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RFS feel-good update (1/4): Moments you made possible

Swearing-in ceremony season is the best

Jan 4
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Hi all -

Happy new year! We made it to 2022. Phew.

First up: Over the holidays, many of our 2021 candidates had their swearing-in ceremonies. You did this! These big steps forward are because of you. Be proud.

Twitter avatar for @ShahanaFromBKShahana Hanif 🦾 @ShahanaFromBK
Today I was officially sworn in as the NYC Council Member for the 39th District. To represent the community that raised me is a dream come true. I'm bringing my whole self and Brooklyn grit to the seat—the people of the 39th have my back and I have theirs. Let’s get to work! 🦾
Shahana stands next to her mother in New York City Council chambers while taking the oath of office. Shahana’s right hand is raised and her left hand is placed on a Quran that her mother is holding.

December 28th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @mplsclerkMinneapolis Clerk @mplsclerk
Council Member Jason Chavez is sworn into office for Minneapolis Ward 9.
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January 3rd 2022

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Twitter avatar for @aishaforward10Aisha Chughtai @aishaforward10
If you don’t know us yet, I’m Aisha Chughtai. I’m a renter, union activist, and the first Muslim woman and youngest person to serve on the Minneapolis City Council. The Ward 10 Office includes Yasmin, me, and LyLy (@grreenonion). We’re excited to get to work to serve Ward 10!
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January 3rd 2022

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Twitter avatar for @mvelaznycMarjorie Velázquez @mvelaznyc
My official swearing in as the new City Council member representing District 13. I cannot wait to serve the people of NYC!💛

December 23rd 2021

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Twitter avatar for @ZackZapponeZack Zappone @ZackZappone
Today officially starts my term as a city council member. I had the honor to take my oath of office at my alma mater before Winter Break in front of students, staff, friends, family, and community leaders as a reminder of why I ran & who I serve. Thank you all! Let's get to work!
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January 2nd 2022

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Twitter avatar for @BibbForCLEMayor Justin M. Bibb @BibbForCLE
It’s our time, Cleveland.
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January 3rd 2022

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A few other small updates from across the RFS community:

  • Nebraska state Senator Megan Hunt is introducing legislation to protect and expand access to abortion — including repealing current laws that require specific insurance riders to cover abortion, repealing the state’s ban on telehealth for medication abortion, and modifying requirements for abortion providers. Even in “red” states, it matters to have pro-choice leaders like Megan.

  • Boston City Councilmember Ruthzee Louijeune, the first Haitian Americans elected to the city’s leadership, powerfully argues for what more the city can do for its large Haitian community.

  • In Arizona, Chandler school board member Lindsay Love got candid about the realities of being a Black woman on the school board facing anti-mask and anti-CRT community members.

  • Hawaii state Rep. Adrian Tam reflected on his first year in office as the only openly gay man in the state house — in spite of being dismissed because of his age, Adrian’s passed legislation dealing with real estate investments and protections for homeless youth.

  • NY Sen. Zellnor Myrie introduced legislation cracking down on COVID test fraud that he’s already seen rampant in his Brooklyn district.


In related reading, a must-read: “In battleground states and beyond, Republicans are taking hold of the once-overlooked machinery of elections. While the effort is incomplete and uneven, outside experts on democracy and Democrats are sounding alarms, warning that the United States is witnessing a “slow-motion insurrection” with a better chance of success than Trump’s failed power grab last year.

They point to a mounting list of evidence: Several candidates who deny Trump’s loss are running for offices that could have a key role in the election of the next president in 2024. In Michigan, the Republican Party is restocking members of obscure local boards that could block approval of an election. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, the GOP-controlled legislatures are backing open-ended “reviews” of the 2020 election, modeled on a deeply flawed look-back in Arizona.”

We’ll keep saying this over and over and over again: Winning local election administration roles is going to be key to the survival of democracy.

On the same thread: I also recommend you read this for a reminder of how critical it is to elect pro-democracy leaders to city councils, school boards, and every other local position extremist groups are targeting.


Kept it short — with the holidays behind us, we’re back to work. So much to do this year (including celebrating Run for Something’s five year anniversary in just a few weeks) — let’s go go go.

Thanks for making all this possible,
Amanda

You did this!

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