The president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a lobbying group for those that are LGBTQ, has claimed that by 2040, there will be a doubling of the LGBTQ population in the country and that they will be a “powerful constituency” and will “demand that folks who want to represent us represent all of us.” The HRC has a $15 million war chest that it plans to use in the upcoming midterms to help Democrats win the House in Congress.

The comments came in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom moderating his stance with male children identifying as transgender and playing in girls’ sports. When asked by Politico about the how Newsom has appeared to change his stance, HRC President Kelley Robinson said, “As a baseline, anybody that wants to be president in 2028 needs to stand for the civil rights and protections of every person in this country. And yes, that includes trans people.”

“Look, LGBTQ+ people are a growing demographic. We’re going to be 10% of the electorate this year, 20% of the electorate by 2040. We are a powerful constituency, and we’re going to demand that folks who want to represent us represent all of us,” she added.

Robinson laid out HRC’s vision going forward for the midterm election cycle as well for Democrats to get their messaging right, for those in the LBTQ community. The group is looking to flip eight seats currently held by Republicans, which includes districts currently served by Reps. David Schweikert, Juan Ciscomani, David Valadao, Darrell Issa, Tom Barrett, Mike Lawler, Ryan Mackenzie, and Rob Bresnahan.

The HRC is looking to spend $15 million into he midterm elections, which is the largest amount they have spent on a non-presidential election cycle.

The activist leader said that in the upcoming midterms it is “critical that we put a check on Donald Trump’s administration” and then claimed that the lives of those who are LGBTQ are “worse off in every way” under Trump’s presidency.