On election days a couple days back there were several people who were elected to positions in office in what became a day history was made. In Virginia, Danica Roem won against Republican lawmaker Robert Marshall who drafted a bathroom bill that would've forced transgender individuals to use the bathrooms that didn't correspond to their gender identity. Danica Roem won the election and became the states first transgender lawmaker in what many in the LGBT+ community and allies celebrated and when asked about her opponent her response was"“I don't attack my constituents. Bob is my constituent now.” Many other transgender individuals also won positions in other states such as in Palm Springs and Andrea Jenkins, the states first openly transgender woman of color in Minneapolis to the city council.
Outside of LGBT+ community, there were huge victories for people of color as well in various positions. One of the most known is Montana who elected their first black mayor who also happened to be a refugee. Wilmot Collins unseated incumbent Jim Smith, who had held the office since 2001. Charlotte voters elect their first African-American female mayor Democrat Vi Lyle and in the state of New Jersey Democrat Ravinder Bhalla, a two-term city councilman in Hoboken, is becoming the states first Sikh mayor. In Topeka, Kansas, Michelle De La Isla became the city’s first Hispanic mayor and the second woman to be elected to the office.
Their wins were wins for people of color and people in the LGBT+ community. Even in times these times we're living in these elections shows that there are people in office who care about their citizens and aren't letting things stop them. Many of the people of color faced racial posters that attempted to make them look like walking stereotypes but they fought on. Many of these outstanding people such as Danica Roem went door to door and got involved with their community while their opponents didn't. Anyways I'd like to know your opinions on these results and what this could mean in the current administration.
I wonder if this is possibly a reaction to the most recent presidential election. Perhaps those that quietly supported liberal agendas but didn't vote have realized that they need to play a more active role in society. Or, it could be possible that people are changing their viewpoints. Which do you think it is? More people voting that didn't before or a shift in opinions?
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