DALLAS, TX—Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) tonight released a statement congratulating Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election victory. AFP Action announced support for Sen. Cornyn in June of 2019—supporting his re-election through a historic grassroots and paid media push. Reaching more than 1.5 million voters across the state through phones and doors. These efforts were layered with direct-mail and digital advertisements.

 

In throwing its support behind Sen. Cornyn, AFP Action highlighted the significant track record of principled leadership on policies that enable every Texan to achieve their American dream.

 

AFP Action Senior Advisor Mack Morris issued the following statement:

“We applaud the hard work of our dedicated activists across Texas in supporting Sen. Cornyn and so many other principled candidates this cycle. Sen. Cornyn’s resounding victory tonight is a testament to his dedication to tackling the greatest challenges the Lone Star State faces. In Washington, Sen. Cornyn has consistently delivered for hardworking families—fighting for better, more affordable health care, championing smart on crime and soft on taxpayers criminal justice reform, and helping our economy recover stronger than before. Congratulations, Senator Cornyn. We were proud to play a small role in ensuring your re-election.”

 

Background:

 

In June of 2019, AFP Action endorsed Senator John Cornyn. Since its initial endorsement, the grassroots focused group reached more than 1.5 million voters through doors and phones. AFP Action layered its grassroots engagement with significant paid media resources—through direct-mail, digital, and connected TV platforms.

For further information or to set up an interview, reach Nicole Tardif at NTardif@afpaction.com. 

Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) tonight congratulates Scott Franklin on his election to Florida’s 15^th Congressional District and nine state legislative candidates on their victories. AFP Action applauds its grassroots activists for making over 1,000,000 voter contacts between door to door efforts and phone banking supporting AFP Action’s policy champions.

The grassroots-focused group endorsed Scott Franklin for his commitment to champion greater fiscal responsibility by reining in reckless government spending and ensuring Washington lives within its means. Franklin will also fight for greater access to quality, affordable health care for Florida’s families.

AFP Action endorsed 24 state legislative candidates for their principled support of various policies, such as educational opportunity for every Florida student, ensuring more money stays in the pockets of hardworking Florida workers, and fiscal responsibility in Congress.

Skylar Zander, AFP Action Senior Advisor released the following statement:

“Scott Franklin’s message of breaking down barriers for every Floridian and commitment to economic recovery through pro-growth reforms clearly resonated with voters. Our grassroots spread the word on how Scott Franklin will help them keep more of what you earn, eliminate red tape that prevents businesses from recovering, and rein in Washington’s spending addiction.

“We also congratulate our endorsed state legislative candidates’ victories in their respective races and thank our activists for working to educate Floridians on these candidates’ principled policy positions that will help every Floridian succeed. These victories send the message that Florida voters are ready to build on the success of our low tax and spend policies and continue to remove barriers for Floridians to achieve their version of the American dream.”

AFP Action engaged or endorsed candidates in 24 state legislative general elections:

Senate

• Ana Maria Rodriguez (SD-39)
• Danny Burgess (SD-20)
• Jason Brodeur (SD-9)
• Debbie Mayfield (SD-17)
• Jennifer Bradley (SD-5

House

• Paul Renner (HD-24)
• Chris Sprowls (HD-65)
• Elizabeth Fetterhoff (HD-26)
• Scott Plakon (HD-29)
• Bob Cortes (HD-30)
• Tom Fabricio (HD-103)
• Fiona McFarland (HD-72)
• Blaise Ingoglia (HD-35)
• James Grant (HD-64)
• Bob Rommel (HD-106)
• Tommy Gregory (HD-73)
• Stan McClain (HD-23)
• Thomas Leek (HD-25)
• Amber Mariano (HD-36)
• Josie Tomkow (HD-39)
• Spencer Roach (HD-79)
• Michael Grant (HD-75)
• Sam Garrison (HD-18)
• Alex Rizo (HD-110)

AFP Action also engaged in the primary election for Florida’s 19^th Congressional District, backing Byron Donalds to a victory in the primary. AFP Action also supported Lauren Melo (HD-80) and Ray Rodrigues (SD-27) in their primary elections.

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In just under a week, voters across Virginia’s sprawling 7^th district will head to the polls and determine the path forward for the Commonwealth and the country.

In last week’s virtual debate, voters across the district saw true contrast between Delegate Nick Freitas and Representative Abigail Spanberger’s positions on key policies.

On taxes and spending, Del. Nick Freitas stands strong for Virginia’s small businesses, rejecting tax hikes and ensuring hard-working families keep more of what they earn.

“We have a lot of small businesses here in Virginia’s Seventh District that managed to survive a pandemic but they’re not going to survive a $4 trillion tax increase.”

