The DLCC and our candidates are building strong campaigns in every corner of battleground states this summer to help Democrats win up and down the ballot. State legislative candidates most closely represent the values of their neighbors and reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
Meet your local candidates who are out in our communities this summer, knocking doors and talking with voters about the issues that matter most.
Anna Thomas
Pennsylvania
An environmental advocate turning up the heat as she tries to unseat a seven-term Republican incumbent in the Pennsylvania House.
Nicole Sidman
North Carolina
Running to protect abortion rights in the North Carolina House and send her Dem-turned-GOP opponent Rep. Tricia Cotham sailing into the sunset.
Rep. Patty Kim
Pennsylvania
The first Asian-American woman ever elected to the Pennsylvania House, aiming to make a splash by flipping a state Senate seat blue.
Sen. Lisa Grafstein
North Carolina
The only openly LGBTQ+ member of the North Carolina Senate, proudly campaigning for reelection to scorch the GOP’s attacks on health care.
Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski
Pennsylvania
No summer break for this former public school music teacher, who’s spent nearly twenty years fighting for working families in the Pennsylvania House.
Lorenza Wilkins
North Carolina
A state House candidate and youth-focused non-profit leader who wants to make sure every North Carolina kid has the resources they need to shine.
Sara Agerton
Pennsylvania
A social worker who’s working hard to catch the blue wave, flip her seat, and strengthen the Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania House.
James Mercer
North Carolina
A ray of sunshine who helps veterans and kids in his community, running to flip a North Carolina Senate seat blue.
Jim Wertz
Pennsylvania
Sporting red, white, and blue all summer long as he runs for the Pennsylvania Senate and pushes back against voter suppression.
