Joe Forte, Pam Daniels, Michael Poreda, and Christian Fuscarino were recently selected to participate in the Victory Fund’s LGBTQ Victory Institute.

The intensive weekend Candidate & Campaign Trainings provide comprehensive, non-partisan best practices to present and future LGBTQ candidates, campaign staff and community leaders. Trainees learn the necessary skills and strategies by engaging in tough, realistic campaign simulations, and work with peers to develop a plan to run for office and win.

Thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates, campaign workers and other leaders learned how to build winning campaigns through this training.

Other notable alumni include Governor Jared Polis (CO); Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach (CA); Annise Parker, Former Mayor, Houston TX; and Danica Roem, Delegate, Virginia.