Smart, Dedicated. Principled
By Aaron Regunberg
One of those
incredible candidates is Jen Douglas, who is running for state senate that
includes the northern half of Charlestown, as well as Richmond, Hopkinton, and
Exeter in southwest Rhode Island.
Jen Douglas is a lifelong Rhode Islander, a single mom, a
health care worker, and a truly committed activist.
As a senator, Jen will be a champion for a living wage, and -- with her
professional health background -- a huge asset to our fight for universal
healthcare.
A win by Jen will also serve as a powerful rebuke to the kind of xenophobic
hate that the far right has made so horrifyingly common in politics today.
That's because she's running against Republican senator Elaine Morgan.
I first got a sense of Morgan's values several years ago during a drive to
ensure state leaders would take a welcoming approach to refugees fleeing
war and violence in Syria.
While
so many in our community were embracing our shared responsibility to support
those in greatest need, Morgan released a statement saying, "I think our country
is under attack. I think this is a major plan by these countries to spread out
their people to attack all non Muslim persons," and went on to describe
Muslims and refugees in ways that are too disgusting to repeat.
Having legislators who spew this kind of hate is a stain on our entire state
government -- and Jen Douglas is running to change that. Here's how we can help
her win:
1. Contribute. I remain so grateful to everyone who has
donated to my campaigns in the past, and I'm asking you to make that same investment in Jen
by contributing here.
2. Volunteer. Whether it's knocking on doors or making phone
calls, grassroots organizing can make all the difference in a race like this. You can sign up to volunteer with Jen's campaign here.
We must send a message this November that we reject hate and xenophobia. And I
can't think of a better way to do that here in Rhode Island than by replacing
Trump's local acolytes with committed community leaders like Jen Douglas.
One last reminder, we're still holding virtual phonebanks for the Biden-Harris
campaign every Wednesday evening! If you'd like to make calls to battleground
states in these last two weeks, you can register here.
