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Related: About this forumNative candidate takes governor's primary in Idaho
Paulette Jordan claims Democratic victory: 'We won this race by everyone.'By Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman
May 15, 2018
Surrounded by a loud, jubilant crowd in a small Boise bar, Paulette Jordan claimed victory in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, beating two-time candidate AJ Balukoff and going one step closer to becoming the first female, Native American governor in the United States.
I didnt win this race by Democrats alone, the 38-year-old former state legislator declared as red white and blue balloons popped and supporters cheered, nearly drowning her out. We won this race by everyone.
She thanked her supporters and her family and her ancestors. She vowed that never again will Democrats have to vote for the lesser of Republican evils. She promised to fight with every single ounce of my life for access to health care and better education and to preserve the wild lands that make Idaho so special.
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Native candidate takes governor's primary in Idaho (Original Post)
Mike__M
May 2018
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RandySF
(58,706 posts)1. Trivia: Larry Echohawk was the Democratic nominee in 1994
and came within a hair of winning.
SergeStorms
(19,192 posts)2. Outstanding!
Native Americans need to have a MUCH larger presence in our government. This land was theirs first, damn it, and they have a relationship with the land that is the polar opposite of greedy Republican land rapers. I'd love to see more Native Americans involved in politics on every level.
Congratulations, Ms. Jordan!
Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)3. Awesome!
Wish I could have voted for her!