Swing Left East Bay engages in grassroots organizing to elect representatives who support democracy and policies that move our country forward, not backward. We organize activities in the San Francisco East Bay with the goal of electing Democrats across the nation.
We were instrumental in flipping and holding vital seats in California, Arizona and Georgia in past elections. Join us today! To learn more about us, CLICK HERE.
"They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving."
- Rebecca Solnit
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SLEB Strategy 2025
SLEB will remain focused on electing Democrats, which we believe is key to taking back our country, while continuing to share actions from our partners in our email newsletter on steps that can be taken to address the more immediate harms taking place. Our work in 2025 will focus on the November 2025 Virginia election and laying the groundwork for taking back the House and gaining ground in the Senate in 2026.
In Virginia, Democrats hold the Senate (which is not up for reelection) and have a one-seat majority in the House of Delegates. Holding every House seat is therefore vital, and flipping some Republican seats would be even better. SLEB will be working to reelect Michael Feggans and will be identifying a flip target in the coming months. There are five seats that were won by Republicans by less than 750 votes and are ripe for the picking. If we can succeed AND elect a Democratic Governor, we'll have a Dem trifecta in a key purple state.
To lay the groundwork for 2026, we will be ramping up canvassing in CD-13 to hold the seat won by Adam Grey last year. We'll be talking to voters about their issues and concerns, raising Adam's visibility in the district, collecting vote pledge cards and helping to build local leadership. We'll also be raising early money, which is incredibly valuable to campaigns (see below).
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Flipping the House Starts Now
Allied groups are doing great work to curb the immediate impacts of the Trump Administration— but if we want to stop the dismantling of democracy, we must FLIP THE HOUSE in 2026. Republicans hold a three-seat majority in the House of Representatives. The Bay Area's closest purple district is the CA-13 in the Central Valley. Democrat Adam Gray flipped this seat last year by just 187 votes which makes it our top defensive race.
We are asking you to dig deep, in an amount that is meaningful to you, to support Adam Gray. To make your donation more manageable, consider making it monthly through election day.
As always, Swing Left East Bay is 100% volunteer-run, so 100% of your donation goes directly to Adam Gray for Congress.
Swing Left East Bay in the News
Los Angeles Times features SLEB’s efforts to secure Georgia’s Senate seats.
San Francisco Chronicle featuring Swing Left's efforts to flip Arizona and SLEB volunteer Debbie Raucher.
MSNBC story featuring SLEB steering committee member, Ethan Stone!
East Bay Express featured SLEB’s letter writing efforts.
Oakland Voices featured our efforts to flip Georgia’s Senate seats.
Cool Tools Podcast featured SLEB steering committee member, Ethan Stone!