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Hi  John,
 
The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has endorsed four excellent candidates who are running for re-election or for open blue seats in the Wisconsin state legislature.
 
Francesca Hong, Kelda Roys, and Melissa Sargent are members of our community running for open seats currently held by Democrats who are retiring or pursuing new positions. LaKeshia Myers is an ally running for re-election. 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/]
Francesca Hong - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] LaKeshia Myers - campaign facebook[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Kelda Roys - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Melissa Sargent - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
 
Francesca Hong[[link removed]] is running for the Wisconsin State Assembly in District 76. Hong is the daughter of immigrants, a mother, and a small-business owner. Her career in the restaurant industry has made her an advocate for female and nonbinary culinary professionals, and she is a leader and mentor to the wider culinary community in Wisconsin. Hong understands how economic inequality and systemic racism has led to many of the problems facing Wisconsinites today. As a restaurant owner directly affected by COVID-19, Hong will promote policies to promote economic recovery and address the failing economic structures exposed by the pandemic. She will also advocate for racial equity and criminal justice reform, well-funded public education, affordable housing, climate change action, accessible healthcare, and stronger labor rights. Hong is a humanist.
 
LaKeshia Myers[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly in District 12. Myers is a Milwaukee native and longtime educator with Milwaukee Public Schools and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. She received her doctorate in education in 2016. Prior to her educational career, she served as a clerk and speechwriter in the U.S. House of Representatives. There, she assisted with issues such as diversity and employee pay and benefits. In the State Assembly, Myers focuses on important issues like racial equality and police accountability, improving Wisconsin’s education, fighting voter suppression, and economic security for families. Myers is Baptist and an ally of our community.
 
Kelda Roys[[link removed]] is running for the Wisconsin State Senate in District 26. Roys is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, and board member of the ACLU of Wisconsin. She is a strong supporter of church-state separation. She says, “My experience as an atheist, an attorney, and a staunch ACLU supporter means I respect religion’s role in private life, but reject its role in public policy or government. Religious views should not make law.” Her other policy priorities include healthcare for all, paid leave, student debt relief, fair wages, quality public education, racial and gender equality, and combating climate change. Roys is an atheist and secular humanist.
 
Melissa Sargent[[link removed]] is running for the Wisconsin State Senate in District 16. Sargent is currently a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, a seat she has held since 2013. In the harsh political environment created by the Republican controlled Assembly and Senate, Sargent has been a strong progressive voice to fully fund public schools and make college affordable, increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, enact common sense gun control, legalize marijuana, and protect women’s reproductive choices. Sargent is agnostic.
 
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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