EMILY'S LIST. Our New Years Resolution: Target 598 state legislative seats.

David,

Happy New Year!

I hope you're ready to hit the ground running for 2018, because we've set some ambitious goals for the next 11 months — including recruiting women to run for 598 critical state legislative seats.

It's a huge undertaking, our biggest effort to remake the face of state politics ever. But I know this community is up to the challenge.

Our political landscape has changed so much since the beginning of 2017.

That's because of our history-making wins in state and local races over the past year — we turned several seats in areas Trump won blue and helped 11 women flip seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Those victories inspired us to go back to the map and look at which other seats we could target, and we landed on a whopping 598.

Electing pro-choice Democratic women to those seats will fundamentally alter the makeup of state legislatures — breaking up Republican supermajorities in some and entirely flipping others from red to blue.

And how we spend these next 11 months will be crucial to making this a reality.


Thanks,

Stephanie Schriock
President, EMILY's List.

THE YEAR AHEAD. Virginia Congressional Candidate JENNIFER WEXTON.

David, 2017 was a challenging year. But as I look back on the last 12 months, I think first of the resilience grassroots Democrats...exhibited. From the Women’s Marches across the country last January to the outpouring of grassroots support for campaigns like ours, concerned Americans came together last year to stand up for our values and resist Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda. Protesters raised their voices and helped defeat the first Republican health care bill.  Voters here in Virginia elected Ralph Northam governor in a sweeping Democratic wave. In Alabama, they elected a Democratic senator for the first time in 25 years. So, David, 2017 was hard. But we accomplished so much together. Now we need to build on this progress. And as I look forward to the year ahead, I know my 2018 resolution: Defeat Barbara Comstock. It’s not going to be easy -- she’s an entrenched incumbent with the Republican establishment and special interests propping her up. We’re going to have to fight every day to win. ...I surpassed my end-of-year fundraising goal last night, and we’re heading into the New Year strong.  Thank you, Jennifer.

What's your New Years Resolution. U.S. SENATOR CORY BOOKER.

David,

We reached our final FEC fundraising deadline of 2017. We’re kicking off the new year in a strong position to fight for our values and hold President Trump accountable. 

With a new year comes new resolutions. I have a list going for myself. Things like showing more love to those who might disagree with me—and of course, exercising more and eating healthier.

But my number one resolution for 2018 is to be more involved than ever before in helping to elect Democrats across New Jersey and the country who can help make real change and stand up to President Trump’s relentless attacks on our most fundamental American values.

I believe that we can see a big wave of Democratic victories in the midterm elections this November. But the only way we’re going to make that happen is if we all make a resolution to get out there and get involved like never before—and stick with it.

Let’s start this new year off standing together for the values we share. I’m excited for what is ahead...

THANKS,
CORY.

THIS LAST YEAR...Jennifer Boysko, Chair of Run Everywhere.

Dear David, This last year proved that when we come together, we can win... and win big. Whether we tie in the House of Delegates or not—and we still may win this last race—we surpassed every expectation for this year. Groups far and wide put ego and disputes aside and got behind even unlikely candidates—and we won. Run Everywhere was a significant factor. We ultimately donated hundreds of thousands of dollars towards this effort. As we move into 2018, we are still funding the recount, but we are also getting ready to get behind a number of new candidates we believe will help us win the House of Delegates outright in 2019 if not sooner. I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done. Jennifer Boysko Finance Chair, Virginia Democratic House Caucus. Chair of Run Everywhere.