Feel-good Update: Alumni at work
Check out the impact RFS candidate are having across the country.
Good morning -
First: Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback on our 2019–2020 strategic plan. We love hearing from you — don’t hesitate to let us know what you think.
Run for Something’s 2019–2020 strategic plan
Where we’ve been, where we’re going, and why it matters.medium.com
Now, for some good vibes… starting with alumni news:
Thanks to RFS alum Alessandra Biaggi, Jessica Ramos, Andrew Gounardes, and especially Zellnor Myrie, who chaired the elections committee in Albany, New York will now have early voting, easier voter registration, a single primary (instead of split federal/municipal) and stronger restrictions on campaign donations. New York also passed the Reproductive Health Act — a key plank of Alessandra’s campaign in particular — protecting women’s right to choose. Amazing.
Cuomo signs 'transformative' early voting bill, other NY election reforms
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed legislation making New York the 38th state to allow early voting. The bill, which…auburnpub.com
Meet Priya Bhat-Patel, the new deputy mayor of Carlsbad, CA: “Bhat-Patel represents a change in the region, and her identity alone doesn’t explain her victory. Her City Council district includes some of the most conservative parts of Carlsbad. Yet in the last election, Republicans were among her biggest supporters — because they knew one another as neighbors.”
Will Haskell in CT introduced his first three bills — all focused on gun safety.
Read more about Zach Wahls’ first days in office in Iowa — and why he’s happy to livestream himself doing paperwork in his office.
Catching up with Zach Wahls, new state senator | Little Village
345Shares"We tried to get all three of the Zachs in the front row next to each other, but they didn't go for it," Zach…littlevillagemag.com
Thanks to RFS alum like Rochelle Galindo and Brianna Titone, the Colorado State House is now 50% women. Badass.
A few stories loosely related to RFS work…
In Kansas, four state legislators — all women from the Kansas City suburbs — switched parties from the GOP to join Democrats. Keep an eye out…
While we don’t work with members of Congress, the impact of new millennials in DC will be immeasurable.
Get In, Millennials, We're Going To Congress
On Jan. 3, 31-year-old Katie Hill posted a tweet about her first day at a new job. " Sometimes in the middle of an…www.huffingtonpost.com
- Check out this amazing infographic on the paths to power, showing where our members of Congress actually come from. I want to highlight this point in particular: “To get people with a more diverse set of experiences into Congress, he argues, we need to focus on recruiting working-class candidates at the local level — often years before a potential congressional run.”
Finally: We had a great event in London last week — watch the video from the reception here — and will be in Los Angeles this week! Join us on Thursday or late night on Friday.
Thank you for being part of this. It doesn’t get less fun!