Our Story

Silver Spring Progressive Action (SSPA) started in Silver Spring, Maryland, in June 2019, over our shared outrage about the abuses of the Trump Administration and those in Congress (and now, the Supreme Court!) who enable it. Our own geographic area is reliably blue, and so from the beginning, we aimed to help like-minded folks around the country flip and keep districts and states blue. Our volunteers and members come from throughout Maryland and DC, and also from other states around the country.

Here is a brief history:

• In 2019, we helped flip both chambers of the Virginia legislature blue, as well as the Kentucky governorship, and came close to flipping NC-09.
• In 2020, we and many others succeeded in ousting Trump and getting a (too narrow) majority in the Senate. 
• In 2022, we expanded the Senate majority, flipped 3 key state legislatures, broke a GOP super-majority in NC (temporarily), and helped secretaries of state and attorneys general win in several key states – but lost the US House majority. 
• In 2023, we regained a Dem majority in the VA Senate, helped keep the VA House blue, and contributed to flipping the balance of power in the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
• In 2024, we lost the Presidency and did not do as well in Congress as we had hoped! 
• In 2025, we won another WI Supreme Court election thus cementing in a liberal majority for years, and also won strong victories in the VA legislature and governorship. 
• In 2026, we … (help us complete this sentence!)