Hi John — Katie here. 

All year long, the Contest Every Race team has been focused on helping more Democrats step up and run for office. 

And it’s working.

Our outreach efforts this year saw over 24,000 people raise their hands and take the first step toward running for local office.

So far this cycle, we’ve recruited potential candidates in 16 states — including key battlegrounds like Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Chip in $25 to help us grow our candidate recruitment program.

With this year’s election nearly here, we’ve already started recruiting for 2026 — an all-important midterm when tens of thousands of local offices will be on the ballot, and if history holds, Republicans will run uncontested in more than half of them.

To reach even more future candidates and expand our recruitment programs ahead of 2026, we need your help now.

Chip in $25 today to help us recruit the next wave of Democratic candidates before the midterms.

With your support, we can get thousands of new Democratic candidates on the ballot for 2026.

— Katie Whittington
Director of Electoral Candidate Recruitment