It’s the morning after the election, and though we don’t yet have a complete picture of which party will control Congress, one thing is absolutely clear: Thanks to our organizing on the ground, we shrank the widely-predicted “red wave” to a puddle.
Several Senate races and dozens of House races remain undecided, but we know that democracy and the progressive agenda won in many key races across the country. We’re proud of the role that Food & Water Action and our members and volunteers played in achieving this result — an outcome that many thought impossible.
The following Food & Water Action supported candidates were elected because of these efforts — and because of yours:
Summer Lee for U.S House in Pennsylvania’s 12th district
Chris Deluzio for U.S House in Pennsylvania’s 17th district
John Fetterman for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Jamaal Bowman for U.S House in New York’s 16th district
Maxwell Alejandro Frost for U.S House in Florida's 10th district
Nikki Budzinski for U.S House in Illinois' 13th district
Kathy Hochul for New York governor
and many more!
Food & Water Action mobilized voters in key districts by making over 433,000 calls, writing 9,760 letters, knocking on more than 27,000 doors, and helping people cast their votes for a progressive majority. We built on long-term grassroots power to accomplish these goals. And our strategy worked!
While we are proud of what happened yesterday and we take a moment to celebrate our key victories, there is more work to be done.
We won’t know which party controls Congress until all the votes are counted, but we do know that now is the time to make sure Congress works for all of us. We are going to push harder than ever to ensure our leaders in Washington — and across the country — hear us on the issues of clean water, safe food and a livable climate. That’s where we need you, John.
We’re already working on our strategy for the next two years to end fossil fuels, guarantee clean water for all and create a more sustainable food system. We’ll take on the fights others think impossible – and we’ll win (we saw that happen yesterday).
Food & Water Action and its affiliated organization, Food & Water Watch, are advocacy groups with a common mission to protect our food, water and climate.
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