WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 16, 2017 --Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC announces its first candidate endorsement in the 2017 election cycle: Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
With former Georgia Rep. Tom Price’s recent confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services leaving an open seat, this special election is a prime opportunity to elect a Democratic candidate who will stand up and speak out for LGBTQ equality.
WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 6, 2016 -- Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC – America’s only LGBTQ organization solely focused on gun violence prevention – today announced six new endorsements in U.S. Senate and House races up and down the East Coast including in key battleground states: Deborah Ross in the North Carolina Senate race, LuAnn Bennett in Virginia’s 10th congressional district, Bryan Caforio in California’s 25th, DuWayne Gregory in New York’s 2nd, Steve Santarsiero in Pennsylvania’s 8th, and Anna Throne-Holst in New York’s 1st...
Experts from across the country agree Republican incumbent John Mica is facing the toughest challenge of his decades-long career in Washington.
The Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC, an LGBT organization devoted to gun violence prevention, has endorsed two-term Democrat Rep. Elizabeth Esty, according to a news release on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 -- Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC – America’s only LGBTQ organization solely focused on gun violence prevention – today announced four new endorsements in U.S. House races across the country: Morgan Carroll in Colorado’s 6th congressional district, Val Demings in Florida’s 10th, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty in Connecticut’s 5th, and Dr. Matt Heinz in Arizona’s 2nd. All four congressional districts represent communities affected by senseless mass shootings in the last five years: Aurora, Newtown, Orlando, and Tucson....
If Democrats want to make a serious dent in Republicans' House majority, they'll need to break through in diversifying, suburban districts where Donald Trump is about as popular as snarled traffic.
WASHINGTON, DC, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 -- Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC – America’s only LGBTQ organization solely focused on gun violence prevention – today announced five new endorsements in Senate and House races across the country: Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire's Senate race, Josh Gottheimer in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, Congressman Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’s 6th, Khary Penebaker in Wisconsin’s 5th and Congressman Scott Peters in California’s 52nd.
In the hours after a gunman entered an Orlando nightclub in June, holding hundreds hostage through the night and eventually killing 49 and wounding dozens of others, political consultant Jason Lindsay was glued to his TV.
LGBTQ activists have a unique ability to translate grief into political action. So what happens after Orlando?
Stephanie Murphy, who is challenging Rep. John Mica in suburban Orlando, was the first candidate endorsed by the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, a group created by LGBT activists after the nearby Pulse nightclub shooting.