New Radio Ads Stream in Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Maine Slamming President-elect Donald Trump’s Appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions to Attorney General
Media Advisory For: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Contact: Madison Donzis | madison@unbendablemedia.com
New Radio Ads Stream in Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Maine Slamming President-elect Donald Trump’s Appointment of Senator Jeff Sessions to Attorney General
The Ads, Paid for by UltraViolet Action, Say Senator Sessions Will Not Protect Women
Today, January 18, new ads paid for by UltraViolet Action will stream on radio stations in Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Maine. The ads come on the heels of Sessions’ confirmation hearings, and urge Senator Dean Heller (R-NV), Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to vote against Sessions’ appointment as Attorney General, and call on Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to rescind her approval of his appointment.
As a Senator, Sessions voted against bills that would protect women from domestic violence and sexual assault in the military, and voted against programs that support survivors of abuse. The ads reassert that “a man who couldn’t define sexual assault last October won’t protect us now.”
LISTEN TO THE RADIO ADS HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/
In Augusta-Waterville, Maine: The ads will air on WVOM.
In Phoenix Arizona: The ads will air on KFYI and KTAR.
In Reno, Nevada: The ads will air on KBUL, KDOT, KKOH, and KRNO.
In Juneau, Alaska: The ads will air on KINY, KSUP, KINO, and KXXI.
“One in five women in the United States has been raped,” said Shaunna Thomas, Co-founder of UltraViolet.
“Senator Sessions’ nomination alone is a slap in the face to sexual assault survivors and all women nationwide. But the possibility that Jeff Sessions, a man who does not even know the definition of sexual assault, could be our Attorney General is nothing short of terrifying.
“With an ongoing epidemic of sexual assault and violence towards women – Sessions cannot be trusted to uphold the law and prioritize the wellbeing of survivors over rapists. That’s why we’re calling on Senators Heller, Flake, McCain, Collins and Murkowski to set a national standard and use their power to vote ‘no’ on Sessions’ appointment. It’s the least they can do.”
Last week, a group of sexual assault survivors joined by their supporters and members of UltraViolet confronted Senator Sessions’ at his Capitol Hill office over his long-standing anti-woman, anti-survivor record. At the action, the survivors of sexual assault and their allies delivered a giant poster to Session’s Senate Office with the Justice Department’s definition of sexual assault. The Justice Department defines sexual assault as: “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.”
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