OUT ON THE TRAIL

Janani Ramachandran, our candidate for California Assembly District 18, participated in her first debate last week. She also announced an endorsement from the Alameda Democrats!

Darden Rice, our candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg, just released her latest TV commercial. Watch it here!

The Star Tribune covered Sheila Nezhad’s race for mayor of Minneapolis. Read the full interview here!

Spotlight candidate Mariah Moore officially qualified for the ballot this week! She also spoke with Essence about LGBTQ allyship and the value of an out voice at the table. Mariah, who is running for the New Orleans City Council, will make history as the first out transgender candidate elected to public office in Louisiana!

Spotlight candidate Tyler Titus, focused on community impact this week, visiting the Erie Boys and Girls Club, revitalizing a tool lending library, participating in the Lawrence Park 4th of July parade, and spotlighting the lovely Lake Erie sunset.

2022 FUNDRAISING UPDATE

The first fundraising quarter just came to a close, and many of our congressional candidates are publishing their fundraising numbers.

Malcolm Kenyatta raised just over half a million dollars in his bid for the U.S. Senate! Malcom is also racking up endorsements from Pennsylvania politicos and national organizations alike.

In Florida’s 13th Congressional District, Michele Rayner-Goolsby raised over $72,000 in the first two weeks of her campaign!

Heather Mizeur outraised her opponent for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Congressman Andy Harris, bringing in almost double his fundraising haul.

And while we wait for Daniel Hernandez to post his fundraising numbers from Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, check out his latest interview with The Copper Courier!

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS

More than 50 members of the Texas House fled the state earlier this week, preventing the remaining legislators from calling a quorum and passing a bill severely limiting the right to vote.

Out LGBTQ state Rep. Celia Israel even postponed her wedding ceremony, stating "I love this state so much. And things are really getting bad in Texas and we felt like it was important for us to put everything on a shelf, let's leave.”

Rep. Israel also joined out LGBTQ state Rep. Erin Zwiener on MSNBC to explain why they left the state and their current efforts to lobby for voting rights on Capitol Hill. The Texans have also been meeting with U.S. senators to make their case for federal protections.

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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