The Future's Favorite Fighter
#FrankieFights
With the President having deployed American troops on American citizens at our capitol, D.C. police becoming militarized, afab/women’s rights being stomped on repeatedly, same sex marriage threatened (a step toward possible criminalization of interracial marriage) Brown and Black people stuffed into concentration camps, the constitution and all of our human rights being consistently violated… do I need to even finish what I’m saying?
Tag me in. I fight. Relentlessly.
Francesco “Frankie” Fonseca is a 30 year old transmasculine artist and astrologer from South Jersey. Born and raised in Atlantic County, he has since resided in Camden County. Frankie is an official federal candidate, running as an independent, to represent New Jersey’s district 1 in Congress.
Frankie will be fiercely challenging democratic incumbent Donald Norcross who has held his seat in Congress since 2014.
Frankie was born ready to fight for marginalized communities as the beloved great grandson of former Colombian President, Deogracias Fonseca.
About Frankie
Campaign Focus
Decolonization
Resilience
The injustice of this system depends on the silence of me and others like me. This campaign is my little voice saying “I refuse” in one of the loudest ways I could possibly imagine
Voter Engagement
Community
Community engagement is at the core of my campaign. I prioritize community connections and the uplifting and encouragement of bipoc voices and issues, especially bipoc trans voices who have been silenced for far too long. I’m going to listen. Come tell me all about it at one of my campaign events, email me, or tag me in your TikTok videos so I can hear you.
Personal Message
It is personal
The state of things within our government is beyond personal. Let me fight for us. Im fighting for a world where people are safer, where everyone is protected by constitutional law and our government. I may never get to personally experience a fair and just life, but those after me certainly will if I have anything to say about it… which I sure do, with every last breath in me. One day all children will be born into a world where none of these systemic horrors exist to suffocate them the ways that they have suffocated all of us. That hope, that vision of the future, is sometimes all I can think about. To not “try” would feel like placing my hand over the mouths of all future generations. Instead, I would love to contribute to that new world by going where no bipoc trans person has gone yet, taking my fight off the unsafe street and into the unsafe capitol building. I am the very first trans man and trans bipoc to run for Congress. If elected, I’d be the first to serve. I made history already just by deciding to try.
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Impactful Causes
Arts & Culture
-Tax incentives for colorful, artistic, community-centered public spaces and businesses
-Federal arts funding increases
-Introduce astrology in schools as a necessary cultural, academic, mental health tool and elective requirement
-“Third place” tax incentives
-Cultural preservation grants
-Push for tax write off’s for money spent on cultural and community activities
Healthcare & Food
-Universal healthcare including mental health, dental and vision
-Full coverage for all gender-affirming care, including cis individuals
-Lower prescription drug costs
-Full coverage of insulin
-Include medical marijuana in healthcare coverage for qualifying conditions and 55+
-Federal restrictions for corporations on sodium and sugar for prepared or packaged drinks, fast foods, frozen foods, canned foods and snack foods
-Health reform initiatives to supply households with stationary bikes, resistance bands, rebounders, jump ropes and/or gym memberships
-Make reproductive rights a federal protection under the 14th & 9th amendment
-Free school lunch for students
Environment & Climate
-Protecting indigenous land and advancing our fight with global warming
-Indigenous-led green initiatives
-Tax incentives for eco-friendly building and white or green roofs and parking lots/driveways to reduce urban heat
-Invest in clean energy and green jobs
-Ban fracking and protect drinking water sources
-Public transportation initiatives
-Provide households with water filters fit for drinking and bathing
-AI regulations to preserve water
LGBTQ+ issues
-Federal protections for trans and non-binary people in housing, employment, and healthcare
-End bans on gender-affirming care
-Strengthen hate crime laws and enforcement
-LGBTQ+ inclusion in school curriculums
-Let trans kids play sports and protect them from sexual harassment at the hands of their government, schools and communities
-Implement mental health “rehab” reform programs to be a required consequence for all convicted instances of hate crimes or bias incidents
Economic Justice
-Raise the federal minimum wage
-Expand affordable housing programs
-Student debt relief and tuition-free community college
-Protections for gig and freelance workers
-Put caps on rent and property ownership
-Stand up to gentrification
-Fight for universal basic income
-Drastically reduce military/police budgets
-Abolish ICE
-Require associates degrees for military/police hiring to reduce harm and to protect high school students forced into these organizations by poverty
-Lower the retirement age significantly
-Put age limits on all public office seats
-Classify white supremacy, and its byproducts like bigotry fueled crime, as terrorism
-Raise taxes on the rich
Civil rights & Justice
-End ICE raids and detentions, push for total immigration reform
-End private prisons
-Classify separation of families, in immigration related instances, as illegal and a violation of human rights
-Pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
-Police accountability & reform
-Protect voting rights and expand voter access
-Protect Indigenous sovereignty and treaty rights
FRANCESCO FRANKIE FONSECA
FOR US CONGRESS
In loving memory of Deogracias Fonseca
(1908-2006)
Deogracias Fonseca Espinosa was a distinguished Colombian statesman, military general and public servant whose career spanned multiple levels of leadership. Over the course of his life, he served as Mayor, Governor, Minister, and ultimately President of Colombia, guiding the nation through times of political transition and recovery from dictatorship. A veteran of the Battle of Güepí, he was wounded in combat while defending his country, demonstrating the bravery and dedication that defined his public life. Beyond politics and the battlefield, Fonseca was the father of twelve children, remembered for his enduring legacy of service, resilience, and commitment to Colombia’s progress.
