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A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 1 “From the U.S. Congress to statewide offices to state legislatures and city councils, on Election Night we made historic inroads and grew our political power in ways unimaginable even a few years ago.”

MAYOR ANNISE PARKER, PRESIDENT & CEO

LGBTQ VICTORY FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Abele, Chair Michael Grover Richard Holt, Vice Chair Kim Hoover Mattheus Stephens, Secretary Chrys Lemon Campbell Spencer, Treasurer Stephen Macias Stuart Appelbaum Christopher Massicotte (ex-officio) Susan Atkins Daniel Penchina Sue Burnside (ex-officio) Vince Pryor Sharon Callahan-Miller Wade Rakes Pia Carusone

ONE VICTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS LGBTQ VICTORY FUND CAMPAIGN BOARD LEADERSHIP Richard Holt, Chair Chris Abele, Vice Chair Sue Burnside, Co-Chair John Tedstrom, Vice Chair Chris Massicotte, Co-Chair Claire Lucas, Treasurer Jim Schmidt, Endorsement Chair Campbell Spencer, Secretary John Arrowood

LGBTQ VICTORY FUND STAFF

Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO Sarah LeDonne, Digital Marketing Manager Andre Adeyemi, Executive Assistant / Board Liaison Tim Meinke, Senior Director of Major Gifts Geoffrey Bell, Political Manager Sean Meloy, Senior Political Director Robert Byrne, Digital Communications Manager Courtney Mott, Victory Campaign Board Director Katie Creehan, Director of Operations Aaron Samulcek, Chief Operations Officer Dan Gugliuzza, Data Manager Bryant Sanders, Corporate and Foundation Gifts Manager Emily Hammell, Events Manager Seth Schermer, Vice President of Development Elliot Imse, Senior Director of Communications Cesar Toledo, Political Associate

1 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report Friend,

As the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising approaches this June, I am reminded that every so often—perhaps just two or three times a decade—our movement takes an extraordinary leap forward in its march toward equality. In 2018, LGBTQ Victory Fund was privileged to be a key part in one of those leaps as the nation and even the world became captivated by the “Rainbow Wave.”

Never in our nation’s history have so many openly LGBTQ people run for elected office and never have so many been victorious on Election Night. We achieved historic firsts once deemed impossible and broke down long-standing political barriers for some of the highest elected offices in our nation. This annual report is a celebration of this historic election cycle and a glimpse at the role Victory Fund played to make it happen.

While many of our political organization partners are rightfully still celebrating these 2018 victories and preparing for 2020, at Victory Fund we are doing that and more. There is no off-election year for us, because our goal is to secure equitable representation for our community at every level of government—including the school boards, city halls and state legislatures with elections this year. In fact, it is state and local governments that most impact the daily lives of Americans, and it is these governments that can either be equality champions or the enemies of progress for LGBTQ people. Our voices are essential in state and local governments and the impact extends well-beyond the borders of any city or state.

In 2019, we have already endorsed historic candidates who are determined to shatter lavender ceilings and break new ground for our community. At Victory Fund, with your continued support, we will fight tirelessly for these candidates— not only so we can achieve more historic firsts, but so that with time, we can make historic firsts history. That is the end game: equitable representation in all governments everywhere in this nation.

The journey ahead is long, but I am thrilled you are with us.

Sincerely,

Mayor Annise Parker President & CEO, LGBTQ Victory Fund February 2019, , DC

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 2 A RAINBOW WAVE Historic Victories Break Records An unprecedented number of openly LGBTQ people ran for office in 2018 andVictory Fund endorsed 274 of them—more than at anytime in our 27-year history. Victory Fund invested more than $2 million to support our candidates, from the U.S. Senate to local school boards, and 64 percent won on Election Night.

Our First Gay Governor Twenty-five years ago, Colorado was dubbed the ‘hate state’ for its anti- LGBTQ laws and voter-approved anti- LGBTQ ballot initiative. But on Election Night 2018, that maxim was forever erased when Colorado voters made the first openly gay man elected governor of a U.S. state. After joining Jared for Pride and then again for a bus tour in the weeks before the election, Mayor Annise Parker said: “Jared will win on the issues. Yes, it is a historic candidacy, but it is his vision for Colorado that is inspiring voters.” Jared Polis hugs his partner Marlon Reis after winning the governorship.

