HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Earlier this week, Commonwealth Leaders Fund - a Republican dark money group aligned with politicians like PA House District 28 candidate Rob Mercuri - was exposed for distributing blatant misinformation in a mailer with a doctored headline from an Emily Skopov op-ed. Unfortunately, Mercuri, the self-proclaimed candidate of "character" and "fair play" has yet to speak up. "Rob Mercuri claims to b more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on July 15: While all of Georgia's Republican Senate contenders were happy to stand behind President Donald Trump during today's event, all of them continue to dodge or deflect questions on the consequences of the administration-backed anti-health care lawsuit - specifically what would happen to 1.8 million Georgians with pre-existing conditions if Republicans succeed in their quest to overturn the en more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of Betsy DeVos's virtual visit to Phoenix tomorrow to speak with the Federalist Society, the Arizona Democratic Party held a press call with local education leaders to push back on Donald Trump's disastrous coronavirus response and his threats to force schools to reopen during the height of the pandemic without a plan to keep students, families, teachers, and staff safe. On the call, Superintende more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on July 15: This morning, Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) Chairwoman Nikema Williams hosted a virtual press conference with Founder of Fair Fight Stacey Abrams and Savannah Mayor Van Johnson to slam Donald Trump's empty promises and failed response to the coronavirus crisis, which has now resulted in over 100,000 COVID-19 cases in Georgia, and more than 3,000 Georgia coronavirus deaths. "Trump's in more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Vice President Joe Biden unveiled his plan to invest in our nation's infrastructure while creating millions of clean energy jobs, Congressman Ruben Gallego called out Donald Trump's long record of enriching himself while hurting Arizona's economy and working families. Congressman Gallego: "Four years ago, Donald Trump promised to fix our nation's crumbling infrastructure and bring back American jobs more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona Republican Party Chair, Kelli Ward, who infamously called health care workers advocating for public safety "actors", phoned into an interview where she spewed a laundry list of falsehoods. Interview Lowlights: Ward appeared to find it "interesting" that Arizona is now the epicenter of COVID-19 cases worldwide. Instead of recognizing Trump's abysmal pandemic response, Ward decided to shift the  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: After no sign of action from U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, Arizona is expected to be among the hardest-hit states when Republicans allow expanded jobless benefits to expire in less than two weeks - leaving Arizonans who lost their jobs due to the pandemic with "between about $120 and $240" a week to live on. In Arizona, the expanded benefits have helped "approximately 400,000 Arizonans." And the state is a more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Candidate for Secretary of State Bryce Bennett will join conservation advocates to lay out his guiding principles for defending access to Montana's public lands when serving on the land board as Secretary of State. His opponent, on the other hand, appears to be studying up on what exactly the land board does. When asked about her priorities for the land board, Christi Jacobsen admitted, "I haven't dived more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 15: Yesterday, Joe Biden unveiled a plan to create millions of jobs by investing in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure. This starkly contrasts with Donald Trump's repeated failures to advance a clean energy economy and address pressing infrastructure needs and climate concerns. While the climate crisis is already causing significant disruptions to Maine industries, including lumber, fishing more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Austin Knudsen continues to be locked in a legal battle against the City of Culbertson, the Horace Mann Post No. 81 of the American Legion, and local recreationists, over putting up a gate on a public easement, preventing access to the 35 acre veterans park located along the Missouri River. Knudsen and his family bought the property around the park and gated it off, blocking local veterans and outdoor en more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Despite Georgia's ongoing economic and public health crisis, this week Congressman Doug Collins claimed that "we gotta probably cut back on the unemployment insurance," even as "more than one in eight workers" in Georgia are unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Collins's reckless position in the face of ongoing economic hardship for Georgia families should come as no surprise. Even while Georgia more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 17 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report from the nonpartisan consumer advocacy group Families USA found that there has been a 16% increase in the number of uninsured Mainers amid the coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying economic downturn. According to the analysis, the ongoing crisis has led to the largest health insurance losses in American history, including 14,000 newly uninsured Maine people. Meanwhile, Washington