{"id":114615,"date":"2022-11-09T20:59:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T01:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114615"},"modified":"2022-11-09T20:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T01:59:06","slug":"make-the-road-action-pennsylvania-celebrates-democratic-victories-for-congress-and-state-legislature-delivered-by-latinx-black-and-immigrant-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114615","title":{"rendered":"Make the Road Action Pennsylvania Celebrates Democratic Victories for Congress and State Legislature, Delivered by Latinx, Black, and Immigrant Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PENNSYLVANIA\u2014Make the Road Action Pennsylvania (MRA-PA) celebrated the victories of Governor-elect Josh Shapiro, US Senator-elect John Fetterman, and Democratic candidates for Congress and the Pennsylvania state legislature today, uplifting the role Latinx, Black, and immigrant voters played as the margin of victory in pushing Make the Road Action-endorsed candidates over the finish line and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=L2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpeEbzLsNKoGlFTGtanNVhz-2BxiU-2FBFuqGrl0A5O7P195p17TDGtilyfqT14UDw6E2HgjdGlSxhU1J4-2B-2FI-2BD-2BzujUo-3DJ7dN_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELS2-2BL4zzA1mT6zxNDQ-2F-2F9oPpLAvuV9hYPI90e2Yt38GRMaX9uaN4HTLsbmATiaxVC-2FBWqjjRIRBOHoT7zIJBoWK6wwHS78F7hzme-2BV7SW2SZgBoNf3PkoNdLJabFOr1VmXuLebzHh-2FER1tjqEaA7nsNyzuvMbFuolPUI7XN0YDn-2BQ-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3DL2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpeEbzLsNKoGlFTGtanNVhz-2BxiU-2FBFuqGrl0A5O7P195p17TDGtilyfqT14UDw6E2HgjdGlSxhU1J4-2B-2FI-2BD-2BzujUo-3DJ7dN_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELS2-2BL4zzA1mT6zxNDQ-2F-2F9oPpLAvuV9hYPI90e2Yt38GRMaX9uaN4HTLsbmATiaxVC-2FBWqjjRIRBOHoT7zIJBoWK6wwHS78F7hzme-2BV7SW2SZgBoNf3PkoNdLJabFOr1VmXuLebzHh-2FER1tjqEaA7nsNyzuvMbFuolPUI7XN0YDn-2BQ-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668126574327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2M1Sd3JqVoq3B1ft0GCzzG\">on track to flip the state house to Democrats for the first time in over a decade<\/a>. The wins of Manny Guzman and Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz mean that for the first time ever, majority-Latino Reading will be represented by two Latinos in the state house. Cepeda-Freytiz is the Latina ever elected from PA District 129.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maegan Llerena, Director of Make the Road Action Pennsylvania released the following statement:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania voters who are working class, Latinx, Black, and immigrants were crucial to the margin of victory that re-elected Congresswoman Susan Wild in one of the closest Congressional races this year and won the state legislative races that are on track to flip the state house blue for the first time in over a decade. These results show that responding to the needs and priorities of working-class people of color is a winning campaign strategy. Latinx voters are smart, we are critical thinkers, and were persuaded by Democrats who focused on solving people\u2019s very real problems. Up and down the ballot, Republicans\u2019 campaigns based on fear, criminalizing abortion, and overturning voters\u2019 choices failed. Big time.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make the Road Action PA Victories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Statewide<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Josh Shapiro,<em>\u00a0for Governor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>John Fetterman,<em>\u00a0for US Senate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Lehigh County<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Susan Wild,<em>\u00a0for Congress<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pete Schweyer,<em>\u00a0for state representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Siegel,<em>\u00a0for state representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nick Miller,<em>\u00a0for state senate<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Berks County<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Chrissy Houlahan,<em>\u00a0for Congress<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Manny Guzman,<em>\u00a0for state representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz,<em>\u00a0for state representative<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the midterm elections, MRA-PA ran a voter mobilization program contacting working-class Latinx, Black, and immigrant communities that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knocked on over 300,000\u00a0doors across Pennsylvania\u2019s Latinx and immigrant communities<\/li>\n<li>Completed over\u00a0200,000 phone calls<\/li>\n<li>Sent