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Dear
All,
Tuesday’s
election results were a decidedly mixed bag. Ballot measures on progressive
issues in many states fared well, but the conservative consolidation of House
and Senate control bodes ill for a pro-peace, pro-people agenda.
Pro-peace
candidates in many states and districts stood against the overall conservative
swing, with six of eight endorsed candidates in Peace Action’s top priority
races winning.
In
the Senate, Jeff Merkley (OR), Al Franken (MN), Gary Peters (MI) and Jeanne
Shaheen (NH) won, with Bruce Braley (IA) losing. In the House, Mike Honda (CA)
and Rick Nolan (MN) won, with Carol Shea Porter (NH) losing her re-election bid.
Special thanks to Peace Action West, Peace Action of Michigan and New Hampshire
Peace Action for their work on these races.
After
a brief post-election respite (not that our staff took any time off!) we are
gearing up to organize to end the U.S. military intervention in Syria and Iraq,
and our timing couldn’t be better. Congress will be back in Washington for its
post-election lame duck session starting next week, and the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee plans hearings on the ISIS crisis. Next week, two dozen
groups, part of a coalition Peace Action helps lead, will mobilize an outpouring
of calls and emails to Congress as the beginning of a series of nationally
coordinated actions to end the war in Syria and Iraq. Stay tuned for the details
coming next week.
In
the meantime, thank you for your support of, and actions for, peace and
justice.
Humbly
for Peace,
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Kevin
Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action
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