Election Day is Every Tuesday: Jan 11-Jan 17
We gotta win everywhere
Election Day is here again, tell a friend! This week, we got elections in AL, CT, FL and VA if you live in any of these states, check to see if you have an election! Most of these are state legislative races, and I know I don’t have to remind you, but I will anyway.
The states are our best defense against what Trump is doing. So don’t think of these races as small, think of them as the most important elections right now.
Here we go!
Alabama
State House of Representatives District 63 (Would be a FLIP)
Judith Taylor DEMOCRAT Priorities: Education, healthcare, expanding Medicaid, medical debt, planned families, bodily-autonomy – individual decision, workforce development for economic growth, protect the right to organize, establish a more equitable tax system – timber tax, improve interest rates, roads, transportation and economic development
Norman Crow REPUBLICAN
Connecticut
State House District 13
Larry Pemberton DEMOCRAT
Brandon Sabbag REPUBLICAN
Mark Adams INDEPENDENT
Florida
State Representative District 87 (Would be a FLIP)
Democratic Primary
Emily Gregory DEMOCRAT Priorities: create a public safety net for catastrophic losses to lower base coverage costs, zero interest loans for structural improvements for building owners, long term solutions, affordable housing, improving public education and access to affordable healthcare
Laura Levites DEMOCRAT Priorities: Traffic congestion by installing smart signals, technology to improve driving, smart drainage upgrades; protect the shoreline with dynamic coastal protection systems, fund projects to improve erosion hot spots, create resilient, adaptive and ecofriendly alternatives to seawall and canal systems; install solar panels to produce clean energy and shade canals and similar projects, protect homeowners from insurance costs with caps, use state funds for disaster relief, increase options for insurance, focus on creating communities by creating multi-generational housing, tiny homes, childcare and green spaces with increase walkability
Fort Pierce
City Commissioner District 2
Jaimebeth Galinis REPUBLICAN Priorities: creating opportunities, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, better city services, enhancing education quality, enhancing public safety, promoting sustainable practices
Chris Dzadovsky DEMOCRAT Priorities: affordable housing and responsible growth, addressing high insurance costs for auto and property, increase police budget to retain officers, diversify the economy to bring in commercial and industrial investments, create clear and consistent bidding for city projects, defend local control of growth, develop clear and strategic planning models for growth
Virginia
House of Delegates 11th District (unexpired term)
Gretchen Bulova DEMOCRAT Priorities: affordable and accessible housing, childcare, and healthcare, fully fund schools, increase teacher pay, reduce class sizes, protect choice, restore voter rights and enshrine marriage equality
Adam Wise REPUBLICAN Priorities: no new laws
House of Delegates 23rd District (unexpired term)
Margaret Franklin DEMOCRAT Priorities: affordable housing by creating an Affordable Housing Strategy, lower healthcare costs, increase access to providers, safeguard insurance coverage for vulnerable communities, protect and expand reproductive health care and personal choice and autonomy, safeguard contraception and abortion care, ensure healthcare rights remain secure for the future, support policies that create good-paying jobs, invest in local businesses, reduce barriers for entrepreneurs, securing investments in transit, improving roadways and designing new infrastructure that supports growth and easy commutes
Verndell Robinson REPUBLICAN priorities: encouraging affordable housing, reducing real estate taxes and supporting policies to address mental health
I hope this guide helps you vote. Remember, our voices are our superpower, but only when we use them!