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Philly State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for U.S. Senate
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, a Philadelphia Democrat, has announced he is joining the growing list of candidates for Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race.
Kenyatta made the run official in an MSNBC appearance Thursday evening.
“I know that we have an opportunity right now to … make sure that we have a country that doesn’t just talk about justice and fairness for all, but that actually makes it real,” he said.
The 30-year-old, who grew up in North Philly, is still a relative newcomer to the political world.
After graduating from Temple University, Kenyatta worked for years as a community activist. He won his state House seat in 2018, becoming just the second openly gay person — and the first Black gay man — to serve in the body.
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He has quickly built a reputation as an outspoken — and media-friendly — member of the general assembly, making cable news appearances during Pennsylvania’s frequent election-season moments in the national spotlight, and getting social media attention for his fiery floor speeches.
Like many Philadelphia Democrats, Kenyatta is progressive. His recently-cosponsored bills include measures that would allocate emergency COVID-19 relief for low-income people, expand early voting, and prohibit law enforcement from using certain military-grade equipment.
But while several of his fellow young, urban progressives in the legislature endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his Democratic Socialist platform during the Democratic primary, Kenyatta immediately and vocally supported now-President Joe Biden — saying he “has dedicated his life to fighting for the middle class and the Obama-Biden administration did make significant progress for our country. . .”
Kenyatta made the run official in an MSNBC appearance Thursday evening.
“I know that we have an opportunity right now to … make sure that we have a country that doesn’t just talk about justice and fairness for all, but that actually makes it real,” he said.
The 30-year-old, who grew up in North Philly, is still a relative newcomer to the political world.
After graduating from Temple University, Kenyatta worked for years as a community activist. He won his state House seat in 2018, becoming just the second openly gay person — and the first Black gay man — to serve in the body.
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He has quickly built a reputation as an outspoken — and media-friendly — member of the general assembly, making cable news appearances during Pennsylvania’s frequent election-season moments in the national spotlight, and getting social media attention for his fiery floor speeches.
Like many Philadelphia Democrats, Kenyatta is progressive. His recently-cosponsored bills include measures that would allocate emergency COVID-19 relief for low-income people, expand early voting, and prohibit law enforcement from using certain military-grade equipment.
But while several of his fellow young, urban progressives in the legislature endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his Democratic Socialist platform during the Democratic primary, Kenyatta immediately and vocally supported now-President Joe Biden — saying he “has dedicated his life to fighting for the middle class and the Obama-Biden administration did make significant progress for our country. . .”
https://whyy.org/articles/philly-state-rep-malcolm-kenyatta-is-running-for-u-s-senate/
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It’s official: I am a Democrat running to be a voice for working families in the US Senate. Help us build this movement from the ground up: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mk_twitter?refcode=20210218_toolkit
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I did not know that, thanks, which makes it much more sensible for him to try running for a federal house seat 
