The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) works to win state legislative seats and chambers for Democrats.

The DLCC's mission is to build and maintain winning, state-of-the-art campaign committees through a continuing partnership with legislative leaders, professional staff, and supporters. Since its inception in 1994, DLCC has been an integral part of the success that Democrats have had winning at the legislative level and has worked to protect and pick up legislative chambers and seats in states ranging from Oklahoma to Washington to New Hampshire.

The DLCC employs state-specific strategies -- working with national and local partners to enable Democratic legislators to win in all regions of the country.

Our political directors work with legislators, caucus directors, and allies in each state. We develop state-specific strategies, working with national and local partners to enable Democratic legislators to win in all regions of the country.

We help give them access to tools like polling, communications, research, and online fundraising. Many of these basic political resources are too expensive for state legislative races, so providing an economy of scale and making them accessible is a huge advantage for our side.

We're unique in that we don't dictate the message. We recruit strong candidates who know their districts well, and we encourage them to run on local messages. We work with leaders and staff in each state to develop and effective messaging operation.

The DLCC and state legislative Democrats have had net gains in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

FAQ

Who are the DLCC's "super delegates" to the 2008 Democratic Convention?
Our delegates to the Democratic National Convention are:

• DLCC Chair, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
• DLCC Vice Chair, Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Mike Morgan
• DLCC Board Member, Ohio House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty

The DNC Charter and Bylaws apportion to the DLCC three unpledged delegates: our Chair and two other state legislators, at least one of whom must be the opposite gender of our Chair.

Are you part of the DNC/DLC?
No, we are an independent organization. We are not part of the Democratic National Committee or the Democratic Leadership Council.

What types of contributions can you accept?
The DLCC is able to accept corporate, treasury, PAC and individual contributions of any amount. Contributions will be used at the DLCC’s sole discretion to support its nonfederal programs and activities.

Contributions to the DLCC are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal Income Tax purposes.

Refunds on contributions are made on request. Contributions by credit card will be refunded to the card by which the original contribution was made.