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PROBLEM: State legislatures are VITAL but how do you know who to donate to?? SOLUTION... [1]

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Date: 2022-08-10  

We’re all sick & tired of election experts lecturing us about how vitally important it is to win as many state legislative races as possible; states are the laboratories of democracy, state legislatures control redistricting, voting laws and abortion rights, etc etc etc.

Here’s the problem: Unlike statewide races, where most people know which ones are blue, purple or red...hardly anyone knows whether “Michigan’s 54th State House District” or “Iowa’s 43rd State Senate District” are remotely winnable. Hell, most people who live in the district probably don’t know.

There's nearly 7,400 state legislative districts nationally, but 4 states hold their legislative elections in odd-numbered years. In the other 46 states, around ~1,200 are considered competitive; I have ~380 of those listed below w/more on the way.

All districts listed below include the partisan lean rating according to Dave's Redistricting.

With a handful of exceptions, all are ranked R/D +10 or closer.

As of this writing I've raised over $470,000 for Democrats up & down the ballot this cycle. I'm hoping to reach $3 million by Election Day.

It's important to note that I do not have a PAC! The links below simply go to ActBlue pages which allow you to donate to multiple candidates at once.

100% of donations raised through these links goes directly to the individual candidate campaigns & left-leaning organizations listed on the pages linked to.

Scroll down to see the lists of individual candidates.

Donations are split evenly across all listed races by default, but you can also pick & choose which to donate to using the "customize amounts" option at each link.

States where Republicans currently control both the state House and Senate but Democrats have a decent chance at flipping one or both:

States where Republicans currently control one chamber, Democrats control the other, and either could flip either way:

States where Democrats currently control both chambers but one or both are at risk of being lost to GOP control:

States where Republicans currently control both chambers; little chance of flipping either one blue, but supermajorities can be broken/prevented:

Here’s the actual candidates included at each link. “TBD” will be filled in after the primary passes. A few may change due to the nominee having to drop out/etc:

