You hear a lot from us about our work supporting servant leader candidates in the election cycle, but today I want to share some of the impactful work our team and our servant leaders are already doing. Take a look below:
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Politico talked to New Politics candidate Josey Garcia and founder Emily Cherniack on the challenges of running for office as a woman with kids, and what New Politics is doing to lower the barrier of entry for parents. Read the full story here:
Emily Cherniack, whose organization New Politics works to recruit veterans and people from underserved communities to run for office, says she thinks more childcare options during the campaign could change the demographics of elected officials.
Cherniack says that, in her experience with potential candidates, the biggest barriers to getting into politics for women and low-income people have to do with paying for care for their young children while they’re away from home — whether that’s on the campaign trail, once they’re sworn in, or both.
“Having those conversations over and over again with women candidates, I realized ‘Wow, this is a really big issue,’” Cherniack says. |
The New York Times highlights New Politics endorsed candidate Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State, for her principled ruling to bar former president Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot. For more information, click here.
New Politics endorsee, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) was featured in Colorado Public Radio News to discuss the need for more federal funding to aid in the migrant crisis. Take a look at what he had to say:
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Normally, it is Congress’ job to allocate federal money, including to programs like migrant services. The White House has requested some additional money for migrant sheltering and services, but Congress has not funded that proposal. Crow hopes Congress will take it up this month.
In the meantime, Crow said he and Colorado’s senators are in discussions with the Biden administration, “to figure out whether there are mechanisms to shift funding absent congressional action right now.” |
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