The Democratic Party committee dedicated to state legislative races on Thursday announced an additional six-figure investment in the key battleground state of Arizona, feeling that they’re closer than ever to having a Democratic trifecta in the Grand Canyon State.
Arizona Democrats need to flip two seats in both the state House and Senate to have a majority and pass their priorities, which they say are ensuring abortion rights, tackling housing affordability, investing in public education, and addressing the state’s water shortage crisis.
On a virtual call Thursday, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee highlighted eight House and four Senate candidates in Arizona that they argued “today represent the strongest opportunities to flip both chambers in one of the toughest battleground states” and announced that it would be investing more than $200,000 to support the slate of candidates.
“We all still have a lot of really hard work to do, and in a presidential year, our focus starts to shift in the fall into making sure that people are voting up and down the entire ballot, and that they are voting for their state legislator as well as who is running for president. So a lot of work ahead of us, but certainly we feel a shift in the environment,” DLCC President Heather Williams said.
The DLCC said it has already invested $131,000 in Arizona for this election cycle ahead of today’s announcement.
