The Agenda · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Victory despite barriers, plenty to watch and more updates!

LGBTQ campaigns continue on!

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  Seth Schermer · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM

INVITE: Lori Lightfoot, Leslie Herod & Annise Parker!

Sunday Social is BACK! John, Our first Sunday Social with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and state Representative Brian Sims was a huge success – hope you were able to join us live! We’re celebrating even more LGBTQ powerhouses this Sunday. Join Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Colorado state Repres…

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 3:09 PM

Some things I know for sure

We’re not going anywhere. John, We’re living in a world of unknowns. When will folks will be able to return to work? When will we be able to embrace friends and family again, without fear? When will life return to what it was before? I wish I could answer these questions. But like you, I can …

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 3:49 PM

VOTE: The first LGBTQ vice president!

Vote on who Joe Biden should pick! Hey John, After a lot of waiting and a long campaign season filled with phenomenal candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee. Biden pledged from the debate stage that he’s ready to pick a female running mate. And w…

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  Seth Schermer · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 2:07 PM

In times of crisis, we come together.

The LGBTQ community is always there. John, Two weeks ago, we were supposed to host over 600 LGBTQ leaders, elected officials and members of the Victory Fund community for our annual National Champagne Brunch. Due to health and safety concerns, we could not gather in person. This probably com…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

April 12, 2020 at 1:31 PM

VICTORY FUND 🎇LIVE🎇!

Coming soon to social media near you. John, Just last week, my team asked you to take a quick survey on Victory Fund’s digital strategy moving forward. Thanks to your survey results, we’re thinking up new ways to bring you the information you crave. I’m excited to announce that we’re embraci…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Chaos and COVID doesn't stop Wisconsin voters.

What comes next?

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  Jarod Keith · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Spare one minute, John?

Help craft Victory Fund's 2020 Digital Strategy! Hey John - Do you have one minute to take our 2020 Digital Priorities Survey? Your answers will help us craft our digital messaging! Victory Fund - like many other organizations - is committed to flattening the curve during COVID-19 and keepin…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

April 7, 2020 at 4:56 PM

What do these 5 candidates have in common?

They're going to make 🌈 history! Will you make a donation of $5 or more to help these five candidates win, John? Our candidates are counting on you!  If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $5 Express Donate: …

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

April 4, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Two drinks with Brian Sims, Tammy Baldwin and me!

Social Sunday RSVP below! John, Have you grabbed your free ticket for Sunday Social tomorrow at 12PM ET? Senator Baldwin, Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims and I are expecting you for our virtual brunch! Submit your questions and grab your free ticket here.  Join Representative Br…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Spotlight on trans candidates, watch Winning 2020 and more!

Only a little COVID news this week!

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  Seth Schermer · [email protected]

April 1, 2020 at 6:11 PM

Brunch plans with Tammy, Brian & Mayor Parker?

Still gathering for Brunch (virtually!) John, Normally, Victory Fund and our community would gather for our National Brunch during this April weekend. But right now, there will be no stage, no podium or set brunch menu. However, that will not stop the Victory Fund family from coming together …

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 10:31 PM

LAST CHANCE: help beat these four candidates

And elect four LGBTQ candidates! John, Today is the end of the first quarter, and we are still a bit short of our End of Quarter Fundraising Goal. But I know with your help, we can send these four bigots packing and elect four amazing LGBTQ candidates to replace them. Will you make one more g…

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Throw normal out the window for now

We have to pivot to win. John, Last week, Roll Call published a pretty alarming report detailing all the ways COVID-19 could impact the 2020 elections. Here's a piece that caught my eye and it describes a lot of our LGBTQ candidates: Here's the reality: many of our candidates depend on a st…

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 5:41 PM

The resources, advice and support our candidates need

We need you with us now. John, I’m just signing off from our March Campaign Update with Pennsylvania state House candidate Jessica Benham and Oregon Secretary of State candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner. I hope you were able to join us! If not, here’s a quick update. Jamie and Jess are ready to m…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 4:02 PM

1 hour until the March Campaign Update!

Join Mayor Annise Parker, Jamie McLeod-Skinner and Jess Benham! John, Don't forget: our March Campaign Update starts in one hour. There's still time to submit questions for Jessica, Jamie and Mayor Parker - click here! Hope you can join the call! Elliot ---------------------------------------…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Beat these four candidates

And elect four LGBTQ candidates! John, with your help, we can send these four bigots packing in 2020. Will you make a symbolic donation of $20.20 or more to help our candidates win? Help double the number of LGBTQ members of Congress and make LGBTQ history in state legislatures across Americ…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 1:31 PM

Protect constituents? These bigots won't!

