Abortion rights group expands midterm battleground efforts

A major abortion rights group is expanding its outreach efforts in key battleground House districts ahead of November’s midterm elections .

Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) said it is investing about $1 million into a direct voter contact campaign across three priority districts in Arizona, Michigan and Nevada.

According to details shared first with The Hill, the effort will support paid canvassing and voter engagement in: Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, where Democrat Amish Shah is running to unseat Rep. Dave Schweikert (R); Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, where Democrat Christina Hines is looking to capture the open seat currently held by Rep. John James (R), who is running for governor; and Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Susie Lee (D) is trying to fend off GOP challenger Marty O’Donnell.

The effort is part of the organization’s overall $23.5 million midterm investment to mobilize voters and flip contested GOP-held districts blue.

Voter anger about abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 helped propel Democrats to a series of midterm victories that year.

Abortion isn’t the top-tier national issue for Democrats this cycle, though the fight has continued in many states.

RFFA is trying to keep abortion front and center, especially in states that will be voting on abortion-related ballot measures.

For instance, the canvassing effort will also work to turn out support for Question 6 in Nevada, which voters must approve for a second time in 2026 for abortion rights protections to be added to the state’s constitution.

“Control of Congress — and our ability to fight back against national attacks on reproductive freedom — could come down to these races with razor-thin margins,” RFFA President and CEO Mini Timmaraju said in a statement.

With affordability as a top concern among the electorate this year, Timmaraju noted her organization has been working to frame abortion as an economic issue that all voters should care about.

“This investment will power meaningful conversations with voters about what is at stake and why electing champions of reproductive freedom is crucial this November,” she said.