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Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar Is Reelected as Senator in Brooklyn

Virginia Isaad — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:36:38 +0000

Democratic Socialist Julia Salazar, 29, gained national attention when the first-time candidate became the New York State Senator for the 18th district in 2018. Now, she’s making headlines again as results show she was reelected with 83.9% of the votes. In 2019, Salazar became the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America to serve

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NY State Senate Candidate Julia Salazar Says Story Intended to Out Her as a Sexual Assault Survivor

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:01:10 +0000

With two days before New Yorkers head to the polls, Julia Salazar, a candidate for State Senate in New York’s District 18, has had to defend herself as attacks on her character abound. In one of her latest tweets, she alleged that David Keyes, a spokesperson for Benjamin Netanyahu, sexually assaulted her. She explained that

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3 Young Progressive Latinas on Running for Office, Underrepresentation in Politics & Self-Doubt

Raquel Reichard — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:32:29 +0000

On several occasions, Juana Matias has marched into the Massachusetts House Chamber, eager to advocate for her constituents back in the heavily Latinx-populated city of Lawrence, only to be stopped by security guards who inform her she’s not allowed to step onto the house floor. That’s because they mistake the 31-year-old politico – the first-ever

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