Actions for the Week of 10/4/26

Written By Darbie Maccubbin

How to contact your elected officials

Use this link to find contact information for ALL of your elected officials – Federal, State, City, and County – just by entering your address: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

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Action 1: Beat Voter Suppression - Staff a Voter Assistance Hotline

From Rogan's List 9/30/26

Right now, we’re putting in place the infrastructure to ensure everyone who wants to stop this regime gets their ballot counted. A central part of it are voter assistance hotlines – trained volunteers who are on call ready to tell folks where and when they can submit their ballot, field questions about checking registration and what documents they need and give guidance to work through any obstacles the vote suppressors put in their way.

With mail-in ballots already in people’s hands and early voting about to be widely available, we need as many people as possible engaged in this work immediately… and this is a role we can play from home, from anywhere in the country. Let’s jump into it! We can sign up to get onboarded in the coming days to serve voters in:

Action 2: Text to Drive Support for Action on Data Center Growth

From Rogan's List 9/30/26

While the federal government continues to tread water on major steps addressing the explosive growth of hyperscale data centers, grassroots organizers are forcing action in communities across the country. More than 320 local governments have now put some sort of moratorium in place, with about two dozen new local restrictions enacted last week alone – including significant new limits in the data center heartland of Prince William County, Virginia and city councilors unanimously approving a two-year moratorium on new data centers in Buffalo, New York.

Food & Water Watch is looking to give the folks on the ground some air cover. They're conducting a series of text banks on Thursday evenings aimed at reaching folks in California to inform them about upcoming votes on proposed moratoriums and connect them with key local elected officials to urge them to stand with us against the oligarchs. Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1044242/?utm_source=roganslist

Action 3: Tell "Safe" Seat Democrats with Money to Donate to Democratic Candidates in Tight Congressional Races 

From Rogan's List 10/1/26 and The Grassroots Connector

This great idea comes from The Grassroots Connector, which lays out the case: The Republican Party’s war chest is considerably bigger than the Democrats’, due to more Super PAC and coordinated-party money. Yet Democratic candidates in safe seats have, together, hundreds of millions of dollars in their coffers. If they donated some of that cash to Democratic candidates in tight races, it could make all the difference. Learn more here. 

Here are the top Democratic fundraisers in safe seats collectively sitting on $131 million:

Alabama: Terri Sewell AL 07

California: Josh Harder CA 09, Ro Khanna CA 17, Jimmy Panetta CA 19, Salud Carbajal CA 24, Judy Chu CA 28, and Pete Aguilar CA 33

Colorado: Joe Neguse CO 02

Maryland: Jamie Raskin MD 08

Massachusetts: Jake Auchincloss MA 04 and Richard Neal MA 01

Michigan: Rashida Talib MI 12

New Jersey: Josh Gottheimer NJ 05

New York: Hakeem Jeffries NY 08, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY 14, Ritchie Torres NY 15, and Pat Ryan NY 18

Pennsylvania: Brendan Boyle PA 02 and Chrissy Houlahan PA 06

If your rep is on the list, ask them to donate to Democratic candidates in need. Write your own script or use this one from The Grassroots Connector:

I am one of your constituents living in [name of town]. Thank you for your work on our behalf and congratulations on representing our district so well that you are not likely to be seriously challenged in the upcoming election. Because you are relatively safe, I'm hoping you will consider taking some of the money contributed to your campaign and donating it to House candidates in tougher districts struggling to match the massive war chests on the other side. I don't need to tell you how important it is for the Democrats to take control of the House and stand up to creeping authoritarianism from the White House. We all say it's an existential election. Sending some cash to help your fellow Democrats would be a great way to show your commitment to the cause and might even help you gain some favorable publicity. Thanks for your time and considering this urgent need.

Choose your own outrage with 5 Calls

5 Calls has been around since the first Trump term and offers a quick and easy way to make calls to your elected representatives. Enter your zip code or address and pick a topic. Then choose the representative you want to call, make the call, and read the script provided. Calling your congressperson is the most effective way to influence policy. Please check it out here: https://5calls.org

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Darbie Maccubbin
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