I mean running for an office? More and more trans people are running for political office, there is a trans woman on the Stamford Board of Representatives and there are a couple more trans women who ran for office here in Connecticut.
The first rule of running for office is raising money, the higher the office the more money you will need (I know that stinks but it is a fact of life. You need money to run your campaign office, you need money to run ads).
So where do you begin?
Well it actually begins long before you even begin before you throw your hat in the ring. You need to learn how to run a campaign. I went to Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work Campaign School at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Through the Campaign School I learned about EMILY’s List. EMILY’s List website says their mission is,
You need to do it first gathering up your friends and like minded individuals, you need to hit them up for cash and another source of funding for trans candidates is the Victory Fund.
In 2007 I went to New York Power Summit on Grassroots Organizing run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and learned how to organizing house parties, phone banks and door – to – door canvassing.
Down in Texas a trans candidate is running for office.
Don’t want to run for office how about helping out a candidate? I helped out for Governor Lamont’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. I also go to fund raiser for two reasons; first to help them raise funding for their candidacy and second to show the flag. To be a visible trans person.
When I helped out for Governor Lamont’s campaign for the U.S. Senate I was on the phone bank, I stuffed envelops, I did anything that the office campaign manager wanted me to do and when the candidate stopped by he saw a trans woman helping out.
In this election year Blue needs to win! We need to correct all the damage done by Trump & Company. We need to block all the damage that has and will be done by Trump appointed judges. We need all the help that we can get. We need to volunteer to help the candidates or become candidates ourselves.
Last month was the Transgender Day of Visibility what could be more visible than running for office or helping out on a political campaign.
The first rule of running for office is raising money, the higher the office the more money you will need (I know that stinks but it is a fact of life. You need money to run your campaign office, you need money to run ads).
So where do you begin?
Well it actually begins long before you even begin before you throw your hat in the ring. You need to learn how to run a campaign. I went to Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work Campaign School at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Through the Campaign School I learned about EMILY’s List. EMILY’s List website says their mission is,
Our vision is a government that reflects the people it serves, and decision makers who genuinely and enthusiastically fight for greater opportunity and better lives for the Americans they represent. We will work for larger leadership roles for pro-choice Democratic women in our legislative bodies and executive seats so that our families can benefit from the open-minded, productive contributions that women have consistently made in office.When is was taking the workshop the women from Emily’s List tried to talk me into running.
You need to do it first gathering up your friends and like minded individuals, you need to hit them up for cash and another source of funding for trans candidates is the Victory Fund.
LGBTQ Victory Fund works to change the face and voice of America’s politics and achieve equality for LGBTQ Americans by increasing the number of openly LGBTQ officials at all levels of government.Yeah you can run on your own but it helps to have people at your back who you can ask questions to, questions like “How do I develop my campaign platform?” “How do I register my candidacy?” and “How do I file a campaign finance statement and when do I need to file?”
In 2007 I went to New York Power Summit on Grassroots Organizing run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and learned how to organizing house parties, phone banks and door – to – door canvassing.
Down in Texas a trans candidate is running for office.
Victory Fund endorses transgender candidate for the Texas HouseAnd in Illinois...
Dallas Voice
By David Taffet
April 7, 2020
Despite the pandemic, we’re still in the middle of an election. LGBTQ Victory Fund sent out information on several transgender candidates running for office around the country.
Among them is Madeline Eden, a transgender woman for the Texas House of Representatives. She recently called upon Gov. Greg Abbott to expand Medicaid coverage to the state.
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Other transgender candidates Victory Fund spotlighted around the country are Briana Titone, who is running for re-election to the Colorado House; Kristen Browde, who is running for the New York State Assembly and would become that state’s first transgender official; Sarah McBride running for the Delaware state Senate; Davin Sokup, running for the Minnesota state Senate; Stephanie Byers, running for the Kansas House; and Rosemary Ketchum, running for the Wheeling, W.V. City Council. Remember not too long ago when our own Jess Herbst was the highest ranking transgender elected official in the country when she served as mayor of New Hope in Collin County?
Transgender judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn declares victory in her Cook County judicial candidate primary bid. She could be Illinois’ first transgender elected official.
Chicago Tribune
By Gregory Pratt
March 17, 2020
For years, Chicago attorney Jill Rose Quinn has wanted to be a judge.
But for the longest time, Quinn said, she didn’t think she could land a seat on the bench.
“I didn’t think the people would accept a transgender judge,” Quinn told the Tribune.
But on Tuesday night, with most precincts reporting, Quinn declared victory after taking a large lead in her bid to become the Democratic nominee for a Cook County judicial vacancy. If she holds on, that likely would make her the fourth openly transgender judge across the country and the first transgender candidate in Illinois voted into public office.
Besides the Victory Fund endorsement, EMILY’s List also endorsed Sarah McBride in Maryland and Danica Roem in Virginia.
Don’t want to run for office how about helping out a candidate? I helped out for Governor Lamont’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. I also go to fund raiser for two reasons; first to help them raise funding for their candidacy and second to show the flag. To be a visible trans person.
When I helped out for Governor Lamont’s campaign for the U.S. Senate I was on the phone bank, I stuffed envelops, I did anything that the office campaign manager wanted me to do and when the candidate stopped by he saw a trans woman helping out.
In this election year Blue needs to win! We need to correct all the damage done by Trump & Company. We need to block all the damage that has and will be done by Trump appointed judges. We need all the help that we can get. We need to volunteer to help the candidates or become candidates ourselves.
Last month was the Transgender Day of Visibility what could be more visible than running for office or helping out on a political campaign.
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