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With over 70,000 volunteers across the nation, States Win is one of the largest and most effective progressive grassroots organizations in the country. |
States Win DC Metro Area Newsletter
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In this issue:
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We're Back! |
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With a New Name and a New Look |
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It’s been a long, cold winter, but after celebrating our November victories and taking a brief holiday break, we’re ready to get back to the fight with a new name and a new look. But our mission is the same -- delivering state legislatures victories that help ensure:
And we’re counting on YOU to fight with us and achieve in 2026 the kind of success we realized in 2025! Thank you for your tireless work in making our past victories possible! Let's do it again this year! |
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Let's Get Started! |
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The Midterms Start Now!
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2026 is a critical year for democracy and a promising year for Democrats. In addition to regaining control of the U.S. House and Senate, it’s imperative for us to retain or regain control of every state legislature possible. We know you recognize the need to protect fundamental rights, advance progressive policies, and ensure that our values are represented at every level of government. With your continued support, we can build on the momentum from 2025 and make a transformative impact in the year ahead. To that end, we are thrilled to support our first candidate of 2026: Dante Pittman, incumbent for the NC House of Representatives in District 24! Dante broke the Republican supermajority in 2024 and reelecting him is key to preserving Governor Stein’s veto power.
MEET DANTE PITTMAN Representative Dante Pittman is serving his first term in the North Carolina House representing District 24 after Sister District (now States Win) worked to send him to Raleigh. A lifelong Wilson resident, UNC–Chapel Hill graduate, and Captain in the North Carolina National Guard, Dante has quickly emerged as a strong advocate for public education, healthcare access, and rural economic development. He has fought Republican voucher schemes that would drain millions from local schools, while championing policies to support working families and small businesses. Learn more about Dante on his candidate page.
WHY NORTH CAROLINA IS IMPORTANT North Carolina will be a defining battleground in the 2026 midterms, with control of the legislature and an open U.S. Senate seat on the line. In 2024, Democrats ended the Republican supermajority in the House, giving Democratic Governor Josh Stein the ability to veto Republican attacks on reproductive rights, public schools, and voting access. Flipping vulnerable districts and defending key incumbents is the only way to keep Democrats strong enough to stop the GOP’s extreme agenda.
WHY THIS RACE IS IMPORTANT Dante’s victory in 2024 ended the Republican’s toxic supermajority in the North Carolina House. Reelecting him is key to sustaining Governor Stein’s vetoes and blocking GOP attacks on schools, healthcare, and reproductive freedom. Holding this must-win district gives Democrats the numbers to protect progress and defend North Carolina’s future.
WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW?
We’re so excited to support such a great candidate with you in 2026. Stay tuned to our emails for upcoming events and opportunities!
Let’s go win! |
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We’re excited to launch our 2026 State Bridges campaign! This year your donations will continue to be 501(c)(3) and tax deductible! If you’re ready to make a difference now, donate here, or read on to learn more.
2025 reinforced impact of investing in local, community based organizations and the people who lead them. In 2026, States Win DC Metro Area is even more committed to investing in organizations in states with current or historical voter suppression that are working year-round to register, engage, and educate voters.
Please join us Wednesday, February 25, at 5pm PT / 8pm ET to get to know and support our North Carolina and Tennessee partners!
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Our North Carolina partners are building long term civic power through community organizing, leadership development, and civic education. States Win fundraising in 2026 will support Carolina Federation Fund’s multiracial, working class by organizing work and member-led chapters that collaborate on statewide issue campaigns and sustained democratic participation. Our fundraising also will support We Are Down Home’s rural organizing efforts that engage working class communities around shared priorities such as education, housing, disaster recovery, and access to social supports.
Our Tennessee partners are strengthening civic participation and leadership development across the state through community-centered organizing. States Win fundraising in 2026 will support the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition’s immigrant and refugee-led work to organize communities, build leadership, and advance inclusive public policies, alongside The Equity Alliance’s efforts to engage Black Tennesseans' year-round through civic education, leadership development, and community-based organizing.
If you can't make it, you can still help – please donate now to our NC & TN partners! |
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Some Inspiration for 2026
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Looking ahead to the fight we're facing this year, we are inspired by William Ernest Henley's Invictus, which has served as inspiration to such heroes as Nelson Mandela and James Stockdale. We share it with you here.
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
It matters not how strait the gate. How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. |
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👉 Don't forget to follow us on social media at:
Facebook - @stateswin.dcma https://www.facebook.com/stateswin.dcma/
Instagram - @stateswinorg https://www.instagram.com/stateswinorg/
Blue Sky - @sisterdistrictdc.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/sisterdistrictdc.bsky.social
Your States Win DC Metro Area Leaders Sarah, Karen, Jennie, Alan, Jim, Mary, Jeff, Allison, Lynn, and Denise |
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