👋 Happy Pride Month, and welcome to the June edition of The Sister District Dispatch! Every month, we’ll catch you up on the latest election news and keep you informed on our collective fight to win permanent progressive power in the states.

Keep reading to learn more about what we’ve been up to this month!

🎉 Expanding the Map!

Earlier this year, we announced our official target states for this election cycle: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Michigan.

But with so much at stake this year, we wanted to make a bigger impact.

That’s why this month, we launched our 2024 Expansion Fund to raise the resources needed to expand the map and kickstart our work in New Hampshire and Minnesota.

Together, this grassroots community raised more than $12,000 into our expansion fund and helped us unlock an additional $10,000 from a generous donor in New York!

New Hampshire and Minnesota present critical opportunities to build progressive power, and we can’t wait to share which candidates we’ll be endorsing from these two critical states.

💡Sister District Team Spotlight:

Sister District teams have hit the ground running, hosting incredible events to support our candidates. Here are a few highlights from the past month:

Sister District Sacramento held an in-person Meet and Greet with Kevin Volk, our brilliant candidate running in Arizona. It was their most successful fundraiser ever, and it raised triple their largest in-person candidate meet and greet from last year.

In total, 79 people attended, 99 people donated, and the team raised $18,500 to support Kevin and his campaign for AZ State House.

Sister District Sonoma West held a Virtual Book Talk for Patty Kim, running for Pennsylvania State Senate. Teaming up with the Sonoma East, MA-RI, and Southern Vermont teams, they hosted this wonderful conversation with Eileen Caroscio, author of Midlife, New Life, on resilience — an essential ingredient for persevering through changes and challenges we face in life after fifty.

And Sister District South Bay held a Garden Party for Brittney Miller, who is running for Nevada State Assembly. Brittney joined their Garden Party held in a beautiful backyard setting with lots of fun get-to-know-you activities. Together, they raised $15,000 to help win this important race!

🚨 In the News: Donald Trump’s Conviction

Last week, Donald Trump was found guilty on all counts in his New York criminal trial — but that doesn’t stop him from running for President. And it doesn’t stop him from winning, either.

Trump is a grave threat to our democracy, and the only way we can stop him is at the ballot box. By driving up turnout in critical state legislative races in swing states, we can help stop him from taking back the White House — and elect progressive leaders who will counteract Trump and the MAGA movement, no matter what happens in November.

🎟️You’re Invited: Historic Firsts: Pride Edition

This Monday, June 10, join Sister District and Teen Vogue for a Pride Month virtual event to lift up trailblazing pioneers from the LGBTQ+ community who have made history in state legislatures and beyond.

Featuring:

Keynote address from Erin Reed, journalist and transgender rights activist
Panelists: Arizona State Rep Lorena Austin, Minnesota State Sen Clare Oumou Verbeten, and Washington State Sen Emily Randall
Moderators: Gaby Goldstein, Sister District Co-Founder, and Allegra Kirkland, Teen Vogue Politics Director

Click here to RSVP to join us on Monday, June 10 at 8pm ET.

📰 Featured Readings

We’ve rounded up some key readings important to our work! Check them out:

📝 Out-of-state abortion patients flock to Virginia after Florida's 6-week ban | Axios

📝 What State Legislatures Are Doing to Support Local Journalism | Free Press

📝 Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions | AP

📝 ‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain | Oregon Capital Chronicle

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That’s it for this month! Sister District members like you are essential to our movement — and there’s no doubt with your help, we’ll continue to achieve historic and momentous victories for progressives in states everywhere.

Thank you for reading!

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