SD-02 (R+05): Jeanne Casteen

SD-04 (R+04): Christine Marsh

SD-09 (D+02): Eva Burch

SD-13 (R+02): Cindy Hans

SD-16 (R+06): Taylor Kerby

HD-002A (R+05): Judy Schwiebert

HD-004A (R+04): Laura Terech

HD-009A (D+02): Lorena Austin

HD-009B (D+02): Seth Blattman

HD-013A (R+02): Jennifer Pawlik

HD-016A (R+06): Keith Seaman

HD-017A (R+09): Dana Allmond

HD-017B (R+09): Brian Radford

SD-03 (D+03): Nick Hinrichsen

SD-08 (D+08): Dylan Roberts

SD-11 (D+03): Tony Exum

SD-15 (D+01): Janice Marchman

SD-20 (D+09): Lisa Cutter

SD-24 (D+09): Kyle Mullica

SD-27 (D+06): Tom Sullivan

SD-30 (R+08): Braeden Miguel

HD-013 (D+06): Julie McCluskie

HD-016 (R+01): Stephanie Vigil

HD-018 (D+02): Marc Snyder

HD-019 (Even): Jennifer Lea Parenti

HD-024 (D+09): Lindsey Daugherty

HD-025 (Even): Tammy Story

HD-026 (D+04): Meghan Lukens

HD-034 (D+08): Jenny Willford

HD-037 (D+10): Ruby Dickson

HD-038 (D+05): David Ortiz

HD-043 (R+04): Robert Marshall

HD-046 (D+06): Tisha Lyn Mauro

HD-050 (D+05): Mary Young

HD-059 (D+03): Barbara McLachlan

HD-061 (D+02): Eliza Hamrick

SD-03 (D+04): Loranne Ausley

SD-10 (R+01): Joy Goff-Marcil

SD-12 (R+10): Veysel Dokur

SD-14 (D+02): Janet Cruz

SD-18 (R+05): Eunic Ortiz

SD-36 (D+08): Raquel Pacheco

HD-022 (R+03): TBD

HD-028 (R+06): John Navarra

HD-029 (R+07): Rick Karl

HD-033 (R+07): Anthony Yantz

HD-035 (D+02): TBD

HD-036 (D+01): TBD

HD-037 (D+09): Carlos Guillermo Smith

HD-038 (D+03): TBD

HD-039 (R+04): Tiffany Hughes

HD-045 (R+02): Allie Braswell

HD-058 (R+07): TBD

HD-061 (R+05): Janet Varnell Warwick

HD-065 (R+01): Jen McDonald

HD-066 (R+10): David Tillery

HD-069 (R+06): Andrew Learned

HD-084 (R+02): Forest Blanton

HD-085 (R+04): Curtis Tucker

HD-100 (Even): Linda Thompson Gonzalez

HD-114 (D+05): Adam Benna

HD-115 (D+03): Christie Cantin Davis

HD-118 (R+06): Johnny Farias

HD-119 (D+03): TBD

HD-120 (Even): TBD

SD-07 (D+09): Nabilah Islam

SD-14 (D+09): Josh McLaurin

HD-035 (D+07): Lisa Campbell

HD-048 (R+10): Mary Robichaux

HD-050 (D+07): Michelle Au

HD-053 (R+04): Kelly Coffman

HD-054 (D+09): Betsy Holland

HD-099 (R+05): Om Duggal

HD-101 (D+05): Gregg Kennard

HD-105 (D+01): Farooq Mughal

HD-106 (D+08): Shelly Hutchinson

HD-108 (Even): Jasmine Clark

HD-133 (R+10): Hoganne Walton

HD-151 (R+06): Joyce Barlow

HD-154 (D+06): John Hayes

SD-01 (D+03): Michael Griffin

SD-29 (D+07): J.D. Ford

SD-31 (R+08): Jocelyn Vare

HD-007 (R+08): Ross Deal

HD-010 (D+09): Chuck Moseley

HD-019 (R+09): Lisa Beck

HD-027 (D+06): Sheila Klinker

HD-032 (R+03): Victoria Wilburn

HD-036 (R+04): Terri Jo Austin

HD-043 (D+07): Tonya Pfaff

