Democratic leaders are hopeful that a renewed focus on local elections could mean flipping some statehouse and county-level seats from Republican red to Democrat blue.
, a Black man, died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes. Since then, the deaths of several Black people in police custody or at the hands of police have caused nationwide outrage and calls for police reform.against a Republican incumbent, Allister Adel
"I kind of have a fortunate and unusual position of having good relationships, credibility and trust amongst both sides of this issue," Rucker said. In a converted camper van, French spent her days in Tuba City, helping screen hospital visitors for COVID-19 symptoms, staffing a triage testing tent, and helping at several COVID-19 testing blitzes.
But unlike Biden, who has a national platform, candidates at the local level have had to appeal to voters differently. French first ran for the state Senate seat in 2018 with no name recognition and limited campaigning and lost by less than 600 votes.Now, French has a full fledged campaign to take on Republican Wendy Rogers, who beat Republican incumbent Sylvia Allen earlier this year in the state’s primary. French believes she can build on her momentum from 2018, and said she's seeing more enthusiasm, particularly from independent voters.
Democrats want to build on the momentum that they saw in 2018, where several key House seats were flipped in Houston and Dallas suburbs. Now, they're looking to expand that success, not just getting more Democrats elected federally, but also locally. Seven soldiers, including Spc. Vanessa Guillen, have died or disappeared over the past several months at Fort Hood. Last month, two U.S. House subcommitteesWilliams noted she wants to see policies that encourage reporting harassment or assault to be strengthened, and protections for those who report claims like that.
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