Republica more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reports reveal that Mike Gula, a former campaign aide to Senator Steve Daines, landed large deals to sell personal protective equipment to numerous states "after parlaying his connections to lobbyists and fundraisers" connected to the GOP. But Daines has refused to answer questions about the nature of his affiliation with Gula, or if Daines leveraged his long standing relationships with Chinese offi more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 16 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 15: The Oklahoma Democratic Party released the following statement on Governor Stitt testing positive for COVID-19: Alicia Andrews, Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party said today that she is sending thoughts and prayers to Gov. Stitt and his family after Stitt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. "This is a horrible disease that is impacting the lives of every Oklahoman, w more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia Republicans' troubles aren't ending anytime soon. After Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black yesterday became the latest statewide elected official "breaking ranks" with unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler to support top Trump ally Congressman Doug Collins, the GOP's "inner-party wrangling" keeps ramping up with a new New York Times report outlining the "uneasy relationship more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on July 16: In response to remarks from President Trump yesterday in Atlanta that "Georgia has been a great example of a state that's done it all right," Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) Chairwoman Nikema Williams released the following statement: "Trump's remarks yesterday underscore his failure to understand the scope of this crisis. We now have over 100,000 COVID-19 cases in Georgia, and more than 3 more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement by Chair Nikema Williams after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the state unemployment figures: "Because of Donald Trump and Brian Kemp's incompetent handling of the coronavirus pandemic, over one in eight Georgians are out of work and our unemployment rate is more than four points higher than what it was a year ago. "Now, Trump is going to pull the rug out from underneath the thousands of Georgi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A devastating piece from Georgia Public Broadcasting reported that at the front lines of Georgia's coronavirus crisis, hospital staff at hospitals in Macon are "overrun with patients" and forced to send patients up to 850 miles away due to bed shortages as COVID numbers spike: "[Patients] were lined up along the walls in the ER," a health care worker inside a Navicent Health-owned hospital in middle more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As President Donald Trump comes to Georgia and puts unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler's "GOP feud" with Congressman Doug Collins on full display, the Democratic Party of Georgia is calling on Loeffler to skip her usual (de)tour and answer a key question about whether she truly stands "100%" with Trump and Republican leadership: Once and for all: Does Loeffler support the Trump  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A Washington Post investigation revealed that during Brian Kemp's reckless and rushed reopening of Georgia, he let business lobbyists write their own rules -- resulting in dangerously loose guidelines that "made clear that economic objectives triumphed over public health" as Georgia now reaches new highs of over 3,400 COVID-19 cases daily. From the Post: Five days after Georgia's stay-at-home orde more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As Georgia Republicans crowd to celebrate the failure-in-chief Donald Trump in Atlanta, Brian Kemp hasn't confirmed whether he'll let Georgia's already relaxed coronavirus restrictions expire- despite new record surges and over 3,000 coronavirus deaths. In the four months since Kemp's original public health order, Georgia's handling of coronavirus has gone from badly inept to dangerously reckless -  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on July 16: In an interview yesterday, Senator David Perdue again refused to commit to providing needed relief to struggling Georgians by extending critical expanded unemployment insurance benefits, calling the expanded program "a hindrance." WATCH: (https://youtu.be/a5SuZHHQHm4). This isn't the first time Perdue's turned his back on working families in Georgia. He already claimed he "personally op more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Democrats running for Senate continued to grow their fundraising considerably in the second quarter of 2020, outraising vulnerable Republican incumbents and candidates in 13 GOP-held seats while smashing records and building their cash on hand in key states. The massive Q2 fundraising hauls are the latest indicator that Democrats are running aggressive campaign operations across the country th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on July 15: Ahead of President Trump's trip to Atlanta, the Democratic National Committee is launching a week-long digital advertising campaign highlighting Trump's failed coronavirus response on the homepage of the Atlanta Voice, a Black newspaper. The Atlanta Voice reaches voters in Atlanta and the surrounding metropolitan area, where Trump is set to visit. Additionally, this morning at 8:45am EDT, the