HD-062 (D+01): Penny Githens

HD-071 (Even): Rita Fleming

HD-089 (D+04): Mitch Gore

SD-01 (R+05): Jackie Smith

SD-14 (R+07): Sarah Trone Garriott

SD-21 (R+05): Todd Brady

SD-23 (R+18): Matt Pries

SD-37 (D+06): Molly Donahue

SD-41 (R+06): Deb VanDergaast

SD-46 (R+13): Kevin Kinney

SD-47 (R+09): Kathleen Figaro

HD-001 (D+07): J.D. Scholten

HD-020 (R+05): Josh Turek

HD-027 (R+06): Kenan Judge

HD-031 (D+08): Mary Madison

HD-039 (D+06): Rick Olson

HD-040 (R+04): Mackenzie Bills

HD-041 (R+05): Molly Buck

HD-042 (R+04): Heather Matson

HD-043 (R+04): Suresh Reddy

HD-044 (D+06): John Forbes

HD-052 (Even): Sue Cahill

HD-059 (Even): Sharon Steckman

HD-069 (D+01): Jennifer Hansen

HD-073 (Even): Elizabeth Wilson

HD-080 (D+03): Art Staed

HD-081 (D+07): Craig Lynn Cooper

HD-096 (R+07): Michelle Servadio Elias

HD-099 (D+03): Dennis Cohoon

HD-014 (R+06): Dennis Miller

HD-015 (R+06): Allison Hougland

HD-016 (D+01): Linda Featherston

HD-017 (D+05): Jo Ella Hoye

HD-020 (D+04): Mari-Lynn Poskin

HD-028 (R+05): Ace Allen

HD-030 (R+03): Courtney Eiterich

HD-039 (R+07): Vanessa Vaughn West

HD-048 (R+01): Dan Osman

HD-049 (R+03): Brad Boyd

HD-052 (R+10): Derik Flerlage

HD-053 (D+06): Kirk Haskins

HD-060 (R+02): Mic McGuire

HD-067 (Even): Kim Zito

HD-078 (R+10): W. Michael Shimeall

HD-087 (R+09): Chris Strong

HD-088 (D+01): Chuck Schmidt

HD-095 (D+02): Tom Sawyer

HD-108 (D+10): Brandon Woodard

HD-117 (R+10): Courtney Tripp

HD-121 (R+07): Mel Pinick

SD-09 (D+04): Joe Baldacci

SD-11 (Even): Glenn Curry

SD-14 (R+04): Craig Hickman

SD-31 (D+08): Donna Bailey

HD-088 (R+06): Kathleen Shaw

HD-089 (Even): Adam Lee

HD-095 (D+04): Mana Abdi

SD-04 (D+09): Darrin Camilleri

SD-09 (R+01): Padma Kuppa

SD-11 (D+06): Veronica Klinefelt

SD-12 (R+02): Kevin Hertel

SD-30 (R+02): David LaGrand

SD-32 (R+03): Terry Sabo

SD-35 (D+04): Kristen McDonald Rivet

HD-021 (D+09): Kelly Breen

HD-022 (D+01): Matt Koleszar

HD-027 (R+01): Jaime Churches

HD-028 (Even): Robert Kull

HD-029 (R+02): Alex Garza

HD-031 (D+05): Reggie Miller

HD-038 (D+05): Joey Andrews

HD-042 (R+09): Justin Mendoza

HD-044 (D+01): Jim Haadsma

HD-046 (D+02): Maurice Imhoff

HD-048 (D+04): Jennifer Conlin

HD-054 (R+02): Shadia Martini

HD-055 (R+02): Patricia Bernard

HD-057 (R+03): Aisha Farooqi

HD-058 (R+02): Nate Shannon

HD-061 (D+03): Denise Mentze

HD-062 (R+03): Michael Brooks

HD-068 (R+04): Cheri Hardmon

HD-076 (D+04): Angela Witwer

HD-081 (D+07): Rachel Hood

HD-083 (D+05): John Fitzgerald

HD-084 (D+04): Carol Glanville

HD-092 (R+05): Anthony Feig

HD-103 (Even): Betsy Coffia

HD-109 (D+04): Jenn Hill

