COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper called Thursday for an immediate halt to the Secretary of State's purging of Ohio voters and an independent statewide audit following reports that 1,251 Ohio voters were either wrongly purged from the rolls or wrongly sent last-chance notices. "We all heard Frank LaRose say he was going to fix this broken process. These troubling reports, that voters were wrongly purged fr  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Arizona Democratic Party has followed the recent comments made by AZ House Speaker, Rusty Bowers, suggesting Arizona has not experienced a mass shooting, despite evidence to the contrary. These comments came in the wake of AZ SenatePresident, Karen Fann's, dismissive statement Monday that sought to downplay State Senator Sylvia Allen's recent xenophobic rant about minorities. The mass shootings that   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Health care is on the ballot in 2020, because U.S. Senate Republicans like Martha McSally are again pledging to strike down the national health care law and dismantle the law's coverage protections for 2.8 million Arizonans with a pre-existing condition. Earlier this week, McSally's Senate colleague Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed in an interview that Republicans remain determined to force through a rep  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release, dated July 2: The Senate is out of session for "August recess," and unelected U.S. Sen. Martha McSally is back in Arizona for the next five weeks. Here are some questions that McSally should have to answer: 1. On pre-existing condition coverage protections -- What's your role in protecting Arizona's health care access? Earlier this summer, you said "It's not my role" to stand up for Arizonans' health ca  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, Fair Fight PAC, founded by former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams, and the Democratic Party of Georgia announced the launch of the Legislative Victory Fund, a multi-million dollar effort to capture the majority in the Georgia House of Representatives and win additional seats in the Georgia Senate. "Georgia Democrats' ability to fight for a vibrant economy and quality health care dep  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 5 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: After Joe Gruters, the Chair of the Republican Party of Florida, issued a press release trumpeting an Immigration Listening Tour, Florida Democrats do the math. RPOF is holding a tour in cities that are majority white and Republican -- ignoring immigrant communities in Florida. "After demonizing Florida's Hispanic immigrant communities by pushing a divisive anti-immigrant agenda, Senator Joe Gruters has gon  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 9 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: The Florida Democratic Party makes a bold statement that they will be maintaining a permanent presence in Tallahassee with the purchase of a new office space. On August 9, the Florida Democratic Party announced the purchase of new office space for the party in Tallahassee. The space is situated in the heart of downtown Tallahassee in the Historic Exchange Bank Building, which is just blocks away from the Ca  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 4 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Terrie Rizzo on the El Paso and Dayton shooting tragedies: "Today, we join families grieving the lost lives of their loved ones in the tragedies of El Paso and Dayton. These tragedies keep reminding us why we can't wait longer to stop gun violence, hate, and racism in our communities. "We have a white nationalist terror problem made worse by a President who normalizes white nationalism. "And w  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, Senate candidate John James is leaving Michigan once again to rub elbows with national Republican big money donors. This time he's in Florida at an event hosted by Judson Sapp, a member of President Trump's finance committee. The event comes just days after Trump sent a fundraising email on behalf of James' campaign, more proof that James' "https://michigandems.com/michigan-democratic-party-lau  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Tuesday, as reported by 11Alive, Senator David Perdue confirmed that despite believing that the House Democrats' bipartisan background check bill is "fine," he won't support it. Instead, he whined about his fellow legislators, claiming that "the thing that's missing is [...] work[ing] on it in a bipartisan way." Three reasons why David Perdue has no room to talk: * David Perdue has voted with Tru  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, 38 people were slain and many more were injured due to gun violence in El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago. Once again, America is mourning lives lost, and searching for real leadership. Once again, Georgia Republicans enter a familiar pattern: offering thoughts, prayers, and halfhearted measures.When is enough, enough? When will it no longer be funny to point a gun at a teenager in a campaign a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Eric Holcomb is approachable, even affable. He's a nice guy. But the 'aw shucks' is in stark contrast to Holcomb's iron curtain approach to negative press. In a quick study of the two and a half years of clips Holcomb has generated as governor, he has refused to comment on at least 19 stories, including reports on turmoil at the Department of Child Services, Department of Veterans' Affairs   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In April, Governor Eric Holcomb stood shoulder-to-shoulder with State Representative Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) on stage at the 2019 National Rifle Association convention to sign a bill loosening access to handguns. Today, Rep. Lucas took a strong stance against universal background checks on social media. Meanwhile, Holcomb hasn't said much, he hasn't even tweeted offering condolences for a pair of mass  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a news conference Tuesday morning, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called on state lawmakers to strengthen background check laws. The GOP governor is pushing 17 measures including a proposal to institute background checks on nearly all gun transactions. From the Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio Gov. DeWine proposes 'red flag' law, expanding background checks for gun sales "DeWine said no one thing