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INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

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HEADLINES: Barbara Lee Speaks Truth to Power | 2023 Election Guide: Build
Local Power | Progressives on the Ballot! | Sub-Minimum Wage in Chicago |
UAW Solidarity Actions | & MORE!

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“The reason Gavin Newsom didn’t appoint Barbara Lee is the reason she
should be a senator,” wrote John Nichols in [ [link removed] ]The Nation.

Barbara Lee has a “tradition of speaking truth to power” — and she’s the
most progressive, most experienced candidate in the race. Newsom promised
to choose a black woman to fill the vacancy, but he passed over Barbara
Lee for a corporate Democratic insider who has lobbied for Airbnb and
Uber.

The political establishment is clearly threatened by Barbara Lee and don’t
want to see her team up with Bernie Sanders in the Senate. That’s why
grassroots and progressive leaders like Ro Khanna, Cori Bush, Pramila
Jayapal, and others are rallying behind Barbara.

Barbara Lee has been in the trenches from Day 1 for workers, climate,
peace, Medicare for All, and more — and she can win this election on the
merits.

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progressives to Pledge Support for Barbara Lee for Senate!

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Our Revolution is “swinging its network of grassroots activists and a list
of more than 1.1 million California supporters behind the campaign that
the Congresswoman identifies as ‘a march for justice for all,’” Nichols
wrote in [ [link removed] ]The Nation.

You can help elect Barbara Lee to the Senate from anywhere in the country
— making calls, sharing out on social media, and more. If you're in
California, you can help by knocking on doors or reaching out to friends -
even hosting or attending a house party!

[ [link removed] ]We invite you to join Our Revolution’s Progressives for Barbara Lee's
organizing team. Let's make this a people-powered campaign and send
Barbara Lee to the Senate.

And, be sure to sign up now for our upcoming LIVE virtual events with
Barbara Lee! She will join Our Revolution and Ro Khanna for our [ [link removed] ]Beyond
Fossil Fuels Town Hall on Oct. 17th. Then Rep. Lee will join Ro Khanna and
Pramila Jayapal for a [ [link removed] ]Healthcare for All Town Hall on Oct. 24th.

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2023 ELECTION GUIDE

The 2023 General Election is exactly one month out, and Our Revolution has
endorsed inspiring progressive champions in cities and states nationwide!

Meet our candidates below, and be sure to get out to vote on November 7th!

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Our Revolution-backed Sara Innamorato beat big money to win the primary in
May, and now she’s on the ballot on 11/7 to become the next Allegheny
County Executive.

If she wins, she will be part of a progressive trifecta in Pittsburgh that
includes Mayor Ed Gainey and U.S. Rep Summer Lee!

We supported Sara in her successful run for PA House back in 2018
alongside then-candidate Summer Lee, and we will be proud to see her take
the helm of the second-largest county in Pennsylvania!

As County Exec, Sara will have the power to directly affect people’s lives
— from county-wide housing to addressing human rights violations in the
county jail to protecting abortion care.

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Our Revolution Twin Cities has a powerhouse slate of progressives in
Minnesota — and we are working to get out the vote to make sure each of
these champions wins re-election!

These candidates include Minneapolis City Council members Jeremiah Ellison
(Ward 5), Elliot Payne (Ward 1), and Robin Wonsley (Ward 2). And, in St.
Paul, we are backing City Council members Mitra Jalali (Ward 4) and Nelsie
Yang (Ward 6).

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Also in Minnesota, Our Revolution members weighed in and we are endorsing
an exciting slate of progressive champions to win a majority on the city
council in Duluth!

We’re organizing to elect these three amazing women: Miranda Pacheco and
Jenna Yeakle for City Council At-Large and Wendy Durrwachter for City
Council District 1.

These candidates have a real shot at winning and building a strong
progressive bloc of local power, and we can’t let an opportunity like this
pass us by!

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As corporations broaden their dark money fundraising networks into city
council and school board races, we need working-class champions ready to
confront them head-on, everywhere. That’s why we’re endorsing this slate
of progressive candidates in Washington!

Our slate includes Leah Perkel for Vancouver City Council, Charles Adkins
for Everett School Board (Position 5), Tammy Morales for Seattle City
Council (District 2), Teresa Mosqueda for King County Council (District
8), Jorge Baron King for King County Council (District 4).

Leah is an Our Revolution member and a former Bernie delegate. She has
firsthand experience with medical debt resulting from our lousy private
health insurance system, and she wants to be an agent of change to help
create healthier people and communities.

[ [link removed] ]We have just ONE MONTH until all of these elections. Pitch in today to
help elect progressives to make a difference in these critical state and
local offices!

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Our Revolution stands with Izola Shaw in her run for Rockville City
Council At-Large and Martin Mitchell who is vying for Mayor of the City of
Laurel.

Izola Shaw was chair of the Montgomery County Racial Equity and Social
Justice Advisory Committee, helped found the County’s Racial Equity
Network (MORE), and helped pass the Racial Equity and Social Justice Act.

She has worked with the County Executive on public works, policing, rent
stabilization, and environmental protection through the Rockville City
Academy.

Laurel City Councilmember Martin Mitchell was a 2020 Bernie delegate and a
founding member of Maryland for Bernie Sanders. He has been a leader in
the fight for rent stabilization, marijuana decriminalization, and
collective bargaining for municipal employees.

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Our Revolution is endorsing the Ithaca Solidarity Slate in New York!

Jorge DeFendini (Ward 4) and Phoebe Brown (Ward 2) are both seeking
re-election to the Ithaca Common Council, and Kayla Matos is a challenger
who would grow our progressive bloc on the council.

These are the races that determine the direction of cities and help us
build progressive power at the local level, where we can directly improve
people’s lives.