Not the leaders we need now. John, We wish we were making this up. While the country is struggling with an enormous health and safety crisis, bigots are using COVID-19 to target and harass the LGBTQ community. They're shameless, John, and it's beyond time they were removed from office. Will …

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Meet our 18 new endorsees, COVID's continuing impact and more!

WATCH: John Blair's newest ad!

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 12:30 PM

Did you watch, John?

Catch up on my update now! John, did you catch our Facebook Live yesterday? Don't worry if you missed it. You can still watch it here! As I mentioned, Victory Fund and our LGBTQ candidates are doing what we can to adjust to campaigning during COVID-19. Despite our new reality, we're working …

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 4:25 PM

18 endorsed LGBTQ candidates

18 ways to make history! John, Yesterday morning, we made a big announcement: we're endorsing 18 more LGBTQ candidates! Even though it's only March, we've already endorsed 186 amazing candidates who are going to make LGBTQ history on Election Day. Chip in now to support our candidates and ens…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 2:20 PM

The 🌈leaders🌈 we need

Help make 🌈 history today! John, These are extremely trying times and we wanted to bring you a little good news. Take a look at the amazing headlines our LGBTQ candidates are generating, John. Want to keep seeing great headlines like these? Chip in NOW to help us keep working and winning! Tra…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 9:31 PM

March Campaign Update: you're invited!

Join Mayor Annise Parker, Jamie McLeod-Skinner and Jess Benham! John, Hope you're staying safe and staying home if you are able to! If you're looking for a little social engagement or a short break from your daily routine, join us for the March Campaign Update on March 30th, open to all Victo…

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM

We’ll keep fighting, John.

Never forget you are not alone. John, I wanted to reach out during these difficult times. COVID-19 is exposing the cracks in our system, the myriad of ways in which we are so deeply vulnerable. It might seem easy to slide into anxiety and panic, to stockpile and shelter. Alarming reports tel…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 1:01 PM

COVID rewrites campaign rules, LGBTQ candidates win and more!

COVID-19 throws off the primary calendar, LGBTQ candidates claim victory and more!

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Wanted to make sure you saw

2020 Campaign Update. John, I wanted to make sure you saw Sean's memo from Monday. We're living in an uncertain time and the rules of campaigning are being flipped upside down.  As our candidates update the political playbook, fight to flip state legislatures and change the face of government…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 2:17 PM

The good news?

We can beat these bigots. John, The news has been so bleak lately, we figured you might need something to celebrate: This November, we're going to send these bigots packing. Chip in now to give our LGBTQ candidates a head start against these homophobes! We know our candidates are viable. …

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 12:46 PM

MEMO: We’re off to the races, John!

2020 Campaign Update. John, we’ve had a busy couple weeks here at Victory Fund! Now that the dust has settled from Super Tuesday and we’ve had time to adjust to Pete’s exit from the Democratic primary, I wanted to let you know what else Victory Fund has planned for the year. If you’re already…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 2:37 PM

LGBTQ candidates are still flipping seats and campaigning hard.

Make phone calls instead of shaking hands!

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 4:43 PM

What we're up against in 2020

Everything's on the line. Bigotry never rests, John. Here are just some of the headlines we're seeing that show us we're up for one hell of a fight in 2020:  Advocates tracking over 200 active state bills targeting LGBTQ Americans “It feels like every state Legislature, every year, is tryin…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

March 9, 2020 at 5:52 PM

"Over 200 active state bills"

Targeting LGBTQ Americans John, Did you see this headline from NBC News? Advocates tracking over 200 active state bills targeting LGBTQ Americans. Far too many of these terrible bills are targeting trans youth, trying to limit kids from receiving trans-friendly healthcare or participating in …

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 2:02 PM

74% of Victory Fund's candidates won their races on Super Tuesday.

What's next? A lot. 

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 5:46 AM

Are you ready to flip the Texas House?

An anti-equality legislature… John, We have great news from Texas. On Super Tuesday, all five of our Texas House incumbents won their races, and new candidates Ann Johnson, Eric Holguin and Eliz Markowitz are advancing to the general election! But now, the real races begin. We must focus on r…

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 4:55 AM

VICTORY IN TEXAS: GINA WINS

Texas’s 🌈historic🌈 first We’re ready to call Gina Ortiz Jones’s primary race: Gina won! She is just one general election win away from becoming the first openly LGBTQ member of Congress from Texas! Now the hard part begins. In 2018, Gina lost to incumbent Republican Rep. Will Hurd by only 9…

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

March 2, 2020 at 5:41 PM

We're so proud of Pete.

