Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford
@votedinanina.bsky.social
Small business owner. Food service worker. Former union member. First transgender woman elected to the Madison Common Council. 🏳️⚧️
Running for the Wisconsin State Assembly to protect our rights and put working people first.
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Running for the Wisconsin State Assembly to protect our rights and put working people first.
votedinanina.com
Time and time again, Republicans have shown that they don’t give a damn about improving the lives of Wisconsinites. While Robin Vos blocks solutions, healthcare costs keep rising and working families struggle.
Republican lawmakers block postpartum Medicaid bill • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin is one of two states in the U.S. that have not taken the federal government’s postpartum Medicaid expansion.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Time and time again, Republicans have shown that they don’t give a damn about improving the lives of Wisconsinites. While Robin Vos blocks solutions, healthcare costs keep rising and working families struggle.
Earlier this month, I stopped by the Winter Art Fair Off the Square at Monona Terrace. Art is a powerful tool to bring people together and share messages of unity, change, and resistance.
Congrats to all the artists and organizers on a wonderful event!
Congrats to all the artists and organizers on a wonderful event!
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Earlier this month, I stopped by the Winter Art Fair Off the Square at Monona Terrace. Art is a powerful tool to bring people together and share messages of unity, change, and resistance.
Congrats to all the artists and organizers on a wonderful event!
Congrats to all the artists and organizers on a wonderful event!
Things are tough right now. On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of those who were taken from us far too soon. But we also celebrate trans joy, the progress we’ve fought for, and the community we’ve found.
Today is about committing ourselves to a future where everyone is liberated.
Today is about committing ourselves to a future where everyone is liberated.
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Things are tough right now. On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of those who were taken from us far too soon. But we also celebrate trans joy, the progress we’ve fought for, and the community we’ve found.
Today is about committing ourselves to a future where everyone is liberated.
Today is about committing ourselves to a future where everyone is liberated.
Grateful to have the support of MMSD School Board Member Martha Siravo. Martha is a trailblazer and a powerful advocate for our kids, educators, and public schools. We both understand the importance of investing in community and taking care of one another – especially in times like these.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Grateful to have the support of MMSD School Board Member Martha Siravo. Martha is a trailblazer and a powerful advocate for our kids, educators, and public schools. We both understand the importance of investing in community and taking care of one another – especially in times like these.
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🚨 NEW BILL ALERT 🚨
Our small businesses keep our communities going strong. They deserve our support — not just in where we shop, but in how we legislate.
Join me in backing this bill and let’s go big for small businesses across Wisconsin.
Our small businesses keep our communities going strong. They deserve our support — not just in where we shop, but in how we legislate.
Join me in backing this bill and let’s go big for small businesses across Wisconsin.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 NEW BILL ALERT 🚨
Our small businesses keep our communities going strong. They deserve our support — not just in where we shop, but in how we legislate.
Join me in backing this bill and let’s go big for small businesses across Wisconsin.
Our small businesses keep our communities going strong. They deserve our support — not just in where we shop, but in how we legislate.
Join me in backing this bill and let’s go big for small businesses across Wisconsin.
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The pay gap hasn’t grown like this since the ’60s. One group is holding the line: women in unions. Take a deeper look: www.afscme.org/blog/unions-...
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The pay gap hasn’t grown like this since the ’60s. One group is holding the line: women in unions. Take a deeper look: www.afscme.org/blog/unions-...
My heart is full! Thank you to everyone who came out to Giant Jones this Saturday to support our campaign. Your love and encouragement mean so much to me, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My heart is full! Thank you to everyone who came out to Giant Jones this Saturday to support our campaign. Your love and encouragement mean so much to me, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
Reminder! ⏰ We’re having our first official campaign event TOMORROW, Saturday November 15th, from 4-6pm at Giant Jones Brewing Company.
If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP and chip in what you're able. All are welcome! 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP and chip in what you're able. All are welcome! 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reminder! ⏰ We’re having our first official campaign event TOMORROW, Saturday November 15th, from 4-6pm at Giant Jones Brewing Company.
If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP and chip in what you're able. All are welcome! 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP and chip in what you're able. All are welcome! 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
I know what it's like to work hard and still struggle to make ends meet. As a food service worker, I've worked for $2.13 an hour plus tips for most of my career.
