Make Liberty Win Announces $7 Million Program to Defeat Socialist Democrats in Michigan

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Today, Make Liberty Win announced it will execute a $7 million independent voter contact program, targeting 23 of Michigan’s most competitive state legislative races in the 2026 general election.

The effort will focus on 16 State House districts and 7 State Senate districts, generating an estimated 58.7 million voter contacts through a combination of grassroots organizing, mail, phones, and digital and video advertising.

With control of either chamber potentially decided by a handful of seats, Make Liberty Win will work to mobilize conservative voters, protect the House majority, and help flip the Senate.

“Michigan is ground zero in the fight against Democratic socialists,” said Clark Ruper, Michigan State Director of Make Liberty Win. “Extreme candidates, like Abdul El-Sayed, see our state as the launching pad for a national movement for radical socialism—and that movement is built from the state level up. Make Liberty Win is making this investment in State House and Senate races to drive voter turnout, stop far-left Democrats in Lansing, and help save the country from the radical agenda El-Sayed and his allies want to impose.”

Make Liberty Win will prioritize the Michigan voters and districts most likely to determine control of the state legislature.

“Michigan voters have the power to stop the radical left before its agenda becomes law, and we’re proud to join the Michigan Freedom Network and Republican State Leadership Committee in the effort to mobilize voters all the way down the ballot,” said Jeff Frazee, CEO of Make Liberty Win.

FAIRFAX, VA — Today, Make Liberty Win announced a $40 million campaign to support Republicans at the state-level in over 200 state legislative races across a dozen states. This is expected to be the largest independent expenditure program in support of state-level races this cycle.

This fully funded campaign aims to stop the far-left Democrat takeover of America.

“Make Liberty Win will execute a comprehensive strategy to counter socialist Democrats and win at the state level, where political movements are built, candidates are developed, and the trajectory of our country is determined,” said Jeff Frazee, CEO of Make Liberty Win.

Self-described socialists are running for office and winning in the Democratic Party, like recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Make Liberty Win’s campaign will stem the tide of the far-left by mobilizing student and youth activists to knock on the doors of more than two million voters in key states.

According to Frazee, “This $40 million, multi-state effort will cover more than a dozen states and over 200 state legislative races across the country. Make Liberty Win’s large-scale, youth-driven, door-knocking operation will reach two million voters in districts where turnout can have the greatest impact.”

Funding this record-breaking campaign is Scott Banister. Banister is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He co-founded IronPort; was an early investor in PayPal, Uber, and SpaceX, among many others; and is named in six U.S. patents. He has spent his career identifying innovative opportunities early. Now, he is applying that same vision and instinct to politics by supporting state-level leaders who can improve their communities today and shape the country in the future.

“I’ve watched Jeff Frazee build one of the most effective state-level political operations in the country over the last 15 years. To every funder who’s sent money to Washington and wondered why nothing changes, look closer to home. The fight that matters is in your statehouse. That’s where we can win,” said Banister.

“I’ve spent my career backing ideas before they were obvious. This one is obvious to me: if we lose the states, we lose the future. That’s why I’m doing this,” Banister continued.

Additional background

Democrats are set to outspend Republicans 3:1 at state level this year ($150M to $50M). With Make Liberty Win’s effort, that gap will close significantly, creating a critical counter-punch for Republicans in key election contests.

The program will operate in 12 states. Nine are already active with at least three more launching soon: WI, MI, MN, PA, GA, AZ, NH, WV, and MT with more states planned.

The largest single-state commitment so far is $12 million in Wisconsin, which includes a highly contested gubernatorial race.

About Make Liberty Win

Make Liberty Win is a political consulting firm with a team that has more than 53 years of experience, 48 political awards, and 935 election wins across 42 states. MLW’s team is pro-liberty and anti-socialism with a track record of playing a decisive role in local and state elections nationwide.