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WECT News - Frances Weller reports on Rep. Deb Butler's Tammy Baldwin Award win

By Frances Weller | October 9, 2019 at 12:30 PM EDT - Updated October 9 at 12:30 PM

 
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - N.C. State Representative Deb Butler has been awarded the 2019 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award—an international award given annually to state or local LGBTQ elected official whose political career pushes to move equality forward for LGBTQ people. Continue reading...

Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award Winner

BREAKING:Rep. Deb Butler is the co-winner of the 2019 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award. She shares the honor with Peru's Congressman, Alberto Belaunde.

Victory Institute shared this announcement via Twitter on 10/9/19 at 10:11am.

Thank you to all those who voted (near 30,000 worldwide!).

We Heart Deb Butler (Ms Magazine)

We Heart: Deb Butler’s “Melt-Up” on the North Carolina House Floor.

9/16/2019 by CARMEN RIOS
North Carolina lawmakers weren’t prepared for battle on September 11—but Rep. Deb Butler, in the face of a sudden and unexpected legislative maneuver from her colleagues, still stood up for democracy. Read more>>

Shout out from Senator Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) on Twitter!

Rep. Deb Butler got a shoutout from Senator Elizabeth Warren! #WeWillNotYield.

Keep fighting, @DebButlerHD18. Democracy depends on all of us being willing to speak out. #WeWillNotYield https://t.co/FSl3QfZIXn

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 13, 2019

Interview on ABC11 Raleigh

Rep. Deb Butler interviewed on Raleigh's ABC News 11.