It’s my last day at @DLCC & I couldn’t be happier that @heather4dems is taking over this winning team. Leading DLCC has been the honor of my life & I’m so proud of all we’ve accomplished. This work means everything to me & I wanted to share some final thoughts on this journey.🧵 I started volunteering for state legislative candidates in college in rural Missouri. Those races impacted everything from funding for our college to abortion access, & the Dem governor’s agenda was on the line every election. Special shoutout to Molly Kottmeyer & @jimkottmeyer.

This year, @DLCC committed over $2.2 million to help Dems win the Virginia House & Senate, plus significant staff time & other resources – setting a record for the committee regarding direct investment in Virginia. With support, we can replicate these wins across the country. 🧵 First, @DLCC spent early in the cycle so that Democrats on the ground in Virginia could build a self-sustaining program – hiring staff and building critical infrastructure so that the caucuses and candidates were ready to take full advantage of late-cycle spending.

This year, I am grateful for Team @DLCC and our Democratic majorities! Democrats in state legislatures made history, holding all of our chambers and even flipping 4 blue. From day one, DLCC laid the groundwork for these victories. 🧵
cbsnews.com/news/2022-midt… @DLCC DLCC is an all-the-above committee. We:
💲Fund campaigns
📺Run independent advertising
📈Provide data, training, digital, comms & fundraising help
🙋Offer strategic expertise

Winning state legislatures is a multi-cycle game & we support in-state partners every step of the way.

Well folks, @DLCC has defied the odds and made history! This is the first time in a midterm year that the president’s party has not lost a single state legislative chamber since at least 1934. Here’s where things stand:🧵 We’ve defended critical majorities in
✅Colorado
✅Maine
✅Nevada
✅Washington
✅New Mexico House
✅Minnesota House
✅Oregon
These are all states where Dems lost their majorities in the last decade.

https://twitter.com/RepJayapal/status/1591553731082227712

Tomorrow is Election Day, and I need everyone to vote blue *all the way down the ballot*. You would be amazed by all of the progress that gets accomplished at the state level. Here are 7 major issues that every single Dem-controlled legislature has taken action on: 🧵 👩‍⚕️Every Dem-controlled state legislature has protected or expanded abortion rights!

Going to college in Missouri, I saw students who had to cross state lines to access reproductive health care. No one should be forced to give birth against their will.

Well folks, this is it. Before the chaos of Election Day kicks off tomorrow, I want to use this final moment to thank all of the legislators, candidates, grassroots donors, organizers, volunteers, and @DLCC staffers who’ve worked their tails off for down-ballot Dems. 🧵 @DLCC If you’ve seen the polls, you know that tomorrow’s election is the definition of a toss-up – Democrats have been out there full force knocking doors, raising grassroots support, and talking to voters about the issues they care about.

Despite the victory lap the GOP seems to be doing over the 2020 elections, here’s a fact: Democrats are winning the fight for fair maps. Stick with me here... Down-ballot Dems didn’t do great the other week, but in the context of redistricting, we’ve made HUGE progress in recent years. Our influence is much greater than it was a decade ago, & many voters will get fair, un-rigged districts for the 1st time in generations. Some examples:

This is good. But not that good. In fact, it might be bad in the long run. But for now, we’ve dodged a bullet. Here’s why the ruling on the citizenship question on the census is good, and why our work isn’t done yet. 1/
vox.com/2019/1/15/1818… Last year, the Trump Administration proposed adding a question to the census that would have forced every American household to record whether they and other members of their household were US citizens. 2/