Forward Majority makes historic investment to flip Texas State House
his week Forward Majority announced it is investing over $6.2 million in independent expenditure campaigns across 18 districts in an effort to unseat dozens of entrenched Republican legislators and establish a Democratic majority in the Texas State House ahead of 2021 redistricting. Forward Majority’s investment counters millions of dollars in special interest money from insurance companies, big pharma, big oil and corporate lobbyists flowing to GOP legislators and millions of dollars outside groups like the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) have already announced they will spend to defend the GOP majority.
“We have a once in a generation opportunity to establish a Democratic majority ahead of redistricting and cement Texas’ status as the biggest battleground state in the country,” said Ben Wexler-Waite, Communications Director for Forward Majority. “Flipping the state house will stop Republicans from being able to gerrymander dozens of congressional seats and put an end to the right’s dangerous voter suppression agenda that has systematically sought to turn millions of Texans away from the polls. For too long, Republican legislators have used millions of dollars in special interest money to drown out their challengers and cling onto power. This year we’re going to make sure we have a fair fight.”
Forward Majority has been implementing a long term plan to flip the Texas state house and put an end to gerrymandering and voter suppression in what is very quickly becoming the biggest battleground state in the country. The group has put nearly $10 million to date toward achieving that goal, including $2.5 million its PAC spent in 2018 across over 20 state house districts, helping to narrow a massive GOP fundraising advantage and helping to flip 12 districts from red to blue. Like in 2018, Forward Majority’s 2020 investment will go entirely toward voter communication programs on TV, digital and mail in support of Democratic state house challengers.
https://northdallasgazette.com/2020/09/17/forward-majority-makes-historic-investment-to-flip-texas-state-house/
