GOP outlines political goals for 2023-2024 elections.

The RSLC’s Plan to Maintain Republican Majorities in Key States

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) has identified several states where legislative races in the 2023-2024 election cycle are crucial. The RSLC has declared it a “top political priority” to fend off Democrat-affiliated groups targeting Republican majorities in state chambers.

The Stakes

According to Fox News, “A mere 33 seats are standing in the way of Democrats taking back eight legislative chambers across five states, to take control of a majority of state legislatures in the country,” an RSLC memo reads.

Currently, Republicans control 56 state chambers while Democrats hold 41. In 2022, the Democratic Party flipped four state chambers, but the RSLC pointed out in their memo that the GOP gained supermajorities that cycle in several key states.

The Plan

Moving forward, the RSLC noted that Republicans need “an abundance of resources to catch up to the spending levels by Democrats,” as they compete against spending by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), as well as by Democratic-allied groups such as States Project and Majority Forward.

The memo lays out the RSLC’s plans for 2023 and 2024. In the first year, the RSLC aims to maintain the GOP majority in the Virginia House, but flip the Virginia Senate. Meanwhile, it seeks to defend GOP supermajorities in Louisiana and Mississippi, while holding the seats gained in the last election in New Jersey.

The Results

Despite Democrats’ success in 2022, the RSLC pointed out in their memo that Republicans defied the odds by facing down an onslaught in national liberal spending and an incredibly challenging political environment to still preserve their hold on an overwhelming majority of state legislatures throughout the country.

The memo also noted that Republicans picked up seats in liberal states like Maine, New Mexico, and Hawaii. In the New York State Assembly, Republicans gained six seats in the state House and one seat in the state Senate in the 2022 elections.

The Challenge

The DLCC raised $50 million in the 2022 election cycle, and the RSLC recognizes that Republicans need to catch up to the spending levels by Democrats. The RSLC is committed to maintaining Republican majorities in key states and is working hard to ensure that the GOP remains in control of state legislatures across the country.