I’m writing this because I think that it is important to compete and do well not just in the Federal level races, but in the State level races as well. Getting Democratic trifectas in a state, or preventing Republican trifectas, is very important, even if you don’t live in the state in question. When voter suppression passes, or districts are gerrymandered, the people elected there can still affect your life. Despite that, too often state legislatures are ignored while people are focusing on the bigger races. It can also be hard to know who to donate to, when there are so many different candidates running. So I made an ActBlue page that allow you to split your donation between all of the competitive races. As an added bonus, I flipped the setting so that when you donate, it asks your permission to give out your email and phone info to the candidate; hopefully that will prevent people’s inboxes from overflowing. Today I’m fundraising for the state of ...
Texas!
Texas State Senate:
There are 31 seats in the Texas State Senate, and the Democrats have 12 seats right now; the Republicans have the remaining 19 seats. In order to win the Senate, the Democrats will need to pick up at least 4 seats, but there is only 1 competitive seat up this year. We should still try to win it.
Texas State House:
There are 150 seats in the State House, and the Democrats hold 67. To win the house, the Democrats will need to pick up 9 seats. That’s a lot, but there are many competitive seats, especially in the suburbs, so it’s very doable.
This link allows you to split your donation between the closest state legislative seats in Texas
Here's a more detailed summary of the Democrat's chances in Texas by gboros
EVEN $5 TO ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES HELPS! I understand not being able to donate to every single candidate, but every bit counts, so if you can help out just one person then please do so.
Want to help out candidates in Pennsylvania? Click this link to my previous fundraising page.
Want to help out candidates in North Carolina? Click this link to my previous fundraising page.
Want to help out candidates in Arizona? Click this link to my previous fundraising page.
Want to help out candidates in Florida? Click this link to my previous fundraising page.
Want another ActBlue page for Senate elections? Click here to help us out in the Senate.
How do I determine which seats are swing seats? Right now, my method is to see if the seat voted for Trump in 2016 by less than 10 points, or if it voted for the Republican by less than 10 points in 2018. I know it’s not a perfect method, but I do not have a lot of local knowledge of these races, so I’m just going by the numbers. If you think there’s a race I’m missing and should be added to the list, please comment below. ( Note: some candidates did not have ActBlue pages set up, so they could not be added).