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 like Debra Entenman, …
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 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 …
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 …
Relentless attacks on immigrant and refugee communities under the Trump Administration are energizing a movement to create change at the ballot box in Washington State. Immigrants, refugees, and people of color are stepping up to run for office at record levels, and in communities across Washington State, grassroots community members are looking ahead to this fall’s elections. At stake are congressional …
In just a few weeks, we’re hosting a Women of Color and Allies of Women of Color fundraiser headlined by OneAmerica’s founder Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. What: Women of Color and Allies for Women of Color candidates fundraiser Where: The Riveter, 1517 12t Ave, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98122 When: Saturday, June 23, 7pm Who: You! RSVP by ordering your tickets, …