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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
The Debate Stages are Heating Up!
Mondaire Jones is running to take back New York Congressional District 17 [[link removed]] – and he brought the fight to the debate stage. Mondaire hit his incumbent opponent on his dismal record for choice [[link removed]] , his ties to extremists and lack of action in Congress [[link removed]] , and other hot-button issues [[link removed]] . We’re ready for Mondaire to take back this seat [[link removed]] !
Evan Low took second place in his primary for California House District 16 by just 5 votes [[link removed]] . Now, he and his opponent met in their first debate of the cycle [[link removed]] . Evan made sure his future constituents knew where he stands on the issues – he’s ready for the November ballot [[link removed]] !
Spotlight candidate Ysabel Jurado also met her opponent on the debate stage [[link removed]] – and his Trump-like antics left a sour taste in voters’ mouths [[link removed]] . As a reminder, Ysabel’s opponent was caught in a racist and homophobic recording that led to mass condemnation [[link removed]] , including calls from President Biden that he resign from office [[link removed]] . Meanwhile, Ysabel continues to prove that she’s the voice LA needs on the City Council [[link removed]] .
Need more political debates? Tune in to watch Tammy Baldwin debate her bigoted opponent tonight at 7PM CT [[link removed]] !
TAKE ACTION: Knock on Doors, Hit the Phones with LGBTQ+ Candidates!
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund’s Political team is hard at work rallying pro-equality voters for our candidates in key states! Most recently, we canvassed for Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin and with a slate of our candidates in New Hampshire [[link removed]] !
Political Associate Nick Famularo also hit the campaign trail with endorsed candidate Greta Neubauer in Wisconsin [[link removed]] , while Victory Fund President & CEO Mayor Annise Parker campaigned with our partners at LPAC and Equality California [[link removed]] for Spotlight candidate Ysabel Jurado [[link removed]] , running for the Los Angeles City Council, and both Vice President of Political Programs Sean Meloy and Victory Campaign Board co-chair Matt McDermott campaigned for Spotlight candidate Malcolm Kenyatta in Pennsylvania [[link removed]] !
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Looking to volunteer yourself? We have several LGBTQ+ candidates running virtual phonebanks and volunteer opportunities.
Spotlight candidate Kyle Wright is hosting a virtual phonebank in his essential race for the Michigan House of Representatives [[link removed]] , while incumbent U.S. Congressman Eric Sorensen is hosting a litany of events in Illinois [[link removed]] .
In Nevada, incumbent State Senate Dallas Harris is running in a heavily targeted district and needs volunteers to jump on the phone. Sign up here [[link removed]] ! And Spotlight candidate Colin Lovett is working overtime to flip his essential house seat in the Missouri Legislature. Learn how you can help him win [[link removed]]
LGBTQ+ Equality Hits the Ballots
As we all know, LGBTQ+ rights are on the ballot this cycle. But several states will literally have equality-focused amendments on the ballot [[link removed]] . LGBTQ+ elected officials in California [[link removed]] , Colorado [[link removed]] and Hawaii [[link removed]] passed legislation correcting or updating language around marriage equality, while New York’s ballot initiative would update the state’s Equal Rights Amendment [[link removed]] . In South Dakota, the amendment would remove gender specific language from the state’s constitution [[link removed]] .
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Endorse-a-poloza!
Spotlight candidate Nate Douglas has had a big month in his race for the Florida State House! He announced an endorsement from the Orlando Sentinel [[link removed]] before taking aim at Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” laws [[link removed]] . Nate also noted his opponent and her allies are spending over $1.3 million in ads against him [[link removed]] – but he’s still working overtime to flip this essential seat [[link removed]] !
Florida State House candidates Ashley Brundage and Joe Saunders also announced big endorsements: The Tampa Bay Times i [[link removed]] s standing with Ashley [[link removed]] , while Joe earned the support of The Miami Herald [[link removed]] !
David Richardson , running for Miami-Dade Tax Collector, also announced an endorsement from The Miami Herald [[link removed]] !
Incumbent candidate Lorena Austin , running in a must-win seat in the Arizona State House, is hitting the campaign trail with actress and activist America Ferrera [[link removed]] !
Incumbent Ann Johnson is once again running for an important seat in the Texas House, and The Houston Chronicle is on her team [[link removed]] !
Mark Gonzalez , one of our phenomenal candidates for the California State Assembly, announced an endorsement from The LA Times ! Read more about the endorsement here [[link removed]] .
Candidate for the Stockton City Council, Mario Enríquez , announced an endorsement from out LGBTQ+ State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman [[link removed]] !
Emma Curtis , our candidate for the Lexington-Fayette Council, announced two endorsements from Her Bold Move [[link removed]] and The Lexington Herald-Leader [[link removed]] !
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