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Sister District is a political group in the United States aiming to elect Democrats in swing statehouse [1] districts with Republican incumbents. Safe districts provide funds and volunteers. [2]

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The Sister District Project is a woman-led operation [3] founded by Rita Bosworth, Gaby Goldstein, Candis Mitchell, Lyzz Schwegler, and Lala Wu [4] following the 2016 United States presidential election. [5] [6] In 2017, Sister District Project reported raising over $350,000 in small-dollar donations. [7]

Political action

Bosworth argued more Democratic statehouses would reduce partisan gerrymandering. [8] [9] [10]

Building on Tea Party movement tactics such as field organizing, identifying likely supporters, and tracking door knocking, [11] progressive movements like Indivisible, Swing Left, and Sister District Project brought new energy to progressive grassroots organizing. [12] [13]

Sister District helped flip the Virginia House and Senate to Democratic control. [14] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Narea, Nicole (30 December 2022). "Democrats made historic gains at the state level. Can they build on them?". Vox.
  2. ↑ "Sister District Project". Ballotpedia.
  3. ↑ Ehisen, Rich (16 November 2023). "Sacramento Sister District Project helped turned tide in favor of Dems in Virginia". Capitol Weekly.
  4. ↑ "What is Sister District? | Learn Who We Are & What We Do". 2 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Smith, Kevin B.; Greenblatt, Alan (5 October 2021). Governing States and Localities. CQ Press. ISBN   978-1-5443-8862-5.
  6. ↑ "Windham County Group Sells Their Soup To Support Democrats Around The U.S." Vermont Public. 19 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Virginia Candidates Win Office With Help From Vermont Group". www.sevendaysvt.com.
  8. ↑ "Meet Rita Bosworth, pushing for blue-tinged mapmaking reform – The Fulcrum". thefulcrum.us.
  9. ↑ Williams, Omkari L. (24 October 2023). Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn. Storey Publishing, LLC. ISBN   978-1-63586-689-6.
  10. ↑ Narea, Nicole (30 December 2022). "Democrats made historic gains at the state level. Can they build on them?". Vox.
  11. 1 2 Pittman, Ashton. "How 'Sister District' Helped Shanda Yates Unseat Longtime Mississippi Republican". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  12. ↑ Resnick, Barbara; Gwyther, Lisa P.; Roberto, Karen A. (27 December 2018). Resilience in Aging: Concepts, Research, and Outcomes. Springer. ISBN   978-3-030-04555-5.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Austin (June 16, 2019). "Sonoma County Sister District chapter pairs donors in deep blue states with faraway candidates". The Press Democrat.
  14. ↑ Levitin, Michael (19 September 2023). Generation Occupy: Reawakening American Democracy. Catapult. ISBN   978-1-64009-556-4.
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