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Dear Friend,
I’m not going to lie, last night was rough for Florida Democrats. As we watched the election results come in, we knew it wasn’t going to be the outcome we all had hoped. But there were bright spots, and we have always said this would be a marathon, not a sprint.
Last night, Ruth’s List celebrated victories for 27 of our endorsed candidates in state and local races across Florida, and two more will be going to a runoff on December 6. With these results, we’re excited to say we have a 65% overall win rate for the 2021/2022 cycle!
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We’re so proud to see a number of our women elected in crucial seats, particularly in down ballot races. Despite the fact that Republicans now hold a supermajority in the state House and Senate, we were victorious in some key races, including:
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Lindsay
Cross
waged
a
successful
hard-fought
campaign
to
keep
State
House
District
60
in
Democratic
hands;
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Autumn
Garick
flipped
a
seat
on
the
Seminole
County
School
Board;
and
*
Marleine
Bastien
made
history
as
the
first
Haitian
woman
ever
elected
to
the
Miami-Dade
County
Commission
and
the
first
woman
to
represent
District
2.
We’ve always known it was going to take significant investment to change the political landscape in Florida, and as we saw last night, that starts at the most local levels of government. It’s why Ruth’s List was founded, and why we won’t stop when it comes to recruiting first-time candidates and supporting Democratic pro-choice women with early resources to run competitive campaigns.
Friend, our work is far from over. In fact, it’s just beginning.
With a supermajority in the legislature, the Florida GOP will be coming for our rights and freedoms. That’s not the future we want or deserve.
It’s why our work to build the bench starts today. Ruth’s List will never stop working towards our mission of electing Democratic pro-choice women at all levels of state and local government in Florida.
I want to personally thank you for your support and for continuing to fight with us for the future of our state.
Onward,
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Lucy Sedgwick
President & CEO of Ruth’s List Florida
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