| When big, national grassroots groups endorse in congressional races, they sometimes bring not only attention but resources. We saw that last week when Democracy for America's endorsement generated a day of field for Ed Potosnak in both sides of NJ-7, and then just 48 hours later when DFA-ally Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) joined in, members of both groups from all over the country made thousands of voter-ID calls to identify Potosnak voters all over NJ-7 for the coming GOTV effort.
That's how it is for both progressive challenger Potosnak and progressive incumbent Rep. Rush Holt, who are both nationally endorsed by Stonewall Democrats for their strong advocacy for equality. Yes - of only 1 dozen ElectEQUALITY candidates in the US, two are from New Jersey.
And we have, via our ally Pam's House Blend a nice roundup of the staffers Stonewall Democrats have sent to assist both campaigns.
 Sean Mann's here in NJ for Ed Potosnak: I got to meet Sean Mann, who Stonewall Dems sent to coordinate volunteers for Ed Potosnak, last week when DFA's Jim Dean kicked off a canvass from Ed's Woodbridge HQ, in Ed's campaign against the weakening first-term incumbent Leonard Lance. Sean moved to D.C. to become a student at George Washington University's Campaign Management Program, specializing in advocacy politics. He says it's a dream of his to be an advocate for the rights of minorities, especially those in the LGBTQ community, as his work for Stonewall Dems allows him to do for Ed Potosnak. Sean's from Daytona Beach. He has past experience advocating and campaigning for local campaigns in Florida like Gainesville's No on Amendment 1. Follow Ed Potosnak on Twitter.
 Alex Kapelman's in NJ for Rush Holt: Alex is an Organizer for Rush Holt's NJ-12 re-election against Scott Sipprelle. Before joining the EqualiTeam, Alex worked for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. as Lead Field Manager and Assistant to the Canvass Director. He raised tens of thousands of dollars for progressive causes, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Alex graduated from Bates College in May 2009, with a degree in Sociology and plans to go to law school. Follow Rush Holt on Twitter.
More about Stonewall Dems EqualiTeam here. Here's Blue Jersey's file on Rush Holt, and on Ed Potosnak. Walk into either campaign HQ and one of the first people you'll probably meet are Alex and Sean. |
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