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Former President Barack Obama is right about this: Some of the
most influential and pivotal decisions that affect our day-to-day lives
aren’t decided by Congress or the President, but by local and state
legislators – just look at the historic wave of anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion,
and voter suppression bills being pushed by the GOP in dozens of states
across the country.

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[ [link removed] ]Republicans are just FOUR seats away from winning complete control of
Virginia’s state government this November (where Republicans are pledging
to introduce a statewide abortion ban styled after Texas and Florida).
That’s why we’re asking if you’ll donate $4 to help us support 4
pro-choice women with backgrounds in science who are running to stop them.

[ [link removed] ]In a moment we’ll tell you more about Hala Ayala, Sally Hudson, Susanna
Gibson, and Bonita Anthony and why your $4 could decide whether or not
Republicans or Democrats control Virginia’s State Legislature.

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The reason grassroots support is so critical in these races is because a
local race or race for a key state legislative seat can cost 1/10th or
even 1/100th of the cost of a single competitive Congressional race.

So your support goes exponentially further at the state and local level
(and while key Senate candidates can raise millions in the span of one
day, a lot of that support never makes it to downballot folks like the
four women we’re featuring today).

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[ Hala ]Hala Ayala (VA SD-33) Hala Ayala (VA SD-33) – Right now, the only
reason the Trumpian GOP Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin doesn’t have a
supermajority and complete control over Virginia is because Democrats held
onto the State Senate by just TWO seats. Republicans will be spending tens
of millions of dollars to retake the Senate and our ability to defend our
razor-thin majority there becomes impossible if Hala and Sally lose these
Senate seats.

Hala’s story is unlike many others who enter politics. When her first
child was born, she worked in a gas station and was uninsured. But she
never gave up on the American Dream, working through college as a single
mother to become a cybersecurity specialist with the Department of
Homeland Security in a career spanning two decades before running for
office.

After helping plan the Women’s March of 2017, she ran for office as a
first-time candidate and unseated a Republican in a historically GOP-held
district. While in office, she led the effort to expand Medicaid that
covered 500,000 Virginians and strengthened background checks on firearms
sales after losing her father to gun violence. With your help, we’ll
defend our Senate majority and send a tried-and-true public servant to the
State Senate!

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[ Dr. ]Dr. Sally Hudson (VA SD-11)Dr. Sally Hudson (VA SD-11) – In 2019, Sally
made history as the first woman in Virginia history to represent
Charlottesville in the State House. During her time in the General
Assembly, she secured a perfect score and was labeled a “Legislative Hero”
by the League of Conservation voters for her leadership on climate and
environmental issues.

Sally earned her PhD at MIT as a National Science Foundation fellow and
teaches statistics as a professor at the University of Virginia – a job
she still holds while serving in the State House.

In the State House, Sally has been a leader on affordable housing,
unemployment, economic development, climate, and healthcare. She’ll need
our help to win this must-win seat and be a leader for Virginia families,
especially at a time when the State Senate is our best line of defense
against Virginia’s Donald Trump, Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

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[ Susanna ]Susanna Gibson (VA HD-57)Susanna Gibson (VA HD-57) – Election experts
at CN Analysis rate this as one of only FOUR toss-up races for the State
House where Democrats need to flip just two seats to retake the majority
in this chamber. This is also a district Joe Biden carried in 2020, so
it’s a perfect opportunity for a strong candidate like Susanna to win –
that is, if she has the resources to get her message out!

Few people are better equipped to speak to the threat of a statewide
abortion ban in Virginia than Susanna, a nurse practitioner and public
health expert with nearly two decades of experience. Part of the reason
she’s running for office is because she believes she can better provide
for patients across the state in elected office and someone who has spent
years navigating state and local laws, resources, and legislation related
to healthcare, medicine, and reproductive freedoms.

If Susanna wins, Democrats will have a more than 50% chance of retaking
the majority and securing both chambers of the Virginia State Legislature,
this November which will allow us to freeze Glenn Youngkin’s extreme
Far-Right agenda in its tracks.

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[ Bonita ]Bonita Anthony (VA HD-92)Bonita Anthony (VA HD-92) – With Democrats
needing to flip two seats to win control of the chamber, they can’t afford
to lose any seats, like the Democratic-held seat Bonita is running for.

Bonita is an electrical engineer with nearly two decades of experience as
an educator and instructor at a range of Virginia institutions, ranging
from Virginia State University to Old Dominion University and the Batten
College of Engineering & Technology.

Especially at a time when Republicans are pushing for book bans and audits
of librarians, it’s never been more important to have educators like
Bonita in office to fight back. If Democrats hold this seat and other key
seats, election experts say we have more than a 50% chance of flipping the
State House this year!

[ [link removed] ]While $4 might not seem like much, when thousands of you give it could
be enough to power Hala, Sally, Susanna, and Bonita to victory in these
critical races this November and WIN control of the Virginia state
legislature!

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