PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * Today another -- yes, another -- Republican jumped into the crowded, combative GOP Senate primary. Following Justin Olson's campaign launch, ADP Spokesperson Sarah Guggenheimer released the following statement. "Welcome, Justin Olson, to this expensive, chaotic, clown-car of a GOP primary. As the former CFO of Turning Point USA, Olson is already well-versed in the unpopular and ali more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get both the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal across the finish line, Arizona Republicans have spent nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people they were elected to serve. Instead, Reps. Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, and Lesko have made it abundantly clear that their primary goal of o more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress continue to work to end the pandemic and build back better for working families, Arizona House Republicans have spent the last nine months obstructing progress at every turn. Lacking any substantive policies of their own, Republicans in Congress have become the party of N-O as they follow through on Mitch McConnell's promise to block the Biden-Harris adm more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week in Arizona, news broke that Governor Doug Ducey's unpopular plan to use COVID-19 relief dollars to penalize schools that impose mask mandates to keep children safe was nixed by federal officials and could cost the state up to $100 million. Meanwhile, residents across the state were reading about how properly-allocated funds from President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan are deliverin more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Arizona GOP has emerged as the party of the "Big Lie," Trump and out-of-bounds election conspiracy theories have become a purity test for Republican primary gubernatorial candidates. With Kari Lake pushing to overturn the will of the people and jail political opponents, Matt Salmon squabbling over who had more access to the Cyber Ninjas fraudit site, and Karrin Taylor Robson desperately attempting more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Late last week, Arizona received another $862 million from President Joe Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan, bringing the state's total of COVID-19 recovery funds for education to more than $4 billion. This final distribution of funds from the American Rescue Plan - which passed without a single Republican vote - will provide 'essential' funds to maintain in-person learning and close the COVID-1 more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 16 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: The fourth round of middle-class tax cuts will be delivered to Arizona families across the state, injecting around $352 million into families' pockets and $441 million into our local economy. This tax cut for working families would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of President Biden and congressional Democrats including Reps. O'Halleran, Kirkpatrick, Grijalva, Galleg more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 16 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: This afternoon, after multiple audits and one sham "fraudit" all confirmed that President Biden was duly elected in Maricopa County, former President Trump refocused his conspiracies, this time towards Pima County. Calling for either a completely new election or the decertification of the 2020 election with Trump's reinstatement, the former president's delusions and accusations remain  more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct. 10 -- The Delaware Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2021: During today's virtual meeting of the Democratic National Committee, five Delawareans were nominated and approved to serve as at-large DNC members: Dr. Tony Allen, DHSS Secretary Molly Magarik, Senator Sarah McBride, Brian McGlinchey and Bonnie Wu. Delaware Democratic Party Chair Betsy Maron, who has served on the Executive Committee for the DNC since 2019, expresses her excitemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Republican gubernatorial candidates attempt to undermine democracy, recent coverage from the New York Times, Washington Post, and MSNBC emphasizes the urgency of electing Democratic governors in 2022. After the New York Times recently called Govs. Tony Evers, Gretchen Whitmer, and Tom Wolf a "sea wall against a rising Republican tide of voting restrictions," MSNBC's Chris Hayes is labeling Democratic gover more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin recently launched a TV ad campaign hitting Rebecca Kleefisch for her failure to provide a plan for combating the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 8,000 Wisconsinites and is currently surging in the state. Watch the new ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUlJfEmQ9so In addition to failing to release a plan to navigate the pandemic, 'Radical Rebecca' has been cri more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get to the finish line on passing the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, Georgia Republicans have spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the Georgians they were elected to serve. Georgia GOP Reps. Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson, Austin Scott, Andrew Clyde, Jody Hice, Barry Lo more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2021: * * * After defending a donor's use of a swastika and earning a barrage of criticism, Democratic Party of Georgia spokesman Dan Gottlieb issued the following statement calling on Walker to return any donations he received ahead of the now-canceled event: "Herschel Walker defended a swastika, and canceling a fundraiser does not change the fact that he failed to condemn a hateful, antis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Yesterday, every Georgia House Republican put millions of Georgians' livelihoods at risk by voting against raising the debt ceiling. Despite Georgia Republicans' best efforts to jeopardize the livelihoods of millions of Georgia families, Democrats prevented the GOP from sending our state and country into an economic crisis. As Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock and Geor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Herschel