Heather Williams
@heather4dems.bsky.social
President of the DLCC 💙 electing Dems to state legislatures across the U.S.
As we come off of this incredibly strong election year, we can’t forget that the fight is far from over. We’re ready to keep up the momentum as we head into next year’s crucial midterm elections!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As we come off of this incredibly strong election year, we can’t forget that the fight is far from over. We’re ready to keep up the momentum as we head into next year’s crucial midterm elections!
At the state legislative level, we need to get our candidates out in their communities as soon as possible. In order to do that, @thedlcc.bsky.social makes sure they have strong campaign infrastructure – staff, plans, and tools to ensure they can be successful.
State Democrats extend influence over party amid turmoil in DC
As D.C. Democrats struggle to counter Trump, state leaders are making the case of why the party should turn their way.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
At the state legislative level, we need to get our candidates out in their communities as soon as possible. In order to do that, @thedlcc.bsky.social makes sure they have strong campaign infrastructure – staff, plans, and tools to ensure they can be successful.
@thedlcc.bsky.social and state Dems built effective campaigns across the country to drive the blue wave this year. Our candidates outworked, outraised, and outmaneuvered their Republican opponents with strong campaigns and a laser focus on an affordability agenda.
'How We Did It': Dems Release Strategy Memo on Election Night Dominance
Dems look to carry the momentum of a historic year of victories into the all-important 2026 midterms
meidasnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@thedlcc.bsky.social and state Dems built effective campaigns across the country to drive the blue wave this year. Our candidates outworked, outraised, and outmaneuvered their Republican opponents with strong campaigns and a laser focus on an affordability agenda.
Following this year’s monumental elections in Virginia, 37 Democratic women are now set to serve in the House of Delegates – the most ever!
That’s also more than ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS in the chamber. Can’t wait to see what they accomplish!
That’s also more than ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS in the chamber. Can’t wait to see what they accomplish!
Virginia sees new wave of women in House of Delegates
When the Virginia General Assembly reconvenes in January, there will be a record number of women in the House of Delegates, a majority of them part of a blue wave of women. When District 14’s Vivian W...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Following this year’s monumental elections in Virginia, 37 Democratic women are now set to serve in the House of Delegates – the most ever!
That’s also more than ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS in the chamber. Can’t wait to see what they accomplish!
That’s also more than ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS in the chamber. Can’t wait to see what they accomplish!
State Democrats had one of the best election nights in modern history in 2025. We swept nearly every competitive race across the country in blue, battleground, and red territory.
Learn more about how @thedlcc.bsky.social got it done:
Learn more about how @thedlcc.bsky.social got it done:
'How We Did It': Dems Release Strategy Memo on Election Night Dominance
Dems look to carry the momentum of a historic year of victories into the all-important 2026 midterms
meidasnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
State Democrats had one of the best election nights in modern history in 2025. We swept nearly every competitive race across the country in blue, battleground, and red territory.
Learn more about how @thedlcc.bsky.social got it done:
Learn more about how @thedlcc.bsky.social got it done:
This is not the end of the GOP’s schemes to use statehouses to undemocratically hold onto power. In order to level the playing field around redistricting and protect our democracy, we must elect more Dem majorities in state legislatures across the country.
Court blocks new Texas congressional map, in severe blow to GOP
A panel of federal judges in Texas on Tuesday blocked the state's new GOP-favored House map from being used ahead of the 2026 midterms by declaring it a likely racial gerrymander, dealing a bl...
thehill.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is not the end of the GOP’s schemes to use statehouses to undemocratically hold onto power. In order to level the playing field around redistricting and protect our democracy, we must elect more Dem majorities in state legislatures across the country.
This November, @thedlcc.bsky.social:
✅Flipped 13 Virginia House seats blue
✅Created a Dem supermajority in the New Jersey Assembly
✅Broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate
✅Defended the Dem majority in the Minnesota Senate
Here’s how we did it: 🧵
✅Flipped 13 Virginia House seats blue
✅Created a Dem supermajority in the New Jersey Assembly
✅Broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate
✅Defended the Dem majority in the Minnesota Senate
Here’s how we did it: 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This November, @thedlcc.bsky.social:
✅Flipped 13 Virginia House seats blue
✅Created a Dem supermajority in the New Jersey Assembly
✅Broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate
✅Defended the Dem majority in the Minnesota Senate
Here’s how we did it: 🧵
✅Flipped 13 Virginia House seats blue
✅Created a Dem supermajority in the New Jersey Assembly
✅Broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate
✅Defended the Dem majority in the Minnesota Senate
Here’s how we did it: 🧵
Texas Democrats have fought Republicans’ power-grabbing schemes at every turn and secured this huge victory today! We will not let the GOP’s attempts to rig maps and undermine our democracy go unchallenged.
