John,
Flipping Virginia’s entire state legislature from red to blue wasn’t the
only big victory for progressives on Election Day last Tuesday.
[ [link removed] ]But before we get to the full list of winners, we have to ask: now that
2019 races are in the books, it’s time to kick 2020 into high gear. Will
you help us fuel our work to win big in 2020?
With grassroots support from DFA members like you, progressive candidates
in local and state elections all across the country saw success. Here is
the complete list of 31 progressives we endorsed who took home wins in
2019:
Arizona:
Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix
Regina Romero, Mayor of Tucson
California:
Chesa Boudin, San Francisco District Attorney
Dean Preston, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 5
Colorado:
Tay Anderson, Denver School Board, At Large
Iowa:
Jonathan Grieder, Waterloo City Council, Ward 2
Indiana:
Alison Brown, Indianapolis City Council, District 5
Massachusetts:
Will Mbah, Somerville City Council, At Large
Michigan:
Neil Sroka, Grosse Pointe Farms City Council (and DFA’s own Communications
Director!)
North Carolina:
Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte
New Hampshire:
Joyce Craig, Mayor of Manchester
New Jersey:
Carol Murphy, State Assembly, District 7
New York:
Delvin Moody, Utica City Council, Ward 5
Rachel Barnhart, Monroe County Legislature, District 21
Dave Clegg, Ulster County District Attorney
Ohio:
Tara Samples, Akron City Council, Ward 5
Pennsylvania:
Bethany Hallam, Allegheny County City Council, At Large
Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Council, At Large
Kendra Brooks, Philadelphia City Council, At Large
Danielle Duckett, Lower Gwynedd Township Supervisor
Tennessee:
JB Smiley Jr., Memphis City Council, District 8-1
Texas:
Melissa Cabello Havrda, San Antonio City Council, District 6
Jade Andrews Sullivan, San Antonio City Council, District 2
Tobi Jackson, Fort Worth ISD Trustee, District 2
Virginia:
Elizabeth Guzman, House of Delegates, District 31
Danica Roem, House of Delegates, District 13
Joshua Cole, House of Delegates, District 28
Ghazala Hashmi, State Senate, District 10
Karen Keys-Gamarra, Fairfax County School Board, At Large
Kenny Boddye, Prince Williams Board of Supervisors, Occoquan District
Karl Frisch, Fairfax County School Board
Washington:
Tammy Morales, Seattle City Council, District 2
Whew, that list was long, but that’s what we like to see!
Our 2019 victories prove that our strategy is working and our progressive
movement is growing across all 50 states. These victorious candidates will
no doubt make positive change in their communities when it comes to
education, criminal justice reform, roads and public transit, and so much
more.
Now that Election Day 2019 is behind us, we’re fully focused on 2020,
including preparing for one of the most consequential elections of our
lifetimes.
[ [link removed] ]Will you make a contribution of
$5 or
more today to jump-start 2020 organizing to get out the vote and take home
big wins this time next year?
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
Thank you for everything you are doing to make sure progressives win!
Let’s do it again!
-Yvette
Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America
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