Bold, progressive voices across the country resoundingly won last night. In addition to reelections, we're excited to celebrate the Local Progress members who ran for and were elected to a different local office this year! 🥳✨🧵

Four years ago, Jaime Kinder made history as the first Black woman to become mayor of Meadville. She has championed a climate action plan, free municipal ambulances, and stronger tenant protections. Huge congratulations on her re-election! 🥳 www.yahoo.com/news/article...

As yesterday's election results roll in, it's clear that a racial and economic justice agenda that fights for communities won last night. Follow along with us as we celebrate our amazing members on their re-elections 🎉🧵👇

Sending so much love & excitement to Gabriela Santiago-Romero as she celebrates her re-election to Detroit City Council! Gaby leads with courage -- fighting for immigrant communities, protecting affordable housing, standing with workers, & so much more. The future is bright with Gaby ❤️

Minneapolis will continue to have a champion in local government because @elliottpayne.org has won reelection! From expanding alternatives to policing & championing workers rights to unapologetically fighting authoritarianism in this moment, Elliott is the leader MLPS needs.

Tonight, @dorceyformayor.bsky.social made history. As a proud LP member, she becomes the first black woman EVER elected Mayor in Albany. Just as her election marks a historic milestone, we know her administration will usher in historic change for Albany. www.news10.com/news/your-lo...

Being a progressive voice in a conservative state takes bravery. But when YT Bell’s community needed a voice, she stepped up. LP is thrilled to congratulate YT Bell on her reelection victory and another term as a Clarkston Council Member.

Congratulations to LP Black Caucus member, Mary Sheffield for making history in becoming the first woman and the first Black woman mayor of Detroit! www.freep.com/story/news/p...

Corrupt politicians and shady business leaders wanted Larry Krasner out of office, but voters in Philly can't be bought with cheap lies. With a resounding victory, Larry Krasner will have another four years to fight for the people of Philadelphia.

Turning criminal justice reform from campaign slogans into actual policies isn't easy, but Stephanie Morales has done it again. The entire LP family sends her a major CONGRATULATIONS on her well earned reelection victory 🎉

Leadership in this moment requires being on the ground and listening to the residents who are demanding we do more to protect communities. Thank you to those who came out to testify and lift up the stories of those who could not be there for fear of being targeted. wapo.st/4hJziIr

Amid terror inflicted by the Trump Administration, the resistance and solidarity we're seeing in cities like Chicago right now is truly unmatched. https://borderlessmag.org/2025/10/24/when-ice-came-to-little-village-residents-stood-up-we-are-in-solidarity/

I was on the ground earlier today at the Petworth Metro Station after I received troubling reports from neighbors about IRS Criminal Investigation agents working with Transit Police to interrogate riders on WMATA buses.

"Flock Safety, for example, has allowed ICE to access over 80,000 of its AI-powered license plate reader cameras installed nationwide." Every locality needs to reject Flock to protect their community. https://reason.com/2025/10/23/ice-is-mounting-a-mass-surveillance-campaign-on-american-citizens/

Texas claims this school takeover is about improving test scores, but Fort Worth knows this is about overruling local control. Our LPTX members are firmly opposed to this gross overreach of state power and demand local communities be given local control. www.fox4news.com/news/tea-tak...

Rent stabilization is supposed to be easy to opt-in to. But as our members like @michelehirsch.bsky.social explained to the state legislature, New York's real estate industry has put up road blocks time and time again. Read more on the state hearing 👇 www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

The New York City Council Progressive Caucus endorses a landmark legislative package of youth priorities as a road map for our youth movements in cities everywhere Read more in our @commondreams.org piece from last Friday announcing it 🔗 www.commondreams.org/opinion/liva...

Housing is a basic need, but major events like the World Cup escalate the housing crisis. As landlords turn long term units into short term rentals and hike up prices around the World Cup, our cities need protections like Dallas' short term rental ban. www.keranews.org/business-eco...

Together w/ their communities, LPMN members across MN are standing up for their immigrant neighbors ❤️ https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/23/minnesota-immigrant-rights-advocates-meeting-the-moment/?emci=baf5a343-1cb0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=350f374f-21b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=380011

The climate crisis is not some distant future. It's already here. The 2026 World Cup is set to be the most climate-damaging and one of the hottest games in history. The games should be safe, not life threatening for players and fans. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c2314ve7d7jo

"It’s the glimmer of hope in this crazy world we live in." ♥️ Earlier this month, 25 local elected officials from our Black Caucus, Women’s Caucus, and Nuestro Caucus came together to build relationships, find healing in this moment, and renew energy for the work ahead.

Our community deserves transparency on the extent of MPD's coordination with the federal government in its unlawful, anti-immigrant campaign.   Read my full op-ed in @petworthnews.org and take action: 👇🏾   www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...

