AFT Votes

American Voters Reject Extremism in Win for Democracy and Freedom

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement on the emerging results of the 2022 midterm elections:

“In a year when democracy, freedom, public education, public safety and economic security were on the ballot, voters overwhelmingly rejected MAGA extremism and fear.

“They stood up for who we are as a country. They stood up for democracy and against election deniers. They stood up for the right of women to make decisions about their reproductive health, and against chaos and hate."

Our vote is our voice. It is essential that we #CountEveryVote to make sure everyone's voice is heard.

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Itinerary

(subject to change)

Oct. 19 – Green Bay, Wis.

Oct. 20 – St. Paul, Minn.

Oct. 21 – Minneapolis, Minn.

Oct. 22 – Milwaukee, Wis.

Oct. 23 – St. Louis, Mo.

Oct. 24 – Peoria, Ill., and Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

Oct. 26 – Anderson, Ind.

Oct. 26 – Albuquerque, N.M. (no bus)

Oct. 27 – Cincinnati, Ohio

Oct. 28 – Atlanta, Ga. (no bus)

Oct. 29 – Taylor, Mich., and Detroit metro area

Oct. 30 – Toledo, Ohio

Nov. 1 – Cleveland, Ohio

Nov. 2 – Pittsburgh, Pa.

Nov. 4 – Scranton, Pa.

Nov. 5 – Philadelphia, Pa.

Nov. 6 – Connecticut/New York

Nov. 7 – Long Island, N.Y.

Nov. 8 – New York, N.Y.

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Kamala Harris

AFT Votes Town Hall with Sen. Harris, Detroit 5/6/19

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Kamala Harris has a long history of supporting public education. She’s been committed to fully funding public education; she supports the right to organize; and she has a history of fighting for voting rights, LGBTQ equality and women’s rights. When our members went on strike in Los Angeles in 2019, she was one of the first national figures to publicly support our members. And in this long-overdue moment of racial reckoning, her leadership on the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 is what we need.

Dr. Jill Biden

Jill Biden is an accomplished public school teacher, professor and author and is the founder of a number of organizations and initiatives that serve communities such as military families and people with cancer. She earned her doctorate in education from the University of Delaware, where her studies focused on maximizing student retention in community college. She has been married to former Vice President Joe Biden since 1977. Biden has been an educator for nearly 40 years. She taught English and reading for 13 years in public schools and taught at a psychiatric hospital for children with emotional disabilities. She has been a professor at community colleges since 1993. Biden continued to teach as a full-time professor at Northern Virginia Community College while serving as second lady.

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