We went into 2025 with a great deal of uncertainty and concern, with understandable feelings of hopelessness and an urge to give up. Inevitably though, those in the political sphere weren't going to remain downbeaten for long and come January, the state level set the stage for the continuing fight for democracy. In Virginia, 2 out of 3 special elections were won by Democrat candidates for VA House District 26 and Senate District 32. In our support of Virginia for the November

Two years ago State Fair supported the Virginia elections with incredible results, defending the Senate and earning a new majority in the House. Now, we are back to the work as once again those off year elections loom! Virginia remains a bellwether state for what lies ahead, particularly for the 2026 mid terms. This year, all 100 House seats are up for election with the current make up in the chambers at 51 Democrat to 49 Republican. Virginia also has a Governor race, with De

Despite non-stop bad news from the federal level making the headlines, the state level remains strong in building and maintaining power,...

Among the chaotic and overwhelming radical right decision making at the federal level, focusing on state legislatures is the strongest...

Even though our giving circle is dedicated to supporting state legislative races, being in this community allows us the chance to take...

Following a recent giving circle meeting led by The States Project, we received great insight about what to expect for the states in 2025.

Following a big and busy election year, State Fair is preparing to start off 2025 by supporting Virginia (again!), which will have 2...

As the 2024 election day has finally arrived, State Fair is poised for the results with a momentous donation cycle now complete. Looking...

State Fair, along with fellow giving circles Indivisible Euclid and Blue Nevada, recently held an informative and inspiring Zoom event...

Political activism can be done in many ways and there are numerous opportunities for taking action, whether helping with voter...

The Game Changers Giving Circle recently held a Zoom event for Arizona’s Maricopa County District 4, with State House representative...

The States Project’s Giving Circle, Resilience Initiative, recently hosted a Zoom event with David Plouffe, who is now Senior Advisor to...

Arizona I recently attended a ZOOM meeting of 14 Giving Circles leaders who are supporting AZ. Most of the information came from the...

Perhaps you’re already a member (if so, hi, good to see you!), or perhaps you’re new to state level politics and interested in getting...

The first thing I did when I saw the news about Susanna Gibson was look up Virginia’s revenge porn laws. Let’s rewind for a second --...

With everything going on in the world right now, it’s so easy to become overwhelmed and feel totally powerless. So many important causes...

In the recent ‘Virginia Conversations’ event, our leader J explained when the political madness of 2016 hit, it prompted her to take...

A brief overview of the Tuesday 11/07 State elections to which STATE FAIR has donated the most time, energy and dollars: OHIO Our $$ goal...

This discussion highlighted some important aspects of The States Project, how the State Fair Giving Circle feeds into their work and also...

Although the Republican Majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature threatened impeachment proceedings for the newly elected Democratic...