Today, I’d like to tell you about a few of the candidates Onward Together has been able to support in their historic campaigns, thanks to the support of our official members like you.
If you’re ready to elect Lucy, Gina, Stacey, Deb, and hundreds more Democrats this fall, make a donation right now.
Lucy McBath is a mother, wife, businesswoman, and activist who is running for Congress in the 6th district of Georgia. After her son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed at a gas station in Florida by a man objecting to the music Jordan was playing in his car, Lucy turned her grief into action by fighting for both gun safety and criminal justice reform. I was honored to get to know Lucy on the campaign trail in 2015 and 2016, and I’m honored now to support her in her campaign.
Gina Ortiz Jones is an American Iraq War veteran, intelligence officer, and candidate for Congress in the 23rd district of Texas. Gina’s focus is on creating good-paying jobs and expanding health care options in Texas. If Gina wins in November, she could become the first lesbian, Iraq War veteran, and first-generation Filipina-American to hold a US House seat in Texas. It was a joy to spend some time with Gina recently at a fundraiser for first-time female candidates.
Stacey Abrams is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia who has served as House Minority Leader, founded a voter registration organization, and written eight romance novels. Now she’s running for governor to expand education opportunities and strengthen the economy in Georgia. I was thrilled to endorse Stacey before her primary win in May -- if she wins in November, she’ll be the first black woman governor in America.
Deb Haaland is a lawyer, the daughter of two veterans, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, and a candidate for Congress in the 1st district of New Mexico. If Deb wins in November, she’ll be the first Native woman elected to Congress. In addition to being a longtime volunteer on Democratic campaigns, Deb is also a proud alum of the New Mexico affiliate of Emerge America -- one of our Onward Together partners.
Not only has this team remained committed to our values and to this fight, but we’ve been able to support more than thirty smart, strong candidates across the country in their campaigns to make our country more fair and more equal. Make a donation today to help Onward Together find and support even more candidates like these -- and cross even more firsts off of our list:
Live on Facebook this evening, Hillary
joined Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly, and women whose children have been
killed—Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed, Gwen Carr, Lucy McBath, and Maria
Hamilton for a panel discussion on policing and gun violence.
Hillary Clinton Forum on Community Policing
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a candidate for the 2016
Democratic presidential nomination, held a forum discussion on gun
violence and policing practices. The event included remarks from several
mothers who who lost their children to gun violence and police
incidents. Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and her
husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, were also a part of the panel. At the
start of the forum, Mrs. Clinton pledged to improve the criminal justice
system, address systemic racism, and fight for gun control. This
“Breaking Down Barriers Forum” was held at the Central Baptist Church in
Columbia, South Carolina.
Viola
Rocker holds a sign reading "Hillary can deliver" on a sidewalk near
where U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will hold a
town hall meeting at Central Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina
February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Mary
Sobah of Akron, Ohio, waits outside for the start of a town hall
meeting with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at
Central Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina February 23, 2016.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People
wait in line to take part in a town hall meeting with U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Central Baptist Church in
Columbia, South Carolina February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage for a
town hall meeting at Central Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina
February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sybrina
Fulton (L), mother of shooting victim Trayvon Martin, endorses U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a town hall
meeting at Central Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina February
23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
U.S.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (2nd R) gets a hug as
she takes the stage for a town hall meeting at Central Baptist Church
in Columbia, South Carolina February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally at the
Central Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016,
with mothers of victims of gun violence including Sybrina Fulton, mother
of Trayvon Martin, left, and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with her
husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally at the
Central Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016,
with mothers of victims of gun violence from left Lucia McBath, mother
of Jordan Davis, Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton, Sybrina
Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, left, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
with her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, Gwen Carr, mother of
Eric Garner, and Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland. (AP
Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, holds hands with Sybrina
Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, as she reacts to Fulton's statement
during a rally at the Central Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Clinton spoke and then heard from mothers of
victims of gun violence. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Women
cheer during a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton at the Central Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday,
Feb. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Lucia
McBath, left, mother of Jordan Davis, and Maria Hamilton, mother of
Dontre Hamilton, react as Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin,
talks about her son next to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton during a rally at the Central Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C.,
on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, with mothers of victims of gun violence. (AP
Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Eric
Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, told the audience that these moms did not
have to go out looking for Hillary; that Hillary came to them. It is a
powerful, eloquent group with personal experience in a club nobody
should have to belong to.
Mark Kelly said there is a lot we can do and there is a lot a
President Clinton can do. Gabby Giffords said Hillary will stand up to
the gun lobby and that is why she is voting for Hillary.
And from there Hillary ran to the law school for the CNN Town Hall.
