LSURJ Endorses Candidates for Louisville's Primary Election

​At Louisville SURJ we believe in system change. To make change at the system level, we need a lot more people power. Elections are one place where we can engage people in a conversation about what kind of community we need and want. We focus on the issues that we are engaged with in our campaigns, like immigrant justice and de-carceration, and build a broader base of people ready to act for change.

The LSURJ Community Defense Network leads the work to accompany vulnerable communities being targeted by ICE, or LMPD, facing repression for exercising the right to protest, or attacked for being transgender. We are also fighting for alternatives to incarceration, and against the building of a $500,000,000 to two billion dollar new jail. We want funding for noncarceral mental health, eviction prevention and affordable housing instead.

The Mayor, Metro Council and Judges have a lot of power over all these issues. We need people in those positions who will actually do what is needed.

These candidates understand why camp clearings must stop, why we need transitional housing as well as truly affordable housing. They agree that a new jail will not solve our problems, and why we must prioritize investing in noncarceral care and housing. These candidates are committed to, and in several cases, come from the communities most on the margins. They have shown that they will fight for ALL of our neighbors, and for ALL of us to have what we need to care for our families and be safe from carceral and/or police violence.  

Our process of endorsement included a survey to candidates about these issues, and an examination of their track record on listening to and engaging the community, and their relationship to the work to expand justice for all.  

Based on this process, and the record and commitments to a community where everyone matters, LSURJ presents the following:

Mayor Shameka Parrish Wright

Metro District 3  Shaun Spencer
Metro District 5 Aprile Hearn
Metro District 9 Andrea Parr
Metro District 11 Melina Hettiaratchi
Metro District 17 Merideth Booth
Metro District 21 Betsy Ruhe

Judicial Elections will be in the November general election and we will bring those endorsements to you this Fall.

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