Sharice Davids speaks at LGBTQ Women Congressional a Victory Fund event in Kansas City. Candidates Win Big Ten openly LGBTQ people won seats in the U.S. Congress on Election Night 2018—two in the U.S. Senate and eight in the U.S. House—the most in history for either chamber. LGBTQ women played an especially important role, with four non-incumbent women winning. Now half of the LGBTQ members of the U.S. Congress are women.

Incumbent U.S. Senator overcame tens of millions of dollars in attack ads to handily defeat her anti-LGBTQ opponent. U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema won a narrow victory to become the first out bisexual U.S. Senator ever. Together Victory Fund raised more than $366,000 on their behalf and contributed $50,000 to an independent expenditure for Senator Baldwin.

Angie Craig, Sharice Davids and Chris Pappas became the first openly LGBTQ U.S. Representatives from their states, Minnesota, Kansas and , respectively. Katie Hill of California became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to Congress from her state, and all four incumbents running for reelection won their races. Victory Fund raised more than $299,000 for its endorsed U.S. House candidates and contributed more than $200,000 for independent expenditures.

3 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report Trans State Legislators Quadruple Three openly trans people won state legislative seats. and were elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected to the Colorado state House. Now four openly trans state legislators are serving across the country.

Trans elected officials at Victory Institute’s International LGBTQ Leaders Conference (left to right): DC ANC Rep. Monika Nemeth, CO state Rep. Brianna Titone, VA Delegate Danica Roem, Erie, PA School Board Member Tyler Titus, and NH state Rep. Lisa Bunker.

State Legislative Candidates Break New Ground 119 OPENLY LGBTQ STATE Only seven states in the nation had never elected an openly LGBTQ LEGISLATORS IN 2018 person to their state legislature before Election Night 2018, but now that 24.4% number is four. Indiana elected JD Ford to the state Senate, Megan Hunt INCREASE was elected to the Nebraska state House, and Susan Ruiz and Brandon 148 OPENLY LGBTQ STATE Woodard were elected to the Kansas state legislature. There are now 148 LEGISLATORS IN 2019 openly LGBTQ state legislators.

First Trans Major Party Gubernatorial Nominee Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Vermont to become the first openly trans major party nominee for governor. While she faced an uphill battle against a popular incumbent and ultimately lost in the general election, her primary victory received international attention and opened up the door to future high-profile trans candidacies.

Christine Hallquist (fourth from right) with the Victory Fund team.

Shattering Lavender Ceilings Everywhere Our candidates shattered long-standing political barriers to become historic firsts, among them:

Nickie Antonio | First openly LGBTQ Ohio state Senator | First openly LGBTQ Pennsylvania state legislator of color Ricardo Lara | First openly LGBTQ person of color elected statewide in the Jeremy Moss | First openly LGBTQ Michigan state Senator Dana Nessel | First openly LGBTQ person elected statewide in Michigan Neil Rafferty | First openly gay man in Alabama state legislature First openly LGBTQ Illinois state legislator of color Lamont Robinson | California Insurance Josh Tenorio | First openly LGBTQ Lieutenant Governor of Guam Commissioner Mary Washington | First openly lesbian elected to Maryland state Senate Ricardo Lara Jennifer Webb | First openly lesbian elected to Florida state legislature

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 4 Influencing Races: Our Work at a Glance

An endorsement from Victory Fund signals to the community that this is a viable LGBTQ candidate worth investing in—and that we will work to propel them to victory. Our endorsed candidates receive fundraising, campaign consulting, media assistance and other support, which is part of the reason our candidates significantly outperformed non-endorsed candidates in 2018.

2018 Endorsed Candidates 2018 Non-Endorsed Candidates 274 endorsed candidates 437 non-endorsed LGBTQ candidates 174 endorsed candidates won / 100 lost 126 won / 311 lost 63.5% win rate 28.8% win rate

Financial Support $2,049,000 Invested in candidate races

$1,079,000 $811,000 $159,000 Raised for Independent expenditures Direct contributions candidates for candidates to candidates

572% 3,358% 74% Increase in overall Increase in independent Of bundling dollars candidate spending expenditures spending went to women compared to 2016 compared to 2016 candidates

Campaign Consulting Our experienced political staff provided more than 200 consulting hours to endorsed candidates: designing field strategies, developing voter targeting plans and reviewing direct mail messages.

“Kansas is going to change. It’s astounding.”

