VICTORY IN NEW YORK

Primary results are in for our New York City Council candidates! And this November, the Council is going to be a lot more diverse – and will almost certainly include six new out LGBTQ members.

Spotlight candidate Crystal Hudson, who won her race and currently has 54% of the vote in District 35, wrote a touching message to supporters on Twitter. Read her note here!

Tiffany Cabán won her race for District 22 with 62.6% of the vote! As she told The New York Times: “Across the board, you were seeing a group of candidates that more clearly reflected the people that needed to be represented. That’s really huge, and I think that drove a lot of the success.”

Kristin Richardson Jordan has defeated a long-term incumbent in District 9! Should she and Crystal Hudson secure victory in November, they’ll be the first two Black out queer woman elected to the New York City Council.

Chi Ossé, who secured victory in District 36, spoke with OkayPlayer about his victory and his future plans for the city.

Lynn Schulman, who declared victory in District 29 with over 60% of the vote, thanked volunteers, supporters and voters in a touching post. Read it here!

Erik Bottcher, who will continue LGBTQ representation in District 3, spoke with his hometown newspaper about what winning means to him. Read the full interview here!

Correction: A previous email incorrectly said Lynn Schulman would be the first out queer person elected to public office from Queens, however she would actually be one of the first out queer woman, along with Tiffany Cabán. Daniel Dromm and Jimmy Van Bramer were two of the first out queer people elected in Queens. We thank them for their dedicated public service and outspoken advocacy for LGBTQ equality in New York City!

GAME CHANGING CAMPAIGNS

Spotlight candidate Darden Rice, running for mayor of St. Petersburg, laid out her plan for education reform. Watch the clip here!

Our candidate for the U.S. Senate, Malcolm Kenyatta, announced an eight-point plan that he would enact once elected. Learn more about Malcolm's plan to preserve democracy here.

The Advocate covered Michele Rayner-Goolsby’s historic race to be Florida’s first out member of Congress, her decision to run, and her path to leadership.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to one of our Founding Board Chairs and close friend David Mixner, who was recently named as an inductee to the New Jersey Hall of Fame!

Congratulations to Angie Craig, who is celebrating becoming a first-time grandmother! Congratulations, Rep. Craig!

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT

UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPURTUNITIES

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.

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!

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!

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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)! 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!

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