SD-02 (R+09): Alan Roy

SD-03 (D+06): Grant Hauschild

SD-04 (D+01): Rob Kupec

SD-07 (D+02): Ben DeNucci

SD-11 (R+08): Michelle Boyechko

SD-14 (D+02): Aric Putnam

SD-23 (R+07): Brandon Lawhead

SD-24 (R+03): Aleta Borrud

SD-26 (R+02): Daniel Wilson

SD-32 (R+01): Kate Luthner

SD-33 (D+01): Nancy McLean

SD-34 (D+09): John Hoffman

SD-35 (D+03): Kari Rehrauer

SD-36 (D+07): Heather Gustafson

SD-37 (D+01): Farhio Khalif

SD-41 (D+02): Judy Seeberger

SD-48 (R+03): Dan Kessler

SD-54 (R+05): Alicia Donahue

SD-57 (R+09): Jackie Craig

SD-58 (R+02): Clarice Grabau

HD-002A (R+03): Reed Olson

HD-003A (D+01): Rob Ecklund

HD-011A (D+08): Pete Radosevich

HD-014A (D+02): Tami Calhoun

HD-018A (D+07): Jeff Brand

HD-020A (R+05): Laurel Stinson

HD-023B (D+01): Tom Stiehm

HD-032A (R+07): Ashton Ramsammy

HD-032B (D+04): Matt Norris

HD-033A (R+07): Hanna Valento

HD-033B (D+08): Josiah Hill

HD-034A (R+05): Brian Raines

HD-035A (D+03): Zack Stephenson

HD-035B (D+03): Jerry Newton

HD-036A (Even): Susie Strom

HD-037A (R+08): Caitlin Cahill

HD-037B (D+10): Kristin Bahner

HD-041A (D+02): Pat Driscoll

HD-041B (D+03): Tina Folch

HD-045A (R+03): Lauren Bresnahan

HD-048B (D+05): Lucy Rehm

HD-054A (D+05): Brad Tabke

HD-055A (D+08): Jess Hanson

HD-057B (R+02): Erin Preese

HD-058A (D+10): Kristi Pursell

SD-01 (D+05): Michael Sinclair

SD-08 (R+08): Antoine Jennings

SD-24 (D+06): Tracy McCreery

SD-30 (R+05): Raymond Lampert

SD-34 (R+10): Sarah Shorter

HD-001 (R+47): Jessica Piper

HD-012 (D+01): Jamie Johnson

HD-014 (D+03): Ashley Aune

HD-015 (D+07): Maggie Nurrenbern

HD-016 (R+01): Fantasia Rene Bernauer

HD-017 (D+03): Mark Ellebracht

HD-021 (D+01): Robert Sauls

HD-029 (Even): Aaron Crossley

HD-030 (R+06): Sonia Nizami

HD-031 (R+10): Robert McCourt

HD-034 (Even): Kemp Strickler

HD-035 (D+07): Keri Ingle

HD-047 (D+03): TBD

HD-092 (D+03): Michael Burton

HD-093 (D+08): Bridget Walsh Moore

HD-094 (R+06): Kyle Kerns

HD-096 (R+02): Leslie Derrington

HD-098 (D+01): Deb Lavender

HD-100 (R+05): Colin Lovett

HD-101 (R+06): Melissa Greenstein

HD-104 (R+09): Gregory Upchurch

HD-105 (Even): Cindy Berne

HD-106 (R+04): Ron Odenthal

HD-132 (D+04): Crystal Quade

HD-133 (R+03): Amy Blansit

HD-135 (D+03): Betsy Fogle

HD-136 (R+04): Stephanie Hein

SD-08 (D+04): Marilyn Dondero Loop

SD-12 (D+09): Julie Ann Pazina

HD-002 (R+02): Nick Christenson

HD-013 (R+07): Will Rucker

HD-021 (D+07): Elaine Marzola

HD-025 (D+08): Selena La Rue Hatch

HD-029 (D+09): Lesley Elizabeth Cohen

HD-035 (D+07): Michelle Gorelow

HD-037 (D+03): Shea Backus

HD-007 (Even): Danny Bernal, Jr.

