John,

Too often, Democrats look for quick solutions to win state races. Meaningful investments and organizing happen a few weeks, or even days, before an Election—too late to make the difference we need to build lasting power.

We know long-term, on-the-ground organizing—often led by people of color—lays the foundation for the real change our communities deserve.

That’s why, through our State Bridges program last year, we invested in nine local organizations across five states, who are building non-partisan civic power year-round—and we're already laying the groundwork to continue investing in local organizers in 2026. If you're all in on continuing to invest in grassroots organizing, pitch in today.

Here is what that support helped our State Bridges partners accomplish last year:

ARIZONA

Arizona Center for Empowerment:

Defeated 12 anti-immigrant bills, including one paying police $2,500 per detained undocumented person
Organized 18 actions with 500+ participants, demanding fair and humane immigration laws

RAZE

Expanded the Protect Our Pueblos campaign with a hotline and resources for those impacted by immigration policies
Identified ICE activity in rural borderlands and coordinated rapid response with state partners

MICHIGAN

We The People Action Fund

Increased their base by 7,000 individuals statewide, now over 20,000 engaged Michiganders
Secured funding for Traverse City homeless shelter, free drivers’ ed in Benton Harbor, and formed renters unions in Southfield and Lansing

Mothering Justice

Knocked on 55,399 doors, had 14,955 conversations, and made 18,270 phone calls to engage Michigan residents
Launched the Black Womxn Win fellowship with 32 participants, providing training and mentorship to empower Black women leaders

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Stands Up Institute

Created a Statewide Housing Team that brought together housing leaders from across Pennsylvania for training and strategy
Advocated for taxing billionaires and funding schools, housing, transit, clean air, and water

Pittsburgh United

Knocked on 59,154 doors and had conversations with 3,957 Pennsylvanians
Hosted 3 housing town halls allowing deep canvassing conversations on affordable housing

WISCONSIN

Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund

Mobilized nearly 100 people to participate in two Lobby Days of Action
Ran an education mail campaign for state superintendent races

WISDOM

Knocked 40,000+ doors and engaged 10,000+ Wisconsinites in a non-partisan manner to educate on the historic Supreme Court election.
Organized a Lobby Day with 700+ leaders from across the state

VIRGINIA

New Virginia Majority Action Fund

Made 120,000 calls to Virginians tracking key issues
Supported non-partisan voter education and Get Out the Vote efforts for the June 17th primary

All of this work is crucial in building long-term infrastructure for meaningful democratic participation in states.

That’s why this year, we’re doubling down to support long-term powerbuilding efforts, and we’ll be announcing our 2026 State Bridges partners soon!

We truly can’t do any of this without you. As a grassroots organization, we’re only able to invest in our State Bridges partners thanks to your incredibly generous support. If you’re in a position to do so, please pitch in $26 or more to Sister District today to keep this work going strong.

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Thank you, John, and stay tuned!

— Sister District

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