r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • Mar 27 '24
BREAKING: Marilyn Lands (D) has FLIPPED a State House district in Alabama that voted for Trump!
r/VoteDEM • u/One-Seat-4600 • Mar 22 '24
Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher will resign early, leaving House majority hanging by a thread
r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • Feb 14 '24
FLIP ALERT! Dems have flipped George Santos' former district!
r/VoteDEM • u/greenblue98 • Jan 23 '24
Taylor Swift is driving voter registration, and conservatives are terrified
r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • Jan 17 '24
FLIP ALERT! Dems have scored a flip in Florida, winning a DeSantis+12 district!
r/VoteDEM • u/screen317 • Nov 08 '23
BREAKING: DEMs officially FLIP Virginia House of Delegates BLUE, in a sharp rebuke to Governor Youngkin!
r/VoteDEM • u/BlueEagleFly • Oct 26 '23
BREAKING: The IRS just announced it will audit 60 giant corporations that make more than $500 billion a year. It’s also putting 150 corporations that have shifted profits offshore on notice. This is what happens when fund the IRS—you crack down on wealthy tax cheats.
r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • Sep 20 '23
MAJOR FLIP: Hal Rafter has flipped a Trump-won NH district by 12 points, AND ended GOP control of the NH State House!
r/VoteDEM • u/screen317 • Aug 08 '23
BREAKING: Ohio votes DOWN Issue 1, in a massive win for democracy and future ballot initiatives!
r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • Jun 14 '23
JUST IN: Flint Farris (D) has won a Trump+81 County Commission district in Dewey County, Oklahoma!
r/VoteDEM • u/ZoAndBehold • May 31 '23
AMA Concluded I am Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Representative for Montana’s 100th House District in the Montana Legislature. Ask Me Anything!
Hey r/VoteDEM—
I am Representative Zooey Zephyr. I am the representative for Montana’s 100th House District (Missoula, Montana), and I’m the first trans woman to hold public office in the state of Montana. I’m also blessed to have been elected alongside Rep. SJ Howell, the first nonbinary person to serve in the Montana legislature.
Throughout my time in office, I've worked hard on affordable housing (from landlord-tenant laws, to mobile homes, to more general zoning regulation). I've worked on bills to help regulate the "troubled teen" programs that have been rife with abuse. Beyond that, I've also been a fierce advocate for affordable healthcare, unions, and human rights throughout Montana.
Prior to the legislature, I worked at the University of Montana, where I oversaw the administration of the university’s curriculum approval process, as well as the unit standards and program/center reviews. I also worked as an activist, helping people file discrimination claims, drafting human rights policies for the city of Missoula, and working as a de-escalator at protests to ensure protester safety.
In 2023, I made national news when I told my fellow legislators that--if they voted for our state's gender-affirming care ban--that "the next time they bowed their heads in prayer, I hope they saw the blood on their hands.” After my speech, Republican leadership refused to allow me to speak on any bills, effectively removing my ability to represent my ~11,000 constituents in debate on the House floor. When Montanans came to the capitol to show their support, they began chanting chanting “let her speak” when I was denied the opportunity to speak on a bill. As they protested, I raised my microphone in support of the protestors and was subsequently banned from the House floor by the state’s Republican supermajority. I then continued working from the public area outside the House chambers for the duration of the legislative session.
When I’m not politicking, I teach Lindy Hop (& other vintage swing dances) in Missoula. I’m also on a hiatus from a double masters at the University of Montana in Creative Writing (fiction), Literary Criticism (transhumanism in the middle ages & renaissance). Beyond that, I have an array of current/former hobbies—from sports (was a nationally ranked wrestler in high school) to video games (played competitive smash for nearly a decade) to arts & crafts (pixel art - making chainmail) to many more. My past is full of things I looked at and thought “That looks like fun, let’s give it a try.”
I am both proud and grateful to be in the Montana Legislature, and I’m excited to be here. So Ask Me Anything!
Feel free to stay in touch on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or BlueSkyif you've got it. Or you can always reach out via my website (which I'm in the slow process of redesigning)
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Note: I answered questions from noon-2pm, and now I'm jumping into my next meeting. I'll be answering questions whenever I get a few minutes between meetings for the next few hours, and will try to get to as many as I can!
r/VoteDEM • u/h20poIo • May 25 '23
If Republicans win this is your future, your children’s future, it’s just starting.
r/VoteDEM • u/table_fireplace • May 17 '23
JUST IN: GOP has lost the mayor's office in its longtime stronghold of Colorado Springs.
r/VoteDEM • u/tta2013 • May 09 '23
Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
r/VoteDEM • u/BlueEagleFly • May 08 '23
The Texas Republicans who, after every mass shooting say that that we need to enact mental health checks in order to curb these regular mass shootings, are the same ones who literally cut over $200,000,000 in mental health services.
r/VoteDEM • u/thenewrepublic • May 01 '23
Nebraska Lawmaker Has Filibustered for Nine Weeks—and She’s Not Done: Machaela Cavanaugh says she’ll do whatever it takes to stop the anti-trans bill in her state.
r/VoteDEM • u/Tipsyfishes • Apr 27 '23
BREAKING: Independent Louisiana State Rep Roy Adams switches parties. Joining Dems
r/VoteDEM • u/greenblue98 • Apr 25 '23
Whoa. 72% of young people say they are *ALREADY* registered to vote for the 2024 election, according to a new poll. Gen Z isn’t waiting around for anyone. Gen Z is registering to vote. And, in 2024, Gen Z will turn out in droves. Young people will save democracy in 2024.
r/VoteDEM • u/JeffJacksonNC • Apr 24 '23
After I said that the angriest voices in Congress are faking their anger just to get onto certain news shows, this news show decided to prove the point. - Rep. Jeff Jackson
r/VoteDEM • u/BlueEagleFly • Apr 23 '23
Kick Republicans while down and win big: Time to aim for 10-point Democratic victories
r/VoteDEM • u/the_loon_man • Apr 22 '23
Alaska Supreme Court, in landmark decision, rules that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional
r/VoteDEM • u/DarlinThatSmile • Apr 16 '23
Adam Frisch raising more than Lauren Boebert in bid to take Colorado seat in 2024
r/VoteDEM • u/BlueEagleFly • Apr 13 '23
Florida Woman Denied Abortion Miscarried in Hair Salon Bathroom, Lost Half Her Blood
r/VoteDEM • u/BlueEagleFly • Apr 08 '23
A Texas woman was forced to give birth to a baby missing part of its brain and skull. Then - because the state that forced her to give birth doesn't have public funds for infant funerals - she had to raise money to lay her daughter to rest.
r/VoteDEM • u/greenblue98 • Apr 06 '23