more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, the Democratic National Committee and Maine Democratic Party held a virtual text bank encouraging Mainers to request, complete, and submit absentee ballots ahead of the state's July 14 primary. Some 75 volunteers texted approximately 91,000 Maine voters. This effort follows an initial text bank held last month and continues Democrats' months-long effort to ensure voters can safely cast their ball more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This week, the Democratic National Committee and Maine Democratic Party held a virtual text bank encouraging Mainers to request, complete, and submit absentee ballots ahead of the state's July 14 primary. Some 75 volunteers texted approximately 91,000 Maine voters. This effort follows an initial text bank held last month and continues Democrats' months-long effort to ensure voters can safely cast their b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, and South Carolina Democratic Party announced that the South Carolina State Election Commission has agreed to provide prepaid postage on absentee ballot return envelopes for the general election. This agreement follows a lawsuit filed earlier this year seeking to remove four restrictive and unconstitutional barriers to acces more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nikema Williams on U.S. District Judge Jones striking down Georgia's unconstitutional abortion ban: "In 2019, we saw the worst of Republican extremism when they attempted to end Georgians' bodily autonomy and pass the abortion ban -- we have justice. "Thanks to advocates and activists across the state, our right to reproductive freedom is safe for another day. Republicans have made it cle more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 17 by Chair Terrie Rizzo: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its state-specific jobs data, which revealed that Florida's unemployment rate is at 10.4%. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor data showed that Florida's unemployment is once again surging. DOL reported that unemployment claims doubled compared to the previous week, with 129,408 new claims in Florida filed between July 5- more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 16 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: On the third tax day since Trump's tax cut law took effect, millions of Floridians are dealing with the duel health and economic crisis caused by Donald Trump's ineffective pandemic response. President Trump's tax cut law, which was sold as a middle class tax cut, gave billions to the richest individuals and corporations while millions of low and middle-income workers saw their taxes rise. "This Tax Day i more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 14 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 13 by Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo: The Florida Democratic Party announced over 1 million Democrats have enrolled or renewed their vote by mail enrollment since the March 17th Presidential Preference Primary. Additionally, Florida Democrats now hold a 423,379 voter vote-by-mail enrollment advantage over the Florida GOP. Two weeks ago, Florida Democrats published a memo (https://www.floridadems.org/n more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia Democrats hosted a press call to speak out about how Donald Trump's failures to manage the coronavirus crisis has devastated Georgia's health and economy, making recovery much harder than it needed to be for Georgians. Due to Trump's failed response to the coronavirus, Georgia now has over 100,000 COVID-19 cases and one in eight workers have filed for unemployment claims. This week, a new an more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler continues her statewide tour while Georgians are facing a surging coronavirus outbreak and an economy struggling to recover, the Democratic Party of Georgia is calling on Loeffler to skip the (de)tour and answer a key question she has been evading for months: After her coronavirus stock trading scandal, why won't Loeffler follow "The Isakson more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: With unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler continuing her statewide tour as "more than one in eight workers" in Georgia remain unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Party of Georgia is again calling on Loeffler to skip the (de)tour and start answering questions: Will Loeffler support extending critical unemployment insurance for Georgians impacted by the coronavir more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As unelected "political mega-donor" Senator Kelly Loeffler continues her statewide tour while Georgia is facing painful budget cuts to critical services, the Democratic Party of Georgia is calling on Loeffler to skip the (de)tour and answer a key question for Georgians: With the state budget slashing nearly $1 billion from education and more than $2 billion overall, does Loeffler support federal aid more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 15 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After an election with record-high Democratic early turnout, results show Vice President Biden winning Louisiana's Democratic Presidential Primary. In total, nearly 63,000 more Democrats than Republicans cast their ballot in the primary and Biden received over 16,000 more votes than Trump. "Congratulations to Vice President Biden on his decisive victory in Louisiana," Sen. Karen Carter Peterson more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 15 