BREAKING: A conservative panel of federal judges just struck down Trump’s racist, gerrymandered maps.
The ruling states, “substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
This is a huge win for our state, our country, and our democracy.
The ruling states, “substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
This is a huge win for our state, our country, and our democracy.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Texas Democrats have fought Republicans’ power-grabbing schemes at every turn and secured this huge victory today! We will not let the GOP’s attempts to rig maps and undermine our democracy go unchallenged.
Our @thedlcc.bsky.social Spotlight candidates were out in red, blue, and purple communities, talking directly to voters about the issue they cared about most: affordability.
The one word that drove NJ election results: affordability | NJ Spotlight News
Heading into the election, seven of every 10 NJ voters had negative views about the national economy
www.njspotlightnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Our @thedlcc.bsky.social Spotlight candidates were out in red, blue, and purple communities, talking directly to voters about the issue they cared about most: affordability.
Iowa Senate Democrats shattered expectations when they broke the GOP supermajority this year. Now, we build on our wins.
@thedlcc.bsky.social is proud to support Renee Hardman to stop Republicans from regaining unchecked power in the Iowa Senate!
@thedlcc.bsky.social is proud to support Renee Hardman to stop Republicans from regaining unchecked power in the Iowa Senate!
National Democrats 'spotlight' Iowa Senate candidate Renee Hardman • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee said it is focused on supporting the West Des Moines Democrat in the Dec. 30 special election.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Iowa Senate Democrats shattered expectations when they broke the GOP supermajority this year. Now, we build on our wins.
@thedlcc.bsky.social is proud to support Renee Hardman to stop Republicans from regaining unchecked power in the Iowa Senate!
@thedlcc.bsky.social is proud to support Renee Hardman to stop Republicans from regaining unchecked power in the Iowa Senate!
Last week, we celebrated monumental election wins and laid out how we won. This week, we’re laser-focused on winning our next set of races, and some are just weeks away.
Trust me. This is a winning team you want to be a part of. Check out our map:
Trust me. This is a winning team you want to be a part of. Check out our map:
DLCC Priority - Special Elections
In America’s state legislature elections, there are no off-years or even off-months. Special elections take place year-round across the country, and these races represent important opportunities for u...
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Last week, we celebrated monumental election wins and laid out how we won. This week, we’re laser-focused on winning our next set of races, and some are just weeks away.
Trust me. This is a winning team you want to be a part of. Check out our map:
Trust me. This is a winning team you want to be a part of. Check out our map:
We FLIPPED 2 Iowa Senate seats blue earlier this year, breaking the GOP supermajority. Now’s our chance to hold that ground.
Renee would be the first Black woman ever to serve in the Iowa Senate. Let’s make history and defend Democratic gains!
Renee would be the first Black woman ever to serve in the Iowa Senate. Let’s make history and defend Democratic gains!
🚨NEW ON SPOTLIGHT🚨 Renee Hardman is a nonprofit leader running in a 12/30 special election for the Iowa Senate! This is a must-win race to block Republicans from restoring a supermajority in the chamber.
Renee Hardman
Renee Hardman is a nonprofit leader running in a December special election to represent her West Des Moines district in the Iowa Senate.
dlcc.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We FLIPPED 2 Iowa Senate seats blue earlier this year, breaking the GOP supermajority. Now’s our chance to hold that ground.
Renee would be the first Black woman ever to serve in the Iowa Senate. Let’s make history and defend Democratic gains!
Renee would be the first Black woman ever to serve in the Iowa Senate. Let’s make history and defend Democratic gains!
