Pipeline Fund Expands as Democrat Announces 2026 Run

Democrat Chris Kleinjans of Holland announced a 2026 run for Michigan’s 31st Senate District, a seat held by Republican Roger Victory; Kleinjans previously served briefly on the Ottawa County Board after a recall win and narrowly lost a 2024 county race by 237 votes. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is facing sharp internal and external critiques that it has shifted left, prompting debate over its direction and messaging. Nonpartisan voter-registration groups such as the Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information continue targeted outreach to demographics thought to favor Democrats, drawing scrutiny. Party strategists are debating how to regain non-college working-class voters, with the Abundance movement promoting pro-growth, deregulatory policies but struggling for broad electoral traction. Concurrently, groups like the Pipeline Fund—after successful Florida school-board efforts—are expanding investments in down-ballot races nationwide to build liberal local infrastructure and counter conservative organizing.