Wisconsin's minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 – even as the cost of rent, groceries, and healthcare has soared.
Wisconsin's minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 – even as the cost of rent, groceries, and healthcare has soared.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I know what it's like to work hard and still struggle to make ends meet. As a food service worker, I've worked for $2.13 an hour plus tips for most of my career.
Wisconsin's minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 – even as the cost of rent, groceries, and healthcare has soared.
Wisconsin's minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 – even as the cost of rent, groceries, and healthcare has soared.
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Today we honor the veterans who have served our country — and recommit ourselves to making sure they’re cared for when they come home. >>>
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today we honor the veterans who have served our country — and recommit ourselves to making sure they’re cared for when they come home. >>>
We need leaders in office who will actually FIGHT for working people – not fold under pressure.
It should have been no healthcare no deal
The most Schumer got is a Senate vote for the ACA
After. 40. Fuckin. Days. >>>
The most Schumer got is a Senate vote for the ACA
After. 40. Fuckin. Days. >>>
It should have been no healthcare no deal
The most Schumer got is a Senate vote for the ACA
After.
It should have been no healthcare no deal The most Schumer got is a Senate vote for the ACA After. 40. Fuckin. Days. From Senator Baldwin: A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later – with no actual guarantees – is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for. I refuse to sign off on a deal that doesn’t lower working families’ health care costs. 👏
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We need leaders in office who will actually FIGHT for working people – not fold under pressure.
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Tonight, Senate Republicans — aided by eight Democrats — passed a funding bill that will raise healthcare premiums for millions of Americans and leave some families without health care at all.
Let's discuss.
Let's discuss.
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Tonight, Senate Republicans — aided by eight Democrats — passed a funding bill that will raise healthcare premiums for millions of Americans and leave some families without health care at all.
Let's discuss.
Let's discuss.
Hard to believe there’s less than one year until the general election!
It was great to join the East Side Progressives and the Madison Isthmus Neighborhood Team (MINT) at their one-year-to-win canvasses last weekend. Thanks to Heather for knocking doors with me!
It was great to join the East Side Progressives and the Madison Isthmus Neighborhood Team (MINT) at their one-year-to-win canvasses last weekend. Thanks to Heather for knocking doors with me!
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hard to believe there’s less than one year until the general election!
It was great to join the East Side Progressives and the Madison Isthmus Neighborhood Team (MINT) at their one-year-to-win canvasses last weekend. Thanks to Heather for knocking doors with me!
It was great to join the East Side Progressives and the Madison Isthmus Neighborhood Team (MINT) at their one-year-to-win canvasses last weekend. Thanks to Heather for knocking doors with me!
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26 billionaires spent over $22 million to beat Zohran Mamdani.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
26 billionaires spent over $22 million to beat Zohran Mamdani.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
I’m so excited to share our first official event of the campaign! Join us on Saturday, November 15th at Giant Jones Brewing Company to be in community and ground ourselves for the road ahead.
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’m so excited to share our first official event of the campaign! Join us on Saturday, November 15th at Giant Jones Brewing Company to be in community and ground ourselves for the road ahead.
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
secure.actblue.com/donate/giant...
It was wonderful to celebrate Hmong New Year in Madison with friends and community leaders. Our Hmong communities are beautiful and resilient, and we are so fortunate that they are part of the fabric of Wisconsin.
Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy year. Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy year. Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It was wonderful to celebrate Hmong New Year in Madison with friends and community leaders. Our Hmong communities are beautiful and resilient, and we are so fortunate that they are part of the fabric of Wisconsin.
Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy year. Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
Wishing everyone a joyful and healthy year. Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 🕷️
The only thing spookier than these throwbacks is the fright of missing our campaign’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. Every dollar helps us reach more voters, print union-made materials, and share the positive message of our fight for Wisconsin’s working class.
The only thing spookier than these throwbacks is the fright of missing our campaign’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. Every dollar helps us reach more voters, print union-made materials, and share the positive message of our fight for Wisconsin’s working class.
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 🕷️
The only thing spookier than these throwbacks is the fright of missing our campaign’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. Every dollar helps us reach more voters, print union-made materials, and share the positive message of our fight for Wisconsin’s working class.