As you know by now, Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign. John, As you know by now, Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign and is no longer seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Victory Fund was proud to be Pete’s first national endorsement – announcing our support on the 50th anniv…

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

March 2, 2020 at 12:05 AM

Pete's announcement tonight

Whatever comes next. John, We just heard the news: Pete Buttigieg is suspending his Presidential campaign tonight.  No matter who you were rooting for in this primary, take a second to remember the historic nature of Pete's campaign. He was the first openly LGBTQ person to ever win the Iowa p…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 2:01 PM

FWD: the OTHER Super Tuesday Candidates

41 LGBTQ candidates running, including Pete! John, We JUST emailed you about our amazing Super Tuesday candidates. Here's an update: we endorsed six more candidates in North Carolina, Texas and California!  Selena Alvarenga District Court Judge, 460th Judicial District (TX) Daryl Moore Harris…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 9:42 PM

Super Tuesday is NEXT TUESDAY, Bloomberg's staff caught, and more!

This is not a drill, people!

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  Jodi Kelber-Kaye · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 2:01 PM

My partner isn’t your typical candidate.

I honestly can’t think of anyone better to lead Baltimore. John, Like all good LGBTQ love stories, Mary Washington and I first met at Pride in 2006. As two political people, we moved in and out of each other’s lives for years. But it was a pot of lentil soup, a deep conversation and a handsha…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 6:01 PM

the OTHER Super Tuesday Candidates

33 LGBTQ candidates on the ballot Super Tuesday is just one week away, John. But voters aren't just deciding who the next Democratic nominee is - they're going to vote on a huge slate of LGBTQ candidates running at every level of government! Will you chip in $20.20 or more to support all our…

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  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 4:58 PM

A good mayor changes a city

A gift for Mary Washington's anniversary John, Being an effective mayor is not easy – and anyone who implies otherwise discounts the hard work of countless city officials around the country. Mayors run your city, implementing policies and procedures that ensure your everyday life runs smooth…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

February 24, 2020 at 5:08 PM

FWD: Meet two history-making candidates!

Join John Blair and Marque Snow Wednesday! John, Head's up: our February membership call is this Wednesday! Don't miss your chance to hear from Game Changer candidate John Blair and Spotlight candidate Marque Snow. Victory Caucus Member February Call Wed, Feb 26, 2020 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Super Tuesday candidates make their cases, endorsements galore and more!

Early voting begins in certain Super Tuesday states, Nevada looms and more!

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 1:30 AM

"37-year-old gay guy kissing his husband on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump?"

"Rush, I just got to tell you something. Never apologize, don’t ever." John, This might not come as a shock, but Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump are absolutely terrified of Pete's candidacy. So Rush went on a homophobic tirade against Pete and then Donald Trump called him to say not to apologi…

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

February 19, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Pete's ready for tonight. Wish him good luck!

Sign his card and leave him a note: John, did you see Pete's town-hall on CNN last night? He had an amazing moment where he called out Donald Trump and Rush Limbaugh for their sanctimonious commentary on his marriage, saying: "One thing about my marriage is it's never involved me having to se…

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  Sean Meloy · [email protected]

February 19, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Meet two history-making candidates!

You have questions, they have answers! John, our next Victory Fund Membership call is almost here! This month, we'll be hosting John Blair, running for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District and Marque Snow, running for the Nebraska Legislature, District 9! This month’s call is open to all V…

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  The Agenda · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 4:05 PM

The OTHER Super Tuesdays, Pete takes second in NH, and more!

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Only 3 hours left to order! Show your pride today!

John, we are not making this up. There are only three hours left to order your Victory for Pete t-shirts! And in order to receive your new t-shirt by Super Tuesday, we must place the order by 2:30pm ET. We stop this offer then! If you've been thinking about ordering our Victory for Pete t-sh…

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  LGBTQ Victory Fund · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 1:30 PM

LAST CHANCE: Victory for Pete tees!

Another historic moment for Team Pete last night in New Hampshire, John! We still can't believe we're on track to elect the first openly LGBTQ U.S. President. There's still time to grab your piece of presidential history. For one day only, you can donate $35 or more AND we’ll send you a FREE…

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  Elliot Imse · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 4:07 AM

New Hampshire update (GREAT news!)

John, We’re not waiting to announce results this time around. Here’s the latest news: Pete just took second place in the New Hampshire primary! New Hampshire and Iowa voters are sick of reality-tv show politicians who scream from the debate stage while oversimplifying complex problems. Pete…

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