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Juliet Eastland

Juliet Eastland

Why States Matter: ALEC
Last week, we received a phone call at home from a number identified as “Washington, DC.” Our co...
June 14, 2021
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Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

VA Primaries 2021
The Virginia primaries are officially behind us! It was a wild primary season, with historic activit...
June 10, 2021
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Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

Blue wave[s] substudy: Does receiving a third card help reactivate turnout effects ahead of the general election?
Abstract: In 2020, SDAN ran a Two Primaries Postcard Study, which was a randomized controlled trial ...
May 28, 2021
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Sister District volunteers in California write postcards to voters
Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Downstream analysis of primary postcard studies: Does getting GOTV postcards before the primary increase general election voter turnout?
This analysis explores the general election voting behavior of voters who SDAN sent GOTV postcards t...
May 27, 2021
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Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Persuasive politics: Cialdini’s principles of persuasion at work
Social psychology, and the work of Dr. Robert Cialdini and colleagues in particular, has had an outs...
May 26, 2021
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Protest sign that reads "we will not go back" and "protect roe" with hangers on the sign
Ariana Rodriguez

Ariana Rodriguez

Abortion Rights in the States: Interview with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Executive Director Jamie Lockhart
With a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, there is a very real possibility Roe v. Wade will...
Added to From the Field, Political Strategy, Thought Leadership
Lala Wu

Lala Wu

If Roe is overturned, the fight moves to the states
We’ve always known that a conservative-majority Supreme Court would threaten abortion rights. Stil...
May 20, 2021
Added to Thought Leadership
Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

You don’t have to tell me twice: Additional text message reminders for confirming volunteer attendance for Mobilize event
This study tested the efficacy of sending an additional personal text message reminder to volunteers...
May 18, 2021
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Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

The skill of the chase 2:  Do chaser postcards help to amplify the utility of an earlier voter contact?
Abstract: This study tested the efficacy of postcards that follow up on a successful voter contact m...
May 14, 2021
Added to Research and Experiments
Jill from SD MA-Ri

Jill from SD MA-Ri

Virginia Climate Bills – Sister District Candidates Make a Difference
Read more about Virginia's climate bills including the Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2020, supported...
Added to Thought Leadership
Juliet Eastland

Juliet Eastland

Why Are States So Important? Virginia’s Blue Trifecta Miracle
Let's take a closer look at what life under a blue trifecta looks like. Herewith, a non-exhaustive l...
April 1, 2021
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Sister District

Sister District

Our Statement on the Atlanta Shootings
We are devastated by the shootings that occurred in Atlanta yesterday, killing eight people, six of ...
March 17, 2021
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Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

The Power of Representation
Political Director Gaby Goldstein caught up with a few of our historic candidates, now legislators, ...
March 5, 2021
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Gaby Goldstein

Gaby Goldstein

Mallory Roman

Mallory Roman

Blue waves: Do 2 waves of primary GOTV postcards increase voter turnout?
This study sought to determine if voter turnout among low-to-mid turnout propensity, high support vo...
February 11, 2021
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Rita Bosworth

Rita Bosworth

2021 Executive Director Transition
Change is in the air! We have a new president who is already taking quick action to undo many of the...
January 26, 2021
Added to Thought Leadership

Why do state legislatures matter for enacting progressive change nationwide? What issues matter to Sister District candidates? Can Democratic majorities end gerrymandering, defend voting rights, protect reproductive rights, enact climate action? Does volunteering to phonebank, canvass, or write postcards to voters make a difference?

These are important questions and we’re here to shed some light on these pressing issues, as well as keep you up to date on upcoming elections and important developments. Our talented team includes lawyers, academics, advocates, community leaders, and many others who contribute their skills and brainpower to building Democratic representation in state legislatures. We discuss these important issues, interview our candidates, talk about current events, and share our research findings. 

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Research and Experiments

Our very own Dr. Mallory Roman and Co-Founder/Attorney Gaby Goldstein break down the Sister District Action Network’s research concerning civic engagement, voter messaging, and much more. Dr. Mallory Roman earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology at Duke University. Gaby Goldstein studied at the Boston University School of Law and earned her Ph.D. in Health Policy at the Univ. of California, Berkeley.

Political Strategy

Where data and research meet with passion and experience. Building progressive power in state legislatures can be done and we’ll show you how! Jump in to learn more about how we organize and mobilize voters nationwide for the 2022 midterms, even in traditionally “red states”  like Texas and Georgia.

Thought Leadership

Hear from our lead Strategists, Attorneys, Researchers, Organizers, and Communications experts. What are they seeing? What do they want people to know about state elections and building progressive power?

Candidates and Races

Candidates and campaign field managers discuss pressing issues, policy matters, and also gain insight into the real person running for public office, not just the politician.

Policy and Issues

Reproductive Rights? Voting Rights? Supreme Court rulings? Policy seems to be changing daily! What does it mean and what can you do? Here we discuss developing policy matters and why what happens in one state matters in another.

From the field

Hear firsthand accounts from organizers, candidates, volunteers, and political strategists working with the public and on the political front lines. Why do they do this work, what do they love about it, and what advice do they have?