Team,
First and foremost, I want to thank you for being with us, being engaged, and putting in the hard work to elect Democrats down the ballot for the past 2 years.
I know that, nationally, this was not the result we were hoping for, working for, and expecting. And it’s easy at this moment to revert into the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty of the rhetoric we’ve been hearing since these campaigns started.
I urge you to reject those fears as much as you are able. Take some time to rest and recover, but we have work ahead of us to bring about a brighter future, and a more promising America.
We can’t afford to give up, because that’s what the GOP and MAGA extremists are hoping we’ll do.
While the news may have seemed grim on Tuesday, I want to take a minute to address our many victories from Election Night:
My point in telling you this is not to put a rosy glow on what happened, it’s to remind you our work is far from over. We’ve elected strong fighters across our state who are prepared to take the incoming administration head on if they come for our rights and freedoms. This is why our work matters, and our work is not over.
Thank you for fighting, and we’re in this together.
Dan Kovats
IDCCA Executive Director
First and foremost, I want to thank you for being with us, being engaged, and putting in the hard work to elect Democrats down the ballot for the past 2 years.
I know that, nationally, this was not the result we were hoping for, working for, and expecting. And it’s easy at this moment to revert into the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty of the rhetoric we’ve been hearing since these campaigns started.
I urge you to reject those fears as much as you are able. Take some time to rest and recover, but we have work ahead of us to bring about a brighter future, and a more promising America.
We can’t afford to give up, because that’s what the GOP and MAGA extremists are hoping we’ll do.
While the news may have seemed grim on Tuesday, I want to take a minute to address our many victories from Election Night:
- Flipped the McLean County Board to Democratic control for the first time ever.
- Picked up seats (including county-wide) in Kane County.
- Elected IDCCA Boot Camp Alum Monica Gordon as the new Cook County Clerk.
- Re-elected the Lake County State's Attorney and IDCCA Boot Camp Alum Eric Rinehart.
- Re-elected Fulton County Chair Laura Kessel to the Fulton County Board.
- Picked up the last Republican controlled countywide office in Champaign County.
- Held all the Democratic seats in the state legislature.
- Held all of our Democratic congressional seats.
My point in telling you this is not to put a rosy glow on what happened, it’s to remind you our work is far from over. We’ve elected strong fighters across our state who are prepared to take the incoming administration head on if they come for our rights and freedoms. This is why our work matters, and our work is not over.
Thank you for fighting, and we’re in this together.
Dan Kovats
IDCCA Executive Director
