Connecticut

Press Releases | April 2, 2018

Today the DLCC announced a new record for first quarter fundraising of more than $5 million, with $1 million coming from online donations.

Press Releases | March 15, 2018

As the Nevada Independent has reported, today a Nevada District Court judge upheld the constitutionality of a state law that could remove hundreds of signatures from petitions in the politically-charged effort to recall two Democratic state senators while ordering a “complete validation” of signatures for both petitions. Democrats believe they have enough signatures to invalidate the recall efforts and end this drawn out and completely unnecessary Republican-fueled saga.

Press Releases | March 14, 2018

Since the 2016 election, the DLCC expertise and fifty-state strategy have produced monumental wins nationwide, including flipping 39 legislative seats and an entire chamber from Republican to Democratic control. Today, DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post announced the committee is highlighting several more critical 2018 midterm races on its Spotlight Races page. This group of November candidates includes Democrats who are running in battleground states crucial to redistricting like Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and more

Press Releases | March 9, 2018

Since the 2016 election, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) has flipped 39 legislative seats from Republican to Democratic control and has a strategy in place to continue building winning momentum in states. Today, DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post announced the committee is highlighting three additional races on its Spotlight Races page. These “Democrats to know” are running in critical special elections in battleground states like Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York.

Press Releases | March 1, 2018

Today DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post announced record-breaking Democratic candidate recruitment for the North Carolina state legislature. North Carolina Democrats have candidates running in each of the 170 districts - 120 state House districts, and 50 state Senate districts - on the ballot. The talented slate of Democratic candidates includes educators, veterans, small business owners, and lawyers. And of the 218 Democrats running for state legislature, 81 are women.

Press Releases | February 27, 2018

Tonight DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post celebrated yet another special election win, this time in the battleground state of Connecticut. Representative-elect Phil Young claimed victory in the special election for House District 120, defeating his Republican opponent and ending Republicans’ more than 40-year control of this district.

Press Releases | January 19, 2018

In the past year since Donald Trump was inaugurated as President, state Democrats have stepped up to create a blue wall of resistance against the Trump administration’s extremist policies. And it’s working. Facing the lowest approval rating of any elected president in his first term, Trump and his Republican legislators are desperate to claim victories that simply are unattainable in the toxic environment they have created in Washington.

Press Releases | October 25, 2017

Today DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post shared news from the ground in Virginia: State legislative candidates, their staff, and thousands of volunteers have knocked on more than 1 million doors and made over 500,000 calls to voters this year alone.

Press Releases | October 24, 2017

Today DLCC Executive Director Jessica Post announced that Texas Representative Eric Johnson will serve as its third delegate to the Democratic National Committee.

Press Releases | October 17, 2017

Tonight Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Executive Director Jessica Post congratulated Massachusetts state Senator-elect Paul Feeney on his victory in the competitive special election for the Bristol & Norfolk Senatorial District