A painful but important read. This is what the Trump Administration and its billionaire allies are doing to our friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The time to speak up is now. https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will

The Trump admin is ordering masked secret police to rip families apart in front of schools. Kids are too scared to learn. This is Trump's America. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-teachers-immigration-enforcement-schools-scaring-kids-rcna236734

"Generations of workers have fought for the labor protections we have in Minnesota & in Minneapolis. But these protections mean nothing if workers can't access them."- Elliott Payne https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-non-union-construction-workers-wage-theft-sexual-harassment-report/

Our members in @nycprogressives.bsky.social are on the scene in downtown Manhattan to make it perfectly clear that masked men in armored cars DO NOT keep our neighborhoods safe. From NYC to Portland, local officials have said loudly and proudly that ICE is NOT welcome in our communities.

Our members are on the ground at federal plaza and say #ICEOut of New York

"Every elected official who does nothing to oppose and dismantle this vast surveillance infrastructure is complicit in facilitating the Trump agenda." Important read👇 https://truthout.org/articles/by-enabling-police-surveillance-elected-officials-fuel-trumps-agenda/

While the courts have ruled that federal troops can occupy Portland, local leaders have stepped up to defend residents. Read more about the Protect Portland Initiative and learn what actions local leaders can take when faced with authoritarianism. www.kgw.com/article/news...

A beautiful story of the people-powered resistance in Chicago. “People are driving this, and it is a really beautiful thing at a moment when it is so hard to have hope.” - 33rd Ward Alder Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/trump-immigration-blitz-chicago-wards/

The most significant local impact of the second Trump administration hasn't been lowering costs, but instead its barbaric immigration enforcement plan. Across our network, our members have seen families ripped apart to meet the racist demands of this administration. Hear their stories 👇

First California, now New York! That's now TWO of the biggest states in the country protecting renters in their communities from corporate greed. Following 11 localities who have passed bans so far, these state bans get us closer and closer to protections for all renters.

In New Jersey a bill has been introduced to make sure data centers pay for electricity they use. This power surcharge would go toward modernizing the state’s electric grid.

This is dangerous news. Corporations do not care about your safety, they care about your private information. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/amazon-ring-cameras-surveillance-law-enforcement-crime-police-investigations.html

Big S/O to Seattle for taking proactive action to safeguard its communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration with two new executive orders 👏 harrell.seattle.gov/2025/10/08/m...

LP Co-Chair Gabriela Santiago-Romero is fighting so all Detroiters benefit from their city's new stadium. But state law preempts local leaders from enforcing real community benefits. Read how state law in MI benefits developers at the expense of the community 👇 www.metrotimes.com/topic/views-...

While the government remains shutdown, the Trump administration continues to gut every office within the federal government. This time - they're cutting the office responsible for overseeing special education Read more on how this will irrevocably harm students 👇. www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Localities are the last line of defense to protect immigrant communities, and they are taking that job seriously. As the Trump Admin terrorizes welcoming communities, local leaders are responding with their own message: We will not capitulate. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Check out former San Francisco Supervisor and LP Member Hillary Ronen on the latest episode of @themaybe.org! Hear more about our latest report on AI policy and how local leaders can strengthen their skills around regulating this new technology. www.themaybe.org/podcast/loca...

Our communities are already dealing with authoritarian overreach. We cannot let the World Cup be used as an excuse to balloon the surveillance state and encroach on people's privacy even more. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/13/drone-defenses-world-cup-00606174

Congrats to @johana-b.bsky.social for leading the charge in Las Cruces to pass a resolution strengthening protections for immigrants. "I will not act powerless in this moment." https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2025/10/08/las-cruces-adds-protections-for-immigrant-community/86551872007/

We’re proud to co-sponsor @obi-belonging.bsky.social's new podcast series! Bold ideas—from wealth taxes to community safety and more—move us beyond defense toward true belonging and wellbeing for all. #FightingForward

Big landlords use algorithmic price fixing to collude and hike up rents, sometimes by double digits. CA is now the first state to ban the practice - this is huge! Shoutout to San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Monica, and San Diego for helping pave the way with local bans.

Addressing our city’s housing crisis means seizing this historic opportunity to support the 200,000 households earning under $30,000 a year — families who are just one maintenance emergency or rent hike away from homelessness. whyy.org/articles/hom...

When we fight, we win! Incredible news out of Michigan, where 32,000 home care workers won their union. The power of organized people is what will get us through this moment ✊

This is an outrageous abuse of power by Flock. Corporations are trying to invade your privacy - shoutout to the city of Evanston for pushing back against this overreach. https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/flock-safety-reinstalls-evanston-cameras/

Corporations call it "privacy-preserving," but this new AI tech isn't all that it seems. Our new brief w/@datasociety.bsky.social + CoWorker exposes how this tech harms + exploits workers and what we can do to strengthen worker protections + power in the digital age: datasociety.net/library/the-...

This summer, over 500 local elected officials from across the country gathered in Chicago for our national convening. We interviewed over a dozen local leaders to gain their perspective on a range of issues, from immigration to tariffs. Here's what they had to say 👇

LP Member & Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes was arrested this afternoon for protecting an immigrant neighbor as they were recovering in the hospital. This is the THIRD local official this year ICE has brutally arrested for exercising their duties. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

At a time when workers and immigrants have been thrown into precarity and fear, The POWER Act out of Philadelphia is a model for how localities can provide some more stability and protection. Shoutout to @kendraphlcouncil.bsky.social for championing it! whyy.org/articles/phi...