U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, Vermont’s first lady and first brazenly homosexual particular person to signify the state in Congress, introduced Wednesday that she’s operating for a second time period.
Balint, a Democrat, stated in Congress she has targeted on making inexpensive housing extra accessible, mental health care for all and defending the nation’s democracy.
“Once I was first elected to Congress, we made historical past collectively,” she stated in a video message saying her reelection marketing campaign. “I ran as a result of I believed politics could be completely different and I couldn’t be extra proud to proceed that combat on behalf of Vermont in Washington. With braveness, kindness, and hope, we will tackle the acute right-wing set on taking our rights and tearing down our democracy.”
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Balint, the previous president of the Vermont state Senate and a former middle-school instructor, gained the race for Vermont’s single seat in U.S. House in 2022.
Earlier than Balint’s win in 2022, Vermont had develop into the one state to have by no means despatched a girl to Congress. She is on the U.S. Home judiciary and price range committees and is a vice chair on the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
“The stakes are so excessive proper now – with fixed assaults on our reproductive rights, on our planet, and on our democracy itself. However we will’t give in to hopelessness,” she stated in her marketing campaign message. “In 2024, we will pull democracy again from the brink and make authorities work for the individuals once more. That’s what I’m combating for in Congress.”
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Balint seems to be the one U.S. Home candidate in Vermont so far. The state’s major is on Aug. 13 and the submitting deadline for main get together candidates is Might 30.