5 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report On the Ground President & CEO Annise Parker traveled to raise visibility and fundraise for dozens of candidates throughout the election cycle—including Senator Tammy Baldwin, now Governor Jared Polis and now U.S. Representative Sharice Davids. On election week through Election Night, Victory Fund staff was on the ground supporting 12 candidates in six states.

Rainbow Wave Appears Over Kansas In the days leading up to Election Night, Victory Fund staff, including Mayor Annise Parker, were on-the-ground in Kansas to get out the vote for Congressional candidate Sharice Davids and historic state legislative candidates Brandon Woodard and Susan Ruiz. Victory Fund invested heavily in the races—helping Sharice achieve a national profile, directly contributing $6500 and raising more than $24,000 for her campaign. We also launched a $33,000 persuasion campaign to elect Brandon Mayor Parker joins Susan Ruiz in making phone calls to get out the and $28,000 to elect Susan in addition to direct LGBTQ vote. contributions to their campaigns.

The result in this deep red state: groundbreaking victories for all three. Sharice became the first out LGBTQ person elected to Congress from Kansas and joined Deb Haaland in becoming the first Native American women elected to Congress. Both Brandon and Susan became the first out LGBTQ people elected to the Kansas state legislature.

“Kansas is going to change. It’s astounding.” Mayor Annise Parker in The Times

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 6 Persuasion Campaigns Victory Fund invested $811,000 into persuasion campaigns aimed at swaying the vote in favor of LGBTQ endorsed candidates.

As tens of millions poured in to define Senator Then Ohio Representative Nickie Antonio was Tammy Baldwin in a negative light for fighting a ‘good-old-boys’ establishment politician voters, Victory Fund worked with partner to become the first openly LGBTQ Ohio state organizations to fight back with an independent senator. When Victory Fund learned he used expenditure touting her accomplishments. The early taxpayer dollars to fight a sexual harassment claim investment worked—with Senator Baldwin having a against him, we went on the attack, ensuring now comfortable lead heading into Election Day. state Senator Antonio returned to Columbus.

Megan Hunt was in a runoff and needed increased Incumbent Georgia state Representative Sam name recognition to become the first openly Park was the primary target for a pickup seat by LGBTQ person to serve in the . the Republican party in the state. When polling Victory Fund launched a campaign around the showed his seat was in danger and his anti-LGBTQ issues she cares most about—and voters liked what opponent was catching up, Victory Fund went on they learned. the offensive. We helped him save the seat and also elected another openly LGBTQ state legislative colleague in the process, Matt Wilson.

7 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report Partnership Building We teamed up with more than 50 electoral partners to secure additional endorsements and support for our candidates, among them:

Owning the ‘Rainbow Wave’ We introduced a real-time LGBTQ candidate data collection system that became the backbone for the ‘Rainbow Wave’ media narrative that Victory Fund promoted globally. As the only organization with that data, we secured hundreds of media stories that raised the profile of Victory Fund and our candidates.

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 8 Our 2018 LGBTQ Candidates

Game Changer Candidates • = WINNER Statewide or federal candidates that can make history at the highest levels of government.

Matthew Heinz AZ US House of Representatives Matt Pelikan MN Minnesota Attorney General

North Dakota Kyrsten Sinema AZ US Senate ND • Secretary of State

• Katie Hill CA US House of Representatives • Chris Pappas NH US House of Representatives

• Mark Takano CA US House of Representatives Nelson Araujo NV Nevada Secretary of State

• Jared Polis CO Governor of Colorado Pat Spearman NV US House of Representatives

Lauren Baer FL US House of Representatives Sean Patrick Maloney NY Attorney General of New York

David Richardson FL US House of Representatives • Sean Patrick Maloney NY US House of Representatives

• Joshua Tenorio Guam Lt. Governor of Guam Tracy Mitrano NY US House of Representatives

Kim Coco Iwamoto HI Lt. Governor of Hawaii Rick Neal OH US House of Representatives

• Sharice Davids KS US House of Representatives • Kate Brown OR Governor of Oregon

Jim Gray KY US House of Representatives Ashley Lunkenheimer PA US House of Representatives

Rufus Gifford MA US House of Representatives • David Cicilline RI US House of Representatives

Massachusetts Attorney Maura Healey MA Gina Ortiz Jones TX US House of Representatives • General

Richard Madaleno MD Governor of Maryland Lupe Valdez TX Governor of Texas

• Dana Nessel MI Michigan Attorney General Christine Hallquist VT Governor of Vermont

• Angie Craig MN US House of Representatives • WI US House of Representatives

Erin Maye-Quade MN Lt. Governor of Minnesota • Tammy Baldwin WI US Senate

Spotlight Candidates State and local races distinguished as historic firsts or in regions with few or no LGBTQ lawmakers.

