Ready to Lead®: Training Immigrants and People of Color to Embrace their Political Power in Washington State

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In 2018, OneAmerica established a new partnership with New American Leaders to host the Ready to Lead® candidate training program in Washington. This training program is specifically designed for first and second generation immigrants and people of color who want to run for office or work in politics. It identifies the immigrant experience as an asset in civic leadership. The …

Community and Business Leader Prevented from Filing to Run in Yakima’s 1st City Council District Due to Inaction on DACA, Broken Immigration System

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On May 16, 2019 Yakima resident, community leader and DACA recipient, Rocío Carrión, along with a group of campaign supporters, symbolically filed to run for office Yakima City Council, District 1. “I believe it’s time for me to run for local office. I am a DACA recipient who is passionate about representing the people in my community as the council …

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What Happens Next? A Post Election Conversation with Rich Stolz and Steve Phillips

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It’s been an exciting election season where we saw candidates of color, immigrants and women win big! It may have also left you with questions… What does this mean going forward, and how can we recreate these results in future elections? To learn more, listen to our 30 minute recorded phone briefing with our Executive Director Rich Stolz and Steve …

Recent Developments in Federal Immigration Policy Underscore the Importance of the 2018 Elections for Immigrants and Refugees in Washington State

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In the last 24 hours, there were two major developments in immigration policy.  Yesterday a federal district court in California blocked implementation of the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for legal immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan as the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security challenging the termination, Ramos v. Nielsen, is being litigated. Temporary Protected …

Tanisha Harris for State Representative in the 17th Legislative District, Position 1

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OneAmerica Votes proudly endorses Tanisha Harris to Represent the 17th Legislative District in Clark County, Washington.  Harris is one of an impressive slate of women of color running for the state legislature in 2018. Harris was born and raised in Vancouver, Washington. After graduating from Evergreen High School, Tanisha attended Clark College and Washington State University-Vancouver, earning an Associate’s Degree …

Kristine Reeves for Representative in the 30th Legislative District

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Earlier this summer, OneAmerica Votes proudly endorsed Kristine Reeves for re-election as State Representative for Washington’s 30th Legislative District, which covers much of Federal Way. When not in the legislature, Kristine currently serves as the Director of Economic Development for the Military and Defense sector for the state of Washington, focusing on the public and private elements of economic development …

Taking Stock of Democratic Members of Congress Representing Washington State

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In the 2018 mid-term elections, all US Representatives will be up for election, including Washington State’s ten Members of Congress.  This post summarizes the positions taken by the Democratic Representatives serving Washington State. With respect to the current crisis of family separation at the southern border, all of the Democratic representatives listed below signed Rep. Jayapal’s letter to limit DHS’ …

OneAmerica Votes Endorses My-Linh Thai for State Rep., 41st Legislative District

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OneAmerica Votes endorses My-Linh Thai for State Representative in the 41st Legislative District, Position 2.  Ms. Thai currently serves on the Bellevue School Board, where she made racial and social equity her focus.  She was inspired to the run for Representative in part to allow her to do more to advocate for her constituents, including immigrant and refugee communities.  A …

Washington’s 2018 US Senate Race – A Democratic Incumbent vs. the Party of Trump?

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There are an extraordinarily large number of candidates vying to contest the re-election of Senator Maria Cantwell this November.  In this blog post, we review Senator Cantwell’s record on immigration, and review the positions taken by the most likely Republican Candidate, Susan Hutchison. Senator Maria Cantwell   Senator Maria Cantwell has been largely aligned with the positions taken by OneAmerica on …