Thread by @shannonrwatts

NEW: With some votes still being counted, the tally of @MomsDemand volunteers who won election for office up and down the ballot across the US this week stands at 125, highlighting the political power of our volunteers as candidates for office: demandaseat.org 🧵

In Minnesota, six @MomsDemand volunteers – all women – won their elections, flipping the state Senate and delivering a gun sense trifecta, including people like @ErinMayeQuade, one of the first Black women and one of the first LGBTQ+ women elected as a state senator there.

In Rhode Island, seven of eight @MomsDemand volunteers who ran for office won, including Jennifer Boylan, who served as a volunteer leader for a decade, helping to pass strong gun laws in her state. Now, she’ll lead on this issue as the State Representative for District 66.

In Illinois, SIXTEEN @MomsDemand volunteers who ran for office have won, including @NabeelaforIL, a Muslim, Indian American woman flipped a GOP-held district to become the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly.

In Michigan, nine @MomsDemand volunteers won their elections, giving the statehouse a gun sense majority and delivering the first gun sense trifecta in 40 years. They were also elected to judicial and school board seats, making gun safety a priority at all levels of government.

In Indiana, @MomsDemand volunteer @AndreaHunley_IN was elected to District 46 in the State Senate, becoming the only Democrat freshman senator in the statehouse, and the first Black person to ever represent her district.

In Missouri, @MomsDemand volunteer @JamieforMO won her race to represent District 12 in the Missouri House of Representatives, flipping the seat and becoming the first Black woman to ever be elected to the state legislature from Platte County.

In Iowa, redistricting pitted State Senator and former @MomsDemand volunteer @SarahforIowa against the state’s NRA-backed Republican Senate President ... and she won.

In Colorado, @Sully_720 - a gun violence survivor and @MomsDemand volunteer who served as a State Representative in the Colorado House - won his bid for State Senate and will represent District 27.

Hundreds of @MomsDemand volunteer leaders have run for elected office and dozens have won seats – from city council to school board to Congress. Last year we launched #DemandASeat to train volunteers and survivors to run for office and to run campaigns for gun sense candidates.

We invested $3 million in Demand A Seat for educational training and mentorship opportunities for grassroots volunteers considering campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels. And that investment is paying off... news9.com/story/636163cd…