What @symonedsanders.bsky.social said ⬇️
Proud of @thedlcc.bsky.social's investments and disciplined strategy, which accomplished monumental wins this election year – including breaking the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
Proud of @thedlcc.bsky.social's investments and disciplined strategy, which accomplished monumental wins this election year – including breaking the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What @symonedsanders.bsky.social said ⬇️
Proud of @thedlcc.bsky.social's investments and disciplined strategy, which accomplished monumental wins this election year – including breaking the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
Proud of @thedlcc.bsky.social's investments and disciplined strategy, which accomplished monumental wins this election year – including breaking the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
It’s clearer than ever that the path back to building Democratic power runs through state legislatures. The center of gravity has moved to the states. @thedlcc.bsky.social's level of the ballot needs more attention and resources ahead of next year’s midterms!
Tuesday's Democratic sweep is a wake-up call for Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner
Tuesday’s elections showed we still have a democracy and that voters won’t put up with an endless cycle of abuse.
wisconsinexaminer.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s clearer than ever that the path back to building Democratic power runs through state legislatures. The center of gravity has moved to the states. @thedlcc.bsky.social's level of the ballot needs more attention and resources ahead of next year’s midterms!
So excited that @thedlcc.bsky.social Spotlight candidate and Mississippi Senator-elect Theresa Gillespie Isom won her race and helped us break the GOP supermajority in the chamber this week! I can’t wait to see her get to work for her constituents in the legislature.
Democrat Theresa Isom wins historic Mississippi Senate race
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — It was an election night that will go down in the history books for DeSoto County. The Mississippi Senate special election on Tuesday wasn’t just anothe…
wreg.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So excited that @thedlcc.bsky.social Spotlight candidate and Mississippi Senator-elect Theresa Gillespie Isom won her race and helped us break the GOP supermajority in the chamber this week! I can’t wait to see her get to work for her constituents in the legislature.
Looking forward to joining Rev. Al Sharpton on Politics Nation tonight to talk about state Dems' monumental election wins in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country this week, and how DLCC's strategy helped make it happen.
Tune in at 5pm ET!
Tune in at 5pm ET!
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking forward to joining Rev. Al Sharpton on Politics Nation tonight to talk about state Dems' monumental election wins in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country this week, and how DLCC's strategy helped make it happen.
Tune in at 5pm ET!
Tune in at 5pm ET!
Incredibly proud of what @thedlcc.bsky.social, Speaker @donscott757.bsky.social, and Del. @helmerva.bsky.social and all of our candidates and partners were able to accomplish in Virginia this week!
Our monumental wins are proof of our strong strategy as we head into next year’s midterm elections.
Our monumental wins are proof of our strong strategy as we head into next year’s midterm elections.
Democrats' winning strategies in Virginia should be a model for the party all over
We focused on building a big tent and took into account ideas across the Democratic spectrum.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Incredibly proud of what @thedlcc.bsky.social, Speaker @donscott757.bsky.social, and Del. @helmerva.bsky.social and all of our candidates and partners were able to accomplish in Virginia this week!
Our monumental wins are proof of our strong strategy as we head into next year’s midterm elections.
Our monumental wins are proof of our strong strategy as we head into next year’s midterm elections.
We experienced a political earthquake this week. Republicans tried to run on an extremist agenda. But the affordability crisis remains top of mind for voters and state Democrats ran confident campaigns with concrete plans on how to tackle the issues.
It’s affordability, stupid: Republicans pay price for Trump’s forgotten promise
Trump looks increasingly out of touch and his disapproval rating is at an all-time high – which partly explains Tuesday’s election results
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We experienced a political earthquake this week. Republicans tried to run on an extremist agenda. But the affordability crisis remains top of mind for voters and state Democrats ran confident campaigns with concrete plans on how to tackle the issues.
This victory is no accident. @DLCC has worked with Virginia Dems cycle-over-cycle to build a strong caucus program that connected with voters looking for leadership and candidates standing up for their communities. This is how you expand a majority!
When It Comes to Trump, Virginia Is for Haters
Democrats stormed back to dominance, winning all three statewide races and a stunning 13 seats in the House of Delegates.
www.thenation.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This victory is no accident. @DLCC has worked with Virginia Dems cycle-over-cycle to build a strong caucus program that connected with voters looking for leadership and candidates standing up for their communities. This is how you expand a majority!
This is what happens when we can run on fair, court-ordered maps! Voters actually get to choose the legislators who best represent them & Democrats WIN.
