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Dear John,
When I started Sister District on my living room couch in 2016, I thought only a few of my wonky neighbors in California would care about building Democratic power by flipping state legislative chambers. I created a simple web page with my idea for matching deep blue districts with purple ones that needed help, I assumed it wouldn’t go much farther than that.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
If you already know this story and want to help finish what we started in 2017, donate $20.19 now to our 2019 candidates.
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My co-founders Gaby, Lala, and Lyzz canvassing for Virginia candidate Shelly Simonds in 2017.
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Within a few short months, I had four co-founders (Candis, Gaby, Lala, and Lyzz) ready to change the course of their careers with me. And most importantly, tens of thousands of Sister District volunteers stepped up -- volunteers who believed so strongly in the urgency of restoring Democratic power at the state level that they were willing to spend their nights, weekends, and hard-earned dollars working on small campaigns in faraway states.
We got straight to work on the general election in Virginia, but the entrenched Republican majority seemed nearly impossible to overcome. Years of heavy gerrymandering meant Republicans still maintained a stranglehold on the legislature, even though every statewide office was held by a Democrat.
Imagine my shock less than one year later, when we shattered every expectation on Election Night and came within a razor’s edge of flipping the Virginia House of Delegates blue.
That night we sent a message to Donald Trump that echoed across the nation: by rolling up our sleeves and working together, we can take our democracy back.
Because of your work two years ago, turning Virginia blue in 2019 has gone from a faint hope to a stone cold reality. If it happens, it will be because you cared, you took action, and you did not let up.
Let’s finish the job in Virginia this year, and then let’s do it everywhere else.
Please join me and contribute whatever you can to our 2019 candidates. This is our last chance – let's make it count.
Always forward,
Rita
P.S. I'll never forget Election Day 2017, and neither will the legislators we elected. Check out this inspiring video for a look back at that historic blue wave.
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