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Four Stories You Should Know About
1. Andrea Jenkins Shattering Barriers in Minnesota
Andrea Jenkins ( @annapoetic [[link removed]] ) has made history once again! On Monday, she was elected by her peers [[link removed]] to serve as Minneapolis City Council President -- the first out transgender official in the United States [[link removed]] to hold a council president position [[link removed]] !
Council President Jenkins has been serving on the city council since 2017 [[link removed]] , when she became the first out Black transgender woman to win elected office in the U.S. and the first out transgender woman elected to a major city’s council.
“I hope that it serves as inspiration for other trans and gender-nonconforming people,” she told NBC News [[link removed]] . “My vision for this council and for the city of Minneapolis is that we come together and begin the really significant work of healing after our city has been rocked by the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black and brown people who have lost their lives at the hands of the state.”
In December 2021, Andrea was inducted into the 2021 class of Victory Institute's LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame [[link removed]] .
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2. Tina Kotek Rolls Out First Campaign Ad
Game Changer candidate for Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek ( @Tina4Oregon [[link removed]] ) released her first campaign video on Twitter [[link removed]] ! Watch the full ad here [[link removed]] .
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When she’s elected, Tina will be the first out lesbian governor in the country [[link removed]] !
3. Dana Nessel’s Opponent Running on Election Fraud Lies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ( @dananessel [[link removed]] ) is running for a second term as the state’s most powerful prosecutor. While Dana is working to investigate and prosecute false election claims [[link removed]] , one of her opponents, Matthew DePerno, is amplifying them. Among other disproven claims, DePerno is alleging that he has proof voting machines were tampered with, votes were transferred from one candidate to another and more.
As Dana herself told the Washington Post : “ no question that if I am replaced by Matthew DePerno, democracy falls in Michigan. Not maybe. Not possibly. Certainly. He has made it clear not only that he supports the ‘Big Lie’ — he’s one of the originators of the ‘Big Lie' [[link removed]] .”
DePerno has a history of raising big money to fight for bogus claims of election fraud. Last summer he was able to raise over $400,000 [[link removed]] from small dollar donors for his “election fraud defense fund.”
Luckily, new polling shows Dana has a slight edge over her extremist opponents [[link removed]\] . This race will be very contentious - and Dana will need our help to fight against DePerno’s harmful rhetoric.
4. Dion Manley Is OFFICIALLY the First Out Trans Elected Official in Ohio
Last November, Victory Fund-endorsed candidate Dion Manley won his race for the Gahanna School Board, officially shattering a rainbow ceiling as the first out trans person elected in Ohio history [[link removed]] ! As he took the oath of office this Monday, Dion stated, "I can’t even tell you how that felt in being out and visible in such a widespread manner. Not just because I'm trans but because I'm a regular Joe. A working-class single parent." [[link removed]]
Dion’s election comes as anti-equality forces in the state push transphobic legislation such as limiting gender confirmation treatments [[link removed]] , limiting participation in sports [[link removed]] , and allowing doctors to decline services for religious reasons [[link removed]] . School boards have been a priority target for these anti-trans activists.
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