Battleground Alliance

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 July 16, 2025
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Battleground Alliance Launches, Targeting 38 Seats to Flip the House of Representatives

Fueled by the Mass Protest Wave Against Trump’s Authoritarian Overreach and the Passage of the GOP’s Deadly Budget Bill, a New Coalition will go District by District to flip 35 House Seats

A $50 Million Investment Comes from a Wide Range of Progressive Organizations Committed to Helping and Protecting Directly Impacted People to Vote in 2026

WASHINGTON DC- As public outrage grows over the Republican assault on healthcare, the abduction of immigrants, and escalating attacks on working people, a powerful new coalition is harnessing that momentum and turning it into action at the ballot box. Today, over 30 national labor, community, and advocacy organizations launched Battleground Alliance PAC, a more than fifty-million dollar campaign to flip more than thirty-five key seats in the United States House of Representatives to Democrats.  The formation of the Battleground Alliance also comes following the passage of the GOP’s Deadly Budget Bill, a deeply unpopular measure that strips healthcare from working people and puts millions at risk.

Battleground Alliance will: 

The coalition of organizations leading Battleground Alliance are made up of members who are directly impacted by actions led by Republicans in Congress. These are parents who will lose healthcare for their kids, families struggling after SNAP cuts, seniors not being able to afford their medication, people struggling with higher utility bills, and workers who’ve watched billionaires get tax breaks while their wages stay flat. They’re not just participating, they’re at the center of leading this effort to take back control and make their voices heard at the ballot box next November.

“People are angry for a reason,” said Stephanie Porta, campaign manager for the Battleground Alliance. “They’ve seen their rights stripped, their wages stagnate, their bills skyrocket, their healthcare attacked—and they’re done waiting. This isn’t about the usual D.C. politics. This is about the majority of Americans saying: enough is enough.”

“Working people are done watching politicians in Washington hand out favors to the wealthy while our communities struggle to afford care, housing, and food,” said April Verrett, president of SEIU. “SEIU members are uniting with allies across the country to hold extremist lawmakers accountable and demand a government that works for all of us, not just billionaires and corporations. Through 2026 and beyond, we will continue to organize in places that they’ve tried to ignore because that’s where real change begins.”

“GOP Members of Congress betrayed their constituents when they voted to kick 17 million Americans off their health care,” said Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party. “Working people deserve leaders who will fight for them, not grovel at the feet of their billionaire donors. We’re ready to organize in districts all across the country to kick out Members of Congress who lied to their constituents and voted for this disastrous budget.”

“I rely on Medicaid for chronic health conditions and now I’m terrified that because my MOC Rep. Ryan Mackenzie voted for Trump’s terrible bill, I’m going to lose my healthcare coverage,” said Angelo Ortega, Allentown PA, Make the Road Action. “Rep. Mackenzie didn’t listen to me when I told him that, so now I’m planning to organize my family, neighbors, and co-workers to make sure he doesn’t have a job in November 2026!”

“For 22 years, I worked hard and paid into my retirement, but now I’m barely getting by, my check doesn’t stretch far enough to cover food, rent, or healthcare,” said Marjorie Mathena, an immigrant and member of CASA Virginia. “When politicians vote to cut Medicaid and other programs we depend on, people like me feel it immediately. We can’t let these decisions go unnoticed or unchallenged.”

“When Republicans vote to cut Medicaid and give more tax breaks to billionaires, they’re turning their backs on working people like me and the folks I care for,” said Stephanie Martinez, a medical records specialist at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and SEIU-UHW member. Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is in Rep. Valadao’s district. “I’m proud that my union is standing shoulder to shoulder with other organizations to fight back and to make sure the people most impacted are the ones leading the charge to change who represents us in Congress.”

Battleground Alliance will engage young people, working-class, and largely voters who are left behind and too often overlooked in political playbooks, but who will be decisive in 2026. It will coordinate with local coalitions, place staff on the ground, and partner with local organizers to reach voters directly.

The coalition of organizations joining the Battleground Alliance continues to expand. As of this release, it includes: 

Initial work is already underway in multiple districts, with full program announcements expected in the coming weeks.

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