Here are the DLCC’s Top 10 Races to Watch for August

With less than 100 days to go, the DLCC has the momentum and laid the groundwork to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to build Democratic power across America’s statehouses. We’re fighting to flip more than 500 seats across 42 chambers.

Want to know the stakes? Here’s what’s possible in the states:

· Eight new Democratic majorities
· Breaking GOP supermajorities in 10 states
· 500+ seats flipped blue

Now, we’re launching our Top 10 Races for the month of August. These candidates are running to build Democratic power across eight important state legislative chambers. As the official Democratic committee to flip state legislatures blue, we at the DLCC work year-round with over 3,000 candidates like these to win races all over the country.

Here are this month’s Top 10 Races to watch:

Ben Gruber (WI Assembly)
James Gailliard (NC Senate)
Kristie O’Brien (AZ Senate)
Robyn Vining (WI Senate)
Stephanie Guerrero Sáenz (TX House)
Adam Cleveland (GA House)
Lea Webb (NY Senate)
Emily Gregory (FL House)
Jim Haadsma (MI House)
Catelin Drey (IA Senate)

Democrats in the states are tackling the MAGA cost-of-living crisis and protecting our fundamental rights – electing even more is crucial to continuing this progress. Our Target Race program highlights the must-win races to build Democratic power across the nation and serve as a firewall against the MAGA agenda.

While Republicans at all levels of the ballot are focused on attacking our freedoms and making life worse for Americans, state Democrats are standing up and fighting back. They are the ones protecting our constitutional rights and their constituents from the chaos of the Trump administration. Our state legislators are the closest to the communities they serve. They are the ones knocking on doors and hearing from Americans who are fed up with being left behind by Republicans. In November, we have a chance to send 500 more Democrats into statehouses to deliver the agenda voters are demanding – and to hold firm against the MAGA agenda in our statehouses.

Our August Top 10 Races list offers you the opportunity to help deliver historic Democratic victories in November – and shape the future of the Democratic Party for the rest of the decade. Your support of these ten candidates in the most critical stretch of the election will help them reach even more voters in our battleground states, driving turnout for Democrats at all levels of the ballot. That means investing in state Democrats also helps federal races, so your dollar goes further. We need your help to seize this generational opportunity to reshape political power in the country from the ground up by winning races like these.

Giving to state legislative candidates is one of the most impactful ways to build a better future for your state and the country. State legislators have the most direct impact on our day-to-day lives, and Democrats have a huge opportunity to shape the future by winning these races.