HD-020 (D+10): Meredith Dixon

HD-022 (R+10): Augustine Montoya

HD-023 (R+06): Ramon Montano

HD-027 (D+09): Marian Matthews

HD-028 (D+09): Pamelya Herndon

HD-031 (R+02): Athena Christodoulou

HD-032 (R+04): Candie Sweetser

HD-036 (D+09): Nathan Small

HD-038 (D+07): Tara Jaramillo

HD-039 (D+10): Rudy Martinez

HD-044 (D+08): Kathleen Cates

HD-057 (D+01): Michelle Sandoval

HD-068 (D+07): Charlotte Little

SD-03 (D+07): Valerie Jordan

SD-04 (R+04): Toby Fitch

SD-11 (D+02): Mark Speed

SD-17 (D+02): Sydney Batch

SD-18 (D+02): Mary Wills Bode

SD-21 (R+01): Frank McNeill

SD-24 (R+01): Darrel (BJ) Gibson Jr

HD-005 (D+02): Howard Hunter III

HD-009 (D+03): Brian Farkas

HD-012 (R+05): Lillie Williams

HD-020 (R+01): Amy Block DeLoach

HD-024 (D+04): Linda Cooper-Suggs

HD-025 (D+04): James Gailliard

HD-035 (D+02): Terence Everitt

HD-037 (R+05): Christine Kelly

HD-043 (R+01): Elmer Floyd

HD-054 (D+08): Robert Reives

HD-062 (D+01): Brandon Gray

HD-063 (D+04): Ricky Hurtado

HD-073 (D+02): Diamond Staton-Williams

HD-074 (R+05): Carla Catalan Day

HD-098 (R+03): Christy Clark

HD-103 (D+02): Laura Budd

HD-104 (D+08): Brandon Lofton

SD-03 (D+03): Tina Maharath

SD-13 (R+01): Anthony Eliopoulos

SD-27 (D+02): Patricia Goetz

SD-33 (R+10): Bob Hagan

HD-004 (D+06): Mary Lightbody

HD-005 (D+02): Richard Brown

HD-010 (D+01): Russell Harris

HD-011 (D+06): Anita Somani

HD-014 (D+07): Sean Brennan

HD-016 (D+05): Bride Rose Sweeney

HD-017 (D+01): Troy Greenfield

HD-023 (R+01): Dan Troy

HD-027 (D+03): Rachel Baker

HD-028 (D+02): Jessica Miranda

HD-031 (D+01): Rita Darrow

HD-032 (D+01): Matt Shaughnessy

HD-034 (D+03): Casey Weinstein

HD-036 (Even): Addison Caruso

HD-039 (D+02): Leronda Jackson

HD-041 (D+02): Nancy Larson

HD-042 (D+02): Erika White

HD-049 (D+03): Thomas West

HD-052 (D+01): Regan Phillips

HD-053 (D+09): Joseph A. Miller III

HD-058 (D+01): Bruce Neff

HD-059 (D+03): Lauren McNally

HD-072 (R+01): Kathleen Clyde

HD-075 (R+08): Jan Materni

SD-06 (D+02): Ann Marie Mitchell

SD-16 (R+07): Mark Pinsley

SD-24 (Even): Jill Dennin

SD-40 (D+03): Jennifer Shukaitis

SD-44 (D+09): Katie Muth

HD-003 (D+04): Ryan Bizzarro

HD-007 (R+05): Tim McGonigle

HD-016 (D+06): Robert Matzie

HD-026 (D+09): Paul Friel

HD-030 (D+03): Arvind Venkat

HD-033 (D+08): Mandy Steele

HD-044 (R+01): Debbie Turici

HD-082 (D+09): Paul Takac

HD-088 (D+04): Sara Agerton

HD-119 (R+05): Vito Malacari

HD-131 (R+09): Kevin Branco

HD-137 (Even): Anna Thomas

HD-142 (D+05): Mark Moffa

HD-143 (R+04): Gwen Stoltz

HD-144 (D+04): Brian Munroe

HD-147 (R+09): Alexandra Wisser

HD-160 (D+01): Cathy Spahr

HD-176 (R+09): Hope Christman

HD-178 (R+07): Ilya Breyman

SD-05 (D+01): Jessica Katzenmeyer

SD-19 (R+02): Kristin Alfheim

SD-25 (R+10): Kelly Westlund

SD-31 (R+04): Jeff Smith

HD-004 (R+08): TBD

HD-021 (R+05): Nathan Jurowski

HD-031 (R+10): Brienne Brown

HD-033 (R+02): Don Vruwink

HD-037 (R+10): Maureen McCarville

HD-049 (R+04): Lynne Parrott

HD-051 (D+06): Leah Spicer

HD-054 (D+10): Lori Palmeri

HD-055 (R+09): Stefanie Holt

HD-071 (D+09): Katrina Shankland

HD-073 (D+04): Laura Gapske

HD-074 (D+02): John Adams

HD-084 (R+03): LuAnn Bird

HD-085 (R+04): Kristin Conway

HD-088 (R+10): Hannah Beauchamp-Pope

HD-093 (R+10): Alison Page

HD-094 (D+01): Steve Doyle

HD-096 (R+04): Jayne Swiggum

(and yes, I’m still adding more states every week...Montana is next on the list...)

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