Quick Rundown of Brianna Wu's candidacy

A QUICK RUNDOWN ON BRIANNA WU'S CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Because it's time for a Bolder Democratic Party

ABOUT BRIANNA WU - Brianna Wu is a successful tech entrepreneur, and known activist for women's rights. She declared her candidacy immediately upon finding out about the results of the 2016 presidential election, reasoning that the Democratic party needed a new, stronger voice to fight for women against Donald Trump.

===DISTRICT 8===
Wu is running in the Massachusetts' 8th congressional district.

District 8 Precincts:
	In Bristol County:
    	Precincts 1 and 2 in Raynham.
	In Norfolk County:
   	 	Avon, Braintree, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton:Precincts 2–4, and 6–9, Norwood, Quincy,
		Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood and Weymouth.
	In Plymouth County:
    	Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Hull, Scituate, West Bridgewater, and Whitman.
	In Suffolk County:
    	Boston, Ward 3: Precincts 1–6; Ward 5: Precincts 3–5, 11; Ward 6, Ward 7: Precincts 1–9, Ward 11: Precincts 9 and 10, Ward
 		13: Precincts 3, 7 and 10, Ward 16: Precincts 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12, Ward 19: Precincts 1–6, 8 and 9, and Ward 20: Precincts 1, 2,
		and 4–20.

Map of District 8: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/MA/8

District 8 Demographics:
Population					732,884
Gender						51.4% Female, 48.6% Male
Race						79.2% White, 9% Black, 6.6% Asian
Ethnicity					5.3% Hispanic
Unemployment				9.1%
Median household income		$70,420
High school graduation rate	90.9%
College graduation rate		41.7%

===HER OPPONENT===
Brianna Wu will be running against incumbent STEPHEN LYNCH, also a Democrat. The 8th district is a Democratic stronghold, with Republican candidates not even always running. The winner of the primary, then, is virtually guaranteed the district come 2018.

Lynch and Wu are the only 2 candidates for the seat as of 9/18/17.

===IMPORTANT DATES===
TBA - Democratic Primary (THIS IS THE ONE THAT COUNTS - DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES OFTEN GO UNOPPOSED IN THE GENERAL)
Nov. 6 2018 - General election