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Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

How Can We Mobilize For The Midterms? with Lala Wu and Gaby Goldstein - This week on Getting Curious, Sister Districts Lala Wu and Gaby Goldstein are here to remind us that there are no off-year elections, only odd-year electionsand were in the midst of a major campaign season. Lala and Gaby break down why this years state legislature races are a bellwether for the midterms, whats going on with redistricting, and how you can get involved in electing progressives across the country. Sister District is a grassroots organization of over 50,000 members, which provides hands-on field and fundraising support to endorsed state legislative candidates. Sister District Action Network, their affiliated c4, focuses on political research, civic engagement and state legislator support. You can learn more at https://sisterdistrict.com/. Sister District is on Twitter and Instagram @Sister_District and on YouTube and Facebook at Sister District. Lala Wu is thrilled and humbled to be the first woman of color to take the helm as the Executive Director of Sister District. In her previous role as the Director of Engagement & Partnerships, she successfully led the expansion of the organization's volunteer infrastructure to over 150 chapters in 31 states. Prior to co-founding Sister District, Lala was a clean energy and land use attorney. Lala is on Twitter @_lala_wu_. Gaby Goldstein is an attorney, political strategist, and health & state policy enthusiast. As Co-Founder at Sister District, she is building progressive power in state legislatures and helping legislators succeed once elected. She serves as Political Advisor at Sister District Project, and as Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Sister District Action Network. Gaby Goldstein is on Twitter @gaby__goldstein. Once youve listened to the episode, make sure to check out Gabys first appearance on Getting Curious, in 2018 (How Do We Flip Red States Blue In The Midterms?) and head over to Instagram for a 2020 conversation with Sister Districts Rita Bosworth. Find out what todays guests and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Qui by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. A weekly exploration of all the things Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Gay of Thrones) is curious about. Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as they get curious about anything and everything under the sun.

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