Thread by @LaKeniaem

Non-comprehensive-list-of-wins-from-the-off-year-election-that-make-my-heart-flutter, a thread 🧵:

Abdullah Hammoud is going to be the new mayor of Dearborn, Michigan! First Arab-American & Muslim person to serve in this role 💪🏽

https://twitter.com/AHammoudMI/status/1455740942368055298

Danica Roem won her third consecutive term tonight in VA!

https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1455716188638654464

Son of Mexican immigrants wins city council race in the Twin Cities, bravo Jason Chavez! 💪🏽

https://twitter.com/sahanjournal/status/1455714242095718400

Voters in Tucson vote to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour #Fightfor15:

https://twitter.com/taniel/status/1455747183605649413

#Yeson24 passes in Cleveland, creating a civilian oversight board! #TamirRice #JusticeforTamirRice

https://twitter.com/safercle/status/1455717658058543115

Austin, TX defeats Prop A! Bravo Austin!!!! 💪🏽

https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1455719331518636032

First Muslim, Bangladeshi woman elected to NYC City Council! Bravo Shahana Hanif! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1455725684878417926?s=10

An entire thread of local wins! From New Hampshire to Kansas and everywhere in between! HUGE H/T to @runforsomething
for the round-the-clock organizing!

https://twitter.com/runforsomething/status/1455688746112847881

First woman, AAPI person ever elected to mayor in Boston history! #WuTrain

https://twitter.com/nbc10boston/status/1455729604396736514

Portland, Maine rejects an initiative that discriminated against the unhoused! #HousingForAll !

https://twitter.com/taniel/status/1455746579047006208

First Black woman mayor of Lima, OH! @sharettaforlima #BuildBlackPoliticalPower
Huge H/T to @CollectivePAC

https://twitter.com/collectivepac/status/1455736460204720136

Chris Suggs becomes youngest elected in NC history! A much needed win in North Carolina!

https://twitter.com/chrisjsuggs/status/1455708979691233284