The path to power is never done in one election. But breaking the GOP supermajority is a good start.
The path to power is never done in one election. But breaking the GOP supermajority is a good start.
Mississippi Democrats appear to break Republican supermajority in state Senate
Mississippi Democrats appear to have broken a Republican supermajority in the state Senate
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is what happens when we can run on fair, court-ordered maps! Voters actually get to choose the legislators who best represent them & Democrats WIN.
The path to power is never done in one election. But breaking the GOP supermajority is a good start.
The path to power is never done in one election. But breaking the GOP supermajority is a good start.
Dems swept last night, especially at the @thedlcc.bsky.social’s ballot level, where we protected or flipped almost every single target on our map, including:
✔️Flipping 13 seats in VA
✔️Creating a supermajority in NJ
✔️Breaking the GOP supermajority in MS
& so much more… Here’s a breakdown🧵
✔️Flipping 13 seats in VA
✔️Creating a supermajority in NJ
✔️Breaking the GOP supermajority in MS
& so much more… Here’s a breakdown🧵
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dems swept last night, especially at the @thedlcc.bsky.social’s ballot level, where we protected or flipped almost every single target on our map, including:
✔️Flipping 13 seats in VA
✔️Creating a supermajority in NJ
✔️Breaking the GOP supermajority in MS
& so much more… Here’s a breakdown🧵
✔️Flipping 13 seats in VA
✔️Creating a supermajority in NJ
✔️Breaking the GOP supermajority in MS
& so much more… Here’s a breakdown🧵
This is an incredible victory for state Democrats in Mississippi!
The balance of power in the state is shifting away from extremism and chaos and towards champions of working families, driven by Democrats’ tireless commitment to their communities.
The balance of power in the state is shifting away from extremism and chaos and towards champions of working families, driven by Democrats’ tireless commitment to their communities.
BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This is an incredible victory for state Democrats in Mississippi!
The balance of power in the state is shifting away from extremism and chaos and towards champions of working families, driven by Democrats’ tireless commitment to their communities.
The balance of power in the state is shifting away from extremism and chaos and towards champions of working families, driven by Democrats’ tireless commitment to their communities.
California voters are standing up for democracy and doing their part to bring the midterm elections back to a level playing field.
The next big step? Focusing on expanding the number of Democratic state legislative majorities in the midterms.
The next big step? Focusing on expanding the number of Democratic state legislative majorities in the midterms.
BREAKING: California voters just approved new congressional maps!
Republicans in Texas and many other states have engaged in mid-cycle map rigging schemes to hold onto their U.S. House majority in 2026. California Dems took decisive action to push back, and the voters agreed.
Republicans in Texas and many other states have engaged in mid-cycle map rigging schemes to hold onto their U.S. House majority in 2026. California Dems took decisive action to push back, and the voters agreed.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
California voters are standing up for democracy and doing their part to bring the midterm elections back to a level playing field.
The next big step? Focusing on expanding the number of Democratic state legislative majorities in the midterms.
The next big step? Focusing on expanding the number of Democratic state legislative majorities in the midterms.
Holding onto this chamber was crucial to protecting the progress DFLers have made in Minnesota.
The full Senate will be back on the ballot in 2026, and we’ll be ready to defend it again.
The full Senate will be back on the ballot in 2026, and we’ll be ready to defend it again.
BREAKING: Democrats just won control of the Minnesota Senate!
Tonight’s majority-deciding special election win was critical to defending DFL control ahead of 2026 when every Minnesota Senate seat will be back on the ballot.
Tonight’s majority-deciding special election win was critical to defending DFL control ahead of 2026 when every Minnesota Senate seat will be back on the ballot.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Holding onto this chamber was crucial to protecting the progress DFLers have made in Minnesota.
The full Senate will be back on the ballot in 2026, and we’ll be ready to defend it again.
The full Senate will be back on the ballot in 2026, and we’ll be ready to defend it again.
Reposted by Heather Williams
Virginia House Dems just shattered expectations, flipping at least 12 seats blue – the largest Democratic victory since the election of 1989. We invested early and aggressively to make this victory a reality, running candidates in all 100 districts.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Virginia House Dems just shattered expectations, flipping at least 12 seats blue – the largest Democratic victory since the election of 1989. We invested early and aggressively to make this victory a reality, running candidates in all 100 districts.