TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: The Florida Democratic Party hosted its second Cease Fire community dialogue Saturday morning in Cyrus Greene Park in Tampa. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, along with State Senator Darryl Rouson, State Representative Dianne Hart, and State Representative Fentrice Driskell joined community activists, local leaders, and residents in a dialogue on gun violence prevention in communities o  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 20 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Each year on November 20, we remember members of the transgender community who have been attacked and murdered. According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least twenty two transgender people have been murdered in the United States in 2019. In Florida, at least fourteen members of the transgender community have lost their lives this decade, three of those murders happened in 2019 and five in 2018. Terrie Ri  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 20 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: In advance of Donald Trump's November 26 rally in Sunrise, Florida, Democratic activists raised more than $3,700 in just 20 hours from 163 donors via a GoFundMe crowdfunding page to bring the Baby Trump balloon to Florida. The average donation was less than $23. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, stated it was a sign of the passion Democratic activists have to take on Trump in 2020: "Thi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: This weekend, over 70 people participated in the Municipal Victory Program candidate training. The training included potential candidates from multiple counties including Citrus, Polk, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Orange, Volusia and Pasco, where over 40 elections will be held from now to 2020. The training focused on campaign fundamentals, from best practices to fundraising, political strategy, communications   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 18 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Sen. Ron Johnson, who's no stranger to humiliating himself on national television to defend President Trump, complained on Meet the Press yesterday that the whistleblower who drew attention to Trump's alleged bribery of the Ukrainian government "exposed things that didn't need to be exposed." Excerpt from interview: "The weakening of executive privilege is not good, and by the way, those individuals that   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 22 -- 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? Gov. Kelly's D.C. meeting with trade officials, Medicaid work requirement warnings, and more! * What's happening? Gov. Laura Kelly discussed the ongoing tariff skirmish with China in a meeting with delegates from the Office   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, following a week full of troubling news for Senator David Perdue including a new poll highlighting his vulnerability, a Koch network Super PAC is jumping into Georgia to reward Perdue for his votes to defend junk insurance plans that can refuse to cover pre-existing conditions and supporting the GOP's corporate tax giveaway. From the AJC: "The conservative Americans for Prosperity Action group   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release, dated Nov. 16: Saturday, the Louisiana Democratic Party released a statement congratulating Democratic legislative candidates and thanking them for stepping up to run. The Louisiana Democratic Party prevented a supermajority in the House, held House District 21 with C. Travis Johnson, and flipped House District 105 with Mack Cormier. "I want to personally congratulate our history-making candida  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Maine Democratic Party today announced four candidates, Speaker Sara Gideon, Bre Kidman, Ross LaJeunesse, and Betsy Sweet, are competing in the Democratic Primary for the United States Senate. The winner of the primary election, taking place on June 9, 2020, will face incumbent Senator Susan Collins in Maine's United States Senate Election on November 3, 2020. "There's so much at stake in 2020, includi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 21 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: After weeks of claiming her role as a potential juror makes it impossible for her to answer Mainers' questions about the ongoing impeachment inquiry, Politico reports Senator Collins will join Donald Trump for lunch where the subject comes up -- a part of the president "aggressively courting Senate Republicans" to bolster his own defense. The meeting is a dramatic shift in her stance and she should disclos  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 22 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: For weeks, Collins has refused to speak to the press or the public about the ongoing impeachment inquiry, claiming that her role as a potential juror makes it impossible for her to discuss the matter -- but then she met yesterday with the inquiry's subject behind closed doors. Yesterday's lunch with President Trump undermines the talking point that Collins has used for weeks to deflect any and all question  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 20 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: It's no wonder that Martha McSally has done nothing to take on predatory prescription drug companies that have helped to fund her campaigns: Big pharma is mobilizing en masse to keep drug prices high and protect their corporate profit margins, according to a report from the Center for Responsive Politics. The report finds that pharmaceutical corporations are spending big to lobby against measures to lo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent interview, Martha McSally claimed, "We are never going back -- ever" to letting insurance companies deny coverage to people with a pre-existing condition -- but that's exactly what would happen if the McSally-enabled, Republican health care lawsuit is successful. MCSALLY CLAIM: "We are never going back -- ever -- to [...] where insurance companies could deny people with pre-existing conditi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes on Republicans broken promises on education: "Time and again Donald Trump has broken his promises to Michigan students and families, working with his crony Betsy Devos to strip money from public schools, gut critical student protections, and to make it harder for survivors to seek justice on college campuses. "Instead of standing for public education for all, Donald Trump and Betsy  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: One year out from the 2020 elections, federal campaign finance disclosures show that the Michigan Republican Party (MIGOP) enjoys a massive 40 to 1 cash advantage over their Democrat opponents. Additionally, the reports also show that the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) is deep in debt and burning money faster than it is being raised. As of October 31st, the MDP was $126,720 in debt, and the party's cash on h  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Kelly once promised on the House Floor that "There's not a single person in our business that would ever put one of our owners in a defective car or a car with a recall." Turns out he's doing just that. Last night, an investigative report aired on Pittsburgh's Action News 4 documenting Congressman Kelly's misleading and self-serving business practices. He has been negligently selling vehicles with  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 18 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee has approved the Nebraska Democratic Party's 2020 Delegate Selection Plan (DSP) to send delegates to the Democratic National National Convention in Milwaukee, July 13-16, 2020. View the NDP Delegate Selection Plan. "The DSP Special Committee and the NDP Committee on Inclusion worked hard to ensure we have the most inclusive convention to date," said NDP Executive D  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: With Governor Brian Kemp coming under new pressure on his Senate appointment pick following recent election results spelling "2020 trouble for Republicans," tensions are rising between President Donald Trump, Washington Republicans and Kemp over who Georgia's next vulnerable Senate incumbent should be. The Wall Street Journal this morning reported that Trump has tried to pressure Kemp into choosing his  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Today, the Texas Democratic Party announced new additions to our growing team. The new team members include Targeting Director Hudson Cavanagh, Deputy Organizing Director Kassandra Aleman, Deputy County Services Director Claire Frueauff, Content Strategist Julien Gomez, Content Strategist Hannah Lifshutz, and Finance and Events Associate Brett Isaacs. The Texas Democratic Party is also proud to announce th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa on President Trump visit: "Texas is the biggest battleground state in the country. That's why Trump is making his seventh visit to our state this year. "He's terrified. Republicans are terrified. "They knows Trump's failed policies and broken promises are why he will lose. "Texans are ready for change. They want leaders who will fight for their fair shot to get ahead."  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 23 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release, dated Nov. 19: Single older people in Massachusetts are more likely to face economic insecurity than their peers in any other state, according to a new UMass Boston report. The study estimates that 61.7% of state residents older than 65 and living alone do not have enough income to cover basic expenses such as housing, food, health care, transportation, clothing and household supplies. "It's soberi  more