Hi John,
The Freethought Equality Fund has endorsed three members of our community in California who are running for Congress. In the nonpartisan blanket primary on March 3, 2020, Jared Huffman -- our only public member of Congress -- is seeking re-election, and Janessa Goldbeck and
Kim Williams are impressive first-time candidates. Short bios of our endorsed candidates are below, as are links to support their campaigns.
Janessa Goldbeck is running for Congress in the California 53rd Congressional District. In her professional career Goldbeck advocated for policies to stop the genocide in Darfur, and following the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell she joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a proud out, queer women. Goldbeck is running for
Congress in this open Democratic seat to “fight for bold progressive solutions to make a difference, and to restore a sense of pride – based on our values – to Washington.” Her policy goals include rebuilding our infrastructure and affordable housing, addressing the rising cost of living, enforcing equal pay for equal work, enacting common sense gun control, and making healthcare accessible and prescription drugs affordable. Goldbeck is agnostic.
In his fourth term as a member of Congress, Jared Huffman is running for re-election to represent the North Coast of California from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. He serves on the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. In
the 116th Congress, he chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife, with jurisdiction over federal water projects, fisheries management, coastal zone and oceans policy, and wildlife and endangered species. A progressive leader and an environmental expert he is committed to addressing climate change and ensuring our communities are resilient to its effects, including wildfires and droughts. He is a leader in defending America’s coastlines from offshore oil and gas drilling to protect our oceanic ecosystems and
coastal economies. Huffman’s prior public service includes six years in the California State Assembly and working as a public interest lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Rep. Huffman identifies as humanist and agnostic, and is the founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus.
Kim Williams is a progressive Democrat running for Congress in the California 16th Congressional District. From a working class family and small community, she “understands the difficult challenges working families face today and is committed to bold solutions that dismantle income inequality, combat
poverty, and hand political power back to the American voter.” Williams is a proud single working mother to her daughter Cassiopeia, a former professor of American history, and a former Foreign Service diplomat under the Obama administration. Through hard work she was able to achieve her American Dream and her goal as a member of Congress is to make that opportunity available to everyone. Williams is agnostic.
You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here.
Thank you for your membership and support!
Sincerely,
Ron Millar
PAC Coordinator
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.
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