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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
Pennsylvania Primaries Gaining Momentum
It’s almost Primary Day in Pennsylvania and you know what that means – LGBTQ+ candidates are hard at work on the campaign trail!
Malcolm Kenyatta is hard at work making his case to voters about why he should be the next Auditor General [[link removed]] and racking up endorsements [[link removed]] . He’s ready to make history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected statewide in PA. Read up on Malcolm’s platform here [[link removed]] !
A Philadelphia native who is now running for the PA state Assembly, Andre Carroll is ready to give back to his city. Watch his latest political ad here [[link removed]] – and check out how he’s motivating and encouraging young people to get involved [[link removed]] .
Primary Day in Pennsylvania is April 23rd. Meet all the Victory Fund endorsed candidates on the ballot here [[link removed]] !
Abortion Rights are on the Ballot
Last week, we shared that Donald Trump officially endorsed U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin ’s opponent, millionaire Eric Hovde, while calling Tammy a “very weak candidate” [[link removed]] . Now, Tammy is going on the offensive, making sure to highlight the clear parallels between Trump and Hovde [[link removed]] . The largest parallel? Abortion (meanwhile Tammy is ready to protect the right to choose [[link removed]] ) . And unlike her opponent, she’s no stranger to reaching across the aisle to find solutions. Read her latest in The Cap Times here [[link removed]] !
There was good news from Arizona last week, and there was bad news. The good news: activists in Arizona secured enough signatures to add abortion rights to the ballot [[link removed]] . The bad news? The state supreme court revived a Civil War era abortion ban [[link removed]] – and bigots in the legislature blocked all attempts to repeal it [[link removed]] .
LGBTQ+ state legislators – now running for reelection – were in the state house, pushing for the bill to be overturned. Hear from Representative Analise Ortiz [[link removed]] , now running for the state Senate, Representative Lorena Austin [[link removed]] and Representative Oscar De Los Santos [[link removed]] on how they’re working to protect the right to choose.
Meet all the pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates running in Arizona and Wisconsin here [[link removed]] !
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QUICK HITS: The News in a Moment
Mondaire Jones , running for New York’s 17th Congressional District, had a busy week! His campaign announced they raised nearly $2 million in Q1 of 2024 and have over $3 million cash-on-hand, well-prepared to take on Congressman Mike Lawler [[link removed]] . Mondaire also joined MSNBC to talk about the state of the race. Watch here [[link removed]] !
Mark Gonzalez might be stepping down from the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, but he’s not done yet – he’s onward to the California State Assembly! [[link removed]]
Nikson Mathews , running for the Idaho state House, recently spoke out against the state’s anti-trans bills [[link removed]] . If elected, he will be the first out trans person elected in Idaho [[link removed]] !
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