Sheriffs and Democracy
As the NYT reported this morning, what was previously dismissable as right-wing conspiracy theories is now looking like real on-the-ground capacity to steal elections.
Sheriffs, many of whom were present at the January 6 riots, have led the way in going after nonpartisan election workers and threatening local elections officials. For example, in Wisconsin (one of the most competitive 2022 mid-term states) a sheriff in a swing district attempted to arrest county election officials who refused to decertify 2020 ballots for Joe Biden (Washington Post). This is a tactic that will be repeated in upcoming elections.
There is a new wave of reform, pro-democracy Sheriffs challenging right wing incumbents in 2022. Thanks to decades of concerted effort and organizing, we are starting to see the candidate recruitment, community organizing, and campaign infrastructure required to win. Sheriffs for Trusting Communities -- a national organization focused on winning sheriffs races in close partnership with local organizations – will be engaged in roughly 20 races this year in communities around the country focusing on candidates with a legitimate pathway to victory. Last year in New Orleans, they were key to one of the biggest upsets in Louisiana political history when Susan HutsonHutchins defeated the 17-year incumbent Sheriff, thanks to deep relational organizing on the ground and targeted investments in paid media.
Join us in investing in Sheriffs for Trusting Communities. They are working hand in hand with local organizations across the country, and partnered with key national organizations such as Working Families and Faith in Action Fund, and have a strategic viewpoint to see where and when to deploy political resources to spend your $$ as strategically as possible. They are recruiting competitive candidates in important counties and building winning campaigns across the country.
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