Vice President Kamala Harris
President of the United States
“While you try to create safe and welcoming places where our children can learn, extremists attack our freedom to live safe from gun violence. They have the nerve to tell teachers to strap on a gun in the classroom, while they refuse to pass common sense gun safety laws.”
Liz Barker
Sarasota, FL School Board
As a mother of four young children, Liz believes that the threat of gun violence - particularly in our schools - is the most important issue of our time.
She adds, “the fact that firearm related injuries continue to be the leading cause of death for children in the United States, despite being preventable (and considered to be a public health crisis by the US Department of Education), is outrageous.”
Jacinta Greene
Alexandria, VA City Council
Jacinta Greene is the proven leader we need on the Alexandria City Council. As two-term school board member and Former Vice Chair of the Board, she has pushed to improve Alexandria Public Schools, while serving as a champion for both our students and teachers. If elected to the City Council, Jacinta will use her experience on the school board, her time as a community leader, as well as her work in corporate America and as a business consultant to fight to preserve what is great about Alexandria and ensure more people can share in.
Lauren Jewett
Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee (Winner)
"I have lost five students to gun violence during my fifteen years of teaching, with four of those students being in just the last five years. I understand the complexities of grief and emotional difficulty that gun violence has on our classrooms."
Valerie Simutis
Local School Board Chicago High School
"As a Black woman and a survivor, (the issue of gun violence) is personal to me. The seat I'm seeking has a direct impact on students and the school staff. The student body at the high school is primarily Latinx and Black so it’s important that the decisions being made keep in mind the importance of safety for the students, staff and the surrounding community."
Valerie4sj@gmail.com
Sarah Harrison
Wisconsin State Assembly: District 15
“Together, we can work towards a future where every child can learn and thrive in a safe environment, free from the threat of gun violence.”
We believe wholeheartedly in this goal and are eager to support Sarah’s work as an ardent community advocate. Let’s go, Sarah!
John Arthur
Utah State Board of Education: District 7
"As an educator of color in a beautifully diverse, culturally rich Title I school, I have seen over and over again the devastating immediate and long-term impacts gun violence has had on our community. When I have a seat on our state school board, I will be in a position to positively contribute to the crafting of school safety policies that keep children in our communities of color safer from the disproportionately high rates of gun violence and firearm related crime. I will also support policies that bring greater mental health professionals into our schools to help us prevent gun violence before it happens.