States Win Sacramento

States Win Sacramento (formerly Sister District Sacramento) grows progressive power and policy by supporting state legislative candidates each year. Our goal is to help progressive, values-based candidates hold onto power or take power in swing districts and battleground states. We help our candidates with fundraising and voter contact such as phonebanking and postcarding. 

In 2026, we will support four endorsed States Win candidates seeking election or re-election to swing state legislatures. Through our alliance with State Bridges, we also partner with neighborhood democratic and grassroots organizations to grow our power locally.

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Meet Our 2026 Candidates

Edgar Soto, Democratic candidate for the Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 17

Edgar Soto is a Marine Corps veteran, educator, and community leader running as a first-time candidate for the Arizona State Senate seat in District 17. This open seat is a flip opportunity that is critical to breaking the GOP’s hold on the State Senate.

A native Arizonan, his family has lived in Pima County for generations. As an educator, Edgar has worked at every level – from middle school social studies teacher to Campus Vice President at Pima Community College. Driven by his love of baseball, Edgar coached the Junior National team in 2002. He later worked with business leaders and politicians of both parties to help found the Southern Arizona Sports, Tourism, and Film Authority. Edgar plans to bring his unique background of military service, education, sports, and business to the State Senate to help build a government that works for everyday Arizonans.

WHY THIS RACE

The Arizona State Senate currently stands at 13 Democrats and 17 Republicans. In 2024, the seat was decided by only two points, with Democrats also picking up the House seat within the district. Electing Edgar and flipping this seat is essential to breaking the GOP’s hold on the Arizona Senate. A Democratic victory here would not only capitalize on an open-seat opportunity in a true battleground district that spans Tucson’s growing suburbs, but also provide a critical vote to protect public education funding, defend reproductive freedom, and advance pragmatic economic and water policies.

Representative Kevin Volk, running for re-election to Arizona’s 17th Legislative District

Representative Kevin Volk won his 2024 race for Arizona’s 17th Legislative District with the support of States Win Sacramento. Since then, he has championed affordable housing, boosted early childhood education funding, and advanced water conservation technologies to protect Arizona’s long-term future.

A Tucson native, Kevin has dedicated his career to service and community. He taught fifth grade, interned for Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, served as a Fulbright scholar in Mexico, and later founded a small business creating affordable, sustainable prefabricated housing in Tucson. Recognized by United Way for his advocacy on early education and a Flinn-Brown Fellow, Volk combines deep community roots with proven leadership.

WHY THIS RACE

Kevin’s race is a must-win if Democrats want a chance at governing in a majority. With the governorship open in 2026 and razor-thin Republican majorities in the legislature, holding Kevin’s district means not only defending a Democratic foothold in Southern Arizona but also strengthening our path to take the House which currently stands at 33 Republicans and 27 Democrats.

together we made a difference in 2025

Helped re-elect two Virginia statehouse representatives – Del. Michael Feggans and Michelle Maldonado -- and flipped the entire state blue

134,000 phone calls made (top chapter in the nation!)

$60,275 total raised

$56,000+ raised for candidates from 288 unique donors

7,967 postcards written

OUR 2024 IMPACT

Supported Dante Pittman for the North Carolina statehouse and ended the Republican supermajority. (He flipped his district by just 871 votes!)
Helped AZ Rep. Lorena Austin win re-election by 2,992 votes.
Helped Kevin Volk win his first election to the AZ House by 5,000+ votes!

Check out States Win (National) 2024 IMPACT