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On the presidential level, the election has been tense. Sometimes it can be hard to see positives in the political system when the one designed to elect the most powerful office is so convoluted. However, there were plenty of victories worth celebrating on local and state levels.<\/p>\n

Oregon voters passed Measure 109, making the state the first to legalize<\/a> psilocybin.
\n<\/strong>This will allow therapeutic uses of the psychedelic in regulated settings with a built-in two-year period to iron out the details for qualifications. There is research to support that psilocybin is helpful for those struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, and more.<\/p>\n

New Jersey voted in favor<\/a> of legalizing recreational cannabis use.
\n<\/strong>The amendment allows New Jersey to set up a regulated market for it to be taxed, making it the 12th state to legalize it.<\/p>\n

Nevada is the first state to protect same-sex marriage in its constitution<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nThe ballot question repealed a 2002 amendment that defined the only marriage recognized by the state as one between a male and a female.<\/p>\n

Florida voters approved<\/a> a $15\/hour minimum wage.<\/strong>
\nThe amendment raises the state\u2019s minimum wage from $8.56 to $10 in September 2021 and go up by $1 every year until it reaches $15 by 2026. This makes Florida the eighth state to set the minimum wage at $15 in the upcoming future.<\/p>\n

Missouri elected Cori Bush to Congress, the first Black woman to represent the state<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nShe got her start as an organizer, community leader, and activist after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2014. Bush ran on a progressive platform in favor of the Green New Deal and Medicare-For-All.<\/p>\n

“The Squad”<\/strong> \u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts), and Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) \u2014\u00a0 <\/strong>was reelected to Congress<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These four progressive congresswomen made history in 2018 and will continue to energize the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There were also a tremendous amount of victories<\/a> for the LGBTQ+ community on both the state and national level.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Florida elected Shevrin Jones, its first out LGBTQ+ state senator.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Florida elected Michele Raynor, its first Black queer woman to the state House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

\u2022 New York elected Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres to the 17th and 15th Congressional Districts, respectively, the first Black LGBTQ+ members of Congress.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Delaware elected Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender state senator.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tennessee elected Torrey Harris to the state House of Representatives, the first out LGBTQ+ member of the state legislature.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kansas elected Stephanie Byers, the first transgender elected official to the state House of Representatives and first indigenous trans person elected to any state legislature.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vermont elected Taylor Small to the state House of Representatives, the state\u2019s first transgender legislator.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oklahoma elected Mauree Turner to the House of Reprenstatives, the state\u2019s first nonbinary and Muslim legislator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The 2020 election saw so much progress in many different categories despite the presidential election taking up a lot of the spotlight. With Biden soon to be in office, one can hope to see even more change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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