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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
The Latest: Meet our Final 2023 Endorsements!
Since last writing, we’ve issued two final rounds of 2023 endorsements. We endorsed over 57 more out candidates, bringing our total number of endorsements for 2023 to over 250! Meet the latest endorsements here [[link removed]] .
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Taylor Knuth , running for mayor of Ogden, UT, was elevated to Spotlight status. Read up on Taylor’s campaign in The Sign Post [[link removed]] or in the Kuer90.1 here [[link removed]] !
Sylvia Swayne , running for the Alabama state House, also received an endorsement. Sylvia, who is the first out trans person to run for office in Alabama [[link removed]] , would also make history as the first out trans person ever elected in the state [[link removed]] . After making the runoff [[link removed]] , she’ll be on the ballot again on October 24th [[link removed]] .
Andrea Jenkin’s First Campaign Ad!
Have you met Andrea Jenkins [[link removed]] yet? Andrea was the first Black out transgender woman to be elected to public office in the United States. She has over 30 years of public service experience as a Minneapolis City Council policy aide, nonprofit executive director, consultant and oral historian for the Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota. And she just launched her first campaign ad [[link removed]] !
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As one of our vulnerable incumbents, Andrea needs the full support of the Victory Fund family. Check out her campaign and how you can help today! Learn more about her campaign here [[link removed]] .
He’s a Bellwether!!!
Spotlight candidate Joshua Cole ’s race has been named a bellwether race to watch by Politico [[link removed]] ! His race will be a race to watch on Election Night. Meanwhile, Joshua’s latest ad flexes his credentials on the right to choose, while pointing out his opponent’s abysmal record [[link removed]] . He’s also sounding the alarm on how crucial this election is for LGBTQ+ rights in Virginia. Read the full piece here [[link removed]] !
Two More Wins in Massachusetts and New Hampshire!
Congratulations to Peter Marchetti and Bryce Kaw-uh , who are both headed to the general election in November! Peter, who’s running to be the next mayor of Pittsfield, MA, spoke with The Berkshire Eagle about life on the campaign trail and his plans for office. Read the full interview here [[link removed]] !
Herstory on Capitol Hill: Laphonza Butler Sworn In
We’re celebrating Laphonza Butler’s appointment to be the next U.S. senator from California – the first out LGBTQ+ Black person to ever serve in the body [[link removed]] ! Watch as she was sworn into the Senate and achieved history [[link removed]*1x9qhpo*_ga*MTY2Nzc1NzgyNy4xNjk2MzYyMjMy*_ga_MZ1V6F99FJ*MTY5NjM2MjIzMi4xLjAuMTY5NjM2MjIzNC4wLjAuMA..] .
Laphonza is a champion for building a more inclusive and representative government and will certainly be a champion for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people in the U.S Senate.
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ+ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ+ candidates like U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governors Maura Healey, Tina Kotek and Jared Polis and thousands of LGBTQ+ candidates around the country. We’re proud to be the only national organization endorsing pro-equality and pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates in the United States. We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. Meet our latest endorsements here! [[link removed]] We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today! [[link removed]]

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