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ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Continues My Body. My Ballot. October Sprint With Candidates in California, Arizona, and Nevada
ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Continues My Body. My Ballot. October Sprint With Candidates in California, Arizona, and Nevada
This week, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju brought the My Body. My Ballot. campaign to battleground races in California, Arizona, and Nevada—connecting the fight for reproductive freedom with health care and affordability, demanding accountability for medical care in ICE detention, and mobilizing voters ahead of Election Day.
In California on Tuesday, Mini joined End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller and endorsed congressional candidate Randy Villegas (CA-22) for a health care roundtable moderated by Reproductive Freedom for All Senior Director of California Campaigns Kristin Slevin. Participants called out Rep. David Valadao’s anti-abortion record and his vote to cut Medi-Cal and defund Planned Parenthood — in a district where 62% of residents rely on Medi-Cal. Villegas laid out his commitment to expanding access to care and lowering costs.
In Arizona on Wednesday, Mini joined Reps. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) at the Eloy Detention Center, where women in ICE custody described inadequate medical care. After meeting 24-year-old Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez, who is five months pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy, lawmakers called for her immediate release. Reproductive Freedom for All has launched a petition in support of the demand.
Later that day in Phoenix, Mini joined endorsed congressional candidate Dr. Amish Shah (AZ-01) to launch Reproductive Freedom for All’s paid canvass in the district, which aims to knock on 55,000 doors before Election Day. The launch builds on nearly half a million dollars in targeted mail and digital ads in the district and efforts to mobilize the organization’s more than 100,000 Arizona members.
In Nevada on Thursday, Mini joined Stacey Abrams, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte President and CEO Stacy Cross, and Reproductive Freedom for All Director of Nevada Campaigns Denise Lopez at a press conference to urge voters to pass Question 6 a second time and enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Mini then launched Reproductive Freedom for All’s paid canvass for Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03), which aims to knock 45,000 doors ahead of Election Day, and closed the day with Abrams at a Nevada Democrats canvass launch.
Reproductive Freedom for All’s historic My Body. My Ballot. campaign is a $23.5 million investment in mobilizing voters, holding anti-abortion extremists accountable, and electing reproductive freedom champions in key races across the country. The campaign has already knocked more than 200,000 doors, and Reproductive Freedom for All’s more than 4.5 million members will keep up the momentum through Election Day.
Check out some coverage below:
BakersfieldNow: Villegas, advocates slam Valadao voting record at Bakersfield health care roundtable
“With Election Day just two weeks away, health care, affordability and reproductive rights are taking center stage in the race for California’s 22nd Congressional District…Democratic candidate, Randy Villegas, joining Reproductive Freedom for All and End Citizens United today in Bakersfield to discuss their campaign goals around reproductive freedom and health care, while also criticizing incumbent Congressman David Valadao’s record.”
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Representatives from Reproductive Freedom for All and End Citizens United argued that healthcare, reproductive rights and other policy debates are tied to the broader health of American democracy.
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“Democratic candidate, Randy Villegas, joining Reproductive Freedom for All and End Citizens United today in Bakersfield to discuss their campaign goals around reproductive freedom and health care, while also criticizing incumbent Congressman David Valadao’s record.”
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“Health care, affordability, and reproductive rights were front and center at a roundtable in Bakersfield on Tuesday. Democratic candidate Randy Villegas and representatives from two national advocacy groups criticized Republican Congressman David Valadao’s voting record, arguing that federal policies can have a direct impact on local Central Valley families. Villegas says Valadao’s support for the federal budget could hurt those who rely on public assistance.”
“It’s going to rip away billions of dollars from programs like Medicaid and SNAP and WIC to go get $1.1 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthiest people in this country.”
The 19th News: Woman with history of stillbirth fears losing another pregnancy in ICE detention
“Lawmakers are calling for the immediate release of 24-year-old Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez, who said she is five months pregnant and having potentially dangerous complications while detained in Arizona’s Eloy Detention Center…U.S. Reps. Adelita Grijalva and Yassamin Ansari of Arizona and U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon met Valero Brinez during a Wednesday visit to Eloy, where she has been detained since August.”
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“The oversight visit, coordinated with the advocacy group Reproductive Freedom for All, is one of several conducted by congressional Democrats during the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement campaign. Lawmakers spoke exclusively to The 19th about the trip to Eloy.”
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For over 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4.5 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
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