Feel-good update: Women kicking ass, alumni making waves
Spotlighting the women who are changing the world right this very minute.
Happy Women’s History Month! Every single day, we’re spotlighting women who are making history right now. These folks are in the headlines today and will be in the history books in a generation. They rule.
Get this: Earlier this week, Philadelphia City Commissioner candidate Jen Devor took over our Instagram account for a day. It caught the attention of Philly Magazine, who sat down with her for a Q&A. The first question is why we do these kinds of things in the first place…
You’ll have to excuse me, but today was the first time I had ever heard your name, which I guess is sort of the point of Run for Something. They want new blood. But tell me a little about how you got to where you are now.
Well, I was raised in North Jersey, and I’ve been living in South Philly. I’ve been here for 17 years. I’m a block captain. I’m a committee person. I work the polls on Election Day. I’m a UArts grad, I’ve worked in both the for- and nonprofit sectors in marketing. And I am absolutely passionate about voting.
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Our 2017–2018 candidates are crushing it — there is so much good alumni news this week…
Maria Hadden is hitting the ground running and bringing new energy to Rogers Park barely weeks after her election.
EMILY’s List has chosen RFS alum Wendy Carrillo as the 2019 winner of the Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award.
Georgia State Rep. Matthew Wilson has introduced legislation to ban conversion therapy for minors.
In Tennessee, Sen. Katrina Robinson is fighting hard for incarcerated women.
South Carolina Rep. Kambrell Garvin is showing the kind of work ethic, passion, and commitment to service that’s making him a rising star in the state capitol.
Rep. Anna Eskamani in Florida is pushing legislation that will make the Sunshine State energy self-sufficient by 2050.
Last year, Da’Quan Love ran a tough race for North Carolina general assembly. He came up short — but he’s not done fighting. Last week he joined our partners at the Arena Academy to get trained up on being an operative.
Listen to Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls on the Iowa Starting Line podcast — he’ll dig in on what it’s like to be a new state legislator and how Iowa feels these days.
NY state Senator Jessica Ramos talked with Brian Lehrer about her can-do attitude in Albany and her first year agenda, which includes decriminalizing sex work and universal rent control.
If you’re a research/stats nerd like us: Our partners at the The Pipeline Initiative put out some fascinating research at what state & local candidates need to succeed. It’s exactly in line with what we learned through our qualitative study of what our candidates needed.
Finally: If you’re in Chicago, join us on Tuesday for dinner or Wednesday for a meet-up with a ton of our local candidates. I’m excited to be back in the Windy City.
Thanks for being a part of this. We’re lucky every day to do the work.