Monthly Newsletter

February 2022

RECENT EVENTS

Recap... Federal and State Leaders Summit

This past December, GOPAC hosted its inaugural Federal and State Leaders
Summit in Washington, D.C. Legislators and corporate members attended from
across the country to exchange ideas on conservative policies and learn
from political and policy experts.

Our sessions included a wide range of topics from "The Right Environment
for Economic Success," and "Big Tech: How I Learned to Stop Regulating and
Love Conservatism”, to "Tobacco and Nicotine Policy in 2022 and Beyond:
Advancing Public-Health Objectives with Solutions Across Stakeholders.”
This allowed every legislator the opportunity to gain valuable insight on
ways to advance conservative principles within their own state.

Click [1]here to listen to the speech Speaker Newt Gingrich gave at the
event this past December.

ELECTIONS TO WATCH

2022 Elections: Redistricting

The party that holds the majority holds the pen for redistricting in state
legislatures.

North Carolina

A three judge panel has instituted a remedial map with a decent chance of
electing eight Republicans and six Democrats. The new map creates five safe
Republican districts and two other Republican-leaning seats, as well as
three safe Democratic seats and two more Democratic-leaning districts. The
remedial map is only in place for 2022, meaning a new map will need to come
together before the 2024 election.

Florida

A state House committee voted along party lines to advance a GOP-drawn
congressional map that would create 18 districts that would have gone for
Donald Trump and just 10 that would have voted for Joe Biden. The state
Senate last month passed its own version that has a closer 16-12 split in
favor of Trump.

Louisiana

Louisiana's Republican-run legislature finished passing new congressional,
state Senate, and state House maps and submitted them to Democratic
Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards has not yet announced if he'll sign or
veto the proposals.

Pennsylvania

The Democratic-majority Pennsylvania Supreme Court has selected a final map
for the state's congressional districts, the previous 18 districts have
been redrawn down to 17 because of the census. The new map drops one
Republican-leaning seat to leave eight Republican leaning seats, six
Democratic-leaning seats, and three highly competitive seats. It has a
median seat bias of R+1.3 but an efficiency gap of D+3.0.

Upcoming Primary Election Dates

* March 1st - Texas
* May 3rd  - Indiana
* May 10th  - West Virginia
* May 17th  - Kentucky
* May 17th  - Pennsylvania

GOPAC MEDIA APPEARANCES

[2]Jessica Curtis' opinion column in the Washington Examiner - 3/1/22

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[4]David Avella on Faulkner Focus - 2/10/22

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NEWS TO SHARE

[6]'Dismantling Democracy' to save it: How Democrats rediscovered the joys
of rigging elections

(The Hill, 2/5/22)

[7]Women, candidates of color lead GOP charge to flip the House

(POLITICO, 2/8/22)

[8]Yesterday I Was Levi's Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.

(Jennifer Sey- Substack, 2/14/22)

[9]Republicans outraise Democrats in Texas by more than 3 to 1

(The Center Square, 2/17/22)

[10]GOPAC endorsed candidate, Jen Kiggans, launched a new digital
advertisement campaign titled "Tone Deaf."

(VA-2, 2/17/22)

[11]Democrats' internal polling shows swing voter believe party went 'too
far' on COVID

(SFGATE, 2/17/22)

[12]Democrats Deserve to Lose the Midterm Elections

(The Wall Street Journal, 2/23/22)

[13]Rasmussen National Survey on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

(Ballotpedia, 2/28/22)

News Round Up Across the States

Colorado

[14]Their job is to represent you at the state capitol - but they're also
running for higher office this year

(CPR News, 2/14/22)

FLORIDA

[15]Mason-Dixon Poll shows Ron DeSantis with healthy lead over Democratic
Opponents

(Florida Politics, 2/15/22)

Kentucky

[16]Kentucky sees largest number of U.S. House candidates since at least
2014

(Ballotpedia News, 2/23/22)

MICHIGAN

[17]Michigan poised to be House battleground all year

(Roll Call, 2/24/22)

MISSOURI

[18]Missouri's Senate race proves crowded as candidates begin filing

(Columbia Missourian, 2/22/22)

NORTH CAROLINA

[19]State legislative races, U.S. senate race begin to take shape

(The Daily Reflector, 2/26/22)

NEW YORK

[20]Park Slope and Staten Island: An Unlikely Political Marriage

(The New York Times, 2/21/22)

Pennsylvania

[21]Pennsylvania has a new congressional map that will keep the state
intensely competitive

(The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/23/22)

TEXAS

[22]Looking ahead: State GOP leaders win big in Texas legislative primaries

(The Texas Tribune, 3/2/22)

TENNESSEE

[23]Outgoing Tennessee Democrat congressman says party 'facing extinction'
in his state, relying on 'blind hope'

(Fox News, 2/10/22)

VIRGINIA

[24]In Virginia, GOP has openings in new Biden-Youngkin districts

(Roll Call, 2/23/22)

Days until...

2022 General Election

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2024 Election

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[25]Mission Majority

Mission Majority is the GOPAC Election Fund’s program that provides direct
financial support to House and Senate Republican incumbents, challengers,
and open seat candidates in competitive races. The GOPAC Election Fund also
encourages its members to donate directly to each endorsed candidate.

GOPAC's endorsements this month:

Stephanie Bice

For Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District

Stephanie was a part of GOPAC's 2015 class of Emerging Leaders and
previously served in the Oklahoma State Senate. She does not have a primary
opponent in her campaign for re-election. She will likely face Abby Broyles
(D) in the general election.

Bryce Reeves

For Virginia's 7th Congressional District

Reeves is running against incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D). Bryce currently
serves in Virginia State Senate District 17 and was a 2012 Emerging Leader.
The idea of service is in his blood. He served in the United States Army,
graduated from the Army's Ranger School, served as a narcotics detective in
Prince William County, and went on to serve in the Virginia State Senate.

Nancy Mace

For South Carolina's 1st Congressional District

Currently, Representative Mace will be facing a primary challenge from 5
candidates. SC-1 has moved from Republican leaning to solidly Republican at
R+17. Democrats aren't likely to make an effort to flip this district,
although, one candidate, Annie Andrews, just reported raising almost half a
million dollars in her first 2 months in the race.

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