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LGBTQ Stories You Should Know About
Welcome Pita Juarez, Our New Vice President of Communications
We are so excited to welcome Pita Juarez to team Victory Fund! A queer immigrant woman from Guatemala, Pita is a filmmaker, strategist, storyteller, organizer and creative [[link removed]] . She most recently served as National Communications and Creative Strategies Director at Chispa, a Latinx organizing program at the League of Conservation Voters, where she helped elevate communities of color working in climate justice at national and local levels. Click here to read our full press release [[link removed]] .
Good News to Start Your Weekend
Victory Fund candidate Evan Glass was unanimously elected President of Montgomery County Council [[link removed]] , making him the first out LGBTQ person to hold the position in Montgomery County! This is one of the most diverse councils Montgomery County has ever had [[link removed]] .
“We Can Do Better for Working Families": Why Celia Israel is Running for Mayor
Spotlight candidate Celia Israel , who would be the nation’s first Latina mayor of a top U.S. city [[link removed]] and Austin’s first out LGBTQ mayor [[link removed]] , is headed to a runoff on Tuesday! She recently spoke with NPR about why she is running for mayor [[link removed]] , her commitment to housing affordability and equity and her leadership in the Texas state legislature on abortion, voting rights and policing. Listen to the full interview here [[link removed]] .
Davante Lewis On-Track to Make LGBTQ History in Louisiana
Victory Fund candidate Davante Lewis , who is running for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner, is on the ballot this Saturday [[link removed]] ! Political Director Cesar Toledo is on the ground to help with GOTV and ensure Davante wins on Election Day. If elected, Davante would be the first out LGBTQ person elected to state office in Louisiana and the first Black out LGBTQ person ever elected in the state [[link removed]] !
[link removed] [[link removed]]James Roesener Joins Politico to Talk LGBTQ History
New Hampshire state Representative-elect James Roesener , the first trans man ever elected to a state legislature in U.S. history [[link removed]] , recently spoke with POLITICO about why he chose to run for office this year, what running as an out trans man was like in the current political climate and his policy goals for the new year. Click here to read the full Q&A in POLITICO’s The Recast [[link removed]] .
Representation Matters in PG County
Victory Fund candidate Krystal Oriadha ’s historic election to Prince George’s County Council is both a win for African immigrants and LGBTQ people [[link removed]] ! She is not only the first out LGBTQ Councilmember elected in Prince George County [[link removed]] , but also gives African immigrants a long-needed seat at the table. Read up on her historic election here [[link removed]] !
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LGBTQ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ candidates like U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown and all nine LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress. We've boosted out candidates running for state and local government, including California Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Florida Senator Shevrin Jones, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod, Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims, Hawaii state Representative Adrian Tam, Oklahoma Representative Mauree Turner, and so many more ( meet all of our current candidates here [[link removed]] )! We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election year records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today [[link removed]] !
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