Alaska House of Georgia House of Elias Rojas AK Sam Park GA Representatives • Representatives

Alabama House of Georgia House of Neil Rafferty AL Matthew Wilson GA • Representatives • Representatives

Alabama House of Felicia Stewart AL J.D. Ford IN Indiana State Senate Representatives •

Arkansas House of Kansas House of Tippi McCullough AR Susan Ruiz KS • Representatives • Representatives

Kansas House of Mark Leno CA Mayor of Brandon Woodard KS • Representatives

Florida House of Kentucky House of Cedric McMinn FL Josh Mers KY Representatives Representatives

Florida House of Michigan House of Jennifer Webb FL Ricardo White MI • Representatives Representatives

Georgia House of Montana House of GA Amelia Marquez MT • Representatives Representatives

9 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report Pennsylvania House of Megan Hunt NE Nebraska Legislature Kristin Seale PA • Representatives

Pennsylvania House of Scott Winkler NE Nebraska Legislature Daniel Smith Jr. PA Representatives

• Nickie Antonio OH Ohio State Senate • Derek Kitchen UT

Pennsylvania House of West Virginia Malcolm Kenyatta PA Cody Thompson WV • Representatives • House of Delegates

Endorsed Candidates

Alaska House of Lyn Franks AK Alex Gutierrez CA Tulare City Council Representatives Sacramento Municipal Justice of the Peace, Rosanna Herber CA Laurie Farrow AR • Utility District • Carroll County West Basin Municipal Water Arkansas House of Scott Houston CA Mark Kinion AR • District Representatives San Francisco Unified Arkansas North Little Rock Phil Kim CA Sarah Scanlon AR School District School Board Arizona House of • Shawn Kumagai CA Dublin City Council • Andres Cano AZ Representatives California Insurance Ricardo Lara CA Arizona House of • Commissioner Cesar Chavez AZ • Representatives • CA California State Assembly Tempe Union HSD • Brian Garcia AZ San Francisco Board of Governing Board Rafael Mandelman CA • Supervisors Cartwright School District John Gomez AZ Governing Board Dave Myers CA Sheriff of San Diego County Arizona House of Daniel Hernandez AZ Laura Parmer-Lohan CA San Carlos City Council • Representatives • Constable of Downtown Jeffrey Prang CA Los Angeles County Assessor Darlene Martinez AZ • • Justice Court San Gabriel Valley Municipal San Leandro Unified School • Miles Prince CA James Aguilar CA Water District • District Governing Board • Gabriel Quinto CA City of El Cerrito San Diego Unified School • Kevin Beiser CA Alameda County Board President Joaquin Rivera CA • Board of Education Jordan Brandman CA Anaheim City Council • San Francisco Mia Satya CA • Alex Brown CA Chico City Council Unified School District • Jennifer Campbell CA San Diego City Council Cori Schumacher CA Mayor of Carlsbad • Sabrina Cervantes CA California State Assembly Joy Silver CA Berkeley Rent Stabilization Adam Spickler CA Cabrillo College Trustee James Chang CA • • Board Betty Valencia CA Orange City Council • Denise Davis CA Redlands City Council Rachelanne American River Flood Control CA Linda Deos CA Davis City Council • Vander Werf District Trustee • Lori Droste CA Berkeley City Council Whitney Weddell CA Kern County Supervisor San Diego Board of Bonnie Dumanis CA • Tyller Williamson CA Monterey City Council Supervisors • Ahmad Zahra CA Fullerton City Council Jimmy Dutra CA Santa Cruz County Supervisor Cesar Zepeda CA Richmond City Council Shay Franco-Clausen CA San Jose City Council Colorado House of Santa Clara Valley Open • CO Shay Franco-Clausen CA Representatives • Space Authority Colorado House of Rochelle Galindo CO Jason Galisatus CA Redwood City Council • Representatives Colorado House of Robert Garcia CA Mayor of Long Beach CO • • Representatives Todd Gloria CA California State Assembly Colorado House of • Sonya Jaquez Lewis CO • Representatives Paul Gonzales CA Santa Ana City Council Colorado House of Brianna Titone CO Sunday Gover CA California State Assembly • Representatives Colorado House of Raymond Gregory CA Cathedral City Council Member CO • • Representatives Eric Gudz CA Davis City Council Connecticut House of Raghib Allie-Brennan CT • Representatives

