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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. 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. Good News to Start Your Weekend Victory Fund candidate Evan Glass was unanimously elected President of Montgomery County Council, 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. “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 and Austin’s first out LGBTQ mayor, is headed to a runoff on Tuesday! She recently spoke with NPR about why she is running for mayor, 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. 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! 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! 
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, 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. 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! She is not only the first out LGBTQ Councilmember elected in Prince George County, but also gives African immigrants a long-needed seat at the table. Read up on her historic election here! |
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