Off to the races in 2021!

ELECTION DAY IN PA

Extremely exciting election results out of Pennsylvania: Tyler Titus won the Democratic primary for Erie County Executive! Tyler is now one step closer to being the first out trans county executive in America.

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.

Amy Zanelli, running for Magisterial District Judge in Fountain Hill, thanked her supporters in a touching note. Read her message here!

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.

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!

Corey Johnson spoke with NY1 about his top priority in his race for NYC Comptroller: creating a COVID relief tracker to monitor stimulus spending.

Brady Hoylman, running for Manhattan Borough President, announced an endorsement from Resilience PAC!

In NYC Council District 35, Crystal Hudson announced two endorsements from the League of Conservation Voters and Resilience PAC! She’ll also be participating in an outdoor candidate forum this weekend!

Have plans for May 26? Join the NYC Stonewall Democrats and Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates for an update on their races, their upcoming primaries, and more!

 

REPRESENTATION IS POWER

 

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

Polling shows Darden Rice is neck-and-neck in the race for Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL. She also announced two endorsements from Equality Florida and state Rep. Anna Eskamani!

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!

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!

Mariah Moore announced an endorsement from LPAC in her race for New Orleans City Council District D!

 

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT

 

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.

Daniel Hernández has announced his campaign for Congress! He’ll be running to replace retiring Representative Ann Kirkpatrick.

 

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