WASHINGTON — Last week, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) President Heather Williams joined MeidasTouch to discuss the strength of state Democrats who are showing up in their communities, having real conversations with voters, and overperforming in special elections. While the Trump administration continues to break promises and slash funding for health care and food programs, Democratic state legislators across the country are responding to the extremism in DC with authentic leadership on behalf of their constituents. People are turning to state Democrats and there are many opportunities on the horizon for voters to continue to make their voices heard.
Watch the full interview here
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams:
- “We’ve got really big races on the horizon in November in Virginia, specifically. And what [state legislators] are hearing in the communities is that this administration is full of broken promises, that the lack of context and lack of certainty is really making folks uncomfortable, and they are about to feel the impacts of this budget bill, which is going to completely change the fabric of communities and access to health care, amongst so many other things– and they are not having it.”
- “What makes this ballot level so special is that the folks who run for office are people who want to make a difference in their community, and they are there to show up for people, and they are listening to voters. They are actually listening to voters. […]That is why you are seeing numbers move towards Democrats across all of these different facets.”
- “If it’s a Tuesday, it’s an election day. We’ve got a number of things on the horizon that are not only meaningful in their own right, but are meaningful in building this narrative as we move into the sort of official season of midterms. So we’ve got a couple specials coming up in August, one in the Iowa Senate. It could break the super majority there. We’ve got a special in Georgia. We’re going to have races in Mississippi from their redistricting new lines. We’ve got State Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania on the November ballot that will have a redistricting implication. And then, of course, we’ve got the core races that are happening in November in Virginia and in New Jersey. Virginia has a one seat majority. It is primed for really good conversations in those communities and real opportunity there, and we are excited about what that will tell for the future.”
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is the official Democratic Party committee dedicated to winning America’s state legislatures and building state infrastructure. Over the last decade, we have fought cycle-over-cycle to gain a dozen new legislative chamber majorities and we are leading the effort to bring national attention and investment to our ballot level. State legislatures are the building blocks of our democracy and have the closest connections to Americans’ day-to-day lives. From protecting fundamental freedoms and voting rights to growing the middle class, the DLCC and state legislators are moving the Democratic agenda forward and shaping the future of this country.
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