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APRIL VICTORIES!
Victory Fund had our biggest Election Night of 2021 this week – and the results speak for themselves! At least 13 of our 15 endorsed candidates either won outright, advanced to their general elections or appear to have defeated a recall attempt! Congratulations to our reelected incumbents Nick Kachiroubas , Scott Lennon , Michael Campbell , Adam Graham , Paula Lewis , Larry Palm , and Patrick Heck .
While many ballots still need to be counted, things are looking good for Anchorage (AK) Assembly Chair Felix Rivera , who faced a homophobic recall attempt [[link removed]] .
Kristal Larson won her race for Avon (IL) Township Clerk [[link removed]] , officially making history as the one of the first two out trans candidates elected to a non-judicial position in Illinois. [[link removed]]
In St. Louis, Bill Stephens defeated an entrenched incumbent to become the newest 12th Ward Alderman [[link removed]] ! Read his touching message to supporters here [[link removed]] .
Both Tom Beckius [[link removed]] and Sändra Washington [[link removed]] have advanced to the general election in their races for the Lincoln (NE) City Council!
SPOTLIGHT & GAME CHANGERS
Three big endorsement announcements from Spotlight candidate Corey Johnson in his race for New York City Comptroller : U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney [[link removed]] , Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr [[link removed]] . and 32BJ SEIU [[link removed]] are standing with him!
Learn a little bit more about Game Changer candidate Mark Levine’s race for Virginia Lt. Governor in his latest profile! [[link removed]]
New American Leaders Action Fund just issued their latest slate of endorsements, and Liliana Bakhtiari, our candidate for the Atlanta City Council, made the list [[link removed]] !
Brad Hoylman , our candidate for Manhattan Borough President, is pushing for greater tenant rights, including creating tenants unions! Read the full plan here [[link removed]] .
Erie County Executive candidate Tyler Titus is speaking out against a bill in the Pennsylvania state legislature bent on barring trans kids from playing school sports [[link removed]] . Tyler will be the highest-serving non-binary person in Pennsylvania history after they win their May primary [[link removed]] !
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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