Alicia “Liish” Kozlowski
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State Rep Misaabekong • They/Them • #kwepack • Official #MNLeg Account: @RepAliciaMN
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Big endorsed energy! TY Duluth DFLers for a joyful and impressively run SD8 convention! As long as I have our community’s backing, I’ll continue fighting with and for you *at the Capitol & in the community * for the future we deserve. Onward to November!
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Today, I stand here before you as our first Mexican-Ojibwe person to rep Duluth AND the first non-binary state representative elect that that will serve Minnesota. WE DID IT! WE HAVE MADE HISTORY TOGETHER!
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No one is illegal on stolen land.
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Minnesota is officially a trans refuge state! B/c Trans, non-binary & 2S relatives deserve protection & safety right now.
To Trans & gender expansive youth everywhere: we will never stop fighting for you to be ALL of who you are. Our work continues to protect and expand our
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When the highest ranking Native American in Executive Office is sworn in by the first Native American to serve in the MN Court of Appeals. You get one gorgeous ceremony, leaders MN deserves & four more legacy-building years for future generations coming behind us!
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Our love for our beautiful Trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, gender expansive peoples is stronger than anyone’s hate.
@leighfinke
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If you come for one of us, you come for all of us.
Facts are Rep. Finke, me & our Trans folks endure death threats, active bullying, and vicious harassment every day. This trash is only fanned into flames by downright lies & hateful rhetoric that’s stemming from the GOP.
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As for me, I’m with
@leighfinke
. Always.
“You cannot oppress the people who aren’t afraid anymore.” -Caesar Chavez
#StandWithLeigh
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Just another historic day at the office. Our love for our people is stronger than anyone’s hate.
#TransRefuge
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What seems like an ordinary hearing to most was a powerful moment for survivors of violence everywhere.
This is me as a State Representative leading a bill next to the prosecutor of my sexual assault case.
Two years after a four year court battle, in the deepest of the deep
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Tell us it’s greed without telling us it’s greed 📢
MN Hospitals: “MN’s hospitals are confronting their worst financial environment in decades. If these bills pass, we’re in trouble.”
Also MN Hospitals: Exec pay like Mayo CEO climbed 27% in 2021
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A big green vote for reproductive justice! This YES vote sends a resoundingly clear message that we trust our neighbors to make their own healthcare decisions.
#PROact
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Trans. Two Spirit. Gender expansive folks. You are sacred. You are medicine. And
@leighfinke
and all of us got you here in MN got you 🔥
Seeking to ban gender-affirming care, as the amendment to the conversion "therapy" ban being discussed would do, is sending the message that you do not want trans children to grow up and become trans adults.
You don't want them to become ME, observes
@LeighFinke
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Yeah but some of us are 30-something & non-binary
Minnesota State Sen. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka), chiding Gov. Tim Walz's (DFL) historic legislative session, says of his fellow lawmakers: "These 30-something progressive socialist women that are there, that's what's driving that."
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The first Walz veto is an affront to working people and drivers, particularly our East African and
#BIPOC
community. This decision deepens a dangerous precedent by bending to corporate greed and of scare tactics versus supporting working class people.
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The budget surplus was created by record-breaking corporate profit in the past few years. The income of Minnesotans making $500k+ rose 117%. Meanwhile, the lowest earners just struggling to survive saw their income go down by 5%.
Time for wealthy corporations & the richest
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From the streets, to the highest offices of Misaabekong aka Duluth, to the halls of power at the Capitol.
Two Spirits are bringing our good medicine & community everywhere we go. Miigwech for this gift of a series
@MPRnews
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This is your victory, Duluth and Minnesota! And for all the queer youth and gender expansive folks everywhere!
Alicia Kozlowski wins their race and becomes Minnesota's first non-binary candidate in history!
Their presence in the Minnesota legislature will be so important for non-binary people in their state and indeed, everywhere.
Trans and non-binary voices WILL be heard!
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This is Native land. And it’s a new day for Mni Sota. Put that in your history books.
@MariaIsa
#movimiento
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We don’t have to live & die this way. We have the power and responsibility to pass comprehensive legislation to prevent and end gun violence. It’s the guns - that’s why I am all in for extreme risk protection orders, comprehensive background checks, and safe storage.
