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Here’s How to Help Flip a Congressional Seat this December 2nd!
With big wins on Election Day and the wind at our backs for Dems, now's the perfect time to invest in fellow fighters like Aftyn Behn who can help shrink Mike Johnson's majority in Congress. With Election Day in TN-07's Special Election a little under a month away, it's all gas no breaks to help get Aftyn across the finish line! Here’s how to support her campaign. Join the special election statewide kickoff call with Ezra this Thursday!
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Action Summary | Estimated time: 1.25 - 3+ hours, depending on how many phone banks you join.
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Sources | Indivisible National is encouraging people to support the campaign of Aftyn Behn, a current TN legislator and former Indivisible staffer. Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass is hosting phone banks and several other groups are writing postcards. |
Action Details | Action 1: Join Indivisible’s “All In for Aftyn” Kickoff Call (or watch the video) Thursday, November 13, 8:00-9:00PM, virtual (join from anywhere) Indivisible Mass Coalition, along with Indivisible National, is rolling up our sleeves and going All In For Aftyn. With big wins on Election Day and the wind at our backs for Dems, now's the perfect time to invest in fellow fighters like Aftyn Behn who can help shrink Mike Johnson's majority in Congress. With Election Day in TN-07's Special Election a little under a month away, it's all gas no breaks to help get Aftyn across the finish line! Join the Indivisible TN Statewide call to learn about what Indivisible is doing to help secure a big win for Aftyn in the TN-07 Special Election on December 2nd. Action 2: Phonebank for Aftyn - Several groups are hosting phone banks for Aftyn Behn Phonebank to Flip a House Seat in TN! (Indivisible Northampton/Swing Left Western Mass) Join in calling Democratic voters in TN, to make sure they know about this election and their excellent candidate (a former Indivisible organizer), Aftyn Behn. There'll be a full training to begin and lots of support throughout - all are welcome and needed! Sign up for one or both dates here.
Remote Phone Bank For Aftyn Behn (Swing Left) In this phone bank, we'll be calling voters in Tennessee to help build support for Aftyn. This event will include a training in the first hour, so don't worry if you've never phone banked before. Sign up for one, two or all three dates here.
Sunday Tea & Virtual Democratic Phonebank for US House Special Elections (MassDems) Phonebank from home to recruit volunteers and to turn out special election voters for Democrat Aftyn Behn in TN-7: Democrats are only a few seats away from a US House majority. We will start with a brief Zoom meeting for training purposes and then phonebank. Sign up for one, two or all three dates here.
Action 3: Write Postcards with Postcards to Voters Postcards to Voters has a current campaign to write postcards for Aftyn. Please note that in order to write postcards with them, you first need to be approved. Click here if you have never written with Postcards to Voters - this will give you all the information you need to sign up to become an approved writer with them. Don’t let this deter you; TheCAD’s Editor requested and the longest part of the process was completing a sample postcard and submitting it to them. Go for it; there is time!!! Click here if you are already an approved writer with Postcards to Voters - this will allow you to jump right in and get your list of addresses. |
Background Information | Newsflash: Epstein files are another reason flipping this seat is so important! (Jess Craven on Facebook) Indivisible National is encouraging people to support the campaign of Aftyn Behn, a current Tennessee legislator and former Indivisible staffer. Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western Mass is hosting phone banks and other groups are writing postcards. Summary - (Rogan’s List) We have one last chance in 2025 to send a message to Trump and narrow the GOP majority in the House. On December 2nd, voters in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district will take to the polls to fill a seat vacated by MAGA Rep. Mark Green. This seat has been gerrymandered deep red, and both Trump and Green won it by more than 20 points last fall, and it will be a steep hill for us to climb. Longtime organizer and progressive state Rep. Aftyn Behn is running a fierce, vigorous campaign while Trump’s handpicked nominee and former General Services Commissioner Matt Van Epps has avoided the public and the media, and local Democrats are highly motivated. While the official election day is December 2nd, early voting began November 12th! Who Is Aftyn Behn? (Aftyn For Congress) A self-described pissed-off social worker, Aftyn is a sitting Tennessee legislator (TN State Rep) and former Indivisible staffer. As a community organizer, she raised awareness about the closure of rural and public hospitals in Tennessee. She has helped pass federal legislation to rebuild distressed rural and small-town economies. In the Tennessee legislature, she led the fight to eliminate the state’s grocery tax and put money back in people’s pockets. And, she has a track record of winning tough fights in hostile territory, including her recent legal victory protecting your First Amendment Right. Aftyn is now running for Congress after the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed — a giveaway to the wealthy that codified the largest transfer of wealth from working people to the rich in American history. I live in MA, why should this race matter to me? Given the blue wave last week, we may be able to flip a Congressional seat in a special election in TN-07 next month. Here is why we in MA should join the effort to make that happen!
Where can I learn more about Aftyn? First, Watch this campaign video, and this video of Aftyn explaining why her win would be so impactful Then read about her in the news
Then check out Aftyn on these platforms Candidate Bio, Recent Press and Brand Assets Fearless Leadership That Puts People First (A. Behn’s Election Website) History: Nashville organizer Aftyn Behn wins state House seat (The Tennessean, 9/23/23) |
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