Walker, who's facing a barrage of criticism for defending the use of a swastika, has refused to condemn the anti-vaccination efforts that led his campaign to condone the hateful symbol in the first place. As the National Journal notes this morning, Walker is one of the few Senate candidates in the country who refuses to disclose his vaccination status: The campaign initially defended Walk more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Herschel Walker is defending a donor's use of a swastika ahead of a high-dollar Texas fundraiser that same donor will host for him this weekend. A spokesperson for the Trump-tapped candidate, who has refused to say whether he is vaccinated, defended the Nazi symbol, claiming that the image -- which is clearly a swastika -- was "an anti-mandatory vaccination graphic." The swastika has already been m more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: The families of 2.2 million children in Georgia will begin receiving the fourth installment of tax cuts from the Child Tax Credit program thanks to President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan - and no thanks to Georgia Republicans, who unanimously opposed the tax cuts. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff joined Representatives Bishop, Bourdeaux, Johnson, McBath, more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: This week, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Atlanta yesterday to discuss challenges for women in the workforce. He was joined by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and local leaders for a Black Women Building Back Better roundtable and discussed priorities for working families in the Build Back Agenda. Last Friday, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Savannah alongside Sen more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with WSB's Richard Elliott to promote the Build Back Better agenda directly to Georgians. In the interview, the Vice President shared how critical both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the Build Back Better Act are to getting Georgia back on track for families, small businesses, and workers alike, saying, "The most important thing we  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Tonight, Herschel Walker will join a closed-door conservative panel hosted by radio host Hugh Hewitt under a cloud of criticism from Georgia Republicans for not answering basic questions and sticking to a "largely behind closed doors" campaign throughout his first 50 days in the race. Walker's "pattern of staying mum on most key issues" and his avoidance of "voters who may have ques more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Herschel Walker has been in Georgia's U.S. Senate race for 45 days, and he still isn't talking to voters, holding public events, or speaking on the issues that matter most to Georgians. Walker's strategy to "stay out of sight and severely limit his exposure to voters and the media" and "pattern of staying mum on most key issues" has created a "largely behind closed doors" campaign that is causing frus more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Georgia Democrats continue to fight to defeat the pandemic, revitalize our economy, and make historic investments in Georgia's infrastructure, Georgia Republicans have spent the past nine months delivering nothing but partisan charades and attempts to obstruct the economic plan that is getting Georgia families and small businesses back on their feet. Geo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: The Democratic National Committee and Pennsylvania Democratic Party are taking action to intervene in litigation brought by 14 Pennsylvania Republican state legislators and a county election official, who claim that allowing all eligible Pennsylvanians to vote by mail without an excuse is impermissible under the Pennsylvania constitution -- even though nearly all of them supported the law  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Thanks to President Biden and Democrats and no thanks to a single Republican in Congress, American families will receive their fourth tax cut through the Child Tax Credit, putting money in the pockets of millions of families. These tax cuts are making a real difference in the lives of families across the United States: after just two months, they lifted 3.5 million kids out of poverty an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: The contrast between the Democratic and Republican parties couldn't be clearer - and it's getting uglier by the day for the GOP. Take Virginia for example, where we saw gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin tighten his embrace of Donald Trump as the former president headlined a rally in support of his campaign that included attendees using a flag present at the January 6 insurrection du more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 13 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Throughout his career in the Senate, Marco Rubio has consistently failed to stand up for immigrant communities when they needed him most, and recent events show that his failures are a constant disappointment to Floridians. In the past few weeks Rubio outright admitted that he wouldn't support members of Florida's Venezuelan community in their effort to get permanent status for Venezuelans who fled their c more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Despite experts' warnings that a debt default would cost Florida jobs, cut Social Security, and trigger a severe recession, Marco Rubio once again voted to prolong a potential economic crisis and against raising the debt ceiling. "Floridians can't afford any more of Marco Rubio's self-serving political games. Rubio is too weak to stand up for what is best for Florida and side with working families who are a more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 16 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: Today millions of families across Florida will receive another monthly tax cut to help them afford child care and pay the bills, proving again that the Child Tax Credit expansion Marco Rubio voted against has been a major help for working families. "Nearly 3.6 million children across Florida are benefitting from these tax cuts, and Marco Rubio's vote against this measure to lift children o more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today brought