"For the first time in a long time Minnesota lawmakers have the power to pass life-saving gun safety legislation. And it’s all because Minnesota voters showed up... and voted for candidates who have promised to prioritize gun safety."
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The Woman of the year. The woman of
#mnleg
. And my partner in justice. You represent the best of MN & all of us!
@leighfinke
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Hey fam! Landed in D.C. and am so stoked to take the stage here with Progressive Peoples Conference to hype up our transformational racial & climate justice work in MN!
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My dad Manuel “Manny” Herrera walked on last week, after an 8 year battle with dementia. A Navy veteran, accomplished craftsmen, Harley Davidson rider, and an IBEW
#233
journeymen electrician. I’m forever grateful for the outpouring of love & support from my amazing community.
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That’s why Keith is the peoples Attorney. As a kid who grew up with empty cupboards & denied school meals, I am an advocate for universal breakfast, lunch, dinner all weeklong. I’m here for a MN where every kid has full bellies & full hearts.
Lunch shaming is wrong, illegal, and we’re putting an end to it.
Students whose families are struggling to afford their lives cannot be denied a regular school lunch or offered a substandard alternate meal in place of a regular lunch.
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Here’s the thing about Mni Sota: we are not Florida. Or Texas. Or South Dakota. We refuse to be erased & won’t sit back while human rights are erased across the country. To our trans and enby fam, we’ve got you. Always.
#TransRefuge
“Body sovereignty is everything, gender sovereignty is everything. We are here to hold this space open and hold this door open for those that need it.”
@alicia4duluth
#transrefuge
#LGBTQIA
#minnesota
#mnlegislature
#mnlegis
#transgender
#lgbtqmn
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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We’re here. We’re genderqueer. We can and we will. Thank you to
@leighfinke
for standing up for the little Alicia’s & Leigh’s everywhere! 🏳️⚧️ 🌈
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With a heavy heart, I share my dad has walked on. Proud Navy Veteran. Political leader. A new college grad. Traditional Healer. My dad “Skip” centered the well-being of our people and left a legacy of healing for future generations to come.
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Friendly reminder on this Duluth Superior Pride weekend. My pronouns are they/them 🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Since the very beginning, this campaign has been about putting the power where it belongs - in the hands of the people.
I’m grateful for every election worker, door-knocker, phone-banker, volunteer, and voter. Thanks to you, I’m honored to win the DFL Primary for MN House 8B!
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A tale of two parties
Hey, hey, ho, ho
Transphobia has got to go
The cruelty is the point
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“Prone restraint is dangerous and has resulted in injury and death for children in schools.”
We need student-first strategies & investments that advance the success of neurodivergent & children of color— not extreme punishments that cause lasting harm.
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Our word is our currency. We checked off the last box today.
Promises made, promises kept.
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Feeding people solves hunger. Tonight was all about feeding our kids, our families, and all of our neighbors. Thank you
@SydneyJordanMN
and
@RepKeeler
for your leadership towards full bellies & full thriving!
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A literal moment spoken & written into existence. By my fam
@leighfinke
and Liish. Weird life. Phenomenal life.
Amazing work team
@leighfinke
@LiishKozlowski
@jbeckerfinn
@melissahortman
@outfrontmn
👏🏽 What a day, night and day on the floor!?!!!! Say hello to the weekend!! 😃 MN Trans Refuge State law passes in the State House !!! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Happy Duluth Superior Pride!! Stoked to celebrate ALL of who we are with our community this weekend and continue the fight for queer liberation, together. See you out there, friends 🌈 🏳️⚧️
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As an Indigenous non-binary/Two Spirit person, I know a thing or two ppl wanting to eradicate you. We won’t be denied, justify, or back down from our brilliant existence. We just keep on holding our sacred ground.
That’s why I’m proud to carry this *first in MN* bill to support
This bill is the first of its kind for LGBTQ entrepreneurs in MN - it will provide access to capital and business development support for LGBTQ-owned businesses, which are under-served by financial institutions and face notable disparities and discrimination.
