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LATEST CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS
Another month, another round of new LGBTQ candidates! Meet the latest slate here [[link removed]] . Or, if video is more your style, watch the latest update from our Political team here [[link removed]] .
Spotlight candidate Tiara Mack was the target of a racist cyberattack during a Zoom call Monday [[link removed]] as she attempted to update supporters about her race for the Rhode Island state Senate. Want to show her a little support? Watch her latest campaign video [[link removed]] !
Want to hear more from Spotlight candidates Michele Rayner and Jasmen Rogers-Shaw on their races for the Florida state House? Catch our Facebook Live with some of our Florida candidates, including Michele and Jasmen, here! [[link removed]] They will be the first Black openly LGBTQ women state legislators in Florida if elected.
Jasmen Rogers-Shaw also reported some fantastic fundraising numbers and massively outraised her opponent [[link removed]] !
Spotlight candidate Zach Stepp highlighted the need to pass the Ohio Fairness Act (legislation drafted by LGBTQ state Senator Nickie Antonio) and legalize protections for LGBTQ Ohioans. Read his piece here [[link removed]] !
PRIDE PRIMARIES: VICTORY!
Check two huge events off your historic firsts bingo card: Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones won their primaries and with little opposition in November, will become the first two Black openly LGBTQ people elected to the U.S. Congress [[link removed]] !
Remember this headline from The Advocate about Ritchie’s race to beat Rubén Díaz Sr. in New York’s 15th Congressional District [[link removed]] ? Great news – it all worked out! [[link removed]] Ritchie called representing his hometown "the honor of his life." [[link removed]]
In New York’s 17th Congressional District, Mondaire took an early lead, and his numbers kept tracking upwards as the night wore on. Around midnight, Mondaire declared victory and made LGBTQ history [[link removed]] .
Spotlight candidate Kristen Browde is still waiting to know if she'll make LGBTQ history and win her race for the New York state Assembly. She would become the first out trans person elected to public office in all of New York state! Here's how her race currently stands. [[link removed]] It's going to be a close one!
While he was waiting for all the mail-in ballots to be counted, Jabari Brisport’s , who would become the first out LGBTQ person of color elected to the New York state legislature, he took a moment to thank supporters and volunteers for all their amazing work [[link removed]] .
NATIONAL PRIDE INSIDE
Did you miss the live event, National Pride Inside? Don’t worry, you can still hear from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi and so many more! Watch National Pride Inside whenever you want here. [[link removed]]
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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