“State parties build the roads
that candidates drive on.”
—MI State Party Chair Curtis Hertel
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State parties provide continuity from one election cycle to the next and have a vital role to play in voter protection, election administration and year round organizing. They are critical to winning the midterms and defending our democracy.
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Force Multiplier is launching the Battleground-State Fund to support state parties in two states that are critical to winning the Midterms: North Carolina and Michigan.
The Strategy to Strengthen State Democratic Parties
Martha Laning, former Wisconsin State Party Chair and Director of the State Party Advancement Network (SPAN), October 30, 2025
The Inside Scoop from NC and MI State Democratic Parties
State Democratic Party Chairs Anderson Clayton (NC) and Curtis Hertel (MI), October 30, 2025
SPAN's Laning in Conversation with Chairs Clayton and Hertel, October 30, 2025
Q&A Session. Moderated by Esther Kaplan, Force Multiplier Leadership Team. October 30, 2025
Funds raised for the North Carolina Democratic Party will enable them to fight voter suppression by hiring needed Election Protection staff. North Carolina is the Republican testing ground for election subversion and we need to push back now!
Funds raised for MI Dems will enable them to rebuild the Democratic coalition by hiring organizers for the Arab American community in Dearborn, or the Black communities in Detroit. In 2026, a US Senate seat, multiple majority-making Congressional races, every statewide office in MI, along with control of the state senate and state house are all up for grabs!