Local Selection

Ep. 24 – Helena Hernandez, Director of Public Policy at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC; and Karen Nelson, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Maryland

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Ep. 23 – Georgia State Representative Park Cannon
Recorded in a living room in Atlanta, GA
 
"This idea of queering politics – it’s been fun. We’ve had drag show fundraisers for campaigns. Yes we have." – Park Cannon
 
You can order a copy of Park’s book, The Universal Guide to Running for Office
Here’s more info on the recently enacted gerrymandered Georgia maps

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Shiva Rajbhandari
Recorded via video conferencing

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Further reading:
Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activi...

Kurt Thigpen – First Out LGBTQ School Board Member in Nevada
Recorded at Ace Studios, Reno, NV

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Twitter: @KurtThigpen
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Kurt’s resignation op-ed and link to buy his book about how to camp...

Gabby Salinas, former candidate for TN state legislature
Recorded live at Moma BBQ, Memphis, TN
 
"I think people power is extremely important." – Gabby Salinas

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Mauree Turner, Oklahoma State Rep. House District 88
Recorded live at Sincerely Coffee Roasters, Oklahoma City, OK
 
"Oklahoma’s not a red state, but its voice is real red." – Mauree Turner

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Kelly Krout, candidate for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor

Recorded live in Kelly’s home, Atlanta, GA
 
“So much of the crap we saw go down in the Arkansas state legislature is not giving every single human equal dignity, and that bothers me at a core level,” – Kelly Krout
 
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Bee Nguyen, Candidate for Georgia Secretary of State

Recorded live in Bee’s home, Atlanta, GA
 
"We are battling efforts to subvert democracy." – Bee Nguyen
 
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Jecorey Arthur, Louisville Metro Council Member District 4
Recorded live in Jecorey’s council office, downtown Louisville
 
"I think of politics almost in the same way that I think of brushing your teeth. You should do it at least twice a day." – Jecorey Arthur
 
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Stephe Koontz, Doraville, Georgia City Councilmember
Interviewed in English Oak Park, Doraville, Georgia
 
“I became the first transgender person in the southeastern United States to win a contested,” – Stephe Koontz
 
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Ep. 14 London Lamar, Tennessee State Representative, district 91

"Two things that I always want us to go into 2022 having: Grace and Accountability." – London Lamar

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 Twitter: @RepLamar
Instagram: @LondonLamarTN

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--Tennessee’s redistricting that combines London Lamar’s district with her fellow younges...

Anna Eskamani, Florida State Representative District 47
"When you’re most afraid to speak is when you must speak." –Anna Eskamani
 
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Nida Allam, Durham County Commissioner
"No one can tell you to wait your turn. No one can tell you that you can't do it." - Nida Allam

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Here’s an article about the study I mentioned about North Carolina no longer qualifying as a functional democracy.

The study’s author, Andrew Reynolds, a professor at UNC – Chapel Hill, taking a ...

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

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Articles on Ken Blackwell and 2004 Ohio voter suppression and election...

Christina Haswood, Kansas State Representative, House District 10

"How many times in this room of the House of the Chamber are the discussions that try to take and dehumanize Indigenous peoples and Native Americans? I was like, man, whatever they tried to do in this room, it didn’t work. It failed. I’m here." – Christina Haswood

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Katie Rosenberg, Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin

"I know we have the philosophical debates, but at the end of the day it’s like: do we care about our neighbors or do we not?" – Katie Rosenberg

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 Twitter: @katierosenberg

Here’s the website for Mayors for a Guaranteed Income.

Here’s an NPR article with the results I referenced from the Michael Tubbs’ foray into gu...

Lorena González, Seattle City Council President and Candidate for Mayor of Seattle

"Seattle is an example of how you can be reforming your police department for 12 years and still get a knee on the neck when you’re protesting." – Lorena González

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Madinah Wilson-Anton, Delaware State Representative - district 26

"They thought we were joke candidates, they didn’t think we had a shot at all. And then to see all of us sweep out incumbants? People were like – oh crap. Maybe people actually want the things that are on their websites. Maybe we should act differently. And that’s real power." – Madinah Wilson-Anton

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Santa Claus, North Pole City Council, Alaska

"That whole love vs. fear dynamic that kept popping up through my different careers." - Santa Claus

You can't follow (this) Santa on social media, as awesome as that would be, but he does have a website you can visit: santaclausnorthpolealaska.com

For more background on some of the stats I mention re: the challenges that adults have created for c...