Everytown Opened Field Office in Philadelphia to Support Voter Outreach Efforts; Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Made More Than 12 Million Voter Contacts To Support Gun Sense Candidates Nationwide
WASHINGTON — Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, and Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund declared a major victory today as voters re-elected gun sense champion Brian Fitzpatrick to the U.S. Congress.
“Representative Fitzpatrick understands that gun safety isn’t a right-or-left issue — it’s a life-or-death issue, which is why he has consistently put public safety ahead of partisan divides,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety. “Everytown is grateful to count Representative Fitzpatrick as an ally, and we’re eager to keep working with him to pass more life-saving legislation.”
“Representative Fitzpatrick has demonstrated his commitment to putting the safety of communities across America first – and that lawmakers can come together across party lines to fight for a safer future,” said Monisha Henley, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Everytown for Gun Safety. “He’s consistently been on the right side of this issue, and we were proud to support his re-election, showing that there’s strong bipartisan support for common-sense gun safety.”
Earlier this year, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund announced a $45 million major electoral program, which included launching a new grassroots voter contact program to help elect gun sense candidates and defeat gun extremists up and down the ballot in key swing districts and states. These efforts focused on young voters on college campuses, voters of color, and suburban women in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. As part of the electoral program, Everytown hired and deployed 36 field organizers across the ten states. In Philadelphia, Detroit, and Tempe, Everytown opened field offices to support overall efforts.