Dear John,

Yesterday, we announced that Texas Rising Action activists have already reached out to more than 1.5 million young voters, including more than 1 million young voters of color, to get them to the polls for this historic election!

This is our largest youth voter turnout effort and we hope to reach more than 2 million by Election Day — making it one of the largest mobilization programs exclusively focused on young voters in Texas.

“The 2018 elections showed what a rising generation of young voters in Texas is capable of. But there is still so much more untapped potential. It was absolutely critical to invest in ensuring that this, the most diverse generation of Texas voters ever, is seen and heard at the polls. We are proud to see Texas Rising Action and the young people who run our program lead the way and support progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” - Val Benavidez, Incoming TFN President

The result of these efforts is already being reflected in early voting totals.

Figures this week from the data firm TargetSmart show that at least 900,000 under-30 voters have already cast a ballot in Texas. With the rest of this week of early voting and Election Day to go, that number represents nearly three quarters of the more than 1.2 million under-30 voters Tufts University researchers say cast a ballot in 2016 in Texas.

As a percentage of the overall early voting turnout, younger voters have also increased their share. TargetSmart figures show that voters under the age of 30 thus far account for 11.5 percent of the early vote in Texas this year, compared to 8.8 percent at this point in 2016.

Clearly, we are seeing the signs that Texas will have unprecedented participation by young voters of color in particular and young voters in general. These voters are more progressive and more engaged than ever before! But we still have work to do and we need your help to do it!

Chip in $5, $50 or even $500 to support our largest-ever Get Out the Vote campaign, and help push us over the finish line.

Together, we will break records!

Onward,


Rae Martinez
Director, Texas Rising Action