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Don’t miss this insightful ABCNews/538 analysis of women running for Senate, House and governor seats in the 2024 election cycle. Plus, although we are nonpartisan, Vote Run Lead is proud to be named as an organization that recruits, trains and supports women and gender-expansive people running for office! Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3KI9BbA

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We admire and uplift women who step forward to serve in public office despite the risk of political violence. In this report by reporter Lucia Starbuck, KUNR spotlights the stories of Nevada officials and candidates describing how they confront harassment, and shares suggestions of how to mitigate it. For example, Nevada State Assemblywoman Angie Taylor (pictured), still insists on conducting in-person community meetings despite online and public harassment. VRL’s Chief Political Officer, Sabrina Shulman, also offers her perspective on this ongoing concern for our community. Thanks also to KUNR for sharing our message and (free!) campaign safety resources on VRLHQ.org. Read "Women candidates and elected officials see a surge of targeted threats, Nevada not immune": https://bit.ly/45mDmrZ Note to Nevadans: Don’t forget -- TODAY is your state primary!

Being a woman in politics shouldn't make you a target for harassment, but it’s common. This Searchlight New Mexico piece focuses on New Mexico officials and legislators, but know that women and gender-expansive people nationwide routinely face similar hostility every day. Read more: https://bit.ly/4e8Ul4W VRL’s New Mexico state director, Angelica Rubio, describes the chilling effect that violence and intimidation can have on how people participate in policymaking and democracy, and why we must fight back: "When you have some of your closest friends — who happen to be colleagues both in policy work and in movement work — enduring this type of violence (or the potential of it), that makes you rethink whether you want to continue in this work. You may ask yourself if it's worth it. We have a responsibility to not only elect women and gender-expansive people to office but also to ensure that they have the support and community needed to carry on their service — without having to put their life on the line." Want to learn more about mitigating risks and protecting yourself and your campaign? VRLHQ.org offers free resources on campaign safety, preventing political violence, countering online harassment, and other related topics.

Mexico just elected their first female president! Though our work is based in U.S. politics, we can’t let this significant international achievement go without comment. The election of Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who identifies as culturally Jewish, represents many barriers broken in North American politics. We also note that her most significant opposition was senator and businesswoman Xóchitl Gálvez. We appreciate this article from Time, which offers context for the ongoing fight for gender parity in Mexico’s politics, and the country's struggle to ensure women’s rights, safety and security overall. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ePG59EXt

Congratulations to all winners of the Georgia state primary elections this week, especially our Vote Run Lead alumni. We also send appreciation to every woman and gender-expansive person who ran for office across the state. Thank you for stepping up to represent your communities! We are still cheering for you and we can’t wait to see what you do next! Learn more about these and other values-aligned candidates in the voter guide created by our sister organization, Vote Run Lead Action: https://lnkd.in/dg6MZ9qS

Congratulations to all winners of the Oregon primary elections this week, including these Senate candidates, pictured. We also send appreciation to every woman and gender-expansive person who ran for office across the state. Thank you for stepping up to represent your communities! We are still cheering for you and we can’t wait to see what you do next! Learn more about these and other values-aligned candidates in the voter guide created by our sister organization, Vote Run Lead Action: https://lnkd.in/d6vpW6Tu

Congrats to progressive winners of New Mexico state primaries this week, especially VRL alumni including State Representative Angelica Rubio, State Senator Shannon Pinto, and Cindy Nava -- all of whom were featured in an article by @ProgressNowNM, taking a deep dive on the overall New Mexico political landscape. Although we are a nonpartisan, values-driven organization, we appreciate the perspective shared in this piece, "NM Voters Send Clear Message: Conservative Dems Out. Progressives In." Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dbjus3Mc Learn more about values-aligned New Mexico candidates in our sister organization’s voter guide: https://lnkd.in/d5_DdsEH

It's #NationalEyeExam Day! More women in state legislatures starts with recognizing that women are fully qualified to run just as they are. Ready to run?! —Visit VRLHQ.org to access 100+ resources to run.

📊 The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University just dropped a new field analysis of women currently running in state elections. We are particularly interested in the findings regarding statehouse candidates, like: “Women are a larger proportion of all major-party state House candidates in 2022 than 2024” and “Women are just over one-third of major-party state House candidates in 2024... women are nearly 50% of Democratic state House candidates this year, they are 25% of Republicans running for state Houses.” Read more: https://bit.ly/452Gd9j Vote Run Lead has a vision of women and gender-expansive people holding at least 51% of state legislature seats, creating a reflective democracy. Want to learn more about running for office or managing campaigns? We currently have operations in AZ, CO, GA, MI, MN, NM, NV, OR, and WA. You can also sign up for VRLHQ.org, our free educational hub, with 100+ curated resources!