State Voices

As of 2026, State Voices was listed as a partner of No Kings, an anti-Trump administration protest coalition. ⁵

Political Advocacy

State Tables

State Voices is a network of what it calls “state tables,” which are state-based networks of activist organizations that collaborate on shared left-of-center policy goals. As of 2026, State Voices managed 24 state tables and eight emerging chapters. ⁶

Redistricting Efforts

State Voices supports Democratic Party legislative redistricting efforts. In 2021, the group issued more than $5 million in grants to support redistricting efforts and voting campaigns. ⁷

In 2025, State Voices argued that redistricting was necessary to position Democrats for victory in the 2026 midterm elections. The group emphasized that race should play a role in redistricting to amplify “marginalized voices.” ²

In April 2026, State Voices’ Virginia chapter, the Virginia Civic Engagement Table (VCET), encouraged voters to participate in a statewide referendum that would have strengthened Congressional Democrats. ⁸ VCET has historically supported redistricting efforts and has previously helped lead the Virginia Counts Coalition, a Democratic-aligned redistricting advocacy group. ⁹

Voting

In 2024, State Voices’ Nebraska chapter, the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, partnered with Nebraska’s Voting Rights Restoration Coalition to encourage the state legislature to pass legislation allowing Nebraska residents who have completed a felony sentence to register to vote immediately after their release. The law passed. ^{10  11}

In 2022, State Voices’ Tennessee chapter partnered with football players from the Tennessee Titans in a text message campaign in Memphis to remind Tennesseans to register to vote. ¹²

Abortion

In 2022, State Voices’ Michigan state table partnered with LGBT Detroit, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan in a pro-abortion advocacy campaign. The campaign was part of a larger Reproductive Freedom for All initiative to add a ballot proposal to the November 2022 ballot in Michigan to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution. ³ The ballot proposal passed. ¹³

Income Tax

In 2022, State Voices’ Massachusetts state table advocated for the Fair Share Amendment, a ballot proposal to raise the income tax rate on income over $1 million. The measure passed and enshrined higher income taxes in the Massachusetts state constitution. ⁴

Partner Groups

As of May 2026, State Voices was listed as a partner of No Kings, a protest movement that began in 2025 in opposition to the second Trump administration and its policies. ⁵

State Voices maintains partnerships with several left-of-center groups, including the Voter Participation Center, Stand Up America, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, among others. ¹⁴

Other Influence

In 2024, State Voices held a conference in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), State Voices president Alexis Anderson-Reed, and LaTosha Brown spoke about identity politics. ¹⁵

Leadership

As of May 2026, Alexis Anderson-Reed was the president of State Voices. She began her tenure as executive director of State Voices in September 2018. In 2019, she co-founded the Strategic Resilience Network. Anderson-Reed formerly worked as the deputy director for the Funders’ Committee For Civic Participation. She is also on State Voices’ Board of Directors. She is a vocal abortion advocate, opposes Republican-led federal election-integrity legislation (the SAVE Act), and supports race-based legislative districts. ^{16  17  18  19  20  21}

As of May 2026, Bill Shiebler was State Voice’s executive director. ¹⁶ He previously worked as a lead organizer for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and as an organizer for the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). ²² He sits on the board at Midwest Academy. ²³

As of May 2026, Jamal Watkins was chair of the board for State Voices. He is the senior vice president of strategy and advancement at the NAACP. Previously, he worked as the national outreach director for the AFL-CIO. He is also a former deputy national political director at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). ¹⁸

Finances

In 2024, State Voices reported $19,026,699 in total revenue, $24,683,115 in total expenses, and $15,619,081 in total assets. ²⁴ The group has seen a decline in total revenue since 2020 when it reported $52,902,070 in total revenue, $33,007,844 in total expenses, and $31,019,056 in total assets. ²⁵

State Voices has received substantial funding from left-of-center foundations. These include the Bohemian Foundation, Open Society Institute (now the Open Society Foundations), Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, Tides Foundation, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. The Bohemian Foundation gave $50,000 in 2012, the Open Society Foundations gave a combined $200,000 in 2008 and 2009, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation gave $50,000 in 2013, the Tides Foundation gave a combined $190,000 in 2009 and 2012, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation gave a total $500,000 from 2014 to 2016. ²⁶

In 2020, the Tides Foundation issued a $1,360,275 grant to State Voices. ²⁷ Also in 2020, State Voices received $10,343,423 from the Voter Registration Project and $2,292,500 from the New Venture Fund. ^{28  29}

In 2023 and 2024, the Tides Foundation gave a combined $1 million to State Voices. ^{30  31} Over the same period, NEO Philanthropy gave $1,050,000, the New Venture Fund gave $450,000, and the Rockefeller Family Fund gave $150,000. ^{32  33  34  35  36} In 2025, State Voices received three grants from the MacArthur Foundation, totaling $2.9 million. ³⁷