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ELECTION DAY IN PA
Extremely exciting election results out of Pennsylvania: Tyler Titus won the Democratic primary for Erie County Executive [[link removed]] ! Tyler is now one step closer [[link removed]] to being the first out trans county executive in America [[link removed]] .
Victory Fund endorsed Tyler as a Spotlight Candidate and raised more than $33 thousand for them – nearly one one-third of their primary budget. We also provided extensive campaign advice and support, including a proprietary model to identify supporters. Tyler won by just over 140 votes, so thank you to our supporters for playing a crucial role in helping them cross the finish line!
Gregory Yorgey-Girdy , running for the Philadelphia Municipal Court, won his primary and will be the first openly LGBTQ Black man elected judge in the city’s municipal court system [[link removed]] .
Amy Zanelli , running for Magisterial District Judge in Fountain Hill, thanked her supporters in a touching note. Read her message here [[link removed]] !
Victory-endorsed incumbents Sean Strub (Milford Mayor), Alexander Reber (Millersburg Borough Tax Collector), and David Bria (Yardley Borough Council) also triumphed in their primaries, and will now proceed to their largely uncontested general elections.
PRIDE PRIMARIES
Runoff day in Texas is almost here! Jalen McKee-Rodriguez , our candidate for San Antonio City Council District 2, announced a big endorsement from the Working Families Party [[link removed]] .
Early voting has begun in Virginia, where Mark Levine is making his final pitch in the race for lieutenant governor. Read up on his bio and platform [[link removed]] !
Corey Johnson spoke with NY1 about his top priority in his race for NYC Comptroller: creating a COVID relief tracker to monitor stimulus spending [[link removed]] .
Brady Hoylman , running for Manhattan Borough President, announced an endorsement from Resilience PAC [[link removed]] !
In NYC Council District 35, Crystal Hudson announced two endorsements from the League of Conservation Voters [[link removed]] and Resilience PAC [[link removed]] ! She’ll also be participating in an outdoor candidate forum this weekend [[link removed]] !
Have plans for May 26 [[link removed]] ? Join the NYC Stonewall Democrats and Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates for an update on their races, their upcoming primaries, and more [[link removed]] !
REPRESENTATION IS POWER
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Polling shows Darden Rice [[link removed]] is neck-and-neck in the race for Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL [[link removed]] . She also announced two endorsements from Equality Florida [[link removed]] and state Rep. Anna Eskamani [[link removed]] !
Christopher Coburn , our candidate for Bozeman (MT) City Commission, is leading the charge to address racial equality in the city. Learn about the Commission’s plan here [[link removed]] !
Liliana Bakhtiari , our candidate for Atlanta City Council District 5, joined Run for Something’s podcast for an update on their race and more. Listen here [[link removed]] !
Mariah Moore announced an endorsement from LPAC in her race for New Orleans City Council District D [[link removed]] !
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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NEWS TO WATCH
U.S. Congresswoman Angie Craig will have an opponent in 2022: Tyler Kistner. While Craig defeated Kistner by 2 points in 2020, this rematch is expected to be one of the top races in the country. [[link removed]]
Daniel Hernández has announced his campaign for Congress! He’ll be running to replace retiring Representative Ann Kirkpatrick [[link removed]] .
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