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Hi  John,
 
The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has four courageous state house candidates in Colorado.
 
Giugi Carminati, Meg Fossinger, Stephanie Vigil, and Colin Wilhelm are challenging Republican incumbents to expand on the powerful blue wave that has transformed Colorado's politics. Please support these endorsed candidates - their websites and donation links are below as are their bios. You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
[freethoughtequality.org/endorsements-2020/]
Maria-Vittoria "Giugi" Carminati - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Meg Fossinger - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Stephanie Vigil - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Colin Wilhelm - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
 
Maria-Vittoria “Giugi” Carminati[[link removed]] is running for the Colorado State House in District 56. She has had a very interesting and varied career. Carminati came to the United States at 18, for college, and is a first-generation American. While in college she worked on various campaigns, for the ACLU of Texas, and as a waitress, she is now Managing Attorney at a civil rights law firm. She has a law degree from the University of Houston and both an LLM and a law doctorate (JSD) from the University of Nebraska Law School. From her experiences, she knows first-hand the struggles and challenges facing regular people. She says, “There are fundamental inequities in the way our society functions and segments of our society benefit from those inequities. It is time to dismantle what doesn’t work and rebuild a state that works for all of us. Not just the lucky few.” Her policy priorities include creating affordable housing and childcare, expanding educational opportunities to train for good-paying jobs and careers, guaranteeing access to contraception and fact-based sex education that emphasizes science and consent, fighting for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, and making environmental policy and environmental preservation a priority. Carminati is a secular humanist, mother of four, and speaks four languages.
 
Meg Fossinger[[link removed]] is running in Colorado to serve as State Representative for House District 20. As a social worker, she has worked with a number of vulnerable populations and understands the issues facing her community. Fossinger has also volunteered with a number of community organizations, including the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the American Red Cross. She has committed her adult life to serving her community and her campaign is focused on fighting for “Justice for All.” Her policy priorities include ensuring that our government systems are working for those who they are meant to serve, reforming the criminal justice system, protecting our environment, fighting for accessible and affordable health care for all, and ensuring that children throughout our community have equitable access to a quality education. Fossinger believes that religious beliefs are personal and values the separation of church and state.
 
Stephanie Vigil[[link removed]] is running for the Colorado State House in District 16. Her experiences with poverty and disability have inspired her to extend better opportunities and benefits to Colorado’s families. Vigil says, “There is no reason why a thriving economy like we have in Colorado should provide anything less than a solid foundation on which all Coloradans can thrive.” Vigil believes that every person deserves access to affordable housing, healthcare, utilities, and public transit, and at a minimum be paid a livable wage for their labor. Investments also need to be made so that new parents have paid parental leave, affordable childcare, and fully-funded early childhood education. Vigil is an atheist.
 
Colin Wilhelm[[link removed]] is running for the Colorado State House in District 57. His childhood in a close-knit Detroit community taught him the importance of community service and caring for those around him. Now a member of the Colorado State Bar Association, Wilhelm is a proud leader of his community having served as the Chair of the Glenwood Springs Transportation Commission, Commissioner of the Glenwood Springs Planning and Zoning Commission, and President of the Board of Directors of the United Way Battlement to The Bells. His campaign is focused on making healthcare more accessible and affordable for all, moving Colorado’s economy into the 21st century, eliminating gender inequality and the pay gap, moving towards a renewable energy system, and protecting Colorado’s natural environment. Wilhelm is spiritual but not religious.
 
You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
Thank you for your membership and support. 
 
Sincerely,

Ron Millar
PAC Coordinator
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This message is for the sole use of members of the Center for Freethought Equality. The mission of the Freethought Equality Fund (FEF) is to achieve equality for the nontheist community by increasing the number of open humanists and atheists, and allies, in public office at all levels of government. The FEF is affiliated with the Center for Freethought Equality, which is the advocacy and political arm of the American Humanist Association. Donations to the Center for Freethought Equality[[link removed]], Freethought Equality Fund[[link removed]] and our endorsed candidates are voluntary and are not tax deductible. 
 

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