While Rep. Abigail Spanberger called for tax increases and more bloated, wasteful government spending.

On health care, Freitas emphasized the need to fix our health care system. Calling to:

                “Increase the supply of the doctors, the nurses, the clinic, the hospitals, the specialists.”

Freitas added:

“COPN (certificate of public need) regulations that actually prevent new services from being able to come in and help underserved areas.”

While Rep. Spanberger focused her time solely on defending our broken health care system. Calling the ACA “the program” and “the law of the land.”

On the topic of government-run health care proposals, Freitas emphasized the negative consequences such as system would cause for many Virginians”

“It’s not a public option. It’s a government-run option…. Costs to go up. Lose your health care.”

Casting his vision for health care if elected to Congress, Freitas said:

“Everyone can have access to quality and affordable health care.”

As voters continue to consider their choices this November, the choice remains clear to Americans for Prosperity Action. Our volunteers will continue to pound the pavement and encourage voters to elect Nick Freitas to Congress.

Across the country, Americans for Prosperity Action has been busy making calls and knocking on doors to help elect policy champions who will ensure more people can live their American Dream. It’s hard work. But activists make the most of their interactions with potential voters by infusing a healthy dose of enthusiasm.  

 

Activist Gina Gregory has been going door-to-door to speak with voters about Senator Cory Gardner and why he should be reelected.

 

Along the way, Gina has spoken with Coloradans who aren’t always able to participate in the political process, giving them the information they need to make an informed choice. This is how she does it. 

 

Breaking down language barriers 

 

Last month, while door knocking for Senator Gardner, Gina came across a property that appeared to be closed off.  

 

“I was just going to pass it by,” Gina says, “and then I came around to another side of the property, and a lady was out there, and she was [working] in her flower bed.” 

 

Rather than skip the house, Gina decided to engage her in conversation, but quickly discovered that the voter spoke only Spanish.  

Gina handed the woman a pamphlet detailing Senator Gardner’s positions. She looked over the pamphlet, but couldn’t understand it, and replied in broken English that she would have her husband translate it for her. 

 

“Something in me just kicked in,” Gina says. She doesn’t know the language fluently, but had learned quite a bit from her grandmother, who also only spoke Spanish. 

 

Gina began explaining Senator Gardner’s policy positions in the Spanish she knew and made sure to ask the woman for the words she didn’t know. 

 

“It was just a great conversation,” Gina says, adding that she was able to talk about everything in the pamphlet.  

 

At the end of the talk, Gina asked the woman if she intended to vote for Senator Gardner.  

 

“She was very excited, and her face lit up, and she said, ‘Si, si! Intiendo a votar a Cory Gardner,’” Gina recalls. “She was very excitedly telling me that, yes, she is now going to vote for Cory Gardner.” 

 

That interaction is one of Gina’s favorites while door knocking.  

 

“I thought that was really neat — that I was able to understand her enough, and she was able to understand me enough, to be able to bridge that gap,” Gina says. “It made me feel like I was in the right place at the right time, with the right attitude, and the right information to give.” 

 

Election signs 

 

Gina had always wanted to learn American Sign Language. She began learning in junior high so she could speak with a hearing-impaired friend. Later, she joined a deaf church and learned more sign language from an interpreter. 

 

She even joined the deaf choir, enabling her to further expand her sign vocabulary.  

 

So, when Gina found herself on the doorstep of a hearing-impaired voter in September, she knew what to do.  

 

“She came to the door, and she opened it up, and she just very quickly told me that she could not really communicate with me because she was deaf,” Gina says. “So, right then, it just kicked in, and I signed to her, ‘Oh, you’re deaf?’ And I said, ‘I can try to sign.’” 

 

Just like the Spanish-speaking voter, “her eyes lit up,” Gina says.  

 

Gina signed to her that she was there to support Senator Gardner on behalf of Americans for Prosperity Action. She asked the potential voter if she knew anything about the candidate, but she said no: It can be very difficult for hearing-impaired Americans to get the political information they need, as it’s often not in a format they can understand. 

 

That’s when Gina went step by step through Senator Gardner’s policies, using what vocabulary she knew, and manually spelling out the words she didn’t. And as Gina informed her of Senator Gardner’s policies, the voter taught Gina a few words in sign language, too. 

 

“It took some time, but she went through it, she understood it,” Gina says. “I asked her if she was likely to vote for Cory Gardner and she said ‘Of course.’” 

 

Gina says it’s thrilling when she can bring into the political process voters who might otherwise be excluded. These experiences have made her more aware of the communication gaps in politics. 

 

“It’s always been my desire to try to bridge those gaps and not be afraid of them,” she says. 

 

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