The only thing spookier than these throwbacks is the fright of missing our campaign’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. Every dollar helps us reach more voters, print union-made materials, and share the positive message of our fight for Wisconsin’s working class.
Proud to have the support of Dane County Supervisor Richelle Andrae! Richelle and I share a commitment to public service and making life more affordable for all of us. I’m honored to have her endorsement in this race.
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Proud to have the support of Dane County Supervisor Richelle Andrae! Richelle and I share a commitment to public service and making life more affordable for all of us. I’m honored to have her endorsement in this race.
This is a hard week for many of us, especially those experiencing food insecurity who rely on FoodShare for support – including more than 700,000 Wisconsinites and 65,000 residents of Dane County.
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is a hard week for many of us, especially those experiencing food insecurity who rely on FoodShare for support – including more than 700,000 Wisconsinites and 65,000 residents of Dane County.
I had a wonderful time on the @thegailyshow.org talking about the urgent need for more affordable housing and universal healthcare in Wisconsin.
It’s going to take all of us coming together to fight for change in our government and get things done for working people. Take a listen! 👇
It’s going to take all of us coming together to fight for change in our government and get things done for working people. Take a listen! 👇
@votedinanina.bsky.social serves on the Madison City Council and is frustrated at how kneecapped cities are. So she's running for the WI Assembly. Here she explains how we can address the cost of living crisis, especially housing costs and healthcare costs.
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
Dina Nina explains how we fix housing and healthcare costs
YouTube video by The Gaily Show
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October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I had a wonderful time on the @thegailyshow.org talking about the urgent need for more affordable housing and universal healthcare in Wisconsin.
It’s going to take all of us coming together to fight for change in our government and get things done for working people. Take a listen! 👇
It’s going to take all of us coming together to fight for change in our government and get things done for working people. Take a listen! 👇
I love Madison, but like too many others, I struggle to afford living here. I know how difficult it is to find housing because I’ve experienced it. Housing is a human right – not a luxury – and it’s time we start legislating with that belief.
October 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I love Madison, but like too many others, I struggle to afford living here. I know how difficult it is to find housing because I’ve experienced it. Housing is a human right – not a luxury – and it’s time we start legislating with that belief.
It was great to join friends new and old at the Eastmorland Community Association Fall Fest last weekend. One of the most beautiful things about Madison is our tight-knit sense of community.
As your representative, I’ll continue to show up, listen, and be a voice for everyone in our neighborhoods.
As your representative, I’ll continue to show up, listen, and be a voice for everyone in our neighborhoods.
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It was great to join friends new and old at the Eastmorland Community Association Fall Fest last weekend. One of the most beautiful things about Madison is our tight-knit sense of community.
As your representative, I’ll continue to show up, listen, and be a voice for everyone in our neighborhoods.
As your representative, I’ll continue to show up, listen, and be a voice for everyone in our neighborhoods.
Thank you to the Cap Times for a powerful conversation about our campaign, the importance of representation, and the need for transformative, progressive leadership to meet this moment.
Madison alder could be first transgender member of Legislature
Madison City Council Ald. Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford would replace state Rep. Francesca Hong. Former Ald. Juliana Bennett also is running for the Assembly seat.
captimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you to the Cap Times for a powerful conversation about our campaign, the importance of representation, and the need for transformative, progressive leadership to meet this moment.
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@votedinanina.bsky.social serves on the Madison City Council and is frustrated at how kneecapped cities are. So she's running for the WI Assembly. Here she explains how we can address the cost of living crisis, especially housing costs and healthcare costs.
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
Dina Nina explains how we fix housing and healthcare costs
YouTube video by The Gaily Show
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@votedinanina.bsky.social serves on the Madison City Council and is frustrated at how kneecapped cities are. So she's running for the WI Assembly. Here she explains how we can address the cost of living crisis, especially housing costs and healthcare costs.
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
youtu.be/MkSW6qn0v4s
I’m grateful to have the support of Dane County Supervisor Michele Ritt! As local elected officials, we both understand the need for all levels of government to work together to deliver for working people.
October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m grateful to have the support of Dane County Supervisor Michele Ritt! As local elected officials, we both understand the need for all levels of government to work together to deliver for working people.