Elections for this campaign are on June 23rd.

Jesse Pierce is a dynamic queer community organizer running for District Leader in Brooklyn’s 52nd Assembly District (which includes neighborhoods such as Park Slope, Gowanus, Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn). Notably, Jesse’s campaign team is led by predominantly queer women as she fights to make the Brooklyn Democratic Party more accessible for Brooklyn’s LGBTQ+ community. 

Since becoming involved with this campaign in July, I have worked closely with the entire team, knocking on hundreds of doors to introduce voters to Jesse. I have experienced first hand how tirelessly her team works for this campaign and for the queer community. Campaign Manager Sara Shoener leads weekly team meetings for the group, pushing forward ambitious outreach strategies to engage new voters and seek endorsements across the district. Campaign Communications Director (and incoming LID board member), Jessica Thurston is an inspiration, starting her day at 5am and wrapping it up with night-time campaign events, developing social media and website materials, organizing events and campaigning for Jesse non-stop until late every day. Field Director Angela LaScala-Gruenewald plans and executes everything from canvassing events to voter registration drives, with a particular focus on involving people new to the political space and creating an open and diverse field team. This is an incredible group of strong women who are working hard to make Brooklyn better for everyone.

In addition to Jesse’s focus on a more inclusive Democratic Party, she has bold plans to change the structure and function of our current political system. Jesse wants to challenge politics as usual by focusing on participation and accountability, fighting corruption in Party governance, and streamlining the electoral process for both voters and candidates. Find out more about her platform at jessepierceforbrooklyn.com/issues/

This story was contributed by Rob Mayol. You can contact him at robmayolnyc@gmail.com

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