On October 15th and 16th, College and Young Democrats of Iowa will be joining students from the University of Michigan to volunteer for Liz Mathis’ campaign in Senate District 18. With our Democratic majority in the Senate hanging in the balance we understand how much is truly at stake on November 8th. Earlier this spring, Democrats in Wisconsin and Ohio experienced a painful lesson about the consequences of elections, an experience that Iowa was saved from having by a margin of two seats in the Senate.

If the Republicans gain this seat and wrest control of the Senate from Leader Gronstal, all of the radical policies that we saw enacted in other states will become possibilities here in Iowa. Republicans have made it clear that they plan to dismantle collective bargaining rights and drastically defund public education. Matt Schultz is unrepentant in his pursuit of Voter ID laws bent on disenfranchising young and minority voters and a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in a near certainty. These are the stakes, this election will have consequences, and we do not plan sit it out.

To join us this weekend as we show out support for Liz Mathis, visit this page and RSVP.