The political arm of Everytown for Gun Safety plans to spend $9 million to boost Democratic candidates in state legislative contests in five states, the group’s first investment in such races this election cycle.
The investment, first reported by NBC News, will be directed primarily toward digital and TV ads in state House and Senate races in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Partisan control of at least one legislative chamber in each of those states is up for grabs in November, with the fate of a litany of hot-button issues — including gun safety — on the line along with it.
The announcement is part of Everytown’s broader $45 million spending plans up and down the ballot…