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 10 Caitlin Connecticut House of CT Amaad Rivera MA Massachusetts State Senate Clarkson-Pereira Representatives • Evan Ross MA Amherst Town Council • Kevin Lembo CT Connecticut State Comptroller Gabriel Acevero MD Maryland House of Delegates Connecticut House of • John Scott CT Representatives Frederick County Liz Barrett MD • Board of Education Jason Andrean DC DC State Board of Education Dana Beyer MD Maryland State Senate Kent Boese DC DC Council • Luke Clippinger MD Maryland House of Delegates Dionne Reeder DC DC Council Bonnie Cullison MD Maryland House of Delegates Delaware House of • Joseph Daigle DE Representatives Pete Fosselman MD Montgomery County Council Bryan Caletka FL Davie Town Council • • Evan Glass MD Montgomery County Council Florida House of Javier Estevez FL Representatives Mila Johns MD Maryland House of Delegates • Steve Glassman FL Fort Lauderdale Council • Anne Kaiser MD Maryland House of Delegates Florida House of Howard County Carlos Guillermo Smith FL Byron Macfarlane MD • Representatives • Register of Wills • Teri Johnston FL Mayor of Key West Kevin Mack MD Maryland House of Delegates Florida House of Shevrin Jones FL • Mary Washington MD Maryland State Senate • Representatives State Senate Florida House of • Justin Chenette ME Cedric McMinn FL Representatives Maine House of ME • Representatives • Dean Trantalis FL Mayor of Fort Lauderdale Maine House of Gwinnett County Andrew McLean ME Ben Ku GA • Representatives • Commissioner Maine House of Georgia House of Matthew Moonen ME GA • Representatives • Representatives Jake Cunningham MI Oakland County Circuit Court Lasia Casil Guam • Michigan House of Hawaii House of Jon Hoadley MI Jake Schafer HI • Representatives Representatives Garnet Lewis MI Michigan State Senate • Liz Bennett IA Iowa House of Representatives Washtenaw County Jason Morgan MI • John McCrostie ID Idaho State House • Commissioner Michael Forti IL Circuit Court Cook County • Jeremy Moss MI Michigan State Senate Judicial Circuit Washtenaw County Cecilia Horan IL Katie Scott MI • Court of Hartigan • Commissioner Michigan House of Chris Miller IL Madison County Treasurer Tim Sneller MI • Representatives Cook County Board Kevin Morrison IL • Commissioner • Wendy Berry MN West St. Paul City Council Minnesota House of Rob Reneau IL Peoria County Board Member Hunter Cantrell MN • • Representatives Illinois House of Lamont Robinson IL • Representatives • Dave Hutchinson MN Hennepin County Sheriff Commissioner, Ryan Dillon MO Missouri State Senate Metropolitan Water • Debra Shore IL Missouri House of Reclamation District of Greater • Ian Mackey MO Chicago Representatives Illinois House of Missouri House of Maggie Trevor IL • Greg Razer MO Representative Representatives Illinois House of Missouri House of Sam Yingling IL Mitch Weber MO • Representative Representatives David Ermold KY Rowan County Clerk • Bryce Bennett MT Montana State Senate Montana House of Susan Lamb KY Lexington City Council Andrea Olsen MT • • Representatives Richard Perque LA Civil District Court Judge North Carolina John Arrowood NC • Court of Appeals Julian Cyr MA Massachusetts State Senate • North Carolina House of Massachusetts House of • Cecil Brockman NC Kevin Higgins MA Representatives Representatives North Carolina House of Massachusetts House of • Deb Butler NC Jack Lewis MA Representatives • Representatives North Carolina House of Massachusetts House of • Allison Dahle NC Tanya Neslusan MA Representatives Representatives Wake County Board of Massachusetts House of • Greg Ford NC Sarah Peake MA Commissioner • Representatives