to light the Republican Party's strategy for the 2022 and 2024 elections: embrace former president Donald Trump and a form of extreme partisanship that consists of dangerous and unnecessary culture wars. This dangerous and partisan agenda includes questioning elec more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today reminded Indiana's press corps about the Indiana Republican Party's vote to defund law enforcement through their "NO" vote on the American Rescue Plan. This friendly reminder comes after the Marion County Republican Party and the greater INGOP tried to orchestrate a PR st more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the continued opportunity President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan is delivering for Indiana's future. This time, the Rescue Plan is set to bring about $500 million to help with economic development proposals across the state. The investment is once again a " more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl on Oct. 8, 2021: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement from Chairman Mike Schmuhl after President Joe Biden formally nominated former U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly to serve the post of Ambassador to the Holy See. "Senator Joe Donnelly is a man of character, integrity, and more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 14 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In August - in response to the public outcry following the crammed redistricting schedule - Republican Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman promised on the record that there would be more public hearings in the fall. It's now fall, and Republicans remain mute on any plans for additional Redistricting Town Halls All Census data was released to the states by Sept. 30, 2021, and with that comes redistricting pla more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Democratic Party is excited to announce Katie Sgroi is joining our team as a Field Assistant. Katie brings a wide breadth of political knowledge to the Kansas Democratic Party, with organizing experience on federal and local races, as well as first-hand experience as a Field Organizer for the 2020 Kansas Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign. In addition to her campaign experience, Katie is a U more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a bizarre overreach of power, Missouri Governor Mike Parson has asked for a criminal prosecution to be conducted against St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporters after the newspaper published a story about a vulnerability found on a state agency-run website, the Kansas City Star reported. Governor Parson's contempt for the First Amendment is a sentiment shared by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who ear more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2021: After years of legislative inaction, last week Governor Laura Kelly established the Division of the Child Advocate, an independent office that will address systemic issues in the child welfare system and ensure every Kansas child is protected from harm. "By establishing an independent oversight office dedicated to protecting Kansas children and families, Governor Kelly accomplished what  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: This morning, the Michigan Democratic Party filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the City of Detroit's Law Department to uncover whether former Chief of Police James Craig was acting illegally during his tenure as chief of police and conducting law enforcement activities without the certification to do so. The full text of the request can be viewed here. Those that have no more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Here's what happened this week in the Republican primary for governor. After countless accusations all summer of MIGOP political insiders putting their thumbs on the scale for James Craig, the party unabashedly added another proof point to the evidence board. Even though all candidates that showed up to Mackinac Island were granted a speaking slot during the Republican conference held there two weeken more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Welcome back to another riveting week of the crowded gubernatorial race in Michigan, or as National Journal put it, "one of the most unsettled on the 2022 map of governor races." Here's the highlights: Michigan Republicans continue to bend over backwards in their attempts to keep multiple 2020 conspiracy theories on the front burner at once. This week, candidates Ryan Kelley and Garrett Soldan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get to the finish line on passing the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, the GOP has spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people they were elected to serve. In Michigan, Representatives Bergman, Huizenga, McClain, Meijer, Moolenar, Upton, and Walberg have made it clear more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2021: * * * As the fourth round of extended Child Tax Credit checks hit the bank accounts of thousands of parents across Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement: "For the past nine months, Republicans have proved they have no interest in serving their constituents. When they had the opportunity to work with Democrats in the darkest days of the p more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Extremists will descend on the State Capitol grounds to demand a "forensic audit." This is the latest chapter of a lengthy crusade to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 general election - an issue that has remained the singular focus of the Republican party since last November. The 12 gubernatorial candidates that currently make up the crowded Republican primary field have all  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Whitmer recently signed a $70 billion budget that features $229M meant to aid local municipalities with much-needed road and environmental infrastructural improvements pertaining to repair or full replacement of bridges, future extreme weather preparation, and replacement of lead water lines. Last week, she joined President Biden to emphasize how the Infrastructure Investment more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan law enforcement leaders are calling out Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig