Help Us End Gerrymandering
Sister District volunteers help get Democrats elected to state legislatures. Every ten years, the results of the National Census trigger redistricting in the states. This means that after the 2020 Census, every state will redraw its electoral district maps—an opportunity that will not arise again until 2031. State legislatures control the redistricting process in 37 states, so the elected officials we send to our state legislatures in 2020 will have consequences for years to come.
2019 Impact Report
We’ve been crunching the numbers, and just completed a comprehensive report on our volunteer field and fundraising programs, campaign successes, and organizational growth. In addition, our Political Team put together a deep-dive analysis of 2019 you can read our blog. Sister District is committed to being a continuously learning organization. We’re proud to share the nuts and bolts of our achievements with you. so we can go bigger and better together in 2020!
Analyzing the 2019 Sister District Impact Report
We recently released our 2019 Impact Report. The report includes details about our fundraising and field achievements, program growth, campaign success and satisfaction, and volunteer/team success and growth. Read on for some of the takeaways from the report.
Why 2020 is Important
Rita Bosworth, Executive Director of Sister District explains why 2020 is so important, especially for state legislature. As you plan your year and determine what kind of civic engagement you will undertake, remember that this is the year where states matter most. 2020 is a census year, which means that the people we elect to state legislatures in November will be the ones in power during the next districting cycle; they will draw the voting district maps for the next decade.
2019 Post-Election Analysis
We Flipped Virginia and Celebrate our First Win in Mississippi Election night 2019 was one for the books! Sister District returned to Virginia, where we…
Why Become a Donor
When you become a donor to the Sister District Project, you will be supporting our full-time, year-round work to:
1. Scale and strengthen our volunteer recruitment, training, and mobilization
2. Provide robust campaign services to our endorsed candidates and their staff
3. Spread the word about Sister District’s work via press and social media campaigns
4. Develop technology infrastructure to support and empower our volunteer teams
Individual contributions from people like you make up over 75% of our operating budget.
No amount of support is too small, and your help is crucial to allowing us to keep doing this critical work.
We’re hiring!
Do you have a passion for getting Democrats elected? We are grassroots political startup, and we hire for remote positions. We’re looking for two outstanding Field Managers to join our Political Department and a talented Organizing Manager to scale our volunteer capacity. If that sounds like you, apply now!
Impeachment is Happening
But we have work to do right now.
We all wish Donald Trump wasn’t president. But with the Senate still in the hands of Republicans, and impeachment historically unpopular, there’s no guarantee the proceedings will lead to him being removed from office. With chaos and instability at the federal level, we must re-commit to building lasting Democratic power the only surefire way: by electing Democrats up and down the ballot.
How It Works
1. First, sign up. Then, we connect you with a team of volunteers who live near you, led by a group of volunteer District Captains.
2. We handpick a small number of strategic state legislative races—probably in a different state—and assign your team to 2-3 of those races.
3. You work with your local team to fundraise, phonebank, postcard, textbank and, if you can, travel to knock on doors and get out the vote.
Find Your Team
All across the country, we are hard at work!
Looking to connect directly with your local Sister District team? Find them in our teams directory. We’re growing new teams all the time, so check back often. Or, if you’re interested in starting one, please contact us! It’s not hard, and we’ll help you every step of the way. If you’re not sure, find out more about how our volunteers help get Democrats elected first.
What You'll Do
Sister District teams act as an expansion of campaign's field and fundraising programs. That means you'll be writing postcards to voters, canvassing, phonebanking, textbanking, and raising money on behalf of amazing Democratic candidates. But more importantly, we believe long-term activism isn't possible without building an activism community, full of real connections and real relationships. At Sister District, you'll be part of a creative, innovative, passionate community of fellow activists—and, just maybe, lifelong friends. Learn more about how our volunteers help get Democrats elected.
Elizabeth Warren agrees! States legislatures are important because:
- States are critical to securing fairly drawn districts and fighting back against gerrymandering and voter suppression.
- States are incubators of strong progressive policies and leaders.
- State level campaigns are often small and under-nourished—our volunteers' dollars and hard work can have an outsized impact.
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About Sister District
The Sister District Project works to turn states blue by winning state legislative elections. We are open to volunteers and candidates of all genders.
We have a strategic, targeted focus on critical down-ballot, state races that—if we win—will make it easier to win national elections. We support a portfolio of races, with the strategic goals of (1) flipping Republican-held state chambers (2) holding fragile Democratic majorities in state chambers, and (3) making blue inroads in badly gerrymandered states.