SPEAK OUT SENIORS
WE DID IT!
In the present environment with the avalanche of challenges to our democracy that "flood the zone," Speak Out Seniors identifies key ACTIONS that seniors can take immediately to resist. Each of us can make a difference.
We are working together to peacefully resist the forces toward a "unitary executive" that threaten the foundation of our democracy.
DEMOCRATS ROUT G.O.P
The November 3, 2026 midterm elections resulted in Democrats winning control of both chambers of Congress: the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
1. Senate: Democratic victories
Some of the major Democratic Senate winners included:
- James Talarico — Texas
- Annie Andrews — South Carolina
- Roy Cooper — North Carolina
- Jon Ossoff — Georgia, reelected
Democrats also flipped Senate seats in Ohio, Iowa and Kansas, among other states.
The seven major Republican-to-Democratic Senate pickups were:
State
Democratic winner
Texas: James Talarico
S. Carolina: Annie Andrews
Kansas: Adam Hamilton
N.Carolina: Roy Cooper
Ohio: Sherrod Brown
Iowa: Josh Turek
Maine: Troy Jackson
These victories gave Democrats control of the Senate.
Other notable Democratic Senate winners included Chris Pappas (New Hampshire), Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota), Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan), and Juliana Stratton (Illinois).
2. House: Democratic victories
Democrats gained more than 30 Republican-held House seats, with particularly notable victories in:
- Virginia: Shannon Taylor
- New Jersey: Rebecca Bennett
- Colorado: Manny Rutinel and Melat Kiros
- Pennsylvania: Paige Cognetti, Janelle Stelson and Bob Brooks
- Kentucky: Zach Dembo
- North Carolina: Cyril Jefferson, Paul Barringer and Lakesha Womack
- South Carolina: Nancy Lacore
- Iowa: Christina Bohannan, Sarah Trone Garriott and Lindsay James
These are selected winners, not a complete list of all Democratic House members elected or reelected.
Speak Out Seniors Palo Alto
Speak Out Seniors Palo Alto is a chapter of Indivisible. Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda. The organization provides us with information and tools that help us focus our resources where it counts most.
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