following reports from both Michigan Radio and Detroit Free Press that he was "not a licensed law enforcement officer in the State of Michigan during his tenure as Detroit police chief" despite promising Michiganders he would get his certification in 2013. Marquette County Sheriff Greg Zyburt, MCOLES Board more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, investigative media outlet, The Intercept, published a scathing report detailing how extreme rightwing special interests, all with ties to the DeVos network are trying to undermine the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). Intercept reporter Akela Lacy writes in part: ...Fair Maps launched this year with the stated goals to "participate in every  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, the Michigan Democratic Party filed a Freedom of Information Act request to determine whether uncertified Chief of Police James Craig was acting illegally during his tenure as chief of police and conducting law enforcement activities without the certification to do so. Those that have not completed their Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards are not authorized to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: President Biden's Build Back Better agenda continues to deliver for families and communities across Michigan -- and after the President's visit on Tuesday, Michiganders are seeing for themselves how Democrats' American Rescue Plan (ARP) is investing billions of dollars into local economies in every corner of the state as Governor Gretchen Whitmer allocates funds to where we need it most. From Detroit t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to public records, Republican candidate for governor James Craig was never a licensed officer for the entirety of his chief tenures at both the Detroit and Cincinnati Police Departments - spanning the final decade of his law enforcement career. Speaking with Detroit Free Press upon his return to DPD in 2013, a DPD spokesperson said "Chief Craig voluntarily intends on completing the process more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement Oct. 13, 2021: * * * North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement on the passage of House Bill 951, Energy Solutions for North Carolina, a bill that would reduce carbon emissions 70% by 2030. "Today Governor Cooper signed into law one of the strongest clean energy plans in the country. Together with Democratic leadership in the legislature,  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: The fourth round of the expanded Child Tax Credit, a monthly tax cut included in President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan intended to provide families relief from the coronavirus pandemic, hit American families' bank accounts. Since these middle-class tax cuts started hitting families' bank accounts in July, North Carolina parents across the state have testified to how more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A child's education begins early in their life, and a strong foundation can set them up for life-long success in school. All children should have the opportunity to establish this foundation through an early childhood education system, regardless of zip code or background. By fully funding a sound basic education, North Carolina's early education system would receive the funding needed to ensure  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A strong foundation from early education through high school is necessary for North Carolina students to succeed personally and professionally. By fully funding a sound basic education, these students would receive new and additional resources to make sure they leave high-school ready to take the next step into the workforce or college. It's time to make important investments to strengthen the pip more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Every North Carolina child, from the mountains to the coast, should be able to get a good education no matter their zip code. If North Carolina's legislature complies with the court order to fully fund a sound basic education, all schools would receive the funding necessary to ensure that they have needed resources to be drivers of equity and opportunity. "It is not enough for just some North Car more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd and Pat McCrory have been silent after the highest ranking North Carolina Republican, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, referred to the LGBTQ+ community as "filth." Their primary opponent, Mark Walker, and the North Carolina Republican Party have since released statements in support of Robinson. Do Ted Budd and Pat McCrory agree with Mark Walker and their own par more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: North Carolina Democrats from the federal to the local level are coming together next week for a five-day, across the state press tour touting President Biden, Governor Cooper and Democrats' work to invest in the backbone of this country - the working class - and calling out Republicans for trying to stand in the way. The tour will reach voters in every corner of North Carolina, with stops in Gre more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2021: As North Carolinians wait to see if the legislature will comply with court orders to fully fund a sound basic education, teachers and administrators are hard at work across the state. Yet, too many of these school's leaders have lacked the support and resources necessary to reach their fullest potential. Fully funding a sound basic education would ensure every school has a well-p more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2021: North Carolina's constitution guarantees our students the right to a "sound basic education" and one week from today marks the court mandated deadline for legislators to fulfill their constitutional duty and provide the funds necessary to guarantee this right. Each day this week, we'll be highlighting the ways that fully funding a sound basic education would transform North Carol more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: North Carolinians across the state have been seeing news stories pushing back on the state's highest ranking North Carolina Republican, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson's hateful comments about the LGBTQ+ community. Democrats from the