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How it started. How it’s going.
With my partner in Queer justice and liberation
@leighfinke
🏳️⚧️ 🌈 Queer Caucus
🏳️⚧️ 🌈 Trans Refuge
🏳️⚧️ 🌈 Gender-neutral school facilities
🏳️⚧️ 🌈 and more!
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Bringing all the smiles and good energy to make big leaps forward *and speedy progress* to improve the lives of Minnesotans!
@samakabforhouse
@GovTimWalz
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Another bill led by youth, for youth. HF 2008 would establish a youth cash stipend pilot project for homeless youth ages 18-24 in Hennepin & St. Louis Counties, geared towards lgbtq youth & youth of color.
It’s all abt clearing obstacles to stable housing, youth-centered
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We’re ready to go get our human rights! Fruit roll ups in arm, thanks to the best Majority Whip
@AthenaHollins
with the community care!
@leighfinke
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I am so proud of everything this positive and grassroots campaign accomplished. In each and every space we showed up in our entirety. I may be the first Latinx, first Ojibwe, and first gender expansive person to run for this seat but I promise you I will not be the last.
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Time to sign, seal & deliver HF 100! Proud to be on this bipartisan team to legalize cannabis, expunge records, and advance economic justice in a regulated market.
The House members on the conference committee on my bill to legalize cannabis in MN have been named. This is the team that will get the job done! In addition to myself, they are:
@AthenaHollins
@JessHansonMN
@LiishKozlowski
and
@West4MN
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I may be the first
#nonbinary
State Legislator but I promise you I won’t be the last! Minnesota is ready for the Rainbow Wave 🌈 🏳️⚧️
Alicia Kozlowski (
@alicia4duluth
) wins their election in Duluth’s House District 8B, making them Minnesota’s first nonbinary legislator.
#Election2022
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Today is a perfect day to finally pass
#GunViolencePrevention
in MN.
But first, we have to weed thru misinformation & attempts to put gun profits over kids. ABC news actually said it’s not the
#GVP
laws, it's the guns. There are too many guns, too much easy access to guns, in
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Loggia aka “the porch” life at the cap
Late nights & long days.
Tired legs & strong hearts.
Final stretch for people,
for homelands.
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Thank you to everyone who came out to the
@MomsDemand
Walk in Duluth today!
Everyday 110 Americans die by gun violence.
Americans are 26x more likely to die from a gun than people in any other country similar to the US.
(1/3)
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Healthcare is a human right. Full stop. We must hold the line. MinnesotaCare should be a public health insurance option available to ALL MNs - no matter immigration status - for both children AND adults. LFG for all our gente!
#mnleg
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By all statistics, I shouldn’t be who or where I am today. As a kid raising myself in the streets of Duluth, I specifically remember standing in a dark bar. Bright light shining thru the glass door & whispering “I’m going to MAKE HOPE so our future is brighter than this.”
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Today the
#mnleg
will vote on HF4: a bill to restore
#DriversLicensesforall
. This vote is for you: the 95k strong immigrant community *incl. 30k children* who call MN home. To live free of fear. This is for your hopes, new possibilities, fullest life & a vibrant MN. ¡Si se puede!
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From west end to the west side at the State Capitol. This one’s for all the little Alicia’s out there dreaming and scheming for a more just world. Much love to y’all. This one is for all of us ♥️
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Minnesotans deserves systems and institutions that care for them. All workers deserve earned sick and safe time. So proud to vote for HF 19, which grew out of community organizing & mobilizing. Even prouder to do it alongside community.
@TakeActionMN
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There’s some people in this lyfe you just gotta know. The trifecta of friendships: Balance. Hype. Justice.
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Juneteenth passed the MN House! “It's also a step in the direction of truly living up to the promise of this nation that all are created equal,” she said. “It's an opportunity to acknowledge how far we've come and how far we have to go as a state and a nation.”
@RuthForHouse
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We are doing this term, on OUR terms. Brought the drum, the heartbeat of the people, the side step and the comunidad. Bringing our fullest hearts and spirits to this work together. We’re ready to go bold and loud this session for the people, land, air, and waters of Minnesota!
