About Us
The morning after Trump won, we woke up asking ourselves, how could this have happened? Then we asked ourselves, what can we do?
We found a community of like-minded New Yorkers, folks just like us who wanted to make a difference as soon as possible. We decided to focus on the Virginia House of Delegates elections in 2017, and formed an organization called NY4VA.
We selected four strong, inspiring women running for office in Virginia. Over the next nine months we invited these candidates into our homes and lives. We grew NY4VA and together we raised more than $100,000 to support these candidates and the overall effort to flip the legislature.
Each of the candidates we supported beat their Republican competitor, sending a powerful signal nationwide that the current political climate will not be tolerated, and that each of us can make a difference acting together.
From there, we grew—becoming NY4US. Our name reflects our expanded mission to support progressive candidates running in flippable districts within flippable chambers across the country. In the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections, our efforts expanded to include competitive races in Pennsylvania, Texas, New Hampshire, Maine and North Carolina, as well as in our own New York backyard. We have since raised over $400,000 from thousands of grassroots donors to help flip seats and take back our country.
We’ve supported local candidates, Congressional candidates, and even a state Supreme Court candidate. But, one core principle is fundamental to our mission: We believe that state legislative races are the soul of democracy. It’s where critical decisions are made, including voter ID laws, district gerrymandering, and the enactment of countless other laws that overwhelmingly affect people’s day-to-day lives. That’s why NY4US will continue to focus primarily on high impact opportunities in state legislatures across the country.