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Five Stories You Should Know About
1. Breaking News – Becca Balint Pulls Ahead in Vermont
Today Vermont state Senator Kesha Ram-Hinsdale, a contender for the open U.S. House seat in Vermont, dropped out of the race. Senator Ram-Hinsdale also announced her full endorsement [[link removed]] of Victory Fund candidate Becca Balint ! Becca is now up against just two other primary opponents and today’s announcement further reinforces the growing momentum behind her race. Check out this profile of Becca in The Hill [[link removed]] to learn more about her candidacy and vision for Vermont!
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2. Big wins on Tuesday in Texas, Georgia and Alabama
Victory Fund had an incredible night on Tuesday with primary elections in Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas. 75% of our Spotlight candidates won and 62% of all candidates won their elections!
All three of our state legislative Spotlight candidates won their runoff elections in Texas! Jolanda Jones is now on track to remain the first and only Black out LGBTQ woman ever elected to the state legislature [[link removed]] and Venton Jones and Christian Manuel-Hayes are poised to make history as the first Black out LGBTQ men elected to the state legislature! Read more about their wins in the Dallas Morning News [[link removed]] .
VictoryFund on Twitter: Texas, you're up! There are runoff elections across the state on Tuesday, and 3 Victory Fund candidates – @ChristianMD22 , @VentonJonesTX and @JonesJolanda – will compete in key statehouse races in Beaumont, Dallas and Houston. [[link removed]]
In Georgia, state House candidate Imani Barnes proceeded to the June 21 runoff election after winning 47.6% of the vote and state Representative Karla Drenner fended off her primary challenger after winning 73.8% of the vote.
Alabama state Representative Neil Rafferty handily defeated his two primary challengers with 58% of the vote. There are no Republicans running, so Neil will retain his seat in November and remain the only out LGBTQ elected official in Alabama [[link removed]] .
3. Endorsement Alert – Up to Almost 300!
Yesterday, Victory Fund endorsed 20 more out LGBTQ candidates [[link removed]] running in the 2022 midterms. We’ve now endorsed 292 [[link removed]] candidates running this cycle. Candidates given Game Changer status include Michael Pieciak who would be the first out LGBTQ state treasurer in Vermont history and state Representative Deborah Ruggiero who would be the first out LGBTQ person elected to a statewide office in Rhode Island. Click here to read our press release. [[link removed]]
Want to get to know our endorsed candidates? Click here to see the full list. [[link removed]]
4. New Blog – Pics and Stories from the Campaign Trail
Victory Fund’s May Primaries have come to a close – and 54 of our endorsed candidates won their campaigns! Our team spent the month traveling from state to state to support our candidates, knock on doors and help with final Get Out the Vote efforts. Read our new blog to see photos from the campaign trail! [[link removed]]
VictoryFund on Twitter: Congratulations to our candidate @AllisonScottNC , who won her primary today for city council in Asheville, North Carolina, and will appear on the November ballot. With your support, Allison will make history as the first out transgender elected official in the state! [[link removed]]
5. Mayor Parker Hits the Airwaves in Oregon
Victory Fund President and CEO Mayor Annise Parker joined Oregon TV station KGW News recently to discuss our candidates’ successes in Oregon this month, including Tina Kotek’s incredible primary win. Click here to watch Mayor Parker’s interview! [[link removed]]
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