WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Randy Hultgren has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives.
Hultgren was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Congressman Hultgren has an abysmal 5% environmental voting record according to the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard, and he voted with the environment 0% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, he has taken $81,250 from oil and gas interests.
Denver, CO -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Jason Crow won their election to become the next representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Jason Crow as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-6) has lost his reelection for the House of Representatives.
Roskam was targeted by the Sierra Club Political Committee as a top “Fossil Fool” because he has made his allegiance to corporate polluters clear by voting repeatedly against climate action, clean air and water protections. Peter Roskam has an abysmal 7% environmental voting record, and he voted with the environment 3% of the time last year. Since first running for Congress, Roskam has taken $397,320 from oil and gas interests.
Detroit, MI -- Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has won her campaign to become Michigan’s next governor. Whitmer campaigned on protecting Michigan’s communities and ensuring everyone has access to clean, safe drinking water.
Miami, FL -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell won their election to become the next representative for [district]. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Mucarsel-Powell as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
Herndon, VA -- Tonight, Sierra Club-endorsed candidate Jennifer Wexton won their election to become the next representative for Virginia’s 10th district. Sierra Club members and supporters helped get out the vote for Wexton as part of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on state and federal campaigns around the country.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Sierra Club announced the launch of its Victory Corps program, a nationwide coordinated effort that embeds staff on congressional and gubernatorial campaigns around the country.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Washington Post is reporting that much maligned Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke broke his ethics pledge by continuing to discuss business related to property owned by his family’s foundation.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, November 7, environmental organizations that have been working heavily in the 2018 election cycle will host a press conference to discuss their electoral activities up and down the ballot and their impacts.