Sybrina Fulton — the mother of Trayvon Martin — has joined the growing ranks of women seeking office after losing a child to gun violence.
With her campaign announcement Monday, Sybrina Fulton — the mother of Trayvon Martin — joined the growing ranks of women seeking office after losing a child to gun violence.“Since 2012, I have advocated tirelessly to empower our communities and make them safer. But the work is not done. I am proud to announce that I will run to represent District 1 on the county commission,” Fulton said in a statement Monday.
Fulton’s trajectory follows a path similar to other mothers who pursued political positions after years of activism, which experts say prepared them for the political process. “At the end of the day, whatever you think about me; whatever happens or whatever I become in the future, I’ll still always be Jordan’s mom,” McBath said during a campaign event, according to The
And while not all activists seek office, going through a painful experience may be “extra motivation” to take the next step in the political process, she said. Lesley McSpadden-Head arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. 28, 2016.Running for office has traditionally been seen as “closed off” to the general public, said Jill Greenlee, a professor in politics at Brandeis University. But there has been a resurgence of organizations investing in non-tradition candidates, like these mothers, because they do carry a lot of support, she said.
“A couple of years after we started, we began to realize that our volunteers wanted to move from shaping policy to making it,” said Shannon Watts, founder of the organization. “That’s when we said to ourselves let’s train them and get them ready.”
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