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We made the front page! Our Domestic Programs team successfully executed their THIRD Candidate & Campaign Training of the year in Minneapolis, Minnesota, successfully training 44 LGBTQ leaders. Staff is excited to report that women, members of the trans community and nonbinary attendees comprised 56% of training attendees! Victory Institute has now trained over 120 LGBTQ leaders to run for office in 2019.
An enormous thank you to the openly LGBTQ elected officials who joined us in Minneapolis, including Congresswoman Angie Craig, Judge Kim Dawson, State Representative Hunter Cantrell, State Senator Scott Dibble and Councilmember Andrea Jenkins!
Interested in joining a Candidate and Campaign Training next year? We could be coming to a city near you!
Victory Institute and the LGBTQ YEO Caucus co-hosted a reception at the annual Young Elected Officials (YEO) National Convening. Mario Enriquez, Director of Domestic Programs, had the opportunity to talk about the work that Victory Institute is doing, the Victory Fund endorsement process and promoting the upcoming International LGBTQ Leaders Conference in Washington, DC. Mario also got to give a TED-style talk to the YEOs on Victory’s work, the 2018 Rainbow Wave, and what the most critical issues impacting the LGBTQ community are. Watch his full talk here.
State legislators also gathered in Nashville for the 2019 NCSL Legislative Summit. And more importantly, they joined Victory Institute for the LGBTQ State Legislators Reception. Over 146 LGBTQ leaders and allies mingled at what one attendee described as “the best event hosted by an LGBTQ organization”. Speakers included former DC Councilmember David Catania, Maryland Sen. Mary Washington, Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod and Victory Institute Vice President Ruben J. Gonzales.
Pictures of the event can be found here – keep an eye out for Amazon’s self-driving robot!
This event would not have been possible without the assistance of our generous hosts, sponsors and supporters: Georgetown Public Affairs, Catalyst Government Relations, Cox, Facebook & Instagram and Schmidt Government Solutions.
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