Michelle Villegas

| Previously: National Latino Engagement Director for @KamalaHarris | @TheDemocrats | She/Ella | Tuits son Míos 💃🏽

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

Turns out God actually is non-binary!!! 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Allison Montgomery has won Alabama's State House District 25 election, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic.

She becomes the first transgender woman to be elected to the Alabama Legislature.

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

@kristianfortx @natimontelongo Amiga!!!!! So proud of you!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

[Kristian Carranza @kristianfortx]

Tonight, we made history!

The people of House District 118 have spoken, and I am honored to announce that we have won this race!

I will be the first woman and first Latina to represent HD-118 in the Texas House.

I grew up on the Southside. This community raised me, and now I have the honor of representing it in Austin.

This victory belongs to all of us. Thank you, HD-118! Let’s get to work!

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

This song has bad juju 👻

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

OUR FIGHT SONG.

NEVER FORGET. 💀

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

Yeehaw! 🤠

[Tom Bonier @tbonier]

And now we're up to 763,307 early voters in Texas who didn't vote in 2024 so far. Including 367,329 Hispanic voters.

[Maria Cardona @MariaTCardona]

Latino voters will be one of the biggest stories this election cycle!! https://t.co/hNaHkDFsJg

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

@PoPville Noooooo this is so sad!! Sending LBV best wishes. Hope they’re back soon.

[ilana @ilanawurman]

working on a campaign:

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

@amandalitman For the last year and a half our Jew-ish group of friends have committed to monthly Shabbat hosted by a different couple each month. It’s been delightful! Our friendship has definitely deepened through this shared tradition. ❤️

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

Let’s elect a Latina governor in Texas!!! 🤠💃🏽

[Xochitl Hinojosa @XochitlHinojosa]

NEW: GBAO has the TX Gov race between @GregAbbott_TX and @GinaHinojosaTX as a 1 POINT race.

🚨Six polls now have this race virtually tied.

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

There’s a lot of concern about ICE presence at polling locations and what that could mean for the Latino vote.

It’s more crucial than ever to do the work to ensure Latino voters know their rights and exercise their right to vote safely!

https://t.co/HjJEGVCojS

[Amanda Litman @amandalitman]

A self care lesson for us all tbh

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

This is exactly right @XochitlHinojosa.

The midterms will go on no matter the state of the DNC. The real concern is about whether or not the party is ready to run the democratic presidential primary in 2028 - which is set to be one of the largest and most competitive.

⬇️

[Xochitl Hinojosa @XochitlHinojosa]

People don’t seem to understand what the DNC does. So here is a DNC 101:

It has 4 critical roles: infrastructure for the nominee in 2028, nominating process, debates and convention.

Specifically:
- The DNC must build the critical infrastructure for the nominee in battleground and expansion states. This requires fundraising and smart investments in key state parties.
- Ensuring there is critical data infrastructure for the nominee.
- Organizing and negotiating a fair debate process that protects our candidates & ensures it’s a debate on ideas and not on culture wars.
- Deciding the early state calendar that puts us in a best position to win in 2028.
- Organizing the 2028 convention and build an infrastructure to do that.
- It starts opposition research on potential Republican 2028ers.
- and yes, the chair should be spending 90% of their time fundraising and should hire people to run the rest.

The DNC is not in charge of the midterms. It is not in charge of messaging for all of our candidates. It doesn’t pick or recruit candidates. It’s not a building full of consultants.

The DNC is not sexy, but it is critical to 2028, which is the hard part of the job.

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

I really think it’s a failure to think that the Democratic Party is anything other than the voters. Everything we do is in service of the electorate - not an institution.

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination.

Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.

Focus on building the party you actually support.

Political parties aren’t perfect, but they’re built by millions of people who knock doors, make calls, organize meetings, and fight for the values they believe in. If you don’t believe in the party, then don’t ask its members to carry you across the finish line.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

I’m so disappointed to see this happening in IL-04. @electprogress backed candidate @pattyforil is silencing voters by knocking her challengers off the ballot.

These are progressive values?!
The CPC PAC should pull its support unless she drops this un democratic challenge.

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

2 Latino independents are fighting to stay on the November ballot in the coveted 4th District race. https://t.co/igSJZs1nmC

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

The DNC has a really stellar crew of staff right now, from the ED to organizing - they are tenacious and sharp with a wealth of experience.

It’s a real loss to have their work overshadowed and limited by incompetent leadership from the chair. We all deserve better.

[Emily Keller @egkeller]

I've worked at the DNC when leadership does something to make your life and job harder and I really really feel for all the staff there right now.

The DNC is filled with people working hard to help Democrats win, and they don't deserve fumbles like this from their leadership.

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

@PPact confirming what we already know about Mayra - she’s a fighter for our rights!!

So proud of you @lachicamayra 🩷

[Mayra Macías @lachicamayra]

Today our campaign was endorsed by @ppact

This is so personal for me — from my teenage visits to Planned Parenthood in Chicago to serving on the national board, the fight for bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom is one I plan to take to Congress!

Thank you, PP Action Fund🩷

[Michelle Villegas @michelleavillgs]

Great! Now resign your seat.

[Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell]

I am suspending my campaign for Governor.

To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.

I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.

[Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell]

I am suspending my campaign for Governor.

To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past.

I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s.