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Hi  John,
 
The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has five excellent state and local candidates on the California and Hawaii general election ballot.
 
All our endorsed Hawaiian candidates are running for re-election, and Stanley Chang is the first Hawaiian elected official to publicly identify with our community. Scott Wiener is running for re-election to the California State Senate, and Karina Quintanilla is running in a city council district she helped create through the enforcement of the California Voter Rights Act. Their websites and donation links are below as are their bios. You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
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Karina Quintanilla - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Scott Wiener - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Stanley Chang - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Karl Rhoads - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Tina Wildberger - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
 
Karina Quintanilla[[link removed]] is running for election to the Palm Desert City (CA) Council in District 1. Quintanilla’s career in education has spanned universities, vocational schools, and nonprofit and for profit institutions in both the public and private sectors. She has been an earth science teacher, career counselor, band booster, and translator. In 2015, Karina was selected by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) for their Leadership Institute where she honed her community engagement and leadership skills. Quintanilla has been a leader in implementing the California Voter Rights Act to break up at-large election districts so elected officials are more responsive to voters in her city. She is running for office in a new district she helped create! Her policy goals are to fully implement the California Voters Rights Act, diversity revenue streams for the city, improve educational programs and expand employment opportunities, and address housing insecurity with more affordable housing. Quintanilla is a recovering Catholic and a secular American.
 
Scott Wiener[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the California State Senate in District 11. In the March 3 primary, Wiener earned 55% of the vote – finishing 1st in a field of three candidates. He is an attorney and served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in the district previously represented by Harvey Milk. Wiener is a very strong advocate of church-state separation. In high school he attempted to prevent Christian prayers at school events and was consequently the target of bigoted attacks. In the State Senate, Wiener works “to make housing more affordable, invest in our transportation systems, increase access to healthcare, support working families, meaningfully address climate change and the impacts of drought, reform our criminal justice system, reduce gun violence, reduce California’s high poverty rate, and safeguard and expand the rights of all communities, including immigrants and the LGBT community.” Wiener is Jewish and an ally of the atheist and humanist community. 
 
Stanley Chang[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the Hawaii State Senate in District 9. Chang is a lifelong resident of East Honolulu and the son of Chinese immigrants. After his time at Harvard Law School, he ran for the City Council of Honolulu and personally knocked on 19,000 doors to meet with and listen to voters. As State Senator, Chang spearheaded legislation to improve Hawaii’s infrastructure, ban plastic bags, limit and curb smoking, and build shelters for the homeless. In his next term, Chang’s main focus will be on ending Hawaii’s housing shortage, giving his constituents a voice by coming to them and listening to their concerns, making large investments in Hawaii’s education system, and reducing homelessness. Chang was not raised with a religious background and identifies as “no religion.”
 
Karl Rhoads[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the Hawaii State Senate in District 13. After serving in the Hawaii State Legislature for a decade, Rhoads was elected to the State Senate. His sponsored bills in the Senate include measures to help the homeless with mental illnesses, making housing more affordable, and a Red Flag law to prevent dangerous individuals from owning guns. Rhoads has also worked to improve public safety and decency, ensure access to women’s healthcare, update election laws, and protect local businesses. Rhoads was raised Seventh-day Adventist and is an ally of our community.
 
Tina Wildberger[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the Hawaii State House in District 11. Wildberger is 26-year Kihei resident and a progressive employer who lives her values by maintaining a $15 minimum wage for her workers. In her first term as state legislator, she advocated for the environment and fought against privatization of public water resources. In 2020 and beyond, she will focus on affordable healthcare, protecting Hawaii’s natural environment, restorative justice, disaster preparedness, and building a more progressive economy. Wildberger was raised Catholic.
 
You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
Thank you for your membership and support. 
 
Sincerely,

Ron Millar
PAC Coordinator
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This message is for the sole use of members of the Center for Freethought Equality. The mission of the Freethought Equality Fund (FEF) is to achieve equality for the nontheist community by increasing the number of open humanists and atheists, and allies, in public office at all levels of government. The FEF is affiliated with the Center for Freethought Equality, which is the advocacy and political arm of the American Humanist Association. Donations to the Center for Freethought Equality[[link removed]], Freethought Equality Fund[[link removed]] and our endorsed candidates are voluntary and are not tax deductible. 
 

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