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 and racking up endorsements. He’s ready to make history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected statewide in PA. Read up on Malcolm’s platform here!

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 – and check out how he’s motivating and encouraging young people to get involved.

Primary Day in Pennsylvania is April 23rd. Meet all the Victory Fund endorsed candidates on the ballot here!

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”. Now, Tammy is going on the offensive, making sure to highlight the clear parallels between Trump and Hovde. The largest parallel? Abortion (meanwhile Tammy is ready to protect the right to choose). And unlike her opponent, she’s no stranger to reaching across the aisle to find solutions. Read her latest in The Cap Times here!

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. The bad news? The state supreme court revived a Civil War era abortion ban – and bigots in the legislature blocked all attempts to repeal it.

LGBTQ+ state legislators – now running for reelection – were in the state house, pushing for the bill to be overturned. Hear from Representative Analise Ortiz, now running for the state Senate, Representative Lorena Austin and Representative Oscar De Los Santos on how they’re working to protect the right to choose.

Meet all the pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates running in Arizona and Wisconsin here!

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. Mondaire also joined MSNBC to talk about the state of the race. Watch here!

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!

Nikson Mathews, running for the Idaho state House, recently spoke out against the state’s anti-trans bills. If elected, he will be the first out trans person elected in Idaho!