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Mel Leonor Barclay
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There’s a new push to elect an Afro Latina to Congress
Latino Victory is launching a new initiative focused on strengthening the pipeline of Democratic Afro-Latinas running for office.
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Abortion rights keep winning, and Democrats see a lesson for 2024
Election results in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky show the issue’s continued potency and give a boost to efforts to pass ballot measures in red and purple states next year.
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Virginia Republicans embraced a 15-week abortion ban — and then lost
Tuesday’s election results in Virginia are a rebuke to what anti-abortion advocates and Republican politicians hoped was a limit that a broad swath of voters could get behind.
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Virginians hand Democrats control of the legislature, blocking GOP efforts on abortion and trans rights
The results are a rebuke for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who had promised to work for a 15-week abortion ban if his party won.
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What Virginia’s elections could mean for LGBTQ+ people
Virginia is the only state in the South that has more protections for than discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ people.
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Virginia voters care about abortion access. Will that drive their votes?
Republicans in the state are embracing a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Both parties think that stance helps them.
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Women donors are underrepresented in fundraising for state elections. The impacts are wide-ranging.
A new report highlights the gender gap in political giving for state elections, contributing to the challenges women face to reach political office.
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Laphonza Butler tapped to fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom picked the leader of EMILY’s List for the seat, fulfilling a promise to name a Black woman to the Senate.
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Dianne Feinstein’s death leaves critical Senate vacancy amid contentious race to replace her
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to appoint a Black woman to fill the Senate seat, at least temporarily. There are currently no Black women in the Senate.
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Republican men and women disagree on how many women should hold political office
Republican women are less likely than Americans overall to think there are too few women in elected office. But they’re way more likely to think so than men in their party, a survey finds.