The Democratic
Candidate
for Louisiana’s 1st
Congressional District
Countdown To Election Day
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It’s Our Louisiana
“I’m not a seasoned politician. In fact, I didn’t consider myself politically minded until Christian nationalists put a target on the backs of the LGBTQ+ community in the form of pro-censorship movements and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. I’m running because I realized that no one is coming to save Louisiana. We, the people of Louisiana, have to be our own saviors and our own heroes. We must take back our state and build a Louisiana for everyone.”
“We are staring into the abyss of a democracy in peril, with the very fabric of our republic hanging by a thread. The toxic forces of fear and hatred are threatening to consume our nation, and the threat is real: if we don’t take a stand, the November election could be the last gasp of democratic freedom as we know it. Now is the moment of truth - we must summon the courage to rise up against tyranny, to defend our rights, and to secure a future where all Americans can thrive.”
We Must Stand Against Tyranny
About Mel
A Valedictorian of Covington High and summa cum laude graduate of Tulane University, Mel Manuel is the Director of Operations for the Louisiana Abortion Fund and the co-Director of Queer Northshore, the LGBTQ nonprofit that brought PRIDE to St. Tammany. They were a founding member of the St Tammany Library Alliance and currently serve on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Democratic Party. They devote their time to fighting for reproductive justice and equality for oppressed and underrepresented communities.