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! We are dreamers. Healers. Shapeshifters. Indigenous peoples have and will always be here. Daring to dream up and bring these audacious visions to life. This is what we do. This is who we are. We are medicine.
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At the EXACT same time,
@MariaIsa
& me hollered out, “We’re bringing our drums to the cap!” The land and our ancestors were so proud as our little moccasin feet danced in that rotunda.
It was powerful to have the first ever round dance in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol. What pure joy to celebrate our Native legislators and our entire community. I never imagined this would be possible. It’s a brand new day.
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Happy Pride Month!
How it started. How it’s going. In honor of living the fullest version of me this month & everyday:
📣Please call me Liish📣
Pronounced like “leash”
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I am truly honored to receive the
@MomsDemand
Action distinction.
Gun violence is an epidemic, more importantly, gun violence is preventable.
I promise to fiercely fight for evidence-based, common-sense gun reform and bring real change to save lives and
#endgunviolence
.
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This is an incredible win for the Fond du Lac Band, St. Louis River Watershed & our homelands. Tribal sovereignty & meaningful consultation are not optional. Proud of my peoples’ tireless work to make sure our government followed the science and the law.
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The rotunda was overflowing for Disability Services Day in the Hill! TY advocates and support staff for your stories, wisdom, vision for a truly accessible & thriving MN. Starting with investing in disability services and the people who support them.
#InvestInUs
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Here in Duluth & Mni Sota, we have been and always will be victors ♥️
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Doing the ppls’ work w these people 🧡
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We did it! With bipartisan support, the House
#mnleg
passed a bill that will provide $50 million in emergency rental assistance to households across the state. These funds would get out ASAP to people and families in urgent need of this lifeline to stable housing.
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All day long the mighty sounds of the people rang thru the halls, streets & chambers. Uber/Lyft drivers & MN Nurses are holding strong, taking time away from loved ones & losing income. To fight for fair pay, justice & dignity on the job. We must not leave them behind.
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“Instead of celebrating a history of conquest and colonization, Minnesota is now uplifting Indigenous peoples. That’s certainly worth celebrating, including in Minnesota’s schools, and not just on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”
Chi Miigwech
@duluthnews
!
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Public Safety & Judiciary Bill “W’s” of
#gunviolenceprevention
, no-knock warrant ban,
@firstwitnessCAC
& ⬆️. All thanks to activists, moms & families, young ppl & ppl of color. Who show up and hold down our ppl every day. The movement for justice continues. Onward!
@MomsDemand
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Alicia in the red blazer, proud team surrounding her, teary-eyed social media person behind the camera at
@alicia4duluth
headquarters today. Thanks to our delegates for your resounding support. DFL ENDORSEMENT LET'S GO!
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Honored to receive the endorsement + support of ALL of our powerhouse
#NativeAmerican
state legislators
@jbeckerfinn
@RepKeeler
@MaryKunesh9
! Together, we’ll shape a legislature that is equitable, empowering & responsive to advance healthier outcomes for all.
#AliciaforDuluth
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Hella affirming day all around! Shout out to Stilo Cuts in Uptown for the sickest do. Onwards!
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3 years & $2.6B later. We did it — under the incredible leadership of the one and only
@RepFueLee
! Proud to be on Team Bonding with the support of amazing staff like Jenny Nash!
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Ready for another big day with these champs! Transportation. Housing.
State of the State.
#LFG
@mikehowardmn
@leighfinke
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Every day is a good day to be Indigenous!
🗓️ Monday, October 9 marks the first time Minnesota will observe Indigenous Peoples' Day as a state-recognized holiday, and the first time schools will devote time to informing students about the day's significance.
#mnleg
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We’re fed up with right wing fascism & their shameless schemes to silence us.
Fed up with attacks to strip our freedoms & our futures.
The thing is: we know exactly who we are, who and where we come from, and where we are going. We press on - with courage in our eyes and fire
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Hats off to AG Chair *and seat mate*
@RepSamanthaVang
& to MN! We passed the AG budget that delivers comprehensive solutions for sustainable food supply + strong agricultural economy, with much-needed resources and supports like rural broadband, climate-smart investments &
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“The world can’t tell you who you are. You know who you are, and you should be true to that. Find people who see you and support you, and listen to them. ... Lots of people in this world do not want us here, so we need to find people who do.”
