State and Local Elections

Zohran Mamdani (L) holds hands with US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City on October 26, 2025.

Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders says Mamdani can show Democrats how to campaign—and govern—for the working class.

Nov 4, 2025 / John Nichols

Zohran Mamdani and supporters walk the Brooklyn Bridge on November 3, 2025.

I’m a Jewish Israeli New Yorker—and I’m Voting for Zohran I’m a Jewish Israeli New Yorker—and I’m Voting for Zohran

My message to my fellow Jews in this city is: Don’t believe the lies you're hearing.

Nov 3, 2025 / Roni Zahavi-Brunner

Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, speaks during a news conference on education in August 2022.

Texas’s “Parental Rights” Amendment Will Cement Republicans’ Anti-Educator Agenda Texas’s “Parental Rights” Amendment Will Cement Republicans’ Anti-Educator Agenda

The ballot proposal is the right’s latest move in the culture war on teachers and public schools, embedding parental primacy in the state constitution.

Nov 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Arman Amin

Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, during a news conference in September 2025.

Texas Republicans Are Doubling Down on Banning Capital Gains Taxes Texas Republicans Are Doubling Down on Banning Capital Gains Taxes

If passed, the constitutional amendment would lock out a potential source of future state funding and disproportionately benefit wealthy households.

Oct 31, 2025 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Democratic candidate for Virginia House of Delegates Kimberly Pope Adams with voters.

Will Virginia Democrats Make the State Ground Zero for Trump Resistance Again? Will Virginia Democrats Make the State Ground Zero for Trump Resistance Again?

The state’s Democrats are not complacent this year, fielding candidates for all 100 House districts. Kimberly Pope Adams is one angling to grow the Democratic majority there.

Oct 30, 2025 / Joan Walsh

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs bills related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025, in Sacramento, California.

“We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight “We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight

Proposition 50 is an opportunity to “restore fairness in our democratic process,” according to organizers, by countering gerrymandering in other states.

Oct 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam, Rani Chor, and Amara McEvoy

The Portland Pride Parade and Festival in June 2019.

Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over

After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.

Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.

Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on October 16, 2025 in New York City.

Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot

Vote for Zohran, not the moron.

Oct 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) addresses supporters as they wait for election results at an election night event on November 5, 2024.

Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons? Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons?

As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different.

Oct 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Nick Perkins

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