[1]Real Justice

John, it’s crunch
time as our first two justice champions that we endorsed this year are
quickly approaching their Election Days.

Recently, we announced our endorsement for Matt Dugan for District
Attorney of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania, adding to our previous
endorsement of Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for Commonwealth’s Attorney for
Arlington County and the City of Falls Church in Virginia.

There’s so much at stake. Both candidates are facing tough challenges from
opponents who want to continue locking up Black and brown people for minor
offenses and perpetuating mass incarceration instead of actually getting
people the help they need.



[ [link removed] ]With Matt and Parisa’s Election Days coming up quickly, they need our
help now more than ever. Will you make a split donation between Matt
Dugan’s campaign and Parisa Dehghani-Tafti’s campaign to help them prepare
for the upcoming election?

[ [link removed] ]CONTRIBUTE
$5



That’s right, Election Day for both candidates is right around the corner,
with Early Voting starting as soon as May 5th for Parisa and May 9th as
the deadline to request an absentee ballot for Matt.

Let’s quickly recap why we need these two justice champions in office:

Matt Dugan is the Chief Public Defender for Allegheny County, and he’s
running against the current DA, Steve Zappala. Zappala has been called out
for racist plea deals, not hiring Black prosecutors, and he even charged a
woman who was having a miscarriage. He has been in office since 1999 and
Matt is giving him his strongest challenge yet. 

If we push hard to make sure that Matt defeats Zappala, he will advocate
against the use of cash bail in Allegheny County to reduce the unnecessary
incarceration of poor and marginalized communities. He will also ensure
transparency and integrity within the office by implementing an open-file
discovery process that will allow defense counsel to have full access to
prosecutorial evidence. Matt will also focus the resources of his office
on violent crime, invest more in victims services, and work to reduce
racial disparities in the justice system, building a system that works for
all members of the community.

We were proud to endorse Parisa for her election 4 years ago and now she
is running for a second term. She has done incredible work over the years
— from stopping the use of cash bail to reducing the jail population by
30%. She has also implemented discovery reform practices to streamline the
prosecutorial process, worked to hold police accountable and prevent the
unnecessary use of force, helped build a restorative justice program, made
it easier for people with mental health issues to get the help they need,
and instituted victim-focused prosecution to ensure victims know exactly
who is responsible for their case.

John,
these local elections have a massive
impact on the community and are also integral to our larger movement
nationally. Every leader we elect, whether it’s for a big city or a small
town, adds another ally to this fight and inspires even more leaders to
enact the kind of policies we are seeing from DAs like Matt and Parisa.

That’s why we need everyone to chip in and help these bold leaders defeat
the GOP mega-donors, police unions, and other powerful actors who are
spending millions to stop our movement for justice. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you make a split contribution right now to Matt and Parisa’s
campaign to boost their efforts as Election Day approaches?

In solidarity, 

Real Justice PAC


 
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