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ALL POLITICS ARE LOCAL
Another LGBTQ endorsement for Victor Reyes in his race for New Mexico’s first Congressional District: LGBTQ state Representative Roger Montoya is standing with him [[link removed]] !
It’s official: Danica Roem is back on the ballot and in the running for Virginia House District 13 – and she has a challenger [[link removed]] . She joined Pod Save America to talk about her race and the slate of anti-trans legislation sweeping the country [[link removed]] .
Congratulations are in order for Craig Hickman , who just won his race for the Maine state Senate [[link removed]] ! Senator-elect Hickman made history as the first Black man elected to both chambers of the Maine legislature [[link removed]] .
Molly Cowan , our candidate for the Exeter (NH) Select Board, won her reelection campaign [[link removed]] ! Congratulations, Molly!
Greg Yorgey-Girdy , running for Philadelphia Municipal Court, submitted his ballot signatures. He and his team collected over 3,000 names [[link removed]] !
Congratulations are also in order for Victory Fund Board Member Michael Fuller , who was just voted to be the new treasurer of the Allen County (IN) Democrats [[link removed]] !
BIG APPLE POLITICOS
Spotlight candidate Elisa Crespo spoke with Remezcla about her campaign for NYC Council District 15 and her passionate activism to improve the lives of Bronx residents. If she wins this special election race on March 23, she’ll become the first out trans person ever elected in New York state! Read the full interview here [[link removed]] .
Lynn Schulman ’s team is hard at work collecting ballot signatures in her race for NYC Council District 29 [[link removed]] !
Marti Cummings (for District 7) and Tiffany Cabán (for District 22) joined Pod Zero to discuss the fight to pass climate policy at the local level. Listen to their conversation here [[link removed]] !
Chi Ossé , running for NYC Council District 36, was featured on ABC News' Soul of a Nation. Watch the preview here [[link removed]] !
The United Auto Workers are jumping into the race for NYC’s Council District 42: they’re standing with Wilfredo Florentino [[link removed]] !
COMING SOON
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BAY STATE BIPHOBIA
Bryan Barash is running for the Newton City Council as an out and proud bisexual candidate – and that’s bothering some political players in the city [[link removed]] .
Luckily, Bryan has a lot of great people standing with him, including the Bay State Stonewall Democrats [[link removed]] , Attorney General Maura Healey [[link removed]] , Joe Kennedy [[link removed]] , State Senator Becca Rausch [[link removed]] and the Newton Teachers Association [[link removed]] . The Newton community also showed their support [[link removed]] !.
NEWS TO WATCH
As anti-trans violence surges [[link removed]] and Mississippi’s governor signs a bill attacking trans kids [[link removed]] , our trans state legislators are speaking out against the hate. Read remarks from Danica Roem [[link removed]] , Brianna Titone [[link removed]] of Colorado, Stephanie Byers [[link removed]] of Kansas, Gerri Cannon [[link removed]] of New Hampshire and Taylor Small [[link removed]] of Vermont.
Vice President of Political Programs Sean Meloy joined Amber LeMay to discuss LGBTQ rights in Pennsylvania. Watch their full talk here [[link removed]] !
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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