White House to the statehouse have denounced these comments. Additionally, faith leaders, and a handful of Republican staff have taken to twitter to share their d more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: Today marks the deadline for U.S. Senate candidates' third quarter campaign finance reporting, and news stories from this week have revealed a few patterns emerging in North Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate primary to watch out for underneath the fundraising numbers. * Pat McCrory is still entangled with Lending Tree: After a "longstanding relationship" with the CEO, fraught wi more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) Chair Bobbie Richardson, Wake County Democratic Party (WCDP) Chair Kevyn Creech, and Raleigh City Councilman Jonathan Melton held an in-person press conference calling out Republican lawmakers and U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd, Pat McCrory and Mark Walker, for opposing President Biden and Democrats' plans to lower health care costs, cut mid more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Chris Sununu continues to behave like a U.S. Senate candidate (and Mitch McConnell pours dark money into New Hampshire to pave the way for him), Donald Trump's renewed embrace of the Big Lie could doom Sununu's potential Senate campaign. Earlier this week, Donald Trump said if "we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020" - a claim that is patently false - then "Republicans w more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 8 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to a new piece in Forbes, the cost of Governor Sununu's school voucher scheme -- endorsed by Betsy DeVos -- is "mushrooming," and now will cost the state "up to $6.9 million, with hundreds more applications yet to process." Governor Sununu and his Republican allies jammed through the voucher scheme in the budget this June. Since then, reports have shown how the plan will raise prop more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 14 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Gail Huff Brown, former Boston TV personality and prominent booster of husband Scott Brown's failed carpetbagging Senate campaign, has entered the chaotic first Congressional District NH GOP primary and she recently appeared on WMUR's Close Up. In the interview, Huff Brown refused to take privatizing Social Security off the table, and when asked about Sununu's abortion ban she said "I'm hap more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement Oct. 14, 2021: * * * Yesterday, the Executive Council rejected federal funding for vaccine outreach in New Hampshire. This vote makes New Hampshire the only state in the country to reject these federal funds. The NH GOP's Congressional Primary Candidates have remained largely silent and in response NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "The NH GOP continues to enable anti-v more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 13 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: In his continuing effort to run from his record of supporting and benefiting from dark money - and opposing reforms to reduce billionaires' influence over elections - Chris Sununu today made partisan attacks against Senator Maggie Hassan on Good Morning NH with Jack Heath. Sununu's record includes vetoing legislation that would end the influence of dark money groups in New H more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 14 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: After months of amplifying anti-vaccine rhetoric and opposing vaccine requirements, Chris Sununu's words came back to haunt him as his own Executive Council rejected federal funding for vaccine outreach in New Hampshire. Today's vote makes New Hampshire the only state in the country to reject these federal funds. "Today's vote was a stunning failure by Chris Sununu and show more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: In Case You Missed It, WMUR's John DiStaso wrote about how Chris Sununu's attempt to have it both ways on vaccinations is leaving him politically isolated both from his own base and from Democrats and independents. In the column, DiStaso notes that Sununu's inability to appease the anti-vaxxer mob and his failure to convince his Republican Executive Councilors to support the more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Joanne Dowdell, DNC At-Large member and recently appointed member of the powerful Rules and Bylaws committee joined Adam Sexton on WMUR's close up to discuss her recent appointment. Dowdell is the first woman of color to represent New Hampshire on the Rules and Bylaws Committee for the DNC, and only African American for the four early states. Watch on WMUR's Close Up here: https://www.wmur. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: A new poll is out from Gallup, and the numbers are disastrous for the Democrat Party. * On security matters: 54% prefer the Republican Party and 39% prefer the Democratic Party * Largest GOP advantage since 2015 * On prosperity: 50% prefer the Republican Party and 41% prefer the Democratic Party * Largest GOP advantage since 2014. The numbers among independents are particularly bad, accor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Another week, another batch of reports regarding the dismal economic record of President Biden and congressional Democrats. No issue is impacting Americans more than inflation. In fact, new polling this week found "economic issues" are the top concern of voters. Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is dismissing the rapidly rising costs of goods as "high class probl more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Members of the Nebraska Democratic Party issued statements of support Friday for the striking workers at Kellogg's and John Deere plants. "It is time for Kellogg's and John Deere to get back to the negotiating table with these workers for the benefit of all. With the billions in profits they made last year, the companies should be increasing pay and benefits, not taking them away" - Ron Kaminski, NDP more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb said that Nebraska's GOP House members turned their backs on the nation late Tuesday by voting against the Senate-passed bill to extend the nation's debt limit through early December. The temporary extension is only a short-term fix, delaying the looming potential fiscal crisis until later this year. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned there could be catastrophic consequen more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news Oct. 8, 2021: State Representative Wesley Harris (Mecklenburg), a Ph.D. economist, NCDP Chair Bobbie Richardson and Mebane City Councilman Sean Ewing, an Air Force veteran who served for 15 years held a virtual press conference calling out Republican lawmakers and U.S. Senate candidates for playing games with the debt ceiling, which will jeopardize the economy and delay pay for North Carolina troops more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters issued the following statement calling on Republican lawmakers to finally drop HB 435, a GOP-led measure that will put Ohioans' health and safety at risk, and focus on the issues that matter to Ohio voters instead. The GOP bill would prevent Ohio businesses and organizations from taking critical steps to keep their employees safe amidst the latest surge more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2021: * * * Following the first GOP Senate forum tonight, Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Michael Beyer released the following statement: "Tonight, Ohioans heard the out-of-touch millionaires running for Senate focus on their petty feuds instead of any plans to help working families. "The parade of out-of-touch millionaires confirmed this nasty primary will be a race to the bottom. "Ohioans d more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In his latest column, Cleveland.com's Brent Larkin lambasted the leading Republican Senate candidates - branding Josh Mandel, J.D. Vance, Jane Timken, Bernie Moreno, and Mike Gibbons as the 'Foul Five' - because they have "already shredded any sense of respectability in pursuit of a job for which they are uniquely unqualified." Larkin takes turns listing off just how low each member of the 'Foul Five' has gone to s more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Mike Carey refuses to renounce the endorsement of Corey Lewandowski, even as multiple campaigns around the country have severed ties with him following serious allegations of sexual harassment. On Friday, The Columbus Dispatch's Haley BeMiller outlined how Carey refuses to answer questions on his ties to his old friend Corey Lewandowski, amid allegations the former Trump campaign manager made u more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Remember when a bunch of people tried to warn Mike DeWine that Sam Randazzo was too close to Big Energy, but Mike DeWine appointed him to be Ohio's top energy regulator anyway? Well, this week the Ohio Supreme Court joined the Feds in reminding DeWine why that was a terrible decision after they ruled that Randazzo should not have approved a FirstEnergy affiliate's ability to help Ohioans shop for utilities, because  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: As another round of child tax credit payments enters bank accounts of millions of Ohioans the Ohio Capital Journal reminds all of us just how critical those checks are to hard-working Ohioans. Capital Journal's Susan Teben highlighted a new study by Policy Matters Ohio showing how the child tax credit is helping millions of Ohio families, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Ohio Republica more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 8 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: The Democratic Party of Oregon State Central Committee, the Party's governing body, approved an emergency resolution today amidst ongoing negotiations over President Biden's Build Back Better Agenda in Washington, DC. In House Energy and Commerce Committee proceedings on September 15, 2021, Rep. Kurt Schrader voted against a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get to the finish line on passing the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, the GOP has spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people they were elected to serve. Republican politicians across the commonwealth have made it clear that their goal of obstruction for politica more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Jake Corman is in damage control mode. His taxpayer-funded fraudit and his move to put 9 million Pennsylvanians' social security and driver's license numbers at risk are tremendously unpopular -- so his fraudit ally Cris Dush penned a desperate op-ed trying to justify it with made-up statistics about meteor strikes. Earth to Cris Dush: there are plenty of real, factual numbers and statistics that  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Pennsylvania GOP's "trainwreck" Senate primary continues to live up to its name as the field makes it clear that the flawed and well-funded candidates will drag this primary out to the bitter end. * A Jeff Bartos-supporting Super PAC, which is currently running a six-figure ad campaign against Sean Parnell, announced a $1.5M "commitment" from former Bartos running mate and 2018 big loser Scott more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2021: * * * Today the fourth round of payments from the Child Tax Credit tax cut hits bank accounts across the commonwealth, injecting up to $300 per child into the wallets of hard-working parents. Thanks to President Biden and Democrats, and no thanks to Republicans in Congress who unanimously opposed this relief plan, this tax cut has provided additional relief to the families of more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Pennsylvania GOP's "trainwreck" primary continues to get even messier as the Philadelphia Inquirer reported a judge rejected Sean Parnell's request for a sweeping gag order against his estranged wife. "In seeking the gag order covering the protection-from-abuse orders, Parnell, one of the leading Republican candidates in a critical Senate race, sought to silence his wife on a subject that has  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2021: Friday, Republican challenger for the Texas governor's race Don Huffines released his first political ad, and Huffines' stance could not be uglier or more dangerous. In the ad, Huffines references an "illegal invasion of Texas" -- the exact same racist, hateful, anti-immigrant rhetoric behind the 2019 El Paso massacre, where 23 El Pasoans were killed and dozens more were injured in the worst attack on