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HRC in Midst of Largest Election Mobilization Effort in Organization’s History

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2012
Paul Guequierre

 

HRC inMidst of Largest Election Mobilization Effort in Organization’s History
Final stage underway in a years-long effort to make 2012 a milestone forequality
WASHINGTON – With a tight race to reelect the most pro-LGBT president inAmerican history, the opportunity to elect the first openly LGBT member of theU.S. Senate, four marriage-related ballot measures, and numerous federal andstate races with real and direct importance to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, andtransgender (LGBT) community, the Human Rights Campaign has embarked on thelargest voter mobilization effort in the organization’s history.  With2012 the year of marriage, this year’s election is a tipping point in themovement for full equality under the law.

 “At no time in history has LGBT equality been more important in anelection season,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Pro-equality candidates,including President Obama and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin are making historyand we will put them over the top.  We’re doubling down our efforts inraces at all levels across the country to make sure equality – and in particularmarriage equality – wins at the ballot box.”


Key priorities:

·      Re-electing the most pro-LGBT President inAmerican history, Barack Obama

·      Electing the first openly-LGBT member of theU.S. Senate, Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.)

·      Electing other fair-minded Senators includingShelley Berkley (Nev.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Martin Heinrich (N.M.), MazieHirono (Hawaii), Tim Kaine (Va.), Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren(Mass.)

·      Electing more openly LGBT members of Congress

·      Electing fair-minded state legislators inplaces like Colorado, Delaware, Illinois and Minnesota, where pro-equalitylegislation could be voted on next year

·      Electing Maggie Hassan to the New HampshireGovernor’s office to beat back attempts to repeal marriage equality there

·      Winning marriage equality victories at theballot box in Maryland, Maine, and Washington, and defeating a constitutionalban on marriage equality in Minnesota

 
HRC’s work and GOTV activities are detailed at the Election Center at www.hrc.org/election.  Activitiesinclude:


·      By Election Day, HRC will have invested $8million in efforts to expand marriage equality over the past two years,including $5 million in the four ballot measure states

·      70 staff members on the ground assisting theballot measure campaigns and many of their 233 HRC-endorsed candidates

·      PAC contributions of more than $1 million toendorsed candidates across the country

·      Members and supporters across the countryvolunteering directly on priority campaigns

·      HRC President Chad Griffin on a six-state GetOut the Vote tour to activate HRC’s more than one million members andsupporters to vote and get their friends and family to vote

·      GOTV outreach to more than 75 college campusesacross the country including literature, voter registration information, etc.

·      Social media outreach including partnershipwith Rock the Vote on Facebook voter registration and National Coming Out Day“Come Out and Vote” theme

·      Sending more than 15 million emails out tomobilize voters

·      GOTV phone calls to LGBT people and allies withtargeted messages in races around the nation

·      Call4Equality, a tool that allows our membersand supporters to directly call their Facebook friends in marriage ballotmeasure states and urge them to vote

·      Weekly phone banks at Washington headquartersfor campaigns across the country

·      Telephone town hall the week before theelection giving voters tools to get involved at this critical moment

·      Unmasking of the divisive strategies – and bigcoffers – of our opponents like the National Organization for Marriage

·      Providing extensive web resources on MittRomney’s real record on LGBT issues

“We’ve come too far to take steps back this year in the fight for equality,”added Griffin.  “Our opponents are back to their dirty tricks of lies anddeception, so now it’s up to us – with truth and energy on our side – to leaveno stone unturned in the most historic election ever for our community.”

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organizationworking to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Byinspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination againstLGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness andequality for all.

 

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