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Liuba Grechen Shirley

Liuba Grechen Shirley is the founder and chief executive officer of Vote Mama Lobby, which works to increase the political power of mothers and to remove structural barriers that keep mothers out of office. She founded it in 2020, after running for Congress in New York's 2nd District in 2018 and obtaining federal approval to spend campaign funds on childcare. She also leads Vote Mama PAC and Vote Mama Foundation, which are affiliated organizations.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Liuba Grechen Shirley on Racism and Sexism. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Liuba Grechen Shirley

Liuba Grechen Shirley

Role at the time: Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Lobby, in a statement of support released by Higher Heights for America

Condemned

Statement summary

Vote Mama Lobby founder and CEO Liuba Grechen Shirley said Laura Loomer's attacks are racist, misogynistic and disgusting, and part of a pattern of conservative thought leaders abandoning any semblance of basic human decency.

“Laura Loomer’s racist and misogynistic attacks are disgusting, and they are part of a pattern of conservative thought leaders abandoning any semblance of basic human decency.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATIONS STAND UNITED AGAINST RACIST AND MISOGYNISTIC ATTACKS ON BLACK WOMEN LEADERSSection "Organization and Leadership Statements of Support", statements from individual leaders
Why we used this label

The case's reference point is Laura Loomer's remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics. Grechen Shirley calls the attacks racist, misogynistic and disgusting, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statementLaura Loomer’s remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics

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