over 70,000 text messages<\/li>\n<li>Ran a six-figure digital and radio ad campaign to reach voters across the state and boost Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman<\/li>\n<li>Ran a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=L2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpeHegVmmY4zFky7mdC3WLwYbiaEbac5Md12-2FwzzfNa7xcCSnf_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELQtzXvZviaxL1A5pmtmTKPfi0RVrUJRZPweYsAGcoXgco7bjWKrtH9OhAdvzgl-2BgPiU2-2BE4tSZd199AXTe-2FgaPgF-2FCOg62molvi7MiJwIjRBC9AgXw1uM3dyWosnS0WkK06Dtgv0WSS8HDi3kPIFKD-2BK8l7SLW-2FNA6xWGmhqCdUCg-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3DL2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpeHegVmmY4zFky7mdC3WLwYbiaEbac5Md12-2FwzzfNa7xcCSnf_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELQtzXvZviaxL1A5pmtmTKPfi0RVrUJRZPweYsAGcoXgco7bjWKrtH9OhAdvzgl-2BgPiU2-2BE4tSZd199AXTe-2FgaPgF-2FCOg62molvi7MiJwIjRBC9AgXw1uM3dyWosnS0WkK06Dtgv0WSS8HDi3kPIFKD-2BK8l7SLW-2FNA6xWGmhqCdUCg-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668126574327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Z774fEtlvyDrvSHMDgyrp\">Tik Tok<\/a> and Instagram influencer campaign to reach young voters of color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The voter engagement program prioritized contact with communities of color, focusing on high-quality conversations with voters, in English and in Spanish, about the issues they\u2019re facing daily\u2014including rising costs, stagnant wages, and real solutions to the affordability crisis\u2014coupled with a six-figure investment in digital and radio ads. Black and Latino voters are the largest non-white voting bloc in the US, and were key to Joe Biden\u2019s victory. As Republicans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=L2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpePoVnMMmSR4tUOe5rjjaDSb4jboNYPsCahMjmY2urTQs1ROWpAMq-2BfSnK-2FNAVfPfKQOXFMB3NbP6MNlNaSKD6ecYhBbNTzCqKZ5yK66iWL7GPr-2BKN236Nyyx69797ssfR-2F4QM5XFrUsXVIBhRdHQbY-2FrDEKMWmWtbWK7yJ9KmLN4ovnk_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELS8B0aFAR-2Bajw5LN2tTXKk5pPWNQ5wAbqqJBPV8Lbo3sbfZu-2BMBztGj-2FoDG0pf14tsiOnXV8CXCzx01Jx9NYhViektwG9fYPI5DLlUu7qMaj5tbjNwPk4KOu2A3vneUyOyWYwKgjgUt9y0unRCNrZH6eglka-2FQnFo-2FIVnsHf1nX8w-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3DL2T-2Fmmaf5kVTfAqaPUHpePoVnMMmSR4tUOe5rjjaDSb4jboNYPsCahMjmY2urTQs1ROWpAMq-2BfSnK-2FNAVfPfKQOXFMB3NbP6MNlNaSKD6ecYhBbNTzCqKZ5yK66iWL7GPr-2BKN236Nyyx69797ssfR-2F4QM5XFrUsXVIBhRdHQbY-2FrDEKMWmWtbWK7yJ9KmLN4ovnk_dBrB7OtU4C8F3-2BsR8VFzDX3jMky90iHgqB1W2rtM1clBFNqy3EqfX4ou0TCSl-2BFF6lzd3R6DhTlmpk9yyZHaYrVOIQHz4bdDAoLbVjXLJq9lu0KBFXy65Kn3IDIXnn5xb176QvXF7PXlQoWDIJgraJwGMjL-2FOyCpPYE2qxaeEsBauDxz-2BbovGUCZkcuuXMVcy9fyVEk796zc5EWBeTvR1XbeqAFyqqIwByuANuJfELS8B0aFAR-2Bajw5LN2tTXKk5pPWNQ5wAbqqJBPV8Lbo3sbfZu-2BMBztGj-2FoDG0pf14tsiOnXV8CXCzx01Jx9NYhViektwG9fYPI5DLlUu7qMaj5tbjNwPk4KOu2A3vneUyOyWYwKgjgUt9y0unRCNrZH6eglka-2FQnFo-2FIVnsHf1nX8w-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1668126574328000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Xfo85MnfjZspuiNBQajyA\">invested millions to court voters of color<\/a>\u00a0with misinformation and manipulation, the program focused on deploying trusted community messengers to correct the record.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s program built on the success of Make the Road Action\u2019s 2020 program, which was found to be among the most impactful voter engagement programs in the country, helping turn out 70% of Latino voters and 90% of Black voters in PA for Democrats, turn the state blue, and put Joe Biden in the White House. In 2020, Make the Road Action PA completed approximately 4 million direct voter contact attempts to Black, Latinx, and young voters and ran a robust digital ad effort.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Make the Road Action PA builds political power rooted in immigrant and working-class communities, promotes progressive policy solutions, and strengthens the movement for justice through electoral and grassroots organizing. On Twitter: @MakeRoadActPA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMelissa McCleery<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PENNSYLVANIA\u2014Make the Road Action Pennsylvania (MRA-PA) celebrated the victories of Governor-elect Josh Shapiro, US Senator-elect John Fetterman, and Democratic candidates for Congress and the Pennsylvania state legislature today, uplifting the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114615\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Make the Road Action Pennsylvania Celebrates Democratic Victories for Congress and State Legislature, Delivered by Latinx, Black, and Immigrant Voters<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/make-the-road-pennsylvania.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}