Power in Parity

Close the Gap has cracked the code for gender parity in politics.
In less than a decade, we doubled the number of Democratic women in California’s Legislature.

Now, we’re ready to take that success national.

State and local offices are now the decisive battlegrounds for our democracy. These seats control policy and budgets that touch every American life – and they serve as the talent pipeline for federal office.
If we lose ground in the states, we lose the future of progressive power.

If we invest now, we can secure it for a generation.

Research and national media have recognized Close the Gap as a model that works. We don’t theorize about reflective representation – we deliver it.

• Drove ethnic diversity in the statehouse – California triples the national average for women of color serving in the legislature.

• Doubled the number of Democratic women in California’s Legislature in under a decade.

• Catapulted California from 19th to 4th among states for women’s legislative representation.
  

Join us

We are raising $5 million to scale Power in Parity – and we’re halfway there.

Investing in Close The Gap’s expansion is a high impact strategy to accelerate the pace of progress.

• Data Driven and Scalable ROI: Each contribution yields multiple high caliber candidates and each candidate recruited becomes a multiplier – shaping policy, mentoring others, and redefining leadership in her community.

• Defensive and offensive: We protect hard-won ground and expand into strategically critical venues.

• Time-sensitive: The 2026 and 2028 cycles will determine whether the Left holds the line or loses the pipeline – and will define the balance of power in DC for the next decade.

Now is the moment. The model is proven. The impact is fast and lasting.

Join us to Close the Gap.

The Right invests FOUR TIMES as much as the Left in political talent pipeline building organizations, according to a report from Arena. In one year, a single right-wing organization spent more on pipeline development than the top 10 largest left-leaning organizations COMBINED.

Just a 1–2% shift in spending to reallocate federal funding to down-ballot pipeline work could transform thousands of campaigns. Your contribution helps us level the playing field and ensure champions for our shared values have a fighting chance.

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Organizational allies of Close the Gap are listed at CloseTheGapCA.org/our-allies.