Since 2016, the DLCC and state partners have built twelve new majorities and flipped seats from red to blue across the country – paving the way for progress. State legislatures pass the policies that most affect Americans’ day-to-day lives, and flipping chambers from red to blue has an outsized impact on governing and public policy.
The DLCC recruits, trains, and supports local Democrats running for their state legislatures. We provide our candidates with the resources, field support, and data necessary to run smart, winning campaigns. By gaining a foothold in state legislatures, Democrats can engage supporters across the country and prepare for victories in statewide and national elections.
We’re powered by more than 200,000 supporters from all 50 states. Over 98% of our contributions come from grassroots donors (giving an average of $29), who fuel thousands of local Democratic candidates across the country.
Building up Democratic majorities in the states is more important than ever. With right-wing radicals proliferating state legislatures across the country and redistricting happening this year, our democracy is on the line. We’re counting on our supporters to get educated, involved, and take action in their communities.
We’re fighting to elect local Democrats, retake statehouses, and end right-wing gerrymandering across the country.
Our democracy can no longer afford for state legislative politics to take a backseat in America’s political consciousness. State legislatures aren’t just two or four-year plays. To advance the Democratic agenda, we have to strategically plan for the decade.
We don’t take any of our majorities for granted and will continue working to defend them while simultaneously mounting aggressive challenges in vulnerable Republican-controlled chambers. Our work is vital to protecting the Democratic path to the U.S. House and the presidency.
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A leader in the national strategy to elect more state Democrats and win legislative majorities.
The DLCC is governed by a board of distinguished Democratic state legislative leaders who represent the interests of our statehouse candidates nationally. Our chair, New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, works with the board to oversee our efforts and ensure that state legislative leaders and partner organizations are engaged with DLCC’s work in chambers across the country.
Senate Minority Leader, North Carolina
Representative, Illinois
Senate Deputy Majority Leader, Washington
Assembly Majority Leader, New Jersey
Speaker of the House, Minnesota
Senator, Pennsylvania
Speaker of the House, Maryland
Representative, Massachusetts
Speaker of the House, New Mexico
Senator, Delaware
House Democratic Leader, Oklahoma
Assembly Speaker Emeritus, California
Speaker of the House, Michigan
Speaker of the Assembly, Nevada
The DLCC’s Federal Advisory Council (FAC) convenes federal Democratic lawmakers to focus on building power locally in state legislatures.
The FAC aids the DLCC in: