David Steinglass, a retired private equity fund manager and Joseph Falk, a gay rights activist, are both prominent Democratic fundraisers. To return to those numbers, Driskell is targeting eight seats to flip, including one in Tampa, and has reinforced registration and get-out-the-vote efforts there. Prior to joining the CUNY Institute, she spent several years working as a research assistant and field agent with the Social Justice Sexuality Initiative at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Ms. Sam is the founder and executive director of The Ladies of Hope Ministries – The LOHM – whose mission is to help disenfranchised and marginalized women and girls transition back into society through spiritual empowerment, education, entrepreneurship, and advocacy. She is also the founder of Vanderburgh House NYC – a safe housing space for women and girls recently released from prison. Topeka serves on the board of directors for Grassroots Leadership. Brundage said the presidential race and high-profile amendments on abortion and marijuana could get more of those voters out to cast ballots. Ms. Davis has served in leadership positions in some of New York City’s premier nonprofit organizations in fundraising development, nonprofit communications, and marketing. As an expert in the New York City nonprofit community, Donna is known for her strong collaborative relationships that help fundraise and “brand raise” for programs and services that positively impact New York City.
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If you care about democracy and an informed electorate, we hope you will consider chipping in to help fund our coverage of this critical election year. While in Federal Prison, Topeka K. Sam witnessed first hand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration on women but most specifically women of color. She felt the urgency to bring the faces and voices of women in prison to the public in order to bring awareness to women’s incarceration and post-incarceration issues in order to help change the criminal legal system. In February 2016 she created the first of now 11 symposiums, Real Women Real Voices, “Where the People Meet the Policy” which focused on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women, the children of incarcerated parents and the carceral state. This symposium sparked a wave of panels and discussions surrounding women in the criminal legal system around the country.
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- All but three of the court’s justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul.
- Combined, Democratic house candidates there got 48% of the vote in 2022, eight points higher than Charlie Crist’s statewide result.
- Democrat Ashley Brundage, a business owner, is challenging first-time Republican incumbent Karen Gonzalez Pittman, a business owner and former public school employee.
Partially based on her own experiences, her academic work has focused on racial justice and examining the ways in which youth of color get pushed into the criminal justice system. She has also conducted research on understanding the determinants of educational attainment for black girls. Among the targets is House District 65, which represents downtown Tampa, South Tampa and areas along Old Tampa Bay. Democrat Ashley Brundage, a business owner, is challenging first-time Republican incumbent Karen Gonzalez Pittman, a business owner and former public school employee.
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Based on recent polling, Republicans’ supermajority in the state House of Representatives could be vulnerable. If Democrats hold all their seats, they must flip at least five others Republicans won in 2022 to break that stranglehold. All but three of the court’s justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul. Donald Trump is trying to persuade a group of Arab and Muslim voters that they should vote for him, even though he has spent years insulting and demonizing them. This is a detailed look at how — and why — voters who move are widening the gap between blue neighborhoods and red ones. With her sartorial elegance and keen eye, Kelley brings fourteen years of know-how to interiors, fashion, and gracious living.
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And in 2020, Biden outperformed Trump among voters in those same neighborhoods, precinct data shows. Driskell said Democrats looked at where they have an edge in voter registration. Even Trump and Scott’s friendliest polls show support trailing DeSantis’ high water mark last election, indicating a tougher environment for down-ballot Republicans.