@leighfinke
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As a parent, BIPOC community member & elected official, I stand in solidarity with community against racism in all its forms. This bright young Black child did not deserve to be placed under attack or in harm's way for political gain. 🧵
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Today, we stood strong together for the Increase Teachers of Color Act. The
#TOCAIT
is the most comprehensive + transformational legislation in the U.S. and is integral to the success of all students.
The time is now to recruit and retain more BIPOC educators in K-12 schools,
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Gun violence is the leading cause of death in children & young adults. Our kids & communities don’t have time to wait to end the scourge of gun violence and build a safe future for all.
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Another week of victories for Minnesota!
✅Conversion Therapy Ban
✅ Office of Missing & Murdered African Heritage Women and Girls
✅ Catalytic Converters
✅
#ESST
#Restorethevote
&
#DL4All
headed to Governor
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Let’s call it what it is: racism targeting women of color! All our voices will get and stronger, and we will forever celebrate the leadership of our fearless Rep
@Ilhan
!
@HouseDFLPOCI
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I’m proud to announce we’ve been endorsed by Governor
@Tim_Walz
and *highest ranking Native elected in the country* Lt. Governor
@peggyflanagan
. I am ready to stand strong with them in fighting for a better future for Minnesotans in every corner of our state.
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We had a successful hearing with bipartisan support for HF 1376. A true example of community-led solutions to the
#mmiw2sg
crisis facing our state & country. Our bill would establish the first-ever reward fund, supports for community-led justice work & more with the Offices of
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Squad goals! If elected tomorrow, I will be deeply humbled to be the first non-binary person to serve as State Rep. I promise you, I won’t be the last! Let’s make history together and make our future even better for all Minnesotans.
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We’re the reproductive justice majority—and we’re not 👏🏽 backing 👏🏽 down 👏🏽
#BansOffOurBodies
Duluth showed up and showed out today. Thank you to all the organizers and community. Protecting abortion access is an urgent matter of racial, LGBTQ, and economic justice.
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MN immigrants & our families have waited 20+ years for the legislature to pass drivers license for all. Good for our gente, safety, workforce, and road investments & more Our families are counting on us. The time is now!
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Another energizing night with
@sd8dfl
! In Duluth, we know our future is in our hands. That’s why we are excited, organized, fired up, and ready to go! Grateful for THIS community & these deeply committed, powerful and effective leaders.
@peggyflanagan
@LizOlson218
@GovTimWalz
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Our love for our people is stronger than anyone’s hate. I love our people. Mi’iw.
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The Trans Refuge EO is urgent + necessary. Let’s be crystal clear: with attacks on our community sweeping the nation, we must make Trans Refuge the law of the land and advance the Queer Caucus priority bills to support our youth & gender expansive communities.
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A dreamy, joyful, vibrantly Indigenous night on the turf!
🌟 Our community star & my best homie/ Heartberry CEO Sarah Agaton Howes was named Star of the North!
📷
@heartberry
unveiled the new TIFO as a reminder “you are in Native land”
🪙 Kicked off the match with the coin
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Happy Election Day! We’ve got love in our hearts and fire in our eyes. Let’s get after it and make history together today!
Have you cast your vote yet? Head to the polls by 8 p.m. tonight to make sure your voice is heard loud & proud.
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Grateful to live in a state that affirms and fights for trans & gender expansive peoples! TY
@GovTimWalz
+
@LtGovFlanagan
for standing loud and proud for youth everywhere🏳️⚧️ 🌈
Here in Minnesota, we stand with our trans youth against hateful laws and damaging rhetoric. Our work to ensure all Minnesotans – especially our trans neighbors – are safe, valued, and respected continues.
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A wonderful Latine Day at the Capitol!
Minnesota is home to over 345,000 Latine in every corner of the state. Our community is strong, growing & enriching our communities culturally and economically with over 9,000 Latino-owned businesses.
Embracing the past. Celebrating the
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