will preve  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 7 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Democratic Party called on Sara Hart Weir to comment on the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and clarify whether she will continue to stand with Republicans ignoring near-unanimous calls for action on gun violence. Hart Weir's remarks this week have exclusively concerned online donations and an appearance on Fox and Friends. In the first 100 days of the 116th Congress,   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 9 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to the KDP Weekly Rundown - the Kansas Democratic Party's update of the biggest things going on in the state party and the state government. What are we focused on this week? Demofest, Medicaid and more! DEMOFEST What's happening? Demofest starts today! Our keynote speaker is New York Congresswoman and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Grace Meng. You can find details and view the schedule  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 8 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk: On Thursday, attorney and Louisiana Democrat Ike Jackson announced a run against Attorney General Jeff Landry for the Attorney General's race. "We're incredibly excited at Ike Jackson's candidacy.," "Ike has proven throughout his career that he has a great understanding of Louisiana's legal system and a dedication to helping the people of Louisiana. Ike's re  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Kathleen Marra on mass shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio: "1 week, 38 dead, 80 injured. In the span of one week, three individual gunmen took 38 lives and injured 80 more. The victims were daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, husbands, and wives who had the audacity to attend their community's garlic festival, go shopping, and enjoy a popular nightlife spot. No words can d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Gus Bickford proved to voters once again the complete hypocrisy of his own party in a press release issued Tuesday morning. "Given the history of how the Massachusetts Democratic Party operates, this represents a stunning yet predictable lack of self-awareness," Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said. Lyons pointed to the Massachusetts Democrat  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Just a few months after voting against legislation to protect survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, Rep. Greg Gianforte met with non-profit leaders in Helena yesterday, including organizations that work with survivors of sexual assault. In a roundtable with non-profit leaders, candidate-for-governor Gianforte claimed to support organizations like Helena's Friendship Center, which works with survivors o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nebraska Democratic Party and Democratic U.S. Senate candidates said that Nebraskans should reject Sen. Ben Sasse's bid for a second term, which he announced Monday. "The people of Nebraska have been underserved by Sen. Sasse for too long and I say ENOUGH," said U.S. Senate candidate Chris Janicek. "It's time to vote him out. Why a sitting U.S. Senator from a top-producing ag state like Nebraska w  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 6 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Sen. Ben Sasse and the Nebraska GOP stoop to name-calling following the senator's announcement to seek re-election, the NDP is focusing on Sasse's dubious record since taking office. Sasse and GOP had the temerity on Monday to claim that the NDP was spreading "poison" about their refusal to call out the hateful, racial rhetoric from President Trump that appeared to help fuel at least one of last we  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman David Pepper after the Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's news conference on the gun violence epidemic: "Ohio Democrats have been pushing gun violence prevention laws for years, while Republican politicians in Columbus have worked overtime not just to stop them all, but to move in the opposite direction, including allowing guns everywhere from bars to day cares. In the wake of this horrific crime, our Democrati  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement: "The leaders and citizens of Dayton are unified and working hard to recover from Sunday's horrific attack. Amid that hard work, Senator Sherrod Brown and Mayor Nan Whaley welcomed the president to Dayton, spoke respectfully about his visit, while civilly and honestly pointing out areas of disagreement and challenge. "So the events that took place after the president's departure were nothing short of appalling.   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Despite two more mass shootings in American over the past weekend, Pat Toomey is still refusing to support a ban on semi-automatic, military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. "Pat Toomey doesn't deserve accolades for simply backing a politically smart policy that over 92% of Americans approve while refusing to support a ban on military-grade weapons and extended magazines that are leaving   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pat Toomey is working hard to appear to fight for gun control when really he's not even scratching the surface of America's gun problem. "Pat Toomey is once again looking for cover on his decades-long record of siding with the NRA. But the truth about Pat Toomey's background check bill is that it doesn't do anything to stop the vast majority of criminals from obtaining a gun," said Beth Melena, sen  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: "After mass shootings killed more than 30 people this weekend, Virginia state Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach) seemed to suggest gun safety bills were not a priority because the 9/11 terrorists didn't use guns.[...] During the interview, DeSteph was asked about a variety of possible gun safety solutions to make his community safer, including extending background checks and raising the age limit to  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: With control of the General Assembly at stake and fewer than 90 days until the November elections, the Virginia Republican Party is in complete disarray after Delegate Nick Freitas failed to file the correct paperwork to appear on the ballot and must now run an expensive write-in campaign. Freitas' incompetence could end up costing Virginia Republicans control of the House of Delegates, and tensions w  more