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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Maggie Trevor among latest group of Victory Fund-endorsed candidates
2022-06-25
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Cook County Board of Commissioners candidate Maggie Trevor is included in the most recent group of political incumbents and candidates with the backing of LGBTQ Victory Fund.
LGBTQ Victory Fund endorsed 23 more out LGBTQ candidates, per a press release. Victory Fund has now endorsed 314 candidates running in the 2022 midterms.
A few of the others receiving endorsements include Arizona state Senate candidate Cesar Chavez, Minnesota state rep candidate Erin Maye Quade, Pennsylvania state rep candidate La'Tasha Mayes and Eaton (Mich.) County Commission candidate Trevor Youngquist.
More information about all of Victory Fund's endorsed candidates is available at victoryfund.org/ourcandidates. |
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