LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About

The Debate Stages are Heating Up!

Mondaire Jones is running to take back New York Congressional District 17 – and he brought the fight to the debate stage. Mondaire hit his incumbent opponent on his dismal record for choice, his ties to extremists and lack of action in Congress, and other hot-button issues. We’re ready for Mondaire to take back this seat!

Evan Low took second place in his primary for California House District 16 by just 5 votes. Now, he and his opponent met in their first debate of the cycle. Evan made sure his future constituents knew where he stands on the issues – he’s ready for the November ballot!

Spotlight candidate Ysabel Jurado also met her opponent on the debate stage – and his Trump-like antics left a sour taste in voters’ mouths. As a reminder, Ysabel’s opponent was caught in a racist and homophobic recording that led to mass condemnation, including calls from President Biden that he resign from office. Meanwhile, Ysabel continues to prove that she’s the voice LA needs on the City Council.

Need more political debates? Tune in to watch Tammy Baldwin debate her bigoted opponent tonight at 7PM CT!

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!

Political Associate Nick Famularo also hit the campaign trail with endorsed candidate Greta Neubauer in Wisconsin, while Victory Fund President & CEO Mayor Annise Parker campaigned with our partners at LPAC and Equality California for Spotlight candidate Ysabel Jurado, 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!

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, while incumbent U.S. Congressman Eric Sorensen is hosting a litany of events in Illinois.

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! 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

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. LGBTQ+ elected officials in California, Colorado and Hawaii passed legislation correcting or updating language around marriage equality, while New York’s ballot initiative would update the state’s Equal Rights Amendment. In South Dakota, the amendment would remove gender specific language from the state’s constitution.

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 before taking aim at Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” laws. Nate also noted his opponent and her allies are spending over $1.3 million in ads against him – but he’s still working overtime to flip this essential seat!

Florida State House candidates Ashley Brundage and Joe Saunders also announced big endorsements: The Tampa Bay Times is standing with Ashley, while Joe earned the support of The Miami Herald!

David Richardson, running for Miami-Dade Tax Collector, also announced an endorsement from The Miami Herald!

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!

Incumbent Ann Johnson is once again running for an important seat in the Texas House, and The Houston Chronicle is on her team!

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.

Candidate for the Stockton City Council, Mario Enríquez, announced an endorsement from out LGBTQ+ State Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman!

Emma Curtis, our candidate for the Lexington-Fayette Council, announced two endorsements from Her Bold Move and The Lexington Herald-Leader!