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Our Revolution is backing Jared Evans for re-election to a third term on
the Indianapolis City Council.

Jared has been a strong progressive ally in Indianapolis, fighting for
higher wages, good jobs, and more for the blue-collar neighborhoods he
serves in District 17.

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Juan Marcano is the proud son of Puerto Rican migrants and has been a
voice for working-class people representing Ward 4 on the Aurora, Colorado
City Council since 2019.

Now, Our Revolution is proud to endorse Juan to lead the city in a
progressive direction as Mayor. We know he will champion education,
affordable housing, and economic and social justice at the helm.

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Greater Worcester Our Revolution is supporting Robert Billota for City
Council (District 2) in Worcester, MA.

Robert is running for this seat because he believes Worcester should be a
place where everyone can build a prosperous future. He has served on the
Worcester Human Rights Commission and is a member of the Worcester
Affordable Housing Coalition.

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Our Revolution Ohio is proudly endorsing Andrej Rotter for Upper Arlington
City Council to give back to the community he says has given him so much.

Andrej and his family were political refugees from Czechoslovakia, and he
is a retired scientist, teacher, and mentor. He is committed to
environmental sustainability, fighting climate change, and economic
security.

[ [link removed] ]Donate today to Our Revolution and support the phone banking, texting,
door-knocking and our grassroots organizing to GET OUT THE VOTE by
November 7th in these critical down-ballot races!

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VICTORY! Our Revolution helped elect Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson earlier
this year, and this week he officially delivered on his campaign promise
to eliminate the “subminimum wage” for tipped workers!

Together with One Fair Wage, we fought for this new law which calls for
tipped workers — currently paid 60% of Chicago’s minimum wage — to receive
8% annual increases beginning next July until they reach 100% parity in
2028, the [ [link removed] ]Chicago Sun-Times reported.

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In July, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined us to serve up food to restaurant
workers and raise awareness in this fight. Our own members submitted
testimony directly, and we just won!

Stay tuned! In Ohio and Arizona, Our Revolution has teams canvassing for
signatures for petition drives that will put a $20+ MINIMUM WAGE directly
on the ballot in 2024.

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crises facing our country. If you’re not already a monthly member of Our
Revolution, sign up today!

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STUDENT DEBT

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Student debt payments are resuming “after the Supreme Court’s conservative
majority turned its back on Americans in need,” US Rep. Ro Khanna wrote in
[ [link removed] ]The Messenger.

Ro’s op-ed features the lived experience of Our Revolution member and
student debt activist Vanessa Torres, who grew up with a single mother and
knew that higher education was her only ticket out of poverty.

Vanessa still owes $186,000, and like so many of us, doesn’t know how she
will make ends meet now with payments resuming during an affordability
crisis.

[ [link removed] ]Watch this clip of Ro and Vanessa discussing the topic of student debt
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This week, the Biden Administration canceled $9 billion worth of student
debt for borrowers who have worked in public service for a decade, those
who have made income-based payments for 20 years, and borrowers with
permanent disabilities.

We’re not giving up. Our Revolution and our student debt activists will
keep organizing and pushing the President to go all the way and fulfill
his promise to eliminate $50k for every student borrower in the country
through executive order using the Higher Education Act.

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ACTION: Our Revolution is calling on our activists to Stand with Striking
UAW Autoworkers at the Big Three!

We’re asking you to organize a dealership canvass and leaflet members in
your community about the UAW’s Stand-Up Strike and how Ford, General
Motors, and Stellantis are refusing to settle fair contracts with 150,000
workers after making $250 Billion in profits.

[ [link removed] ]Join or organize an event here and be sure to read instructions for
canvassing and leafleting dealerships.

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Our Revolution members have been joining UAW workers on the picket lines
around the country — in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and beyond!

Last week, President Biden joined the picket line with UAW, seeming to
take the advice from Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese
in the [ [link removed] ]The Hill: “This strike is an opportunity for the President to
say to the Big Three, ‘You’re incredibly profitable, but the return on
investment we need to see is for working-class Americans.’”

Joseph also represented Our Revolution by speaking at the [ [link removed] ]LIVE
Solidarity Summer Rally with UAW with UAW President Sean Fain and a
powerful coalition of progressive organizations supporting the striking
workers.

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VICTORY! Our progressive coalition beat back a power grab by establishment
Democrats that would have disenfranchised thousands of grassroots party
members.

Virginia Democrats rejected a change to state party rules that would have
altered how the commonwealth’s DNC delegates are elected, [ [link removed] ]TYT reports.

This is a major win for progressives! Our Revolution Northern Virginia’s
Sandra Klassen (who is also a State Central Committee Member of the VA Dem
Party) was thrilled that “all of our work and our allies paid off!”.

ARE YOU RUNNING TO BE A DELEGATE TO THE DNC NEXT YEAR? If so, we want to
hear from you. Please reach out to [email protected].

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From boots on the ground to the halls of Congress — it’s going to take an
organized movement fighting on every terrain to take power back for the
people.

If you’re already a member of Our Revolution, thank you! Please consider
chipping in an extra donation to fund our work leading up to the big
elections in November and beyond. If you’re not yet an official member,
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Barbara Lee will be joined by Ro Khanna at Our Revolution’s LIVE Beyond
Fossil Fuels Town Hall on Oct. 17th. Reps. Lee and Khanna have worked
together to fight for climate action, and now they’re working to keep oil
drilling out of backyards of schools, hospitals, nursing homes and more.

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Medicare for All, ending medical debt, lowering drug prices — Barbara Lee
and our progressive movement are fighting on many fronts for healthcare
justice.

Join Our Revolution’s LIVE Healthcare for All Town Hall with US Reps.
Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, and Ro Khanna, and CA Assemblyman Ash Kalra.

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