State of the Union September 2024

Political Updates

Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts

Total # of Lobbying Meetings in August: 39
Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2024: 283
Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2024: 390

Advocacy Emails

Total # of Advocacy Emails in August: 4,648
Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2024: 37,429
Advocacy Emails Goal for 2024: 84,000
% of Congress Emailed Year to Date:

Congressional Office Meetings and Bird Dogging

Political Affairs Team member Toluwnimi Famurewa had a meeting with MP Heather McPherson (New Democratic Party, Edmonton Strathcona), Canada

Political Affairs Team member, Elis Jones met with his MP, Claire Hughes in Westminster, UK

Political Affairs Team member Moazam Jahangir, met with MP Charlotte Cane at her constituency office, East Cambridgeshire & Ely, UK

Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team member Prabhav Keerthipati meeting with Representative Foster’s office (D-IL-11)

Kim Thelwell & Political Affairs Team members Allison Luo, Lucy Jiang, Stanley Anukwuocha, Sarah Roshi and Samrah Syed met with Senator Durbin’s Office (D-IL)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Brayden Hunt met with Representative DeSaulnier’s office (D-CA-10)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Beatrice Ehrhardt met with Representative Schrier’s office (D-WA-8)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Libby Michael met with Senato Blackburn’s office (R-TN)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Meredith Kovarovic met with Representative Frankel’s office (D-FL-22)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Percy Masanga met with Representative McBath’s office (D-GA-7)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Samrah Syed met with Representative Casten’s office (D-IL-6)

Amy Jenkins & Political Affairs Team member Zac Dybeck met with Senator Hassan’s office (D-NH)

Amy Jenkins, Alexia Orban & Prisha Jain met with Representative Frost’s office (D-FL-10)

Amy Jenkins, Danial Osmani, Jonathan Mao, Grace Foose, Eli Shear-Baggish, Fletcher Hoven and Joshua Pinhancos met with Senator Warren’s office (D-MA)

Amy Jenkins, Isabella Rappaccioli and Naxhelt Sanchez met with Senator Warnock’s office (D-GA)

Amy Jenkins, Zach Dybeck and Andrea Mendoza met with Represnetative Levin’s office (D-CA-49)

Updates from DC

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Recognition

Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition

- - President’s Circle Award (Mobilized 50+ people):
    - - Political Team: Jillian Rowan, Sarah Roshi, Diego Jimenez
    - Bird-Dog Award:
      - Political Team: Ryan Witz
    - Article of the Month:
      - The UK’s Pledge of $7 Million for UK-Med’s Aid Work in Gaza by Maeve Relihan