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John,
The 2023 election season is now (mostly) over, and we’ve got wins to celebrate.
A handful of our alums ran for office this year and, as of the writing of this newsletter, 13 of them won (with a couple races yet to be called). Please join us in celebrating all of our alums who stepped up to run, including those who were re-elected or elected for the first time:
*
Alexa
Avilés
(New
York
City
Council,
District
38)
*
Amanda
Farías
(New
York
City
Council,
District
18)
*
Shahana
Hanif
(New
York
City
Council,
District
39)
*
Crystal
Hudson
(New
York
City
Council,
District
35)
*
Smita
Nadia
Hussain
(Bloomingdale
Board
of
Education)
*
Shekar
Krishnan
(New
York
City
Council,
District
25)
*
Jeff
Preptit
(Nashville
Metro
Council,
District
25)
*
Pierina
Sanchez
(New
York
City
Council,
District
14)
*
Lane
Santa
Cruz
(Tucson
City
Council,
Ward
1)
*
Natasha
Megie-Maddrey
(Lynn
City
Council,
Ward
4)
*
Jasmin
Ramirez
(Roaring
Fork
School
Board,
District
D)
*
Danielle
Tomwing
(Aurora
Public
School
Board)
*
Julie
Won
(New
York
City
Council,
District
26)
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Their wins are not only a big deal for their communities, but they also push us a little bit towards an inclusive democracy that works for and represents all of us.
We’re also celebrating the many other New American candidates who made history on Tuesday, such as:
*
Gabe
Amo
:
The
son
of
Ghanaian
and
Liberian
immigrants,
he
became
Rhode
Island’s
first
Black
candidate
elected
to
Congress.
*
Arunan
Arulampalam
:
Won
his
election
to
become
Hartford,
Connecticut’s
first
Sri
Lankan
American
mayor.
*
Adele
McClure
:
The
daughter
of
a
Filipino
immigrant,
she
is
the
first
Black
candidate
and
the
first
Asian
candidate
to
represent
Arlington
County
in
the
Virginia
General
Assembly.
*
Nadia
Mohamed
:
The
first
Black,
first
Somali,
and
first
Muslim
mayor
in
St.
Louis
Park,
Minnesota
history,
as
well
as
the
first
Somali
American
to
be
elected
mayor
in
the
U.S.
*
Regina
Romero
:
The
daughter
of
immigrant
farmworkers
and
the
first
woman
and
first
Latina
mayor
of
Tucson,
Arizona,
she
won
re-election.
*
Brandon
Sakbun
:
The
son
of
Cambodian
and
Jamaican
immigrants,
he
became
the
first
multiracial
mayor
of
Terre
Haute,
Indiana.
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Pictured: St. Louis Park Mayor-elect Nadia Mohamed speaking at our Ready to Win training in Washington, D.C. this August.
These wins—from New York City to Aurora, Colorado to St. Louis Park, Minnesota and all across the country—speak to what’s possible when New Americans and BIPOC Americans organize, run for office, and show up to the polls to elect community-centered, values-aligned leaders.
But the work doesn't stop there—not with 2024 on the horizon.
We need your support to build on these victories, support the leaders of today, and train the candidates of tomorrow. [[link removed]] Together, we can continue growing New American political power and building a brighter, more inclusive future.
Thank you, as always, for being a part of our democracy-strengthening movement. We couldn't do it without you!
In solidarity,
The NAL Team

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