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1/ The 8/14 primary election included some historic firsts for African Americans, Muslims, Asian Americans, transgender and other underrepresented communities. America works best when we have an inclusive democracy. Here's a break down of historic firsts from today's primary...
2/ Keith Ellison becomes nominee for State Attorney General in Minnesota. There've been only a handful of African American AGs in the US. Ellison could join ranks w/ Kamala Harris (CA), Edward Brooke (MA), Pamela Carter (IN) & Thurbert Baker (GA).http://www.startribune.com/candidates-vie-for-open-minnesota-attorney-general-seat-in-contentious-race/490875221/ …
3/ Ethan Sonneborn, a 14 yr-old high school student who wants more young people running for office, ran for Governor in Vermont. (no age requirement for candidates.)
He lost but picked up 8% of the vote. As @davidhogg111 says: the young people will win!https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/14-year-running-vermonts-governor/story?id=57151964 …
4/ Christine Hallquist became the first transgender candidate to be nominated for a governorship by a major party. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/politics/christine-hallquist-vermont.html …
5/ Ilhan Omar, a Muslim woman, won the Minnesota primary for her Congressional bid. Omar, a 36-year-old Somali refugee who immigrated to the US as a teen, faced Islamophobic attacks during her campaign, including lies that she had ties to terrorists.https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/14/17689052/minnesota-primary-elections-2018-results-ilhan-omar …
6/ Connecticut may send its very first African-American Democrat to Congress. Jahana Hayes was the state's 2016 teacher of the year. She started running about a 100 days ago with "no money, no network, no people" and was told she had "no chance."https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/connecticut-likely-send-first-african-american-democrat-congress …
7/ William Tong won his party's nom for Connecticut Attorney General. Tong is the son of Chinese immigrants and he'd be the 1st Asian-American to hold the office. He was born to immigrant parents & worked alongside them at a Chinese restaurant growing up.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut/articles/2018-08-14/the-latest-no-major-problems-as-primary-voting-begins …
8/ Elections matter at the local level. George McGill was just elected the first African American mayor in Fort Smith, Arkansas.https://5newsonline.com/2018/08/14/george-mcgill-wins-election-for-fort-smith-mayor/ …
All good, but we MUST win. MUST. Or all chance to be progressive is over for a generation or more. The end of the democracy, rampant runaway climate change, racist policies that will make current Trumpism seem like child’s play… If we don’t actually win. So… no pressure.
@peggyflanagan for MN Lt. Gov
Thx for compiling the list!
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