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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
April Endorsements Bring May Victories
Happy endorsement week! We’re standing with 28 more LGBTQ+ candidates who are ready to make history on the campaign trail. We’ve also endorsed 228 candidates for the 2024 election cycle [[link removed]] !
Mishon Montgomery , running for the Nevada State Assembly, and Nikson Mathews , running for the Idaho House of Representatives, were also awarded Spotlight status!
Nikson, who will be the first out trans person elected in Idaho history , is hard at work letting voters know that Primary Day is right around the corner – May 21st [[link removed]] !
Mishon has been rolling out a series of exciting endorsements, announcing support from the Nevada Conservation League [[link removed]] , the Vegas Chamber [[link removed]] and more!
Victory in Pennsylvania!
We are excited to report that all our candidates in Pennsylvania won their primary elections, including Spotlight candidate Malcolm Kenyatta [[link removed]] ! When Malcolm wins in the general election in November [[link removed]] , he will be the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania [[link removed]] (and he is the first to be nominated statewide!).
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La’Tasha D. Mayes [[link removed]] , Jessica Benham [[link removed]] , and Andre Carroll [[link removed]] each won their uncontested primaries for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Incumbent candidate Abigail Salisbury [[link removed]] also defeated a primary opponent and declared victory!
Ev-Mentum: Evan Low Officially Advances to the General Election!
After a close vote count (we’re talking a handful of votes!), a TIE! and a recount [[link removed]] , Evan Low is officially advancing to the general election [[link removed]] ! The recount showed Evan had just five more votes than his closest opponent, Joe Simitian. [[link removed]]
Watch Evan’s message to voters here [[link removed]] !
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UP NEXT: Molly Cook’s Special Election in Texas!
Spotlight candidate Molly Cook is back on the ballot – this time, for a May 4th Special Election! This race will determine who represents Texas State Senate, District 15 for the rest of the year and will succeed now-Houston Mayor John Whitmire [[link removed]] . Molly is also running in the May 28th runoff elections [[link removed]] , which will determine the district representative for the full term.
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QUICK HITS: The News in a Moment
Erin in the Morning announced the latest Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Assessment Map! Read up on the safest states for trans people – and which states have passed anti-trans legislation [[link removed]] .
Our candidate for Maryland U.S. House District 6, Joe Vogel , is preparing for primary day – by launching a Big Gay Kickoff [[link removed]] ! Joe also joined NBC to talk about his campaign and how he’s ready to make history in this essential primary [[link removed]] .
Lisa Middleton , running for California State Senate, District 28, recently made her case to voters. If elected, she will be the first out trans person elected to the California legislature [[link removed]] !
Incumbent candidate Kim Jackson announced a huge endorsement: Fair Fight is standing with her campaign [[link removed]] !
Rosemary Ketchum , running to be the first trans person elected as Mayor of Wheeling, made a passionate pitch to voters before her May 14th election [[link removed]] . Watch the full video here [[link removed]] !
Good news: In St. Louis, an ‘anti-woke’ radio host (aka anti-LGBTQ) radio host endorsed a slew of candidates for school board. The better news? Every single candidate lost [[link removed]] !
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