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: Ahead of Mike Pence's arrival in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, released the following statement: "In January, Donald Trump told us the pandemic was 'totally under control' and promised that it would be 'just fine.' "But instead of doing his job, he ignored his own advisors, picked petty fights on Twitter, and failed to contain the vir more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement: Following the announcement that Speaker Sara Gideon will be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Maine Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Marra issued the following statement: "Speaker Gideon's record of public service is clear: she knows how to fight for what matters most to Maine people. As Speaker of the Maine House she has championed efforts to expand access to affordable health care, direct resources more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 14 by Chair Kathleen Marra on the primary election: "Maine's election administrators worked around the clock to ensure that today's election was both safe and inclusive. I want to thank them, as well as the Maine people who volunteered to serve as poll workers, for their hard work to meet this unprecedented moment. But today's successful election saw just a fraction of the turnout we'll see in November. more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 18 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: When Mainers first sent Susan Collins to the U.S. Senate, she claimed that getting money out of politics was a top priority for her and for the people of Maine. But eight years ago, Collins helped her party block the DISCLOSE Act, which would have increased transparency and limited dark money meddling in federal elections. WATCH: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=onldess9Vgc&feature=youtu.be). Sen more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation has shown that the Republican lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act that was "sparked" by Senator Susan Collins' vote for the GOP tax giveaway could drive independent voters away from Republicans. According to the polling, 93% of independents want to maintain ACA regulations that prohibit insurance companies from setting lifetime limits on coverage a more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins refused to say whether she supports Trump's reelection for the NINTH TIME, continuing her 577 day streak of refusing to be honest with Mainers about her position. Collins repeated a line that she's used to dodge this question in the past saying she's, "not going to get involved in Presidential politics" but when a reporter pointed out that she was very publicly involved in presidentia more PR

WOBURN, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Republican Helen Brady has prevailed in her fight against a Massachusetts Democratic Party scheme to prevent a strong conservative female voice from challenging entrenched U.S. Rep. Bill Keating this fall. "Here you had the vice chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party lodging a formal complaint during a health pandemic to try and keep a woman off of an election ballot," Brady said, referenci more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater on Attorney General Barr's desperate attempt to distract from Trump's embarrassing weakness on China: * * * "Donald Trump has broken his promise to get tough on China, showing nothing but weakness on the international stage and doing nothing but concede. "He struck disastrous deals with the Chinese g more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: One year ago, Donald Trump told farmers they were "over the hump" and a few days later said they would be doing "be doing fantastically well" in a year. In the year since, Trump has abandoned them as they suffer from his failed response to COVID-19 and his disastrous trade deal with China. Since Trump's remarks, Michigan farmers have been decimated with farm bankruptcies spikingby 50% as exports plum more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: On Tax Day, the Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater: "This delayed tax day is yet another bleak reminder that Trump's economic agenda never had working people at heart. "Not only was the tax scam ineffective at helping families in our state get ahead, it rewarded big corporations for laying off workers and closing factories in Michigan. Whi more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 15 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following statement: Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans issued the following statement calling on Nicole Galloway to come forward and publicly denounce the "Defund the Police" movement: "Nicole Galloway and her new Missouri Democratic Party Chair, Clem Smith refuse to publicly denounce the 'Defund the Police' policies being added to Democrat Party platforms. "Now Galloway is refusing to take a s more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Montana Democratic Party released two new digital ads that hold Senator Steve Daines accountable for his history of serving as a "China Cheerleader" and "China's Ambassador in Congress." WATCH CHINA'S AMBASSADOR IN CONGRESS: (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=f2aae4f3e7&e=441027409f). After his years-long record of "not just working with the C more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: While doing his election-year victory lap for passing the Great American Outdoors Act in the Senate, Senator Steve Daines assured constituents that Rep. Greg Gianforte "will be working hard to get this passed." That's news to Greg Gianforte, who has so far refused to heed Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney's call to co-sponsor the bill in the House of Representatives. 