Action: Phone Bank for Tabitha Isner AL-02 Tues 9/11 (Newton, MA)

Tabitha Isner AL-02

Make phone calls for Tabitha Isner, who is running for Congress in Alabama’s Second Congressional District.

Tabitha Isner has a Master of Divinity and Master of Public Policy from University of Chicago. She has spent most of her career working as a researcher and policy maker in the field of early childhood education. Above all, Tabitha is running a campaign based on core values. Tabitha is compelled to public service by the Christian vision of feeding, clothing, and ministering to the needy. We—and Swing Left—believe that she can overcome the 9-point deficit in her district, if we can get enough of her supporters to commit to vote.

Tues 9/11 6 pm, Newton, MA. Soup and homemade bread included.

RSVP here (actionnetwork.org/events/911-phonathon-for-tabitha-isner-al-02)

Tabitha Isner AL-02

Meet Tabitha Isner AL-02

Source:  (tabithaisner.com/meet-tabitha)

“From childhood, I was raised with a strong work ethic and an equally strong call to service. I was taught that you don’t go to bed until a project is done, and you never-ever say you “can’t.” I was raised to believe there was no greater compliment than to be called a public servant, and no greater form of discipleship than to do the task that no one else wanted to do, the task that no one would congratulate you for doing. I assume I learned these things from my mother and my church, though I can’t say for sure. They were just the air I breathed.”

“I’ve always loved to learn new things, so stayed in school a bit longer than was probably necessary. I have a Master of Divinity and Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago as well as a Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. I have worked in higher education and also for a refugee settlement agency, but I have spent most of my career as a researcher and policy maker in the field of early childhood education. Until the campaign kicked into high gear, I was working full-time as a Business Analyst for a software company that builds web-based applications to support the child care and early learning workforce. It has been a daily blessing to know that my work benefits those underpaid heroes who work long hours to ensure that our children get a solid start on life.”

Tabitha Isner AL-02 with Her Family

“My Christian upbringing also taught me that we are, in fact, our brother’s keeper. This means that we are fundamentally responsible for taking care of each other, for seeing all those around us as family. Because of that belief, my husband and I decided to become foster parents in 2014. We understood that fostering would mean that we would have children in our homes only temporarily. We knew we would be heartbroken to say goodbye to a child that we had come to love. But we recognized that keeping kids with their biological parents was an important ministry, so we vowed to do our best to send each child back to their home with love and grace. Much to our surprise, though, the very first child we ever fostered was not able to return to his biological home, so we joyfully added him to our permanent family, adopting him in May 2017.”

Tabitha Isner AL-02 with Her Family

Learn More

Learn more about Tabitha at her campaign page tabithaisner.com and swingleft.org/district/AL-02/district-resources, and the July 22, 2018 article in Salon.

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