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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

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Oct 9, 2026

Hakeem JeffriesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
14:38
And that's what we've done.
Hakeem JeffriesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
14:40
Working with Senate Democrats, the Democratic Governors Association, our attorney generals, including Tish James right here in New York State, the Democratic Secretaries of State, partnering with the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, and civil society, including the good government groups, the civil liberties groups like the ACLU, of course, civil rights groups like the NAACP, organized labor, democracy protection groups, including the Brennan Center for Justice, uh, as well as the faith community all across the country.
Hakeem JeffriesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:19
We've knocked down every scheme, Aaron, that they've tried to jam down the throats of the American people, including stopping Donald Trump from being able to federalize the National Guard, preventing him from deploying troops in our communities.
Hakeem JeffriesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
15:35
We've stopped their scheme to pass the so-called Save America Act, which is really the Suppress the Vote Act.
Chaz NuttycombeGUEST
45:34
I would also say maybe maybe the Texas House.
Chaz NuttycombeGUEST
45:39
I would think that probably that's another sort of state where you know, the groups like the DLCC are viewing it as a two cycle sort of strategy.
Chaz NuttycombeGUEST
45:49
Right now, we have Democrats picking up seven seats in the statehouse.
Chaz NuttycombeGUEST
45:52
We have a 77 percent chance that the Republicans maintain their majority.
speaker_1HOST
13:13
And what we're seeing now is an attempt to reverse that pipeline.
speaker_1HOST
13:16
Heather Williams, who's the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, called 2026 a once in a generation opportunity.
speaker_0HOST
13:24
Wow.
speaker_1HOST
13:24
Meanwhile, the Republican State Leadership Committee released a memo admitting they're facing one of the most challenging environments in recent years, and they have to play defense first.
Adam KinzingerHOST
11:42
At the state level, the Democratic Party is on the offensive almost everywhere.
Adam KinzingerHOST
11:46
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee knows it.
Adam KinzingerHOST
11:49
Its president said in a statement that, quote, "2026 is proving to be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Democrats to shift the balance of power away from Republicans." And even their GOP counterparts are admitting it.
Adam KinzingerHOST
12:01
The Republican State Leadership Committee referred to this year's election as a political environment that is likely to be one of the most challenging for state Republicans in recent years, adding that their strategy involved a defense- defensive-first posture.
Meridith DyerHOST
6:28
I just wanna ask a couple more campaign questions.
Meridith DyerHOST
6:30
So your district has been named by both the National Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, you know what's coming, and the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee as one that they're hoping to flip.
Meridith DyerHOST
6:40
So what does this look like for your campaign this time around with this extra attention that's focused on you guys?
Denise VillalobosGUEST
6:48
When I won the first time, I knew I was gonna have a huge target on my back coming into this next election cycle, and I made a promise, a personal promise to myself.
Richard ChuHOST
4:18
She'll be with us in the seven o'clock hour.
Richard ChuHOST
4:20
And Heather Williams, who's been with us before, is the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, also known as the d- the DLCC.
Richard ChuHOST
4:30
She'll be with us, and we'll be talking about voting as well.
Richard ChuHOST
4:32
So we've got voting on the brain today and, um, and some of the, the, the instruments and the tools that we need to make sure are in, in place and strong as we go forward over these next 30-plus days getting ready for the midterm election day.

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Richard ChuHOST
71:05
She's been with us before.
Richard ChuHOST
71:06
Rec'd is her name, I should say.
Richard ChuHOST
71:08
President of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, also known as the DLCC.
Richard ChuHOST
71:14
I love the acronyms.
Christina ReynoldsGUEST
41:41
There's an organization called Run for Something, which does local and state work.
Christina ReynoldsGUEST
41:44
There's the DLCC.
Christina ReynoldsGUEST
41:46
But State's Win, which used to be, you may have heard of it as Sister District, they've just renamed, is aiming it at...
Christina ReynoldsGUEST
41:52
Doing those, getting those Democratic trifectas, and also they've expanded their map this cycle to be able to break Republican supermajorities.
Amelia GallitanoGUEST
14:19
So I think those are examples of ways you could bring those costs down.
Dennis WelchHOST
14:23
Yeah, and back to the campaign and the election itself, you're in one of those districts that the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is targeted as trying to flip the legislature this year.
Dennis WelchHOST
14:36
So...
Dennis WelchHOST
14:37
I mean, what happens? Well, what do you want to do? What do you want to see your party do if you guys are able to flip one or both of the chambers? And this would be the first time in decades.
Oziel Ochoa Jr.GUEST
4:35
And the only way we can make a dent in that or bring some relief to families is to have state representatives and your legislators truly represent the areas they represent.
Meridith DyerHOST
4:47
And you had mentioned the DLCC, which is the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which has highlighted your race as one to flip.
Meridith DyerHOST
4:55
How has that national support played out in your campaign? Where do you see that going? like affecting your campaign?
Oziel Ochoa Jr.GUEST
5:02
So at the national level, I wouldn't necessarily say it's at the national level, but I will say across the state, we see multiple support.
Laura BelinGUEST
26:39
And he said that Iowans deserve a secretary of state who will fight to protect their right to vote and stand up to political interference, regardless of where it comes from.
Spencer DirksHOST
26:48
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced on Friday that it is targeting two more Iowa Senate races and both are open seats in central Iowa.
Laura BelinGUEST
26:57
There's Senate District 11.
Laura BelinGUEST
26:58
The Democrat is Seneca Wah.

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