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NEW YORK PRIMARIES
Results are slowly trickling in for our New York candidates. While it will be sometime before we have final numbers, there’s still a good chance that LGBTQ representation on the New York City Council will grow [[link removed]] !
Victory Fund Political Manager Alex Gabriel joined our candidates on the trail [[link removed]] – check it out!
Two out candidates have already declared victory: Erik Bottcher in NYC Council District 3 [[link removed]] and Tiffany Cabán in NYC Council District 22 [[link removed]] ! Read Erik’s thank you to his team and supporters here [[link removed]] .
Things are also looking good for Chi Ossé in NYC Council District 36! He took a minute to celebrate with staff and supporters [[link removed]] while waiting for final results [[link removed]] .
Wilfredo Florentino , running in NYC Council District 42, celebrated Election Day with his husband and children. Take a look [[link removed]] !
PRIDE MONTH ENDORSEMENTS
Victory Fund rolled out two more slates of 2021 and 2022 endorsements last week [[link removed]] . We’re excited to endorse amazing incumbents, including candidates for U.S. Congress and key state legislative seats around the country! [[link removed]] !
Michele Rayner-Goolsby has jumped into the race for Florida’s 13 th Congressional district! Watch her first ad and learn about her historic campaign here [[link removed]] (she could be one of the first out Congressmembers from the South!).
In Maryland, Heather Mizeur is running against incumbent Andrew P. Harris, and he’s already on the offensive after Heather outraised him in the first quarter [[link removed]] .
We elevated Vincent Solomeno to Spotlight status in his race for New Jersey state Senate, District 13! Vincent will make history as the first out LGBTQ member of the New Jersey state Senate. Watch his first campaign ad here [[link removed]] .
Another endorsee, Don Guardian , is running to restore LGBTQ representation to the New Jersey General Assembly! Read up on his race in District 2 [[link removed]] .
Kevin James has thrown his hat into the ring in the 2022 race for Los Angeles City Attorney. He spoke to Los Angeles Magazine about his race and future plans for the city [[link removed]] .
Sheila Nezhad , running for mayor of Minneapolis, MN, spoke with Vanity Fair’s Inside the Hive podcast about her work as an activist and vision for the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder [[link removed]] .
LGBTQ NEWS TO WATCH
U.S Congressman Ritchie Torres ’s first bill, which supports LGBTQ business owners and enforces fair-lending laws, just passed in the U.S. House [[link removed]] !
Matthew Wilson is ready to make history as the first out LGBTQ person elected statewide in Georgia. Learn about his race for Insurance Commissioner during his ad, “Georgia Pride” [[link removed]] .
Danica Roem , running for reelection in Virginia’s 13 th House District, joined CNN to call for more trans people to run and encourage LGBTQ youth to engage in politics [[link removed]] .
Darden Rice, our candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg, spoke with the Tampa Bay Times about how her experience on the City Council sets her apart [[link removed]] .
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPURTUNITIES
[link removed] [[link removed]]Nashville, we’re back on the road and ready to celebrate LGBTQ political power in Music City! Join us to honor the historic advances made in 2020, Nashville’s first LGBTQ Caucus on the Davidson County Metropolitan Council and give a toast to ensuring more out leaders are elected in 2021 and beyond! Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 7, 2021, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CT and register here [[link removed]] .
LGBTQ Victory Fund is coming BACK to San Diego! Join us for our San Diego Brunch, Sunday, October 17, 2021, 11:00 am PT. More information to come [[link removed]] !
[link removed] [[link removed]]For the last 30 years, Victory Fund has powered rainbow wave after rainbow wave, electing LGBTQ candidates up and down the ballot who have gone on to make huge changes in their community. Come celebrate LGBTQ political power and raise a glass to progress at Victory Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET! [[link removed]]
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LGBTQ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ candidates like U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown and all nine LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress. We've boosted out candidates running for state and local government, including California Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Florida Senator Shevrin Jones, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod, Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims, Hawaii state Representative Adrian Tam, Oklahoma Representative Mauree Turner, and so many more ( meet all of our current candidates here [[link removed]] )! We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election year records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today [[link removed]] !
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