House Democrats launch effort to register minority voters in key districts
House Democrats' campaign arm launched a program Wednesday aimed at incentivizing minority voters to register to vote in 12 battleground districts.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will invest six figures in placing organizers in districts with large African American, Hispanic, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Native populations.
The effort, dubbed the Constituency Organizing Program, is intended to rally minority communities in nine Democratic-controlled districts as well as three vulnerable districts where a Republican incumbent is retiring.
“We are not taking anything – or anyone – for granted in 2020. This on the ground investment in building trust with core communities is another early, intentional step to engage and organize in communities of color,” said DCCC Chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.).
The effort will target AAPI voters in three California districts to defend Democratic Reps. Gil Cisneros, Katie Porter and Harley Rouda.
The program will appeal to African American voters in defense of Georgia Rep. Lucy McGrath (D), and in an attempt to pick up retiring Georgia Republican Rep. Rob Woodall's seat. It will also seek to defend Democratic Reps. Joe Cunningham (S.C.) and Abigail Spanberger (Va.).
It'll also target Hispanic voters in New Mexico's second district in defense of Rep. Xóchitl Torres-Small (D) and in three Texas districts, supporting Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D) as well as Democratic contenders for the vacant seats left by retiring GOP Reps. Pete Olson and Will Hurd.
https://thehill.com/latino/478483-house-democrats-launch-effort-to-register-minority-voters-in-key-districts
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