25 House Republicans - on top of 173 Democrats -  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Rep. Casey Schreiner rolled out their "Protect the Last Best Place" plan to protect and expand access to Montana's pristine public lands. Cooney compared his track record of delivering results for hunters, anglers, and all Montanans, to his opponent's record of suing to block stream access and advocating for federal lands transfer. Left without an excuse, Greg Gianfort more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines' fundraising report for the second quarter reveals once again that his biggest supporters aren't the hard-working people of Big Sky Country, but the same corporate donors and special interests he's fought for his entire career in Congress. Daines Q2 campaign contributions include: * Nearly $170,000 from corporate PACs * $11,500 from Big Pharma, including Pfizer, Zeneca PAC, and J more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a few weeks, the expanded unemployment benefits - which have served as a crucial lifeline to Montanans laid off due to the COVID-19 crisis - are set to expire. Recent reports indicate that failing to renew these crucial benefits would have "dramatic, negative" effects on those without jobs, and the economy writ large. Yet, Senator Steve Daines still opposes these critical resources keeping hard-work more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines hosted a U.S. Department of Agriculture official in Great Falls for a closed-door roundtable with hand-picked participants. While Daines offered lip service to his "support" of Montana's producers, he was nowhere to be found when farmers and ranchers needed him the most in Washington, D.C. After a devastating 2019 crop year that featured heavy spring rains and early snowfall, Senato more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 14 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the past few months, state and local governments have faced the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. As the crisis continues, these governments are looking to Congress for much-needed relief to "purchase personal protective equipment, pay first responders and cover other public-health costs related to the pandemic." Despite new aid for state and local governments clearing the Democratic-controlled Ho more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the coronavirus crisis drags on, vulnerable workers facing job losses are pleading with Congress to extend the boosted unemployment benefits. As the pandemic takes an economic toll, many across the country and in Montana continue to confront a bleak employment landscape. Even still, Senator Steve Daines continues to oppose these crucial benefits keeping unemployed Montanans afloat during this downturn more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 14 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos refused to say if she was still considering withholding federal funding from schools that don't reopen in the fall. DeVos' comments come despite criticism from public educators in Montana who deemed the decision a continuation of "an unfortunate history of the federal government playing a heavy hand." Yet, Senator Steve Daines continues to stand by Betsy  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent interview, Senator Steve Daines refused to commit to attending this year's Republican National Convention, saying "we'll cross that bridge" when "we come to it." This isn't the first time Daines has been shifty with his plans to attend his party's national convention. Four years ago, Daines said he would not attend the RNC, choosing instead to be "in Montana fly fishing." A few weeks later,  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 14 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After Betsy DeVos threatened to withhold funding from school districts that won't fully return to in-person instruction this fall, Montana students and teachers looked to Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen to stand up for them. Once again, Arntzen refused. Montana school districts have been given the leeway to open or remain closed at their own discretion, according to the needs of the co more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 14 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Greg Gianforte has made his position on health care abundantly clear - he supports repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), stripping health coverage from 112,000 Montanans, and removing protections from Montanans with pre-existing conditions. Now, Gianforte is being called out for paying lip service to Medicaid expansion - which insures more than 80,000 Montanans - that would be eliminated if Gianforte  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On behalf of hundreds of thousands of hunters, anglers, and conservationists, the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) is sounding the alarm over anti-public lands zealot William Perry Pendley's nomination to be director of the Bureau of Land Management. According to NWF, "Mr. Pendley spent his entire career advocating for the sale and transfer of our federal public lands," but Greg Gianforte and Steve Dai more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In his newest campaign ad, Greg Gianforte claims, "I'll