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September Newsletter: Voting Rights, Head Start, and the Dream & Promise Act

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by Magaly Smith

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

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."
by Magaly Smith

How the Working Families Tax Credit Fights Poverty

A state’s tax code is a representation of its values. Unfortunately, our state’s tax code reveals an ugly truth: immigrant and refugee communities and low to middle-income communities like ours are not a priority. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy published a comprehensive report on tax fairness in all 50 states.
by Magaly Smith

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

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 Phillips.
by Magaly Smith

2018 Midterm Elections: People Like Us Claim Our Power

With OneAmerica Votes leading the way, people like us are creating a movement to claim our power at the ballot at the local, state, and federal level. We knocked on 9,800 doors. We made 8,700 calls. We registered 1,200 voters. We elected 22 out of 29 OAV-endorsed candidates. Victories for OAV-endorsed people like us – pro-immigrant, progressive legislators.
by Magaly Smith

Kristine Reeves for Representative in the 30th Legislative District

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.
by Magaly Smith

Vote for Climate Justice This November

Washingtonians everywhere should care about the serious threat that pollution poses to the health and wellbeing of our communities. Initiative 1631 is a broad and inclusive proposal to invest in clean air and clean energy in Washington State while reducing our reliance on polluting fossil fuels.
by Magaly Smith

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

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.
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