RFS feel-good update (8/15): Making history in Minnesota!
And other great wins
Hi all -
August was supposed to be slow! Alas. Between all the ~news~ of the last week and tons of elections, we’re moving full-speed ahead.
Here are of our many big wins from last week or two:
Justice Briggs won his primary for Columbia Heights City Council in MN
Laurie-Anne Sayles won her primary for Montgomery County Council in MD
María Isa Pérez-Hedges won her primary for MN state house
Mai Chong Xiong won her primary for Ramsey County Commissioner
Darya Farivar, Leah Griffin, and Shukri Olow won their primaries for Washington state house
Zaynab Mohamed won her primary for MN senate (moving her one step closer to being the first Black woman and the youngest person in the MN senate!)
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin won her primary for Ann Arbor City Council in MI
Austin Marsman won his primary for Allegan County Board in MI
Keith Davenport, Courtney Tripp, Jo Ella Hoye and Brad Boyd all won their primaries for KS house
Kristin Mink won her primary for Montgomery County Council!
In other RFS community updates:
In Maricopa County, it’s RFS candidate Julie Gunnigle versus Rachel Mitchell, the Republican attorney who led the questioning against Dr. Blasey Ford during the Kavanaugh hearings and who’s promised to prosecute abortion in given the chance.
Small towns & suburbs are working to protect abortion access — Denton City Councilmember (and RFS alum!) Alison Maguire is showing how it’s done.
In an effort to correct the public records about crisis pregnancy centers, State Sen. Becca Rausch secured the funding to require the MA Dept of Public Health to maintain an (opt-in) list of abortion clinics.
This is such a great profile of NYC Councilmember Chi Osse and how he’s bringing joy, activism, and rigor to his leadership.
RI Rep. Brandon Potter has led on legislation to provide incentives for early-childhood education.
In related reading (or listening): What happens in a red state does not stay in a red state!! The NYT had a long convo about why “your blue state won’t save you.”
As we inch closer to Labor Day and the final push through to Election Day, we wanted to give you a few different slates of Run for Something candidates you could support. Pick one (or all 5!) and make a donation split many ways among the present & future leaders of our democracy. (None of these catch your eye? Check the candidate directory to find someone who inspires you!)
Keeping it short this week because we’re go-go-go-ing — thanks for making all this possible!
- Amanda