always oppose a sales tax." Just last week, Gianforte repeated this lie to a constituent, claiming, "I've never advocated for a sales tax." *record scratch* Not only did Greg Gianforte advocate for a sales tax, he called a statewide sales tax an "ideal solution." He loves statewide sales taxes so much he even testified on behalf of a plan to imple more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In October of 2018, Christi Jacobsen, Chief of Staff to Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton, notified Montanans that the SOS voter guide mailed out to voters in advance of the November election was riddled with errors, and that correcting the botched mailer would cost taxpayers more than a quarter of a million dollars. Weeks later, it was revealed that the emergency contract went to a top GOP ope more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Tax Day approaches, the Montana Democratic Party hosted a press call and released a new video to hold Senator Steve Daines accountable for his record of handing tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy and massive corporations, while paying lip service to hardworking Montanans. The speakers, including State Rep. Jim Hamilton, small business owner Chelsia Rice, and DNC National Committeeman Jorge Quintana,  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After yet another quarter in which Maryland Matt Rosendale was outraised by his Democratic opponent -- leaving him nearly half a million behind in cash-on-hand -- we're looking back on the time that Rosendale raised $16,600 from short-term junk health insurance executives in Florida as Insurance Commissioner, then cut himself a check with their money to pay down a personal loan. Now, as the COVID-19 pan more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 14: As Maryland Matt Rosendale prepares to drop what will surely be another lackluster fundraising report tomorrow, we're taking a look at one of his greatest hits - when his office brazenly dropped penalties for his political campaign donors. In a recent interview, Rosendale doubled down on the controversial move - one that the nonpartisan watchdog Campaign Legal Center called "disturbing." Rose more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After selling a business praised for "taking the concept of outsourcing to new levels," and making hundreds of thousands of dollars from pandemic related investments, Greg Gianforte recently revealed that he's amassed a whopping $184 million in income over the last 10 years - about 3,500 times as much as the average Montana family earns annually. Instead of using his enormous wealth to bankroll far-righ more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Across Big Sky Country, Montanans have caught onto Senator Steve Daines' pattern of saying one thing back home, then doing another in Washington D.C. From promising to protect people with pre-existing conditions after voting to gut the Affordable Care Act numerous times, to paying lip-service to cracking down on China despite his history as a "China Cheerleader" - Daines has shown that his word means not more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 10 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nebraska Republican Party and several GOP state senators and legislative candidates have been caught playing hide-the-ball regarding more than $112,000 in contributions from the party. The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission on July 1 sent a letter to the Nebraska GOP questioning the party's reporting of the contributions as "in-kind" -- meaning they were made in coordination with t more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Nevadans file their taxes, it should serve as a reminder of all of Donald Trump's broken promises-from breaking decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax returns to ushering through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which overwhelmingly favored the ultra-wealthy and large corporations over everyday Americans. When Trump and Republicans promised trickle-down economics would actually work this time more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 18 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement by ex-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia: "I am saddened by the death of iconic civil rights leader, Congressman John Lewis. Few have had as powerful and inspiring an impact on our country as Congressman Lewis and America is a better, more equal place because of his sacrifice and leadership. Our nation owes so much to this incredible man. "We served together in Con more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 18 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 17 by spokesperson Madison Mundy: This week's newly released job numbers revealed that as Donald Trump's failed coronavirus response continues to devastate the economy, unemployment in Nevada remains at 15 percent -- the fourth highest unemployment rate in the country. Just last month, Nevada claimed the highest unemployment rate in the nation. The latest jobs numbers in Nevada are accompanied by  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 14: Last week, candidate for Congressional District 3 Dan Rodimer held a "press conference" alongside a campaign staffer posing as a concerned community member urging for the reopening of schools next month. As our state experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases, Rodimer believes students must reopen "full scale," potentially putting students, staff and their families in danger. Then, over