WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 30 -- The Delaware Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Delaware Democratic Party Chair Betsy Maron has released the following statement in response to the changes in leadership in the Delaware State House. "First, I want to thank Representative Schwartzkopf for his decade of leadership as Delaware's Speaker of the House, his lengthy service to Delaware, our personal friendship and years of partnership with the Delaware Democratic Party. "At a tim  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on July 4, 2023: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison issued the following statement marking Independence Day: "On this day 247 years ago, our country's founders declared the United States' independence and put forth the lasting foundation upon which our nation was built - that all people are created equal and endowed with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "Through world wars  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 4 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on July 3, 2023: "This week, a Supreme Court stacked with Trump sycophants has taken us back to the dark ages, swinging the pendulum of progress backwards and emboldening a new wave of discrimination," said FDP Chair Fried. "The recent rulings against affirmative action, LGBTQ+ rights, and student debt relief open the door for outright racism and discrimination and set back millions of Americans hoping to ac  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 4 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 3, 2023: * * * In response to the preliminary injunction issued by the Northern District of Florida preventing Florida from enacting new voter suppression provisions contained in Senate Bill 7050, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement: "This is a huge win for the people of Florida," said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. "Our democracy works best when everyo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 26 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Following reports that Ron DeSantis wants to change the constitutional requirements for citizenship, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement: "We all know that Ron is a xenophobe," said FDP Chair Nikki Fried, "but he keeps finding new lows. Birthright citizenship is an ideal as old as our republic and a key piece of the American Dream, and the only reason Ron can even th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: This past Monday, a new study published by the University of Washington discovered a large rise in maternal mortality rates throughout the country over the past two decades. In Indiana specifically, maternal mortality "more than doubled for both white women and Hispanic women" (Indiana Capital Chronicle, 07-06-2023). Indiana saw the largest maternal mortality rate increases for both  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Today the Indiana Democratic Party announced its support of the statewide road funding policy proposal by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett that would build upon recent city budgets providing for historic investments in road, pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure. Under the state's current road funding formula, nearly half of Indiana's infrastructure funding requires a burdensome appl  more

HELENA, Montana, July 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2023, and a letter: Members of the Democratic Senate Caucus called on Governor Greg Gianforte to convene a one-day Special Session to adopt revenue-neutral state property tax rates in order to prevent ongoing and unaddressed tax increases from harming Montana homeowners, in a letter sent to the Governor's office today. The Republican-controlled Legislature and the Governor were warned by the De  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Bloomberg reported that Mitch McConnell's recruit Tim Sheehy is facing questions over a potential conflict of interest as he campaigns for a position that would oversee the millions of dollars his company gets from federal government contracts. Read more coverage from over the weekend: POLITICO Playbook PM: GO BIG SKY OR GO HOME -- TIM SHEEHY, a Republican who is running to unseat Montana Dem  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting from POLITICO highlights how Senator Jon Tester's package of veterans bills was "unexpectedly blocked by Republicans" - with lawmakers and veterans advocates suggesting GOP leadership blocked these important bills because they put their political agenda over veterans. Vietnam veteran and Montana resident Mike Lawson told POLITICO: "I get tired of political games people play at the expense o  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Mary Peltola is soliciting campaign donations with an unusual pitch -- asking for direct access to your bank account. Peltola's creepy scheme would track and analyze every financial transaction to calculate how much she will deduct from the account. "Whether it's pushing tax hikes, inflation or this risky scheme, Mary Peltola can't keep her hands off Alaskans' bank accounts." - NRCC Spokesperson Be  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Yesterday, MAGA election denier Jim Marchant officially endorsed Donald Trump for President in 2024 - doubling down on his support for the disgraced former president and his extreme MAGA agenda. His likely GOP primary opponent Sam Brown has also worked to get on Trump's good side - defending Trump after his indictment and promoting a "Stop the Steal" activist and January 6 participant.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Mark Robertson announced he's running for NV-1 months after losing in the same exact district to Congresswoman Dina Titus by 5.6 points. This time, however, he's deploying an apparent strategy of hoping Nevadans forget his out-of-touch far-right platform of last cycle. In a conversation with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he tried to rebrand himself through a "change in messaging" after his extremist posi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 26 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Chris Ager, NHGOP Chairman, released the following statement regarding the arrest and subsequent charges against former Democrat State Representative Stacie Laughton: "The NHGOP is deeply troubled by the recent charges against former Democrat State Representative Laughton," said Ager. "Child exploitation in any form is an egregious violation of our values as a society and erodes trust   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 7 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: It's been two weeks since LaWhoops "screwed up big-time" - potentially costing Ohio taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars - by sending the wrong ballot language to county elections officials for the August special election days before the deadline to mail absentee ballots to military members and overseas voters. LaWhoops' latest mistake comes after Ohioans have repeatedly called him out for "campaigning out of   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: New details continue to surface about Frank LaRose's close ties to the largest corruption scandal in state history and his sketchy shadow campaign - including that LaRose's super PAC is being led by a former Householder operative. SHOT: Frank LaRose gets called out for trying to distance himself from Larry Householder and the largest corruption case in state history - despite being mentioned repeatedly in the crimin  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, the Montana Democratic Party announced the formation of a new Democratic Central Committee in Stillwater County, MT. The new Central Committee represent the second newly-established Democratic Central Committee this year, demonstrating the Democratic Party's reach in Montana's rural areas and grassroots energy ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Stillwater County Democratic Central C  more