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VOICES OF VICTORY
Thank you to all of the amazing elected officials, speakers and musical guests that joined us for Voices of Victory: Our Convention Celebration! If you missed hearing from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Melissa Etheridge, Matt Bomer and more, you can watch the show here [[link removed]] !
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
We’ve launched our 2020 Presidential Appointments Initiative, leading 31 partner organizations in an effort to ensure the next presidential administration is the most diverse ever. And, we are beginning the search for the first openly LGBTQ Supreme Court Justice [[link removed]] .
For the Initiative, we're calling on the next administration to hit four historic goals [[link removed]] :
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Appoint
a
Senate-confirmed
openly
LGBTQ
Cabinet
member
for
the
first
time;
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Nominate
an
openly
LGBTQ
U.S.
Supreme
Court
justice
for
the
first
time;
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Appoint
openly
LGBTQ
woman
ambassadors,
LGBTQ
ambassadors
of
color,
and
transgender
ambassadors
for
the
first
time;
and
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Ensure
openly
LGBTQ
people
receive
equitable
representation
among
presidential
appointees
and
that
they
reflect
the
full
diversity
of
the
LGBTQ
community.
Learn more about the Presidential Appointments Project here [[link removed]] !
LGBTQ LEADERSHIP
After local hospitals were told to adjust their COVID-19 testing, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin questioned Vice President Mike Pence’s handling of the crisis [[link removed]] .
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced legislation to target and support the districts hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic [[link removed]] .
U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids joined Michelle Fitzpatrick, president of Kaw Valley Area Local #238 Postal Workers Union, to discuss the recent assault on the Post Office [[link removed]] .
U.S. Congressman Chris Pappas introduced a bill to prevent discrimination against youth voters, seeking to expand legal tools and voting availability [[link removed]] .
Nevada state Senator Pat Spearman succeeding in passing a law to make voting easier in 2020 [[link removed]] .
Ohio state Senator Nickie Antonio is working to pass an economic relief bill that is focused on lessening economic hardship die to the COVID-19 pandemic [[link removed]] .
Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims interviewed Pennsylvania Heath Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine about her work to slow the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch their conversation here [[link removed]] .
More and more openly trans people are running for public office – and more importantly, they’re winning. The Face interviewed Colorado state Representative Brianna Titone, Minneapolis City Council Member Andrea Jenkins and Wheeling (WV) City Councilor Rosemary Ketchum about their historic wins [[link removed]] .
LGBTQ school board members Everton Blair, Lawrence Robinson and Marque Snow joined Stephanie Byers for a conversation about school reopening and leading during COVID-19 [[link removed]] .
VICTORY AROUND THE WORLD
Two out of our three trainees won their primaries in El Salvador! Erick Ortiz [[link removed]] , running for Congress, and Aleja Menjívar [[link removed]] , running for the Central American Parliament, were victorious. These two leaders are making history as the first two openly LGBTQ candidates in the country.
Meet the Dominican Republic Class of 2020! These LGBTQ leaders will learn the ins-and-outs of running for public office and how to create huge changes in government. Read their bios here [[link removed]] !
THE NEXT GENERATION
Help us give a warm welcome to the 2020 Fall Class of Victory Congressional Interns! These four students will be interning virtually for the time being. Learn more about the VCI program here! [[link removed]]
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LGBTQ Victory Institute is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 52-1835268.
Victory Institute is only national organization dedicated to elevating openly LGBTQ leaders who can further equality at all levels of government. Through our training and professional development programs, each year Victory Institute assists hundreds of individuals who go on to influential careers in politics, government, business and advocacy. Many of our trainees join the more than 1,000 openly LGBTQ elected and appointed officials now serving around the world.
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