the weeke more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Last week, The North Carolina Democratic Party completed five more stops on its 2020 Rural NC Listening Tour. NCDP Chairman Wayne Goodwin spoke with local leaders about how Democratic Party's agenda will support North Carolina's rural communities. Goodwin held virtual events with Democrats from more than 50 counties across North Eastern, South Eastern NC, Southern, Central and Western North Carol more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus has raised more than $1 million in 2020, more than double what was raised at this point in 2018. Sixty seven percent of donations to the Senate Caucus this year have been from first-time donors "In 2018, we exceeded everyone's expectations and we broke the super-majority in the Senate," said Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue. "Now, our sights are set on t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Last week, President Trump attacked North Carolina native Bubba Wallace, calling Wallace's noose incident a "hoax" and demanding an apology from the driver. Since then, NASCAR, its drivers, and other Republican Senators have spoken out in support of Wallace and against the President. Now, a new video from the North Carolina Democratic Party asks, does Tillis stand with NASCAR or with Trump? "Nor more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Senator Tillis left for a two-week summer break without taking action to help the more than 1 million North Carolinians out of work because, as his office explained, he believes extending federal unemployment benefits may "make the problem worse." Tillis has been dodging for weeks whether he thinks the federal government should extend federal unemployment benefits at the end of the month, even as more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman David Pepper in response to statewide address from Gov. Mike DeWine: "As someone who publicly praised the governor in the early months of this crisis, I could not be more disappointed in his speech. As cases and deaths rise, he announced nothing that will change that direction. "Other states, led by leaders of both parties, are moving forward with statewide mask mandates and other more decisive step more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's virtual visit to Ohio to speak with the Federalist Society, the Ohio Democratic Party held a Zoom roundtable with public education leaders to push back on the Trump administration's failed coronavirus response and their threats to take away resources from schools that don't reopen fully. From Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro: "I guess two words come to m more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: It's Tax Day for millions of working Americans who are still waiting on the $4,000 tax cut Donald Trump promised for the average family; instead, Trump's tax scam funnelled billions to the ultra-wealthy, while more than 1.6 million Ohioans will face a tax hike by 2027. "Time and again, Donald Trump promised to help Ohio's working families," said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper. "Instead, he handed massi more PR

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Following Vice President Joe Biden's rollout of his plan to build a modern, sustainable infrastructure and an equitable clean energy future, the Ohio Democratic Party released a new video with Congressman Tim Ryan calling out Donald Trump for "sabotaging" clean energy jobs. See video here (https://twitter.com/OHDems/status/1283123769066889222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E128312376906688922 more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 10 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Democratic Party released the following statement on Oklahoma Republican Leadership's Complacency in addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic: "Oklahoma is in bad shape," stated Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair, Alicia Andrews. "Our numbers are off the charts as we see confirmed cases of COVID-19 spike and an increase in hospitalizations and deaths in our state." "Health experts and the da more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 16 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Arizona Democratic Party marked Tax Day 2020 by slamming Donald Trump for his record of broken promises to Arizona. In 2017, Trump pledged that his signature tax bill would create jobs and give relief to working families. Instead, the Trump tax scam handed out massive giveaways to the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of hardworking Arizonans. BACKGROUND ON TRUMP'S BROKEN PROMISES TO ARIZON more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement by spokesperson Andres Anzola: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Philadelphia to release a special report that will reaffirm the Trump administration's attacks on LGBTQ+ civil rights and the rights of women and anyone seeking reproductive health care to make decisions about their own bodies. * * * "Instead of working to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis which has claimed t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Sixth months ago Donald Trump signed a "phase one" trade deal with China. Unfortunately for Pennsylvania workers, Trump's failed trade policy has cost Americans billions of dollars and this hollow agreement has done little to change that. Even worse, we now know that there's virtually "zero chance" that China will live up to all of the commitments outlined in January. "Let's