Six states.
One
blueprint.
In a period of federal retrenchment, states are the front line of democracy. ERA-AF is deploying where Democratic leadership can govern and win — and where cash-strapped moms are the decisive constituency nobody is talking to yet.
Our Theory of Change
"Dem moderates won't win in 2026 unless they start playing to cash-strapped moms. We're building the data and the champions to prove it."
California
TrifectaBlueprint state. Leads the country on pay equity legislation - 45 bills since 2015.
New York
Trifecta24 pay equity bills moved through its first chamber since 2015 — every one became law (as of 2025).
Illinois
TrifectaSalary history and pay secrecy bans in place since 2019.
Virginia
TrifectaNine pay equity bills moved through at least one chamber since 2015.
Pennsylvania
SplitFive pay equity bills cleared its first chamber since 2015. Three enacted, two still waiting for their time to shine.
New Mexico
TrifectaEmerging priority state. Democratic trifecta, majority-minority population, high economic vulnerability for women of color.
Three pay equity bills passed since 2015 — SB 437, phasing the minimum wage from $7.50 to $12.00 by 2023, mattered enormously.