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Overview: LGBTQ Wisconsin candidates cope with “most dangerous election ever.”
WHAT HAPPENED, WISCONSIN?
This week, Wisconsin held an in-person election that Politico called “the most dangerous election ever.” Voters faced long lines, voting locations abruptly changed and of course, COVID-19 fears.
Victory Fund had four endorsed candidates on the ballot in Wisconsin - you can learn more about their races here.
Despite the chaos, however, many brave souls made their way to the polls to vote. Our candidate for the Milwaukee Common Council, Peter Burgelis, noted it was possible to vote by car!
And while we won’t have full results from Wisconsin until next week, we’re pleased to report that Max Prestigiacomo won his election for the Madison Common Council!
CHAIN REACTION
Unfortunately, the battle won't end in Wisconsin. The next state to face a legal battle over mail-in-ballots? Texas.
A reminder that pro-equality forces are highly focused on flipping the Texas House in 2020. And our LGBTQ candidates are running in districts that must be flipped to succeed.
Should the laws not change, millions of Texans could be disenfranchised and it is likely to hurt our candidates.
Outside of the impending legal battles taking place in each state, COVID-19 is impacting everything from political advertising to the 2024 presidential elections.

MUST WATCH MOMENTS
Just yesterday, our Senior Political Director Sean Meloy spoke with Spotlight candidate Kristen Browde, who’s on track to be New York’s first openly trans elected official. Learn about Kristen’s work as an attorney and community advocate here.
Sean also caught up with Gina Ortiz Jones to discuss her historic race for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. Watch their conversation here!
Want to learn even more about Gina’s race? LGBTQ Nation has you covered.

COMING UP NEXT
Just like many of our candidates, Victory Fund is moving online! We'll be hosting candidates and staff on Facebook Live each week. Here's what's happening next week.
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On Monday, 4/13 at 1:00 PM ET, our Political team will talk through the latest changes in our 2020 races, covering new polling, upcoming elections and answering questions! 
Next on Tuesday, 4/14 at 11:30 AM ET, join Senior Political Director Sean Meloy and Spotlight candidate Kim Jackson for the latest in our WINNING 2020 candidate series, where she will give an update on her race to be the first openly LGBTQ person elected to the Georgia state Senate. RSVP here. 
And don't forget to join Sean and Game Changer candidate John Blair on Thursday, 4/16 at 3:30pm ET, for his WINNING 2020 appearance. They will discuss John's race to be the first openly LGBTQ Congressman from New Mexico RSVP here!

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT: RITCHIE TORRES



WHAT WE'RE READING
Congratulations to our candidate Peter Yacobellis, running for the Montclair Town Council (NJ), who received a key endorsement from Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.
An exciting endorsement for Game Changer candidate Marko Liias: current Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib is endorsing Marko as his chosen replacement!
We’re so excited to stand with Madeline Eden as she runs to be the first trans person elected to the Texas House! Get the update on her race from The Dallas Voice.
We love this headline from LGBTQ Nation: Anthony Fauci calls out “extraordinary stigma” gays face while standing right in front of Mike Pence.
Looking for diversity on your Democratic ticket? Look no further than your state legislature.

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LGBTQ Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win elections up and down the ballot, from sea to shining sea since our founding in 1991. We believe representation is power – so we elected U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown, all seven LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress and countless candidates for state and local government, including Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Pennsylvania Assemblymember Brian Sims. And with an unprecedented number of LGBTQ people running for office in this year, we’ll need your support to make 2020 the next Rainbow Wave.

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