loved ones.
- Make healthcare affordable so people can see a doctor when they need to, and pay for life-saving prescription drugs.
- Protect people’s freedom to make healthcare decisions with their doctors, including access to a safe, legal abortion if needed.
- Provide a high-quality public education for every child.
- Act on climate; even without federal action, state lawmakers willing to do the work can ensure we have clean air to breathe and water to drink.
Everywhere pro-democracy lawmakers have a threshold of governing power they can enact policies that will improve lives, block harmful laws from being passed, or mitigate the damage of the worst laws.
YOU HAD US AT “MAJORITY.”
Join us to build governing power for state lawmakers committed to improving lives.
WORK WITH US IN THE STATES
Given the margins in the 2024 presidential race, we should have lost resoundingly at the state legislative level. We didn’t. In crucial state legislative districts around the country, we powered campaigns where candidates overperformed Vice President Harris — a significant reversal of past trends, which have typically seen down-ballot candidates in competitive seats underperform the presidential candidate by 5 points. Read more about how our community fueled bright spots that can lead us forward in this dark moment here.
Together, our community raised an unprecedented investment in state legislative elections in 2024 which helped to hold the Pennsylvania House, break the rightwing supermajority in North Carolina, and make significant progress towards flipping both chambers in Wisconsin, and more. We’ve built and defended real governing power that can protect millions. And we’re going to do it again in 2025 and 2026. Join us.
