WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Child Care for Every Family Network—representing over 2,000 state and national organizations, child care providers, impacted families, and organizers across the country—celebrates as candidates who support universal child care are elected in key races, including:

• Governor-elect Deb Haaland, New Mexico
• Governor-elect Hannah Pingree, Maine
• Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon
• Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayeed, Michigan
• Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota
• Senator-elect Troy Jackson, Maine
• And many more. 

Statement from Andrea Paluso, Director of the Child Care for Every Family Network:

“The voters were clear: we need elected leaders who recognize how dire our child care crisis is and understand that the only way to solve it is by creating a universal child care system. Candidates who led with bold support for universal child care were enthusiastically rewarded by voters at every level.

The next Congress must lead the way, advancing legislation that makes child care accessible for all families and ensures child care providers are paid for the critical work they do. And we must hold President Trump accountable if he stands in the way. We expect new leaders, alongside our returning child care champions, to work together quickly to help the millions of families who are struggling to find and afford child care.”

The victories this Election Day are because of powerful grassroots organizing across the country, led by Child Care for Every Family Network partners, including Ohio Organizing Campaign, Maine People’s Alliance, Citizen Action New York, OLÉ New Mexico, Faith in Action Minnesota, 9to5 Georgia, For All Families Oregon Action, New Jersey Communities United, Citizen Action New Jersey, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (Louisiana), and Parent Voices Power (California), among others. Collectively, state Network member organizations mobilized voters in more than a dozen states, urging them to turn out and support candidates and ballot initiatives that will move us closer to universal child care.

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The Child Care for Every Family Network is the national movement and campaign to transform child care, representing 2,000+ child care providers, impacted families, state and national organizations, and organizers across the country. Learn more: childcareforeveryfamily.org.