be clear: Trump's trad more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In May, Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) voted against the bipartisan TRUTH Act, a transparency bill which made recipients of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans public. Now we know why. It turns out that Kelly - who has a net worth of around $12 million - took up to $1 million in PPP loans for his own car dealerships. "If an elected Representative is accepting taxpayer money for his multi-mill more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills on Tax Day 2020: "Tax Day is another harsh reminder of Donald Trump's broken promises to Pennsylvania families. During a 2016 campaign visit to Gettysburg, Trump declared that his administration's tax policy would put the middle class first. But he broke his promise with a tax scam that only served the ultra-wealthy and large corporations. "60 of the nation's l more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Over the weekend, Donald Trump went on a late night Twitter rampage to call Pat Toomey a RINO. But Toomey's record shows that he's really a lapdog, there whenever Trump needs him to make life harder for hardworking Pennsylvania families. "Over and over again, Pat Toomey sides with Donald Trump when it comes to stripping health care from people with pre-existing conditions, giving millionaires and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: With Georgia "headed for a crisis" from the surging coronavirus outbreak, Senator Perdue left a reporter "baffled" during a CNBC interview in which he claimed that "I think things in Georgia are going as well as they could be expected." WATCH: (https://youtu.be/jT36SSOzvM8). Here's the reality: Perdue is claiming that Georgia's mismanaged responses to the coronavirus outbreak "are going as well as  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff pledged to champion legislation mandating that all federal officeholders follow "The Isakson Standard" of placing their assets in a blind trust, "establishment player" Senator David Perdue still has not followed the example of his fellow Georgia Republican who called blind trusts "the best way to comply...with the ethics disclosures." Perdue has been in hot water  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Missouri Democrat Nicole Galloway is tapping two of the Democratic Party's most entrenched Clinton-era political insiders to headline a campaign fundraiser, including a man who once described an alleged sexual harassment victim as "what you'll find" when you "[d]rag a hundred dollars through a trailer park." James Carville and Paul Begala are best known as Clinton family political fixers who have bee more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 10 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 9: In 2012, the Louisiana Democratic Party took a tremendous leap forward by electing Sen. Karen Carter Peterson as the first woman to chair the Louisiana Democratic Party. Now, after serving in the role for eight years, Sen. Peterson is announcing she will pass the torch to the next wave of leaders and focus her efforts on increasing voter access in her role as Democratic National Commit more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 16 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Wednesday, Stephen Handwerk announced he is departing the Louisiana Democratic Party as Executive Director at the end of August. After eight and a half years, Handwerk is currently the longest-serving Executive Director of a Democratic state party in the country and Louisiana's longest-serving Executive Director. While Handwerk originally planned to depart in early 2020, the needs of the party, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The DCCC Independent Expenditure announced its first Spanish language broadcast reservation of 2020 in the Houston media market. The Spanish language reservation is part of the DCCC's second round of 2020 reservations "that also includes Albuquerque, New Mexico and Charleston, South Carolina," reflecting its first 2020 investment in Texas. The investment totals over $2.8 million in reservat more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 14 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: In yet another attempt to publicly distance herself from the lawsuit that she is responsible for, Senator Susan Collins told New York Times that she thought the Republican lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act was "never a good move." But not only did Senator Collins vote to make this lawsuit possible in the first place by supporting the 2017 GOP Tax bill, she did so with the full knowledge that i more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is relying on millions of dollars from out-of-state and coastal elites to fund their efforts in the state of Wisconsin because they know that Wisconsinites don't support their radical agenda. Nearly 90% of the DPW's donors were out-of-state donors and nearly 95% of the DPW's total money raised came from donations of $10,000 or more. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin's big more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After performing for Donald Trump's ego at a campaign stop, Brian Kemp took his dangerous disregard for human life one step further by explicitly banning the mask orders that mayors across Georgia have enacted to keep their cities safe from the spread of coronavirus. Public health experts and medical professionals have said that mask mandates are one of the most effective methods to stop the skyrock more PR