more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Hannah Roe Beck issued the following statement on Texas Republicans mandating teaching Holocaust denial in Texas schools: "Because of Texas Republicans' law banning education on racism and sexism, Texas teachers are being pushed to add Holocaust denial into their curriculum. That's beyond disturbing - it's terrifying. This is an outrage, not only for Jewish c more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * It's been a full week since images emerged showing supporters of Republican House District 118 candidate John Lujan campaigning with the date of the runoff election - a date which had not been released to the public, to Democratic Nominee Frank Ramirez, or to voters. Gov. Greg Abbott hastily announced the date publicly the next business day after the images came to light, but more than a week later, the  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, images emerged appearing to show RNC Hispanic Engagement Director in San Antonio Natalia Godoy campaigning on behalf of Republican House District 118 candidate John Lujan with inside knowledge of the runoff election date -- which Gov. Abbott has not yet publicly announced, and which has not been shared with Democratic candidate Frank Ramirez or H.D. 118 voters. The flyer being distributed in the images ap more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: After nearly ten months of battling against Texas Republicans' anti-trans, anti-child attacks, the GOP's cruel House Bill 25 passed the Texas House Thursday night. Now one step closer to becoming yet another harmful Republican law, the bill heads to the Texas Senate for a vote. The bill's author was not able to point to a single child who actually benefits from H.B. 25 - which aims to block trans kids from playing  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, failed and flailing Gov. Greg Abbott came out with his latest attempt to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic: an executive order banning any entity, including private businesses, from mandating vaccines for their workers. It's no surprise that after suing municipal officials over their COVID-19 protocols and banning local leaders from mandating masks, Abbott is continuing to do everything in his power to put T more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Governor Eric Holcomb to put down his extreme partisanship on COVID-19 and do his job to get Hoosiers vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of the 2021 holiday season. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), Indiana's vaccination rate is dead last  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2021, by Chairwoman Belinda Biafore: * * * WVDP Chairwoman Belinda Biafore released the following statement on Representatives Carol Miller and David McKinley participating in Governor Justice's Broadband Announcement today: "Congresswoman Carol Miller and Congressman David McKinley both voted no on the American Rescue Plan, but participated today alongside Governor Justice to c more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get across the finish line and pass the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, Republicans in Congress have spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people they were elected to serve. In Wisconsin, Senator Ron Johnson and his Republican colleagues in the House have made it clear th more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 13 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, state Representative Greta Neubauer wrote in the Racine Journal Times calling on Congress to pass President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. This latest endorsement of President Biden's agenda comes just as polling from Quinnipiac, Morning Consult, ALG Research, and Future Majority show overwhelming and bipartisan support for the Build Back Better plan. Read key excerpts from the full column -  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 14 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Last March, when Republicans like Representative Gallagher and Senator Johnson voted against the American Rescue Plan, Wisconsin's GOP lawmakers continued their long history of voting against the Wisconsinites' best interests. Luckily, Democrats in Congress passed President Biden's widely popular relief plan without the GOP, single-handedly delivering $2.68 billion in state fiscal relief and $2.1 billion in more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 16 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: It might be cheesy to say this but, in Wisconsin, we love our curds. Today, in celebration of National Cheese Curd Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement in recognition of the legendairy dairy farmers who are the backbone of Wisconsin's economy: "President Biden's Build Back Cheddar agenda works to lower costs for families and ensure that all c more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 16 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: Thanks to President Biden's American Rescue Plan, parents across Wisconsin are seeing another round of payments from the expanded Child Tax Credit. These payments were funded by the American Rescue Plan, which provided additional relief of up to $1,600 per child to the families of nearly 1.2 million children in Wisconsin. The expanded payments are also expected to lift 46,000 Wisconsin chil more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 16 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, Wisconsinites gathered outside Ron Johnson's Madison office to call out the senator's opposition to President Biden's Build Back Better agenda - including a middle-class tax cut, critical pandemic relief for small businesses, and once-in-a-generation investments in the state's infrastructure. They also blasted Johnson for his ongoing tax scandal. President Biden's agenda is clea more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2021: Today at Ron Johnson's Madison office, Wisconsinites gathered to call out Senator Johnson for abandoning working families and working against the Build Back Better agenda. Johnson has opposed the Build Back Better agenda at every step, standing against middle-class tax cuts, lower health care costs, critical pandemic relief, and federal investments in Wisconsin's infrastructure. Despite h more PR