11 | A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report Orange County Clerk of Tennessee House of Mark Kleinschmidt NC Torrey Harris TN • Superior Court Representatives North Carolina Amanda Maris NC • Shannon Baldwin TX Harris County Criminal Court • District Court Judge North Carolina House of • Jason Cox TX Harris County Probate Court • Marcia Morey NC Representatives Texas House of Jessica Gonzalez TX North Carolina House of • Representatives Marcia Morgan NC Representatives Texas House of • Mary Gonzalez TX • Marque Snow NE Omaha Public Schools District Representatives Texas House of New Hampshire House of Celia Israel TX Lisa Bunker NH • Representatives • Representatives Texas House of New Hampshire House of Julie Johnson TX Gerri Cannon NH • Representatives • Representatives New Hampshire House of Steven Kirkland TX Texas Supreme Court Carlos Cardona NH Representatives Harris County Civil • Jim Kovach TX Mason Donovan NH New Hampshire State Senate Court at Law Bobby Levinski TX Austin City Council Dan Innis NH New Hampshire State Senate New Hampshire House of Shannon McClendon TX Texas State Senate NH • Representatives • Beau Miller TX 190th Judicial District Court Neil Abadie NJ Jesey City Board of Education Mark Phariss TX Texas State Senate • Betsy Driver NJ Mayor of Flemington • Jerry Simoneaux TX Harris County Probate Court • Julia Fahl NJ Mayor of Lambertville Danielle Skidmore TX Austin City Council Caitlin NJ Flemington Borough Council Court of Appeals for the 14th • Giles-McCormick Charles Spain TX • District of Texas • Reed Gusciora NJ Mayor of Trenton Travis County Susan Steeg TX Justice of the Peace Meghan Huryk NJ Neptune City Borough Council Fran Watson TX Texas State Senate Elvin Montero NJ Trenton City Council Nicole Carry VA Norfolk School Board Leonard Resto NJ Chatham Borough Council • Becca Balint VT Vermont State Senate Daniel Ward NJ Barnegat Township Committee • Debbie Ingram VT Vermont State Senate • Melanie Scheible NV Nevada State Senate Vermont House of Kathleen James VT • Lidia Stiglich NV Nevada Supreme Court • Representatives Vermont House of Harry Bronson NY New York State Assembly Bill Lippert VT • • Representatives Deborah Glick NY New York State Assembly Washington House of • Kathy Gillespie WA Representatives Aidan O'Connor Jr. NY New York State Assembly Washington House of • WA • Daniel O'Donnell NY New York State Assembly Representatives Washington House of New York State Assembly Christine Kilduff WA Melissa Sklarz NY • Representatives New York Surrogate of Matt Titone NY WA • Richmond County • Washington House of Ohio House of Representatives Nicole Macri WA John McManus OH • Representatives Lis Regula OH Portage County Auditor • WA Washington State Senate Taylor Sappington OH Ohio House of Representatives • WA Washington State Senate Oklahoma House of King County Chelsey Branham OK Michael Scott WA • Representatives • Superior Court Judge • CM Hall OR Newport City Hall • Claire Wilson WA Washington State Senate Oregon House of OR WI • Representatives • • Beach Pace OR Hillsboro City Council • WI Oregon House of WI Wisconsin State Senate Karin Power OR • Representatives WI Wisconsin State Assembly Pennsylvania House of • • Brian Sims PA Representatives • JoCasta Zamarripa WI Wisconsin State Assembly Samuel Bell RI Rhode Island State Senate West Virgina • Matt Spurlock WV House of Delegates Rhode Island House of Rebecca Kislak RI • Representatives • Donna Nesselbush RI Rhode Island State Senate

A Rainbow Wave: 2018 Annual Report | 12 Victory Fund Financials

Donor Candidate 2019 Calendar of Events Contributions Register for our 2019 events at $925,000 (21%) victoryfund.org/events.

San Diego March 3 Champagne Brunch* REVENUE National Champagne April 7 $4,437,000 Brunch (DC)*

Events $853,000 (19%) April 16 New York Reception

May 19 Houston Champagne Brunch*

IE Political Contributions Contributions San Diego Women’s July 13 $821,000 (19%) $1,838,000 (41%) Pride Brunch

July 18 Pacific Northwest Management Reception (Seattle) & General Political Expenditures $253,000 (6%) September $707,000 (17%) 15 Kansas City Reception

Research and September Chicago Champagne Communications 22 Brunch $319,000 (8%) Bubbles & October 6 Biscuits Direct Donor Benefit Nashville Champagne $690,000 (16%) EXPENSES October 13 $4,241,340 Brunch * A signature Victory Fund Champagne Brunch

Virginia Delegate Danica Roem speaks at the Fundraising 2018 National $551,000 (13%) Champagne Brunch.

Donor Candidate IE Political Contributions Expenditures $925,000 (22%) $796,000 (19%)

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