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TRANS HISTORY IN THE U.S. SENATE!
[link removed] [[link removed]]This week, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary for Health [[link removed]] ! Dr. Levine makes history as the first out trans person ever confirmed by the Senate [[link removed]] .
Upon her confirmation, Dr. Levine issued the following statement, writing a special message to America’s trans youth. You can read her full statement here [[link removed]] .
As Victory Institute’s Executive Director Ruben Gonzales said to Harrisburg’s CBS 21 , we know this historic moment is just the beginning. Watch the full interview here [[link removed]] !
STAND WITH OUT LEADERS
We stand with Leslie Herod [[link removed]] : earlier this week, a right-wing sheriff called Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod a “terrorist” and urged a packed room of conspiracy theorists to “get her out of office” [[link removed]] . Rep. Herod made history as the first Black out LGBTQ person elected to the Colorado General Assembly.
Georgia state Representative Park Cannon was arrested and dragged from the state capitol [[link removed]] after she knocked on the door of the Governor’s office as he was signing legislation to suppress voters in his state [[link removed]] . Thankfully, Rep. Cannon has since been released and is safe [[link removed]] . We're proud to stand with Rep. Cannon and demand the charges be dropped [[link removed]] .
Transphobes in New York launched a last attack against Spotlight candidate Elisa Crespo just as voters hit the polls [[link removed]] . It will take a bit before results come [[link removed]] , and we’re proud to stand with Elisa while we wait.
Chi Ossé , our candidate for New York City Council District 36, hit the campaign trail for Elisa [[link removed]] and let her know he’s on her team. [[link removed]] We love to see out candidates supporting each other!
COUNTDOWN: NEW MEXICO
We’re about four days away from decision day for Victor Reyes! Roughly 200 state party central committee members will pick a party nominee to fill Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s seat on March 30. Victor is rolling out messages from supporters, including former NM Secretary of Health Kathy Kunkel [[link removed]] and State Central Committee member Bunnie Benton Cruse [[link removed]] , and flexed his legislative bona fides [[link removed]] .
MEET THE MARCH ENDORSEMENTS
Earlier this week, we launched our latest endorsement slate, including a new list of Spotlight candidates. We’re excited to support Corey Johnson [[link removed]] in his race for New York City Comptroller [[link removed]] , Liliana Bakhtiari [[link removed]] in her race for Atlanta City Council, Tyler Titus [[link removed]] in their race for Erie County Executive in Pennsylvania, and elevate Crystal Hudson [[link removed]] for New York City Council, District 35 to Spotlight status!
Also among our latest endorsements are two candidates with election days right around the corner: Kristal Larson, running for Avon Township clerk, and Michael Campbell, running for reelection as Fox River Grove Memorial Library board trustee [[link removed]] . Election Day is April 6!
Learn a little bit more about Vincent Solomeno, our candidate for the New Jersey state Senate! If elected, Solomeno would be the only out elected official serving in the state legislature [[link removed]] .
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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