If you are casting around for something to do in the face of the unbridled cruelty of the first days of the new administration, know this: 

There are state and local elections happening right now where you can help fortify Democratic power in key offices.

Check out our new 2025 Spring Races slate and give now:

• Susan Crawford, Justice of the WI Supreme Court: Liberals ended gerrymandering with their one-seat majority, which resulted in Democrats flipping 14 state legislative seats last year. Dems can flip the Senate in 2026 by winning two more seats. But one of the Court’s liberal justices is retiring, and with control of the Court at stake, these gains could be cut short if we don’t hold this seat now.
  
• Barbara Lee, Mayor of Oakland, CA: Former Rep. Lee currently has 14 opponents in this race but can clear the field if she posts solid early fundraising numbers. We have an opportunity to keep a woman of color at the head of city hall.
  
• Tishaura Jones, Mayor of St. Louis, MO: Tishaura won a tough primary in 2021 to become the city’s first Black female mayor. She faces a primary again this year, with a male former chair of the Missouri Dems as her most serious opponent.
  
• Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor of San Antonio, TX: The incumbent is term-limited, leaving this seat open for the first time since 2009. As such, 15 candidates have officially declared. Elections are nonpartisan, but one “Republican” and one “Democratic” candidate usually make it into a top-two runoff. Gina ran for Congress in 2018 and 2020; we featured her both times.

Please help make sure these candidates are fully funded before their upcoming elections.

FYI, the timing and giving limits for these races are:

• St. Louis: 3/4/2025; limit: $2,600
• Wisconsin: 4/1/2025; limit: $20,000
• Oakland: 4/15/2025; limit: $600
• San Antonio: 5/3/2025; limit: $1,000