QUEERING CONGRESS

U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids is running a strong reelection campaign in Kansas’s 3rd Congressional District. Take a deep dive into her race and meet her opponent here!

Gina Ortiz Jones is ready to flip Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. She’ll be making her final case to voters during two October debates.

Can you guess if Georgette Gómez’s opponent in California’s 53rd Congressional District, Sara Jacobs, or Donald Trump said this about their tax returns? The answer will surprise you. Georgette is also calling on Davis to release her tax returns.

Beating a bigot is no easy task – and it’s even harder when you’re campaigning in a pandemic. Read how Ritchie Torres won the battle for the Bronx here.

MINNESSOTA UPDATE

News broke last week in U.S. Congresswoman Angie Craig's reelection campaign that one of her opponents had passed, triggering a delayed election date. Congresswoman Craig proudly represents Minnesota’s 2nd district.

Congresswoman Craig is currently suing to keep her election date in November, alleging that moving the election date is a “clear violation of federal law”. It’s possible the state law could be overruled.

Congresswoman Craig announced a new ad last week, titled "Skills." Watch the full ad here!

THIS WEEK IN HOMOPHOBIA

Local San Diego propaganda network KUSI News has been promoting false Q-Anon conspiracy theories about LGBTQ candidates Georgette Gómez, Todd Gloria (for San Diego Mayor) and Scott Weiner (for the California state Senate). Georgette is calling on her opponent to stop running ads on the station until they apologize.

Another week, another homophobic attack from the increasingly desperate U.S. Congressman Fred Upton: the latest TV ad from the NRCC attacking Jon Hoadley is one of the most atrocious we’ve seen this cycle. But Jon remains focused on beating Upton and making history in Michigan’s 6th district.

Spotlight candidate Zach Stepp is running to make history in the Ohio state legislature, but his opponent is twisting past Facebook posts and painting herself as an honorable legislator. You can review the hit piece here.

RAINBOW WAVE

President Barack Obama announced his latest slate of endorsements, and we’re pleased to see Victory Fund candidates on the list! Congratulations to Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Jon Hoadley, Chris Pappas (NH CD-01), Ritchie Torres, Sarah McBride (DE SD-01) and Joshua Hicks (FL HD-11)!

With a new interest in mail-in ballots and a laser focus on voting rights, Secretaries of State positions are enjoying the spotlight. Learn about Bryce Bennett’s race to flip Montana here!

Jabari Brisport knows that making history as the first Black openly LGBTQ member of the New York state legislature will mean the world to the kids of New York – including his current students.

Watch Front Country’s music video closely enough, and you might just see Spotlight candidate Brandon Thomas! Brandon appeared in the video to encourage people to head to the polls and vote – especially in his race for the Tennesee state House.

In Franklin Country, which has one of Columbus, Ohio’s largest LGBTQ communities, Jeff Mackey is running to add essential judicial representation to the Franklin County Probate Court. Learn more here!

In 2020, we can elect a record number of LGBTQ candidates to public office, ensuring our community is represented in the halls of power. More Like America founder Lauren Baer joined LGBTQ Victory Fund Senior Political Director Sean Meloy for a conversation with our shared candidates Marcia Morgan (NC House) and Gina Ortiz Jones (U.S. Congress, TX-23) on their races, future districts and more. Watch here!

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT

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LGBTQ Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win elections up and down the ballot, from sea to shining sea since our founding in 1991. We believe representation is power so we elected U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown, all seven LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress and countless candidates for state and local government, including Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Pennsylvania Assemblymember Brian Sims. And with an unprecedented number of LGBTQ people running for office in this year, we’ll need your support to make 2020 the next Rainbow Wave.

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