Want to work on #DCStatehood full time & get paid? DC Vote is hiring a social media & communications coordinator: https://www.dcvote.org/…/social-media-and-communications-co…
Got 10 minutes today? Call or tweet at these Senators asking them to cosponsor the #DCStatehood bill. We met with their staff last week & they’re close to signing on but need an extra push:
@SenBlumenthal 202.224.2823
@ChrisMurphyCT 202.224.4041
@maziehirono 202.224.6361
@SenWhitehouse 202.224.4242...
@SenatorShaheen 202.224.2841
@MartinHeinrich 202.224.5521
@SenatorTomUdall 202.224.6621
@SenatorMenendez 202.224.4744
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Veterans! DC Council-members! Students on their day off! Kids too young to be in school! Teachers! A team from the Mayor's office! Moms! Dads! Expert lobbyists!... Lobbying newcomers!
We cannot say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU enough times to express our gratitude to everyone who came out with us yesterday to demand #justice4DC. It's people like you that keep the #DCStatehood movement growing and progressing every day.
Yesterday was a good day for #DCStatehood with 20 Senate & 26 House meetings. Great job done by all the citizen volunteers standing up for justice & equality! Great organizing & leadership by our partners DC Vote & the DC Statehood Coalition!
Great #DCStatehood Advocacy Training last night! Thanks to CM Charles Allen, DC Vote, & Dara Baldwin for helping to lead sessions. All our volunteers’ stories were inspiring to hear. See you on Monday for the Lobby Day: https://t.co/MlFYps7k8v
Our League of Women Voters friends in Illinois are sending postcards to Sen. Tammy Duckworth today encouraging her to support equality for DC! #DCStatehood
Take 20 minutes today to call or email these offices to help Clear the Pathway to #DCStatehood! the51st.org/2018/03/21/pathway-to-statehood/
Neighbors United for DC Statehood added an event.
Join us for a fun night of DC-centric Trivia with special guests MC, Councilmember Vince Gray & Elissa Silverman! It'll be a fun 7 rounds of trivia that highlights the rich diversity, history, politics, and culture we have our fair city-state. It'll be a fun time so bring a few friend and neighbors with you.
Following up on Kesh’s message (see just below) — and we are now at one hundred fifty-ONE House cosponsors (one more just since yesterday) — let me give a quick... update on Operation California:
In just the last month, we have shrunk the number of remaining not-yet-cosponsors in California by 5. We have now added Senator Kamala Harris, Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-6), Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) Rep. Nanette Barragan (CA-44).
In addition to Sen. Feinstein, here is a list of our remaining not-yet-cosponsors and their home districts Please look and see where you might have family or friends who are constituents:
Rep. John Garamendi CA-3 (Sacramento northern and western suburbs, exurbs)
Rep. Ami Bera CA-7 (Sacramento eastern suburbs)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi CA-12 (San Francisco)
Rep. Eric Swalwell CA-15 (Alameda, Castro Valley, Pleasanton, Livermore, Contra Costa, Fremont, San Ramon)
Rep. Jim Costa CA-16 (San Joaquin Valley, Merced, Fresno, Madera counties)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta CA-20 (Santa Cruz, Salinas)
Rep. Salud Carbajal CA-21 (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties, Ventura County (part))
Rep. Adam Schiff CA-28 (Burbank, Glendale, West Hollywood, Hollywood Hills)
Rep. Tony Cardenas CA-29 (San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys, San Fernando, Sun Valley, North Hollywood)
Rep. Brad Sherman CA-30 (San Fernando Valley, Simi Hills)
Rep. Pete Aguilar CA-31 (Inland Empire, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga)
Rep. Norma Torres CA-35 (Inland Empire, Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona)
Rep. Raul Ruiz CA-36 (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Coachella)
Rep. Lou Correa CA-46 (Anaheim, Santa Ana)
Rep. Susan Davis CA-53 (San Diego)
So we’re doing something right! Let’s keep going! Thanks to our friends at Neighbors United for DC Statehood, who helped lead a delegation to CA in January, here is a link with office contact information for all of our remaining not-yet-cosponsors:
Good on Mayor Bowser! http://www.miamiherald.com/opin…/op-ed/article204249559.html
If you're at home (or bored at work) today this'll take 10 minutes to do and will help the #DCStatehood cause tremendously: http://mailchi.mp/unitedforstatehood/winds-of-change
We are excited to see that Senators Leahy & Harris just cosponsored the #DCStatehood bill! Up next let's get former cosponsor, Senator Menendez to renew his support, give his office a call today & ask that he cosponsor S. 1278, the Washington, DC Admission Act! 202.224.4744 https://www.congress.gov/…/115t…/senate-bill/1278/cosponsors
Reason #5642 why we need & deserve D.C. statehood: https://t.co/QzoWJT64Ib
Neighbors United for DC Statehood added an event.
Join us and Councilmember Charles Allen for an interactive DC statehood advocacy training. This training is preparation for an statehood advocacy day on the Hill on April 16. We will also include advocacy training for activities online and over the phone related to #HandsOffDC & #DCStatehood! Come learn, share, and practice with others on how to effectively communicate our message to Congress.
