Subject: Political Update 8.5
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: Tracey Lewis <[email-masked]>
Cc: Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, charles baker <[email-masked]>, Charles Baker <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Beth Jones <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Oren Shur <[email-masked]>, Alex Hornbrook <[email-masked]>, Tony Carrk <[email-masked]>, Stephanie Hannon <[email-masked]>, Karen Finney <[email-masked]>, Katie Dowd <[email-masked]>, "jake.sull
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 00:20:47 -0400

ENDORSEMENTS:
Governors: 12 of 19
Senators: 37 of 44
House: 156 of 194
Party Chairs: 25 of 57
Party Leaders: 5 of 21
DNC Members: 151 of 377
Total: 386 of 712

- In preparation for the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
tomorrow, we sent out the attached “Sample Text Guidelines” to supportive
House and Senate Chiefs of Staff.

- Last night’s Colorado Organizing Meeting went incredibly well.  400+
people attended including*: Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia, Congresswoman
Diana DeGette, House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran, Senate Minority Leader
Lucia Guzman, Denver City Council Member Paul Lopez, Secretary Ken Salazar,
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and several state representatives,
state senators, local elected officials, African American, LGBT, Latino and
Women activist attended event.  *

- Cong. Becerra is going to publicly endorse tomorrow ahead of her visit to
LA.

- We will track what engagement looks like on VRA and GOP Debate from
Members and Groups in an effort to build in metrics to our engagement
programs.

- We are putting state specific Whip lists together for Senators to call
House Members.  (And intend to also create lists to call their state DNC
Members)

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:09 AM, Tracey Lewis <[email-masked]> wrote:

Team,

For your reference, our Primary States Report as of August 5.  Please let
me know if you have any questions.  Thank you, - Tracey

*PRIMARY STATES REPORT -- 8/5/15*

*1) Grassroots Actions Update*

*New Volunteer Sign Ups*:

   - *New Volunteers Signs Ups entered into MyCampaign since 8/3 report:
    6,342*

Upcoming Clipboarding/Sign Up Activities:

   - Market Days in Chicago (Aug 8-9)
   - Maine Democratic Party's Lobster Bake (Aug 9)
   - August Commit to Vote Weekend of Action (Aug 21-23)* -- planning in
   progress; request into digital for recruitment email*

*Amplification: *

*Aug 6 Voting Rights Anniversary Amplification Activities:*

   - Barbershop Talk:  Commit to Vote event with former Ambassador Andrew
   Young in Atlanta, Georgia
   - Commit to Vote Organizing in Mobile, Alabama
   - National Call with Volunteers and former Ambassador Andrew Young
   - Volunteers asked to Share video and tweets through Social

*Early State Support: *

   - *SC Day of Action *(8/8) -- scheduled two volunteer phone banks based
   in Georgia to make calls for SC; and volunteer team to travel to SC to
   assist with canvassing

*2)* *Grassroots Fundraising *

Upcoming Grassroots Fundraising Events:  Salt Lake City, UT (8/6),
Hollywood, FL (8/7), Orlando, FL (8/10)

*Money Raised TODAY:  $1,622*

*3) Ballot Access Petition Signature Drives*

   - *VA *-- upcoming petition signature drive events in Falls Church,
   Fairfax and Alexandria

*4)* *Path to Victory Planning for State Contests through March 15*

   - Colorado State Specific Plan *-- editing in progress; 2